Welcome to our imagination
That is why there is no stop to the beauty Donovan Roets creates through his lens and Chané Herholdt with her make-up brushes
When two creative minds come together, new ideas emerge and magic happens. That is why there is no stop to the beauty Donovan Roets creates through his lens and Chané Herholdt with her make-up brushes. After a unicorn concept shoot that has everyone talking WITBANK NEWS visited with the two artists to find out what goes on behind the scenes of such a huge photoshoot. Once the wedding, fashion, portrait, and lifestyle photographer Donovan started there was no stopping him and the interview lasted quite a while.
“Since I can remember I have always seen things differently than others. My head was so busy, I never thought that I would be able to make it through school because I was a day dreamer, I have always had a very vivid imagination. One of my memories where I can say where I started putting my imagination and the way I saw people into use was in the ninth grade. I was given a programme Photostudio, which was similar to Photoshop. I used to scan images into the computer or download them from the internet of people’s faces and just started creating a different image that was on the screen. I am talking about putting make-up on people, making their eyes bigger, their lips just creating a version of that person the way I saw them in my mind. This was my playstation.”
Donovan’s mom bought him a ‘mik en druk’ Samsung camera on her Edgars account later and a whole new world unfolded for the aspiring photographer. A three-month photography course followed. One of the requirements and obviously the most important is that you have a DSLR camera, and at this stage Donovan only had his Samsung ‘mik en druk’. But his mom stepped in and bought him a Canon 350D. Like many other photographers, Donovan started with wedding photography, couples, family, portraits, and couple shoots. But he got bored soon because his mind was just waiting to put the camera to the real test. Donovan met Chané in 2018. Chané said her most favorite time was to see how her mom make-up herself and look so beautiful.
“It has inspired me in a way so magically, I can’t explain how mesmerizing it was for me to see how make-up and hair can change you into such a beautiful queen.”
“The most favorite part of my career is living out my creativity, it’s an art that I didn’t study for, it’s the most amazing gift that God gave me as a makeup artist, when my mind is set on something, that’s where the magic happens,” she said.
Chané did a make-up course at Halouw Make-up Academy. This mean team has done several shoots together. They get together weekly to brainstorm ideas. Charné is always in charge of hair and makeup and she builds the flower crowns and also did the crown for this Unicorn shoot.
“There is a whole process and hard work that goes into these shoots, the planning, getting the right model, the right dress, the venue, accessories, and the props,” Charné explained.
They always try and make it look as realistic as possible.
“And we keep it as professional as possible, that is why our budget isn’t always cheap. Production costs are important because you want to work with professionals and build a reputation on that.”
Donovan and Chané invite photographers to join them on these fantasy-concept shoots for a minimal fee.
“Photography is a tough business to be in and you have to be very innovative all the time. Most people might say, but everyone is photographing the same thing, but I always say yes, but they interpret it differently. And it’s marketing for the photographers too, it’s visually very beautiful on their social media and attracts many people to their social platforms,” Donovan said.
To become part of the fantasy world contact Donovan: 082 620 9745 or Chané: 079 726 3809. In partnership with WITBANK NEWS you could win a half hour photoshoot with Donovan Roets Photography and Chinique Cosmetics Makeup Artist and Hairstylist. Visit the link provided for the prompts on how to enter this competition.
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