Earl Martin Photography – Specializing in wedding and portriature photography.

In a time where colour dictates trends, why would you opt to remove it? So there I was, pondering whether or not the couple would complain if I only told them after the fact, that I shot their entire wedding in black and white.   I’m sure they would NOT like the idea, but then after I told them that there’s no turning back, they’d have no choice but to accept it and ask to see the end result….then sue me. So let’s imagine I did it. Imagine I shot this entire wedding in black and white taking us all back to 1964. It’s an era filled with chandeliers, wall paper, mirrors with amazingly detailed frames. Carman and Kurt are getting married and they made the worst mistake in the world by choosing a crazy photographer who wanted to know what it would feel like if everything was void of colour.

I would also like to give a special thanks to Chocolat Cafe & Decor for your warm hospitality and for making this shoot possible.
Also thank you to Maggs Hoosain, for an excellent job with the lighting  – Legend…wait for it….dary – LEGENDARY!
Carman & Kurt – Don’t worry, I have all your photo’s in colour for you as well

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I’m sitting here trying to think of words to string together to explain how awesome it was to shoot this wedding. Where do I even begin? First off, Bevan and Gillian were a total pleasure to work with. Their friends had me cracking up at jokes that at times I struggled to take a picture. I had real fun and I loved every moment of it. Gillian seemed to be posing for the cover of Vogue, and she made it seem so effortless(I’m convinced she was practicing at home in the mirror). This was the perfect couple and they did a stunning job at pulling off an unforgettable wedding. This one is going down as one of the best!

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King Tommy + Queen Kirsty + Forrest 44 = AWESOME WEDDING! Why King & Queen? We’ll, as Kirsty put it, because they were raised by royalty(paying great respect to their parents). I could see family and friends were very important in the lives of Tommy & Kirsty and with it being the celebration of their wedding day, it was also the celebration of the people who were closest to their hearts. One thing that Tommy made certain he did(which wedding couples hardly ever think of) was to set a timer so that every 40 minutes they would be reminded to take in the special day, to actually pause, look around and be greatfull for all their blessings. Your wedding day goes by so quickly, you do so much planning and coordinating that when the day actually draws closer you just want it to be over with. This wedding made me realize that we can so easily be distracted by life’s daily routines, but by reminding ourselves to take in the moments will make for a lifetime of good memories.

Special thanks to Chloe Thomas for assisting me on the day

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Ever want to be on the front cover of a magazine(or book)? Well here’s your chance – with the A3 coffee table book series. Sleeved albums are sooo oldschool! You can now order a coffee table book with an option for leather hardcovers or fully laminated front and back covers, the choice is yours!  Click play

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Aaaaa, Webersberg. Such a beautiful place! I feel lucky everytime I get to shoot at this stunning venue. Once again, along side Jean Pierre Uys, I was privileged to capture a stunning wedding. Everything was just so well orchestrated and phenomenally put together that if I had given my camera to my 73 year old mother she would have struggled to get a bad shot. Actually she might have been able to take much better shots than me seeing that she was the one who guided me to this path of capturing still images. Anyway, enough about my mother; Webersburg is filled with history and interesting ornaments so you may notice one or two random antique’s just lying around, which gives you the impression that this place had been around for quite a while and is definitively one of Stellenbosch’s prime wedding destinations. The couple: AWESOME, the venue: BREATHTAKING and the pictures…..I think it came out okayCheck out the picture of the DJ who uses a telephone handset as his earphones.

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Occasionally I get the privileged to shoot with, in my view, the best photographer in S.A; Jean Pierre Uys. This was one of those occasions and it all took place at Webersburg in Stellenbosch and had guests fly in from all over the world to witness Damian and Lorraine get married at one of the most picturesque venues Cape Town has to offer. As a Cape Town wedding photographer I often get the chance to shoot at this location and every single time the pictures look different, Webersburg just has soooooo much to offer. You owe it to yourself to check it out. The wedding was co-ordinated by Wedding Concepts, here are just a few snaps

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They say real men cry. The person who first made this statement must have been a man, it simply justifies the fact that we men are all soft and squishy inside, we just don’t like showing it. Bernito was a real man on his wedding day, tears of joy I call it. Lee-Ann surprised Bernito with a song especially dedicated to him at the ceremony and sang like an angel. The rest of the day turned out just heavenly. Enough said, here are a few pics…

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