A stunning sunset matric dance in Pretoria
The unfortunate horror of a cancelled matric dance shoot right that very afternoon of her shoot happened to this poor young lady during 2020, as her mother booked her shoot still thinking it was going to commence. It was such an uncertain time in South Africa still, and during that week we received an update from our president to be more vigilant and careful, and that all large events should rather be cancelled for the sake of the nation’s safety.
This lovely young lady decided to still have her shoot, even having no matric dance event to head to afterwards, and I was there for all of it, because I know the hopeless feeling the class of 2020 felt as they tried to write matric in the current times. A stunning sunset matric dance in Pretoria, still happened even if there was no event, and I’m happy to at least have lovely photos for her.
We headed to the trusty and lovely venue of the Pretoria Botanical Gardens, where I had been able to photograph her cousin just a year before with no pandemic concerns yet and no hassles, but this shoot was special in a different and unique way.
I give kudos to the determined mom who still went ahead with the booking and gave her daughter a memory, even if it had a different flavour. We were blessed with a stunning late afternoon sun that came through the trees and greenery in a romantic and soft way, making her look quite the princess she wished to depict.
Who knows what the class of 2021 will have to face, hopefully the year’s proceedings are kinder to them, and their matric dance plans. These events are so special to seniors, as it’s a way to say goodbye to a long school career, but the start of something new in what adulthood may hold. ( As a disclaimer, I’m now posting any previous blogs in my arsenal with all of my lovely content, even though it’s already 2023)
I proudly shoot my work with my amazing camera brand, Fujifilm, and have a on-location studio lighting kit from Elinchrom I use.
See more of Loci Photography’s matric dance shoots, here!
Yolandi Jacobsz
Specialized Photographer, Loci Photography