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Opel Astra shoot for GM – Cape Town, South Africa
We were asked to shoot the new Opel Astra for GM (General Motors) South Africa. The brief: day and night lifestyle shots for magazine ads, billboards and websites. We might be a bit biased, but we...
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topCar shoots February 2013
I (Desmond) did some shoots for topCar for the February 2013 issue. I shot the new Beetle and a comparison between the Jeep SRT8 and the Infiniti FX50S. Both shoots were done in a time span of one hour...
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ISUZU KB 2013 campaign – Western Cape, South Africa
Since December 2012, here and there we’ve posted a couple of on-shoot pictures via instagram and Facebook, now we can finally show you the end-product. For several weeks we shot (& edited) on...
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Chevrolet Trailblazer 2013 campaign – Western Cape, South Africa
We did some fun 4x4ing and drove along Cape Town’s streets with the newest Chevrolet Trailblazer for GM’s ad campaign.
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TopGear shoot: Mercedes G-class AMG vs the Suzuki Jimny
I (Desmond) had loads of fun with the guys of TopGear to shoot these two cars, the Mercedes G-class AMG and the Suzuki Jimny. We went mad with them! The whole idea behind the shoot was to compare the...
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Photographer of the year {SAGMJ}
The SAGMJ (South African Guild of Motoring Journalists) Motoring Journalist and Photographer of the Year competition 2013 took place in June and this was the first year I (Desmond) entered and I’m...
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Driving a Dodge Charger in Detroit, USA
We arrived in Detroit! At first I was shocked of the state of this city and all the suburbs. So many beautiful houses stand empty and are falling into pieces, it’s crazy. The city is turning into one...
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Road trip: Detroit, Pennsylvania, Boston, New York City, USA
Hello!! So the final days in America were MIND-BLOWING! We left Detroit and drove into Pennsylvania to spend a night there. This state never heard of the fuel crisis in the world, that’s for sure. Once...
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TopCar shoots for issue November 2013
The November issue of TopCar magazine is mine! I did three big shoots for this issue. I shot the new 335i GT, the new Panda and the whole fleet of long termers. Very very proud of this issue! dna –...
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TopCar shoots for issue December 2013
The December TopCar issue is out and once again it’s packed with our photos! It’s always so cool working with the guys and girls of TopCar, every time a different mission. This month we took the new...
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Cars of 2013
What a year we had! Toni and I had so much fun shooting cars and people all over the world! Here are some of our favourite car photos taken in 2013, enjoy. Thanks to everyone for all the opportunities...
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TopGear shoots for issue February 2014
I’m so proud of the February TopGear(South Africa) issue! (Or how the guys at TopGear call it ‘the Desmond Louw issue’ :) I shot the cover and 28 pages on the inside, including my Detroit to NYC, USA...
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Mercedes-Benz GL63 AMG {RETUTPRO collaboration}
I did a kick ass shoot with my friend Manni from Retutpro.com. The aim was to test out new software and the results came out awesome! What do you think of the shot? The car is a Mercedes-Benz GL63 AMG...
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428i BMW shoot for BMW South Africa
We had the opportunity to shoot the new 428i BMW for BMW South Africa. It was a big challenge to shoot this dark shiny car – everything just reflects off it!! Another challenge was the fact that we...
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TopCar shoots for issue March 2014 (Audi S3 and others)
{automotive} One early morning we met up with Hailey Philander to shoot the S3 for TopCar - what a a lovely blue, what a car!! So we drove around Cape Town for an hour and this is what came out. We...
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Tobie & Lynne, Cape Town, South Africa for Mercedes-Benz #EXTRAORDINAIRE
{automotive} Tobie and Lynne are Mercedes-Benz lovers. They were the perfect couple for the pilot shoot & interview we did for Mercedes-Benz! Have a look at the Mercedes-Benz Extraordinaire site...
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Article for digital-photography-school.com
{featured} ’7 Tips for Taking Better Photographs of Cars’ is the second article I (Desmond) wrote for digital-photography-school.com. Digital Photography School is a great online source to improve...
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Renault Sandero shoot for Renault South Africa
{automotive} We had two days to shoot the Renault Sandero for Renault South Africa. I like, do you? dna – Desmond
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