Amelie \a-me-lie\ is a variant of Amelia (Latin, Old German) and Emily (Latin), “industrious, striving; work;rival; laborious; eager”.
Welcome to my very first official blog. This is not just my blog but my site as well. Its work in progress but I’m bursting with excitement! I’ve been a photography enthusiast for many years now and the more I’m learning about the art of photography, the more my ambition grows to be the best photographer I can be.
I started out by buying my wife a digital SLR for christmas. After reading the manual a few times, and trying to teach her from what I’ve read, I discovered we didn’t quite share the same enthusiasm. I have since inherited and upgraded that very first camera (a few times :-), and still owe my wife a gift for that particular Christmas.
As a self taught photographer I have tried and tested different aspects of photography. It’s great to be able to work with people of all ages and backgrounds and most rewarding when you’re able to capture that special moment. In every photo I take, there’s a lesson to be learnt which I take with me to the next click of the shutter.
I aspire to become a top wedding photographer and take photos which people know immediately is a genuine moment and which hopefully burrows deep into their memories, keeping the atmosphere relaxed and above all, making it fun.
Amelie \a-me-lie\ is a variant of Amelia (Latin, Old German) and Emily (Latin), “industrious, striving; work;rival; laborious; eager”.
March 9, 2010 - 1:10 am - Baie mooi foto's. Pragtige baba.
March 9, 2010 - 3:40 am - what lovely photo's....you really are very good at what you do...
March 2, 2010 - 3:25 am - this is an awesome pic of steph!
Mark and Rhea got married at the lovely Chewton Glen. I was very fortunate to shoot with the Award Winning Photographer Jean Pierre Uys.

September 14, 2009 - 7:17 am - Marchand -thank you so much for helping me at this wedding! You made it a breeze and thanks for driving for over 5 hours! Great shots you captured on the side while helping me-thats good!
October 7, 2009 - 5:06 am - Hey Marchand Thanks for all your help on our wedding. It's a real bonus and wonderful surprise to have your shots in addition to Jean-Pierre's - they look great!! You've captured some woderful moments and I particularly like the shot of the three girls having their photo taken by their dad. All the best, Mark
October 7, 2009 - 3:20 pm - Really beautiful Marchand!! such great memories, thank you so SO much :) x
October 7, 2009 - 5:11 pm - Wow those pics are really good.Rhea and Mark's pics were amazing.I personally liked the 1st one with uncle predeep and the 3 girls and the one with shivy by the piano
October 15, 2009 - 10:09 pm - Fantastic images!
November 5, 2009 - 12:31 pm - Hey Marchand, you have a great eye for detail, keep it up.
November 14, 2009 - 8:02 am - Very nice documentary. Excellent shots!
Katie and Darnell got married under the most extra ordinary circumstances. This wedding was funded by the BBC for the television program ‘Don’t tell the Bride’.
The challenge involves having the Groom organize the entire wedding – everything from the invitations to the Bride’s dress, all within three weeks – and the Bride knows nothing until the Wedding Day!
Katie made a beautiful Bride, and Darnell did an amazing job organizing such a great day for his Bride and family.
This was an extremely challenging wedding to shoot. Competing with two BBC camera crews was no easy task, and I was also told “strictly no flash photography” which made things pretty challenging.
But all and all the weather was perfect and so was the wedding, well done Darnell!
I was told the program will be broadcast later this year (I will keep you all updated).





















June 7, 2009 - 6:13 am - Beautiful photos Marchand :-D :-D We want more lol Karina said you are a Genius :-D
June 7, 2009 - 10:27 am - Marchand these pictures are amazing, we love every singel one of them!!! My mum is right you are a genius!! Thank you so much for capturing our day in such a beautiful way!! The pictures look how we felt..simply perfect!!! Thank you so much! XxxX
June 28, 2009 - 2:23 am - These pictures are AMAZING. You have truly captured not only the spirit of the day but the souls of both Katie and Darnell. Thank you for sharing them.
September 21, 2009 - 5:04 pm - Excellent -very good details shots as well!
September 25, 2009 - 11:11 pm - Pictures are really good.
October 17, 2009 - 2:49 pm - Darnell your brother is gorge!
October 28, 2009 - 5:04 am - Blessings to the newly wedded couple
October 29, 2009 - 12:46 pm - Hi March! Dit is pragtige foto's!
The name Donata (d(o)-na-ta) is of Latin origin, and its meaning is “given”. From the same root as “donate”.







Last weekend I met up with the strobist group “London Strobist” for a meet in the Balham area. What a great day out! I had the opportunity to shoot a couple of models who were both fantastic.
The guys were all great and I was fortunate to shoot with the very talented photographer David Woof. Click on his name, for some nice in-depth info on the shoot setup (and his site its well worth the read too
). Thanks to his great set-ups, I think we got some pretty good photos for the day.
Models: Maria Del Carmen and Earl Jay




Today we visited The Weyhill Hawk Conservancy Trust in Andover. It was great (highly recommended), thumbs up to all the friendly staff members down there for doing such a sterling job with the birds and creating awareness.
I don’t usually shoot Wildlife (especially birds in flight) as it’s not the easiest form of photography and does require you to have the very best of kit, but I though Ill give it a go.
Here are my efforts.







This shot was taken by my wife.










June 10, 2009 - 10:36 pm - Hey love them.
August 21, 2009 - 2:03 am - a great interaction between the man and his bird in the nineth photo
I recently upgraded my Wordpress site to the new ProPhoto2 Blog theme by NetRivet Websites and was astounded by the simplicity yet complete control this theme offers. Jared Henderson, who designed it, must be some sort of coding genius, because this theme has options and settings I never imagined possible. He’s very responsive and willing to help.
If you’re interested in purchasing this theme, please use the following code for a $10 dollar discount off the original price of $179:
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The price might seem a little high, but if you consider the time saved by not having to look for an appropriate theme and the extensive customization that is possible without having to write a single line of code, it’s really quite a deal. I love it!
Here’s a short introductory video that Jared produced:
Today I have decided to dedicate a special post to one of my favourite photographers Jean-Pierre Uys. He has inspired me so much over the past few years. Jean-Pierre has been featured on Top Billing several times before, this clip was his latest appearance on the show. Please visit his blog for pictures taken on this TTD shoot.
Well done Jean Pierre Uys!
by Marchand De Goede
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