
I am Coreen ,a mother, care taker,lover of everything beautiful and a Photographer. I live in Kraaifontein, Cape Town with my two boys Armand and Lian. What can I tell you about myself? I love my family and my friends and I know without them I will not be the person I am today. Without their support and encouragement I would not be sitting here today and typing or posting to a photography blog. In my perfect world everything is organized and run’s according to my scheduled plan. All the rooms in my house will be perfect everything on it’s place and neat and clean… Well that is in my perfect world anyway. Add 2 dogs, 2 cats, a parrot, 3 teenagers and everything change but I will not change it for anything I LOVE MY NORMAL LIFE.
Oh dear I don’t think I must start talking about my love for my work it can go on forever…. Let’s start at the beginning I always loved taking photo’s but never had a decent camera but this did not stop me. When we went on holiday’s my little Pentax and Kodac camera’s worked overtime. I took photo’s of everything that caught my eye. I always envied the wedding and wildlife photographers. I always thought it would be a great way to earn a living just taking photo’s all day… Little did I know that this dream would become a reality for me in June 2009 when my ex husband bought me my first DSLR a Canon EOS 500D . This was when I started to live my dream but I must admit it’s hard work not just click click click… I do not have any formal photography education. Our Heavenly Father gave me a talent and I thank Him every day for giving me the opportunity to make other people happy. I knew that my talent alone will not help me go forward so I started reading up allot on photography. With each shoot I go and refresh my memory and I also look for ideas in magazines, on websites and how can I forget my fellow bloggers. Come to think of it I don’t think formal training is a must. Don’t get me wrong it would be much easier than studying by yourself hopping from one website to another. I feel very strong about making sure I get it right and three different websites saying the same thing can’t be wrong can it? I’ve learned allot since I started blogging and following other bloggers. Most of the photography bloggers will tell you their settings for the photo’s and by using their settings as guidelines I learned allot. Every day is a learning experience and with every shoot I can see improvement.
Here is some very important tips that I can give any upcoming self taught photographer it will be. GET TO KNOW YOUR CAMERA AND GEAR. WHEN TAKING A PHOTO DO IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME. FORGET ABOUT “I’LL FIX IT IN PHOTOSHOP” PUSH YOUR BOUNDARIES TRY SOMETHING NEW EVERY NOW AND THEN. ENJOY WHAT YOU DO THE MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE….
I Love and enjoy my work and I put my heart and soul into each photo. When I do a photo shoot I try to capture the different personalities of the members of the family. My aim is for you to enjoy your photo shoot. Happy clients = lovely photo’s.
My aim with this blog is to show off some of my work and to inspire and motivate others. From time to time I will post something personal if I feel it can help anybody out there. I also love to travel and will share some of the photos taken and also try to give you some information on places I have visited.
Thank you for visiting my blog. I hope you enjoy the photo’s and stories.
Live your dreams… I Do
Coreen
Coreen, your photos are very good! And, I like your quotes!
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Thank you Sandy. Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog.
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It was my pleasure!
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Hello!
Congratulations on being my 200th Follower! Thank you very much for following and for liking lots of my posts.
I love your photographs of a country I fell in love with many years ago and which I have visited three times. I shall enjoy following you in return π
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Hi there,
It’s my pleasure. Love your posts.
I also love Beautiful things and my passion is to capture the beauty in everything.
Thank you for following my blog. π
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My pleasure! π
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Thank you for dropping by my blog, Coreen. I am pleased to meet you and check out your pages. π
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It’s a pleasure love meeting new online friends…
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Cool Coreen! I finally subscribed to your blog and I didn’t know you lived in CapeTown! It is such a gorgeous place! I visited about eight years ago and fell in love with SA. I hope to make it there again! Do you follow Rory Alexander at all? He is another South African blogger and photographer that I enjoy. I also follow Another Day in Paradise and 2Summers. Lots of great bloggers coming from South Africa! π nicole
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Hi Nicole,
Thank you for subscribing. Yes Cape Town is lovely. I only really started to following the different blogs a few weeks ago. I always wondered how everybody got so many likes then I saw they follow allot of blogs. I love travel and photography so those are my first choice in blogs. I also follow Another day in Paradise will go have a look at Rory Alexander. LOL I was not really an active blogger till I got my new camera end of March 2012. Now I can’t wait to get blogging. This weekend I entered some challenges and I must be honest I can’t wait for the next ones. When you come visit South Africa again feel free to look me up. Love meeting new friends… π Coreen
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Thanks Correen! Yes the photo challenges are a great way to get involved, get more subscribers and meet other fellow bloggers who you will want to follow to. It is hard to follow a lot of blogs. I subscribe to a lot because I love reading them. Yet it gets hard to always read all the posts when there are so many new ones each day in my Inbox! I try to pick and choose but it is hard. π
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π I love reading about other people and their travels. I can get lost in their photo’s. When hubby works night shift I usually catch up on all my blogs.
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Thanks for taking the time to stop by and follow my blog. I appreciate your support, and look forward to hearing from you in the future π
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Only a pleasure Marianne. π
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So glad you stopped by my blog today so that we could meet. You have some beautiful work here, and I totally agree to the practice, practice, practice part; that is something that is helping me along π
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Only a pleasure Angeline. Thank you for stopping by my blog. I believe that you never will know everything that is why I constantly read up, look at other peoples work and practice it myself. π
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Thanks for liking my “Balancing.. ” post!
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Pleasure π
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Your work are great contribution for entire blogosphere π
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Thank you so much for that huge compliment Jake. :d
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Your photos are breathtaking! I’ll be back to discover more about South Africa.
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Thank you for stopping by. Please do. South Africa is a lovely country.
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PS. Thanks for the link under “Blogs I Follow” π
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Only a pleasure. π
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Congratulations, IΒ΄ve nominated you for the “Family of Bloggers Award”, to see what is involved check out my blog. If you choose not to accept the award I will not be offended, I just wanted to show how much I enjoy reading your blog and also to say thank you for your support and encouragement! Have a great day,G π
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Thank you very much Giana, Sorry for only replying now but It was hectic this side of the world. Getting ready for a few days away on holiday and trying to finish up some work. I am honored and I accept this reward. I will over the weekend work on this award. The Matric Farewell’s is keeping me busy right now.
Thank you again.
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Coreen, thank you for taking a peek at my newly developed blog. Its so fun and at times daunting to try and stay up with the dozen of post and comments etc, etc. Please come back often as I will continue to develop and explore my poetry and soon I will start a new page with what I hope are not senseless ramblings, rather a thought provoking diatribe of varied view.
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It’s a pleasure Sean Pierre, looking forward to more post. Will keep a lookout.
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Thanks for the liking! Enjoying yours all the time!
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Hi Coreen, Beautiful photos. I enjoyed my trip to Cape Town- you live in a beautiful place! Thanks so much for following my blog. I look forward to yours.
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Thank you Jane glad you enjoyed your trip to Cape Town. Looking forward to your blog to.
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You have received the βVery Inspiring Bloggerβ Award. Congratulations! Keep those posts comingβ¦
Please see here: http://healthyglownutrition.wordpress.com/2012/09/26/very-inspiring-blogger-award/
Regards,
Γva
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Thank you very much Eva. Wow I feel so honored. I will work on this over the weekend. The Matric Farewell’s is keeping me a bit busy just before my holiday.
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You’re very welcome Coreen! You have a wonderful blog and are truly worthy of many awards!
Regards,
Eva
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Thank you Eva.
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My pleasure!
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Hello Coreen,
I have nominated your blog for the Liebster Blog Award! Congratulations!
Pick up your badge and information/rules on how to pass the torch at:
http://healthyglownutrition.wordpress.com/2012/10/01/liebster-blog-award/
Have an amazing day!
Γva
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Thank you very much Eva. I will have a look at it as soon as I return from holiday.
Hugs
Coreen
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You’re very welcome Coreen!
Enjoy your holiday π
Γva
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Thanks so much for visiting my blog and gifting me with an award, I am very flattered because your blog is truly amazing and I aspire to become such a good photographer. π
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Only a pleasure. Thanks for stopping by and keep up the great work.
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thanks for following my blog, and thus allowing me to discover yours. Beautiful pictures!
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Your welcome. Thank you for stopping by. π
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You are very gifted! All photos are gorgeous.
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Thank you very much. A Big thank you for stopping by.
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Hello, thank you for calling in and liking my posts! i wonder if you can advise me? How do I put a watermark on my photos? Do I have to have special editing stuff? I use iphoto on my Mac and don’t do anything to my photos at present other than cropping. I’d be really grateful if you could point me in the right direction. π
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Hi there, my pleasure.
I use PhotoScape to put my watermark on my photo’s. It’s a free download. I don’t know how iphoto work.
Hope it helps.
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Thank you. I shall try that. π
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Hi Coreen,
Thank you for visiting my humble blog. I’m following you now so I can learn from you π Like you said, it really takes practice, practice, practice. I got my DSLR only in August last year. Before that I just use point-and-shoot for my photos. So I’m also learning anew.
Have a blessed weekend!
Warm regards,
Mary
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It’s a pleasure Mary. Thank you for following. Yes practice is the best. I am still getting to know my new camera that I got a year ago. Pushing boundaries and keep trying new settings by the time I need to upgrade again I hope I mastered this one…
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Thanks so much for visiting my blog and liking my photo! I appreciate it very much. π
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Thank you for popping in. I would certainly visit your blog again.
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Lovely photography Coreen. Thanks for stopping by my blog, much appreciated.
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Thanks. Always a pleasure.
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Coreen, Thank you for following 4feet2mouths on our travel and food adventures. We appreciate you as a reader this year. ~Nathan
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Only a pleasure Nathan
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Hi, Corren! Thank you for following my blog! I look forward to seeing what you have done and what you will do in the future! I agree about the formal training. I did take a basics class when I got my first DSLR, and that really helped a lot, but like you I have mostly learned from others’ generosity with information and practice practice practice!
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Hi Joylene,
It’s a pleasure and thank you for following my blog. Looking forward to read some more interesting articles on your blog.
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I am sorry I spelled your name wrong! Didn’t proofread – doh!
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No problem π
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Your blog is good about traveling. I think you can also make some video presentations with audio effect about your travel, coupled with Satellite Views. To see How?.. Welcome to my blog
http://mushtaqtariq.wordpress.com
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Thank you for following my Blog, and so nice to meet you in blogsphere. I am following you now too. Drop by again!
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Thank you so much for stopping by and following my blog Coreen π
It means a lot π
Have a blessed day π
~Ankush
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Only a pleasure Ankush. π
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Your pictures are beautiful.
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Thank you Connie. Thank you for stopping by. π
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Well done for following your dream, Coreen. Thanks for your visits to my blog! π
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Always a pleasure Sue. Thank you for stopping by my blog.
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Hello Coreen,
Thanks for dropping by Good Stewardship π I see that you’re stewarding the gifts He’s given you! Beautiful photos! My best friend in primary is South African as well, has a special place in my heart. Take care!
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Thank you Mel.The pleasure is all mine.
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Hi! Your photos are really awesome!!! I nominated your blog for an award. Visit my blog for your Leibster.
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Thank you very much. Will do so. π
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Hello Coreen, wow STUNNING photo blog you have. Keep it up! #Della
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Thank you Della. π
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love your photos and your blog! thank you for visiting mine!
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Thank you marthapfeil, My pleasure.
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Thanks for your “Like” of my blog post and in so doing, introducing me to yours. A beautiful site, which I will enjoy visiting along the way!
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Thank you Mary, Only a pleasure visiting your site. Will drop in once in a while.
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Thanks for connecting with Turquoise Compass. It is never too late to dream a new dream.
Jessica, Turquoise Compass
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Hello, Coreen; nice to meet you. Thank you for visiting Keith Kreates and for following.
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Thanks for following my blog.
Allan
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Muchas grcias Coreen por pasarte por mi blog y seguirlo.
Saludos desde EspaΓ±a.
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Thank you for stopping by my blog and for the follow. I look forward to checking out your blog as well. All the best to you!
M.
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My pleasure. Thanks for stopping by. Have a Blessed day.
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love the blog. great pictures and very well paired with the quotes.
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Thank you Philip. Thank you for stopping by my blog. Hope to see you here again soon.
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It is sort of a meditation sometimes to grab the camera and just see what comes along π Thank you for the visit to my blog and your photos are awesome too!
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Hi Coreen, Thanks for visiting my blog. Your pictures are beautiful.
Have a nice weekend.
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Hi Coreen, dankie dat jy my blog volg! Jou foto’s is ongelooflik mooi!
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