Terms such as The world's leading-edge photographer and IT Queen will never be thrown my way, as I am what marketers refer to as a "late adaptor".
I have noticed that there is an international trend for wedding photographers to showcase their images in the form of a slideshow, but ignored this. Being the "laggard" I am, I was a little sceptical about these slideshows. First of all, you need sound and bandwidth in order for them to fulfil their purpose, which not everyone has.
Secondly, most of us stalk sites during working hours (pretending to work), so generally the sound is muted, so as not to blow our cover. Andrea demonstrates the secret Stalkerazzi sign..... It takes one to know one :-)
Consequently, slideshows were not really on the must-have agenda, until the "late developer" received a gift in the form of slideshow software. After seeing one of my weddings in slideshow format, with sound and bandwith, I was almost reduced to tears. So, hold on to your chairs ladies and gentlemen, the "laggard" has arrived!
Not only have I created a slideshow (the easy part) , I have also figured out how to...here comes a big four-letter IT word ....fttp-up the damn thing (the harder part, which took me days to figure out).
Note before viewing. In order to make these things LIVE, you have to obtain a "hosting site" in order to store files and since this inaugural slideshow was/is more of an experiment, I just signed up for the first free one I could find... hence the annoying little ad at the top. Please ignore it. And ...drumroll........here it is.
http://andreacarlyle.webng.com/amorijohan/index.html You may have to copy and paste the url, as the link through does not always work. Wait for the slideshow to load before you press play, otherwise you get stops where it needs to loadup. You can see it loading on the long bottom grey bar. Fellow stalkerazzi....this one needs sound so save it for home viewing! Thank you Anne!
A wedding on the shortest day of the year and I am reminded about the one thing that I love most about our Johannesburg winter's...the awesome light! I am posting pics from a wedding this weekend, a couple of days after the event. Yep, you read right, I can hardly believe it myself, and this acheivement with my PC monitor dying on me and browser issues.
The pics from this wedding will be loaded up in two seperate posts because I really love these images of the bridesmaids (Little girls in pink.....sigh! ) that I just have to post them. I do not want their photo's to take away from Jenni and Adam's limelight. ...as one of the guests said to me "If I could be guarenteed a girl I would have another one"....and I agree...If DH reads this I think he will pass out! 
WOW Stunning! they are so cute
I love pics of flower girls or ring bearers that are so nonchalant about the whole wedding and are busy playing with dirt/bugs as if it is an ordinary day....You captured these very well
(06.25.08 @ 02:34 PM)Anne is back!!
Kids are great at weddings they break the formalness of the day.
So cute! I love that the one girl has her teddy bear/bunny with her the whole time - that's the sort of thing I would have done!
Bring on the bride & groom photos! Can't wait!
PS - Anne, I let you win.
Oh wow, those are such special photos! I love the angles of your shots of kids!
(06.25.08 @ 06:42 PM)Having the light and the subject matter is one thing, capturing it as perfectly as you've done quite another!
Great shots, Andrea, really exceeded expectations. Thanks again for all your efforts on the day, it was a pleasure having you there and can't wait for the rest of the shots (no pressure .... patience, patience, patience ...)
Why have we never seen a photo of Andrea? I think we should start a campaign!!
(07.01.08 @ 08:57 AM)
Oh wow, look at the winding road! Gooorgeous! Where is this - looks like Clarens?
(06.09.08 @ 09:01 AM)Spot on Kate it is Clarens! A rather old album and wedding but am doing "MidgetTime" so am restricted.
(06.09.08 @ 03:46 PM)Oh wait, is it that wedding from last year that you had the photo from on "Admired by Beckstead"? Did you and Tanja shoot it? That's where I recognise it from!
I can't believe two people beat Anne, she must be sick :-)
(06.09.08 @ 04:08 PM)WOW what an album.....Andrea this is AMAZING.......I am absolutely in love with all the pics......WOW WOW WOW OK going to donate liver for album
I am really in awe! Those colors especially that last one and the one with the winding road....WOW!
I can't stop looking at them!
(06.10.08 @ 06:55 AM)Opps Kate and Jenty you absolutely beat....thats what I get for not have a puter for 3 days no worries as long as I have a puter I will beat thee ha ha ha
(06.10.08 @ 06:56 AM)Excuses, excuses...
(06.10.08 @ 09:07 AM)
WOW Andrea.....I can't even imagine that these were taken in the afternoon.......They look so freaking fab......
(05.27.08 @ 05:15 PM)Dammit Anne, you always get in before me! You're a better blogstalker than I am. As for the pics, not a drop of harsh afternoon sunlight to be seen - gorgeous as always! Well done, Andrea! And now I want a close-up of her veil and headdress so I can see what was so fab about them, please. :-)
Oh, and yes, it is supposed to be that much fun. I imagine that's why you take such beautiful photos, because you ARE having fun!
(05.27.08 @ 09:11 PM)What kind of person calls you at 6am and says "Hi, I'm outside"? Anyway, I was only pretending to be awake for the first hour, hence the scenic route.
(05.28.08 @ 05:55 AM)Kate there’s a challenge beat Anne to any new post by any wedding photographer, she stalks internationally with the same pace!
No veil just a decrcrative head piece, Caroline was very much a classic 1920’s bride, not sure if it will be posted as it does not match my details theme I had planned..we’ll see.
Note to self: Get someone to make a good cuppa when shooring with Drorrrrrrr (the added “r”s to empasise the man was grumpy …quiete..but a tad grrrrrumpy
(05.28.08 @ 03:06 PM)But she's wearing a veil in the first pic...I am, however, keen to see any oldie 1920's flavour pics you might have - love that stuff!
Anne, one day I will beat you, mwahaha.
(05.28.08 @ 04:26 PM)ummm yip that sure is a veil...and a bluddy long one too!
Sorry I meant that there was no veil attached to the headpiece as I associate the term "headpiece" with a birdcage veil.
Oh ok! Looks like she just had a drop veil (my favorite!) over the headpiece.
(05.29.08 @ 06:31 AM)LOL Kate......You are too funny....Can't wait to see your wedding pics so I can finally put a face to the name......besides I reckon you have such great taste....
You can try to beat me but I am not sure you will succeed ha ha ha
(05.30.08 @ 04:13 AM)Success!
Ditto with your wedding pics, Anne! When is your wedding?
Hi Andrea
Great images, I just love the first one. Well done.
Regards,
Rean
(06.03.08 @ 07:54 PM)
OK Did you just use a swahili word? I am so freaking impressed seriously.........FYI I am at my mums in NC and I left my party to stalk the blog....Totally worth it.......OMG the low lighting and compositions....WOW WOW WOW WOW SIL (sister in law) is also stalking with me and even though we are tipsy we are LOVING the pics.....
(05.18.08 @ 01:17 AM)Love the colours and the vine-covered backdrop - beautiful!
(05.18.08 @ 03:18 PM)Oh man, the ones with the red leaves are just too stunning. I really wanted to look at this venue, but they were closed till late January and we kind of needed to pick a place by early Jan...oh well! It looks gorgeous! As usual I love the first one by the window. I think those are my favourite kind of Bride shot.
(05.21.08 @ 04:02 PM)Anne on the Swahili...DH usually proof reads my blog entries to ammend my apalling grammar and punctuation. He got a bit carried away on this post and added in a few words of his own...enter the Swahili part.
(05.22.08 @ 08:38 AM)oh my word!!! how awesome are these pictures! we love it! can't wait to see the rest...
don't know how to thank you, andrea!
(05.23.08 @ 09:51 AM)
Wow, stunning stunning stunning! I always wanted to see more of this wedding! I'm also always sceptical of slideshows because often they take ages to load, but yours didn't at all. I'm also still vaguely sad that we never got to look at Helderfontein, because they were closed for the first half of January, and FH was going to be in Cape Town after they opened until Feb, and we really needed to make a venue decision before that. But it looks so beautiful!
Good job, and a great way to see more pics!
(07.07.08 @ 06:19 AM)OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OM freaking G!!!!!!!!!!!
You can't be serious!!!!!!!! I mean to look at a handful of pics on the blog is a TREAT!!! WHOA!!!!!!!! Gorgeous!......To look at these slide from you is (#$@!$#!@$#%# Heaven!!) ....How on earth do you and BPC narrow them down....I would have posted ALL of them on the blog if it was me......I knew you had GREAT PICS! But damn!!! I have never seen such slide like this that has all amazing pics...Most have a good number but the others are OK...All of these pics are fantastic!!!
I have been reduced to tears..the holy spirit has come upon me and they are not even my pics...I am beyond speechless!!!! OMFG!!!
IT queen you might not be....but photography genius I bow down!! I really just need to stop before I continue embarrassing myself....I can't even articulate what I am feeling! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!! For feeding my addiction and I am confident I speak on behalf of your stalkerrazzis' lurkers and all.....Andrea for President...(US that is ha ha ha)
On a funny note....Wordpress spell check does not like the word stalkerrazzi...the suggested word is DEERSTALKER ha ha ha I guess the fact that I wake up at odd hours of the night to stalk your blog means Wordpress is onto me..I am sure this is what real deerstalkers do....ha ha ha
(07.07.08 @ 07:14 AM)Hi Andrea
Brilliant as usual.
Regards,
(07.07.08 @ 07:56 PM)Oh man, I just watched it again! Even more moving the second time. Gooorgeous!
(07.07.08 @ 09:43 PM)I have just watched the video. And you are a GENIUS !!! The photo's are stunning. I'm in awe of your talent, my friend...
(07.09.08 @ 10:59 AM)hi there, your link its not working anymore, maybe ask the company that did your website just to host it in one of the folders of the site.
(07.11.08 @ 11:30 AM)that way your "cap" on the free site wont run out.
but im pretty sure your blog being wordpress, you can load it here aswell?
Thanks for the alert Mandy, will see if I managed to do what you sugest over the weekend...the mere thought of doing web stuff makes me sip another drop of chardonnay...it's suicide hour I am allowed!
In an attempt to avoid any hosting web programming this weekend..I found if you just type the linkin it works.
http://andreacarlyle.webng.com/amorijohan/index.html
(07.11.08 @ 03:40 PM)Wordpress would not let me type in the rest of my comment...no more space to type...and I did try scoll down :-).
(07.11.08 @ 03:48 PM)So here is the second bit..wordpress, looked into it, I can't, not with the version I have.
But will try find my website bits...if the site is down Monday you know why
What can I say, just looved it. Grown men don't cry but then again I'm still a boy, so it's allowed. Great work Andrea. My favourite the slice out of the cake- pricless and original. Well done.
(07.13.08 @ 10:08 PM)