Photo A Day » A Photo a day - The photo life of Emma Booysen

Masthead header

Monthly Archives: March 2011

Frogfish

This photo of a frogfish was taken at the Similan islands in Thailand. Frogfish are difficult to spot, because they blend in very well with their surroundings.

View full post »

Hong Kong

Artistic effects can also be achieved without using Photoshop. This photo of a night scene in Hong Kong was not edited in Photoshop, it was created by zooming the lens.

View full post »

Crab

I do not only photograph marine animals under water, but also on the beach when I get the opportunity. I photographed this crab on the beach at Umkomaas on our last diving trip.

View full post »

Melandi

Melandi will be leaving for India shortly to dance at the IPL 2011. This is another photo form her last shoot we did. To view more of her photos, please visit EBPmodels.

View full post »

Riaan & Valerie

Today Riaan & Valerie got married. Congratulations!! This was one of the photos from their special day. To view more of my wedding photos, please visit EBPweddings.

View full post »

Roelof

Today my brother, Roelof, came to visit from London. I did this shoot with him when he came to visit last year.

View full post »

Arum Lily

Flowers can also be used in still life photography and lighting setups can sometimes be tricky. I took this photo of an Arum lily in my studio with studio flash lights.

View full post »

Phoebe

Meet Phoebe. She is my chocolate brown daschund. She is a miniature daschund with the sweetest personality.

View full post »

Royal Palace – Phnom Phenh

This is a photo of the entrance to the Royal Palace in Phnom Phenh, Cambodia. The palace was constructed in 1866. It was occupied until the turmoil of the Khmer Rouge reign in the 1970s.

View full post »

Takeoff

I took this photo of a seagull taking off at Lamberts bay on the West coast of South Africa.

View full post »

Willie & Karin

Willie and Karin got married today. The wedding took place at "Die Groen Akker". To view more photos, please visit EBPweddings.

View full post »

Rock cod

Some marine animals have the most beautiful colors and this is one of them. This is a photo of a rock cod, which was taken on Aliwal shoal, Umkomaas.

View full post »

Fireworks

I took this night scene photo in Singapore last year. The youth Olympics took place during that time and we were lucky to see some fireworks.

View full post »

Percy

I did a portfolio shoot with Percy about two weeks ago, and this is another photo from his shoot.

View full post »

Buddha

This is a photo of the one of the world’s largest reclining buddha’s taken at Wat Pho, Bangkok. This highly impressive gold plated reclining buddha is 46 m long and 15 m high. The feet and eyes are engraved with mother-of-pearl decorations.

View full post »

Steenbok

This photo of a steenbok was taken at Mokala National Park, approximately 80 km south-southwest of Kimberley in the Northern Cape.

View full post »

Adam & Paulina

Today Adam and Paulina got married. They are a couple form the UK and got married in Lady Grey. This was one of the sunset photos. To view more of their photos and my other wedding photos, ­p­lea­s­e­­ ­visit EBPweddings.

View full post »

Two Bar Clownfish

This photo is one of my favorite clownfish photos. It is a two bar clownfish. The photo was taken on Aliwal Shoal – Umkomaas.

View full post »

Water Fun

Tonight we did a shoot with Marista and Joe-Anne. We played around with water and this was one of the shots.

View full post »

Cambodian Lady

In 2009 we traveled to Siem Reap in Cambodia. I photographed this Cambodian lady at the Angkor Wat temple complex, busy recycling plastic bottles. Siem Reap is extremely hot ­and bottled water is consumed in high volumes by all the visitors, therefore this lady is making a living by collecting and recycling bottles.

View full post »

Incense

I took this photo of a coil burning incense in one of the temples in Hong Kong. These coils can burn for an extended period from hours to days and is commonly used by Chinese culture for religious ceremonies like ancestor veneration. (Ancestral veneration in Chinese culture is the practice of living family members who […]

View full post »

Christiaan

­­­ Today I photographed Christiaan and his family. He is my brother’s youngest son. He will be turning one on Saturday. Happy Birthday, Christiaan.

View full post »

Celtics vs Pirates

Today the Bloemfontein Celtics hosted the Orlando Pirates in an ABSA PSL match at the Seisa Ramabodu stadium. The match ended in a one all draw. I got a lot of action photos from the match, but this is one of my favorites.

View full post »

Chrisjan & Natascha

Chrisjan & Natascha got married today. Congratulations! This was one of the photos I took today at their wedding. To view more of my wedding photos please visit EBPweddings.

View full post »

Percy

Today I did a portfolio shoot with Percy. This was one of the results.

View full post »

Indian Man

India is a fascinating country. I photographed this man in Delhi, a very densely populated city in India.

View full post »

Baby

SPM Marketing had a competition for the cover page of the "Çhild Care" which will be coming out shortly. This was one of my photos that I entered. This photo won the competition and therefore this little guy will be on the cover.

View full post »

Hong Kong

Another place to take amazing night city scapes is in Hong Kong. This photo was taken from Victoria Peak in Hong Kong. Victoria Peak is 554 m above sea level and can be reached by the famous wooden peak tram.

View full post »