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Douze 0 Douze

One sunny day in October 2013 I spent the day taking photographs for my friend/ french teacher's new website - Douze 0 Deux.

The website is now online and ready to take bookings for his tailor made French lessons. 

As not all of the images made it onto the site I thought I'd also post a few here.

So if you are in need of a language teacher in the Geneva area you can follow the link to Erdal's new website - www.douze0deux.ch/en/

Cheers

Russ 

Professional Headshots for Online Social Networking

In today’s digital age of social media & networking most people have an online profile of some description. Usually, the smartphone or webcam is the weapon of choice for profile pictures and while this is fine for Facebook or Twitter, it’s not necessarily the best choice for sites like Linked In.   

As more recruiters use social networking sites to vet and contact potential job candidates, commissioned portraits are no longer just for budding actors, company websites or brochures.

In order to project a professional online image, more people are turning to professional photographers to shoot their profile pictures. 

Thanks for reading,

Russ

A Growing Pregnancy Trend

Michelle & Allan's Maternity Shoot

After Demi Moore bared all for Vanity Fair in 1991 more women are choosing to show off their pregnant bodies and these days the maternity photography business is blooming. 

Back in August I was asked by a friend to take some maternity shots for her and her husband, Allan. They are both ex-pats from South Africa and wanted to be able to show off 'the bump' to friends and family back home, as well as having a memento of this special time in their lives.   

We started in Parc de l'Impératrice, next to the botanical gardens in Geneva, before moving indoors for a more 'studio' feel. 

After getting the more serious shots we had a little fun.

I had a great time on the shoot and would like to thank Michelle & Allan being great subjects and also for letting me share their photos.

Thanks for reading,

Russ

Quick Portrait Shoot

A friend of my wife, Louise, was visiting for the weekend and asked if I could take a few photos for her online social networking profile. Never one to turn down a chance to get my camera out, we found a spare hour and I set up some speedlights in the living room.

When the time came to shoot, Lou wasn't feeling that relaxed in front of the camera so we messed around with some silly shots first. 

Once she was more relaxed and used to the camera we managed to get some more serious shots.

Glacier Grey - Torres del Paine National Park

While listening to the safety briefing, sat onboard the boat heading towards the Grey Glacier, I wasn't expecting to get much of a view of our final destination. The wind was blowing a gale, the rain was thrashing down and the icy waters of Largo Grey were smashing over the bow. 

Sitting there wrapped up in cold weather gear, waterproofs and life vests, there were quite a few people taking on a pale green hue.

As we neared the Glacier, Mother Nature took pity on us and we were allowed out on deck to watch the huge icebergs pass by and take in the spectacular, awe-inspiring, sight of the Glacier Grey.

Glacier Grey is one of the big attractions of Torres del Paine National Park and is famed for its glacial ice calvings that result in the detachments of huge icebergs.

Located between Argentina & Chile, at the Southern Patagonic Andes, the Grey Glacier is part of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field (Campos de Hielo Sur), which is the third largest reserve of fresh water and the second largest contiguous extrapolar ice field in the world. 

The Glacier is one of 49 masses of continental Ice in the southern Patagonian Ice Field and is around 30 meters high and 6 kilometers wide. The name Glacier Grey originates from the colour of the water of Largo Grey (Lake Grey) and its icebergs, which both have various tones of blue.

With more than 2,000mm of snow and rain annually, there is never a dry season in the immediate area of the lake. In the spring/ summer the temperature rarely exceeds 10ºC but on the glacier it’s always below 0°C.

After a cold afternoon photographing a glacier the best reward is with a glass of whisky served with glacial ice.

Thanks for Reading

Russ

Click on the image below to see my Torres del Paine online gallery.