Photographing Swartberg pass

The spectacular  Swartberg Pass on the R328 run through the Swartberg mountain range (black mountain in English) which runs roughly east-west along the northern edge of the semi-arid area called the Little Karoo in the Western Cape province of South Africa.

The Swartberg is amongst the best exposed fold mountain chains in the world, and the pass slices through magnificently scenic geological formations. To the north of the range lies the other large semi-arid ar...

Photographing Hexriver Valley De Doorns

The Hexriver Valley in De Doorns is one of those photographic hotspots that like the Namaqualand flower season must be planned well in advance to be able to capture just at the right time. It was also one o f my photographic target locations for this year. I say planned because one can also only plan to a certain degree depending on one’s work commitments and the weather. Being a professional photographer however makes this easier as one can at the d...

How to make money from photography is most probably the least explored photographic subject in the world as every one with a camera thinks you cant make money with your hobby.On the other hand serious photographers commonly wrestle with the question whether they should pack up their day job? This coaching session helps photographers with a strategy to pay back some of the equipment bills. It is not teaching you to use your camera or how to edit  but an overview of photography as a business.

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Canvas – Premium

Whether the application is photographic portraiture or fine art reproduction, Water-resistant Matte Canvas for Epson will satisfy even the most demanding professional by providing both the finest image quality as well as a vehicle for enhanced artistic creativity.

Made from a durable blend of 65% Polyester and 35% Cotton, this unique, heavyweight, quality canvas utilises a tight weave that is ideal for photographic and fine art reproductions.

• Standard sizes: A4 �...

Acrylic Glass – Perspex.

Reverse printing onto Perspex gives images a high gloss finish and an almost 3 dimensional look. Four layers of ink are printed on the reverse of 2mm thick Perspex and when the white ink option is turned off with Perspex printing, it allows the white areas in the design/image to be transparent. It is a more affordable way to display images than the diasec method.

Hanging mechanisms are attached to our Perspex prints for easy hanging.

• Standard sizes: A4 –...

Probably the most impressive way and most popular to  display colourful images is as diasec in my Kleinmond photographic gallery.  There various options to frame a diasec. All my images are available in diasec.

DIASEC® is a patented frameless archival photographic mounting procedure that originated in Europe four decades ago. The Dutch company that owns the patent has only awarded 9 licences to perform the procedure in the last two decades, with the most recent being awarded to our framers he...

Print on Metal -aluminium

This print of a wild fig tree species on the oldest and first main route out of Cape Town by early settlers in the Caledon area onto aluminium is a relatively new way of displaying fine art and other images. It works particularly well when the images are carefully selected to compliment the photo. It particularly enhances the artistic feel of images captured specifically with this method in mind as an end product.

 When printing onto Aluminium the white ink option ...

As far as I'm concerned, "Artography" is a Photographic technique and form of rastering where no filters have been used and only light frequencies ( spectrum)  visible to the  human eye altered. This range allows interior decorators to use a wider variety of styles to frame the photographs/art to fit in with the taste fluctuations of clients. Subtle colours allow for larger colour variety when selecting boards and frame types. Colour ranges (within the photos) can also be altered for differen...

A piece of all the corners of South Africa on display at Joe Lategan gallery in Kleinmond.

Although based in the Western Cape the gallery in Kleinmond, sitting down and having a bite to eat or sip on a tea, Joe Lategan’s images on display will allow you to travel to all the beautiful corners of South Africa almost as if visiting all the National Parks in one setting. 

Gallery and organic eatery at Harbour road Kleinmond

The gallery provides an ultimate setting for an eatery and we have a menu that consists of healthier options including various organic foods. Our cleaning is done with eco friendly chemicals and we support various conservation efforts.

A variety of health breads, organic butter, organic teas and coffees, cheese platter, a healthy salad, free range chicken sandwich, prawn and avo sandwich, beef sandwich, mozzarella and pesto sandwich and o...

Multi media and document management solutions also available at Joe Lategan photographic gallery at Harbour road Kleinmond .

The other services offered at the gallery are professional printing, web design and hosting, document design, audio video presentations, binding, laminating, business cards, brochures amongst others.

I will also do photographic, workshops and tutoring at this beautiful setting throughout the year.

Gallery in Harbour road Kleinmond Western Cape now open.

A more rustic place to open my gallery I wouldn't have easily found. Harbour road in Kleinmond is a small picturesque tourist development located in the heart of what is regarded as the world’s greatest biodiversity the Kogelberg biosphere. A wide variety of my images are on display covering wildlife of South Africa’s more scenic areas as well as a few surprises such as; The Kalahari , Overberg and strand, Seascapes, Macro images o...

Right next to the road and close to a herd of elephant I saw a group of guinea fowl grooming in front of me and their relaxed manner was due to the cool temperatures  and overcast conditions that were fast disappearing as the sun was starting to break  through the clouds after light rain the morning. I sat and observed them for a while and noticed a certain behaviour that I could never capture before. Not that I'm a specialist on fowl but it intrigued me. Every  now and then one individual wo...

Photographing Mopani trees in the Kruger Park.

The coloured Mopani’s are without a doubt one of the most beautiful backgrounds one get  during winter with the wildlife as main subject matter in The Kruger National Park. Or if you are lucky and work hard enough on their own as they are definitely beautiful enough to compare with the mega predators on photos or landscapes elsewhere.

To me the most beautiful sight throughout my July 2013  trip was the wonderful fall colours the Mopani tre...

Shutter speed is a measurement of the time the shutter is open, shown in seconds or fractions of a second: 1 s, 1/2 s, 1/4 s … 1/250 s, 1/ 500 s, etc. The faster the shutter speed, the shorter the time the image sensor is exposed to light; the slower the shutter speed, the longer the time the image sensor is exposed to light.

If you are photographing a subject that is in motion, you will get different effects at different shutter speeds. Fast ...