Lourensia Burger portrait photography

I create timeless, portraits that celebrate you and the people you love most. Some surprises more pleasant than others. Like this one. In 2016 I started my editing business and gave up shooting weddings, families and events altogether. In the past few years as a photo editor, I delved deeper into editing and editing techniques. I explored and studied other styles of photography to better understan

d and help my clients achieve the results they wanted. Once again I discovered the joy of editing and creating in Photoshop. In the process, I stumbled upon some amazing and creative photographers who inspired me and got me curious about their shooting and editing styles. The only problem was that I had to ask other people to send me their images so I could play around and practice my newfound editing techniques. That's when I decided that I wanted to have my own images to play with and started shooting in the studio (thanks Elanie). This editing style is called fine art or painterly style by many photographers and it sparked something within me. Just recently my beautiful client Lara (and may I say friend) said something that got stuck in my head: "You have to follow what sets your heart on fire". So here I am, taking photos again and in a style that is the total opposite of what I've done in the past. 🔥⭐️📸
The best part is, I feel like it's a fresh start (almost like starting over) but with more than 20 years of experience, skills and knowledge behind me.