Ett Venter Photography

19/08/2022

05/04/2020

Who says you can't do awesome engagement photos in a studio? I worked with .botes and Ryan to make this photo in studio. I love you guys, ND can't wait to shoot your wedding!

03/01/2020

It's a new year. Man, last year was bonkers. I took some photos last year that I'm really, really proud of. I took my favourite photos last year actually.

Something I'll never get sick of is catching moments like these - such high emotion. Photos like this give me such a visceral experience when looking at them. I'm stoked to have made as many photos like this as I did last year. Here's to more this year!

03/10/2019

Tom and Heike bringing the 🔥

Photographing these two was such a good time.
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04/10/2018

Man, September was absolutely crazy. I photographed 7 weddings, all around the country. Cape Town, Midlands, Bloem, Joburg, and PTA of course. I also taught a full blown 2 day wedding workshop in KZN.

This image is from one of the weddings I shot last month. Joanne and Andrew blew my mind at their wedding. Their speeches had me in tears. The way he's looking at her in this image epitomises the connection between them.

I get asked pretty often if I still enjoy shooting weddings, after I've done over 230 of them, and images like this are what keep me so in love with what I do.

28/03/2018

When your client is willing to drop R3400 on the shoot location ALONE, you know you're lucky. Werner and Pieter are great dudes, and they nailed it at this engagement shoot. I'll be shooting their wedding this year, and I honestly can't wait.

23/02/2018

How do you feel about Black and White? I’m a huge fan, and was pretty “generous” with the black and white shots with Julian and Izelle’s wedding. Their wedding was absolutely spectacular, and they were so much fun to work with.

19/02/2018

Belinda was stoked to marry Eman. I remember the energy she had on the day, and it even translated to some really emotional moments.

Also, I had a revelation a few weeks ago. The first few times I shot weddings, I would notice moments like this but not be prepared for them, so I'd miss them all the time. Over the years, I've learned exactly where the real emotions are at weddings, and that's actually allowed me to anticipated moments like this, and be ready for them before they even happen. I'm more grateful today than ever that I've shot as many weddings as I have, because it's allowed me to be a step ahead of a few of the things that happen at weddings.

12/02/2018

Dillon and Cara. This is a photo from the last wedding I shot last year, and what an amazing way to wrap my year up.

Dillon and Cara flew me down to the Midlands to shoot their wedding, and I honestly couldn't have asked for a better couple or better conditions. This was an absolutely amazing wedding!

23/01/2018

I managed to snag a photo of one of the guests at this wedding while she was crying.

One of the things I aim for at every single wedding is shots like this one. It's not uncommon for weddings to be emotional events, and those emotions are a big part of the day, because that's where you really see what's important to some of the guests. This particular wedding was especially emotional, and all I wanted on the day was to put that emotion into my photos.

22/01/2018

Before the wedding started, I went hunting for nice locations at the venue. Kerry looked amazing in this little forest I found with a tree that had fallen over.

19/01/2018

I'm all about couples who can laugh at themselves and each other during their wedding ceremony.

23/10/2017

The wedding I shot this past Saturday was fantastic.

I've got to be honest - when I just started shooting weddings, I had a bunch of conversations with people who had been shooting weddings for 5+ years, and they all said "just wait until you've shot for a few years and have 100 weddings behind you, and we'll see if you still enjoy it then".

Well, I'm 7 years and about 200 weddings in, and I still get excited for every single one.

22/06/2017

Lighting workshop! PTA, CPT, DBN.

Ok guys, let's be real. When you don't know how to use a flash, it's a frikken terrifying thing. Before I got my first flash, I crapped my pants thinking about having to learn all of it.

Well, that's over. Ever wanted to make artificial light look better than natural light? This is it.

I'm teaching a lighting workshop next month that'll blow you away. You'll walk away there feeling confident that flash is a piece of cake. I cover basic stuff, and also really controlled, advanced stuff. This workshop is going to KILL.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KquSRyhQMw

Details and signup right here:

http://www.ettventer.com/lighting-workshop-2017

If you sign up before the 28th, you get R500 off!

I'll be teaching a lighting workshop in PTA, CPT, and KZN next month. Details here: http://www.ettventer.com/lighting-workshop-2017

03/06/2017

Bronwyn and Jaco had such a beautiful connection on the day. It was impossible to take a bad photo of them!

As always, lighting by my Profoto B1, camera left.

19/05/2017

Oh MAN! How cool is this shot?! Groom to be, and father of the bride, both looking on with absolute pride. Almost lost my mind when I took this shot.

05/05/2017

Today, I'm delivering Ciszanne and JP's wedding photos. These two were absolutely incredible to photograph, and their wedding was super emotional. So excited to show them their photos!