Based in the heart of the winelands, Stellenbosch, Bakkes Images specializes in the commercial photography of wine, wine estates, food, restaurants, hospitality, landscapes, products, portraiture and pack shots. Through these fields we professionally cater for all our clients' needs whether it be marketing, advertising, promotional or documentary.
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Bakkes Images: 12 Dorp Street, Oude Rozenhof, Stellenbosch, South Africa .
t: +27 21 886 4987 .
m: +27 82 921 0474 .
e-mail: riehan@bakkesimages.co.za

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05 November 2014

THE BAKKES IMAGES ANNUAL AWARD OF EXCELLENCE



Bakkes Images is proud to announce the Bakkes Images Annual Award of Excellence in conjunction with Studio7, local photography school.

Each year, a photography student of distinction under Steve Greaves of Studio7 will be awarded a 3 month internship at Bakkes Images and a R5000 cash prize.

"We all found it hard to get into the photography industry, build connection and learn the real-world workings of a studio and service.  We as professionals have a responsibility to the young talent wanting to get out there and make a success. I hope this opportunity will give the them a boost into the industry we are so privileged to be a part of", says Owner Riehan Bakkes.

Bakkes Images Senior Photographer, Jaenne-Mare van Papendorp, is also a graduate from Studio7 and she is proof of their high level of training.

The 2014 Award will be presented to the prestigious student end November 2014

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04 November 2014

Oom Willem's Portrait

Oom Willem's face tells a story of hard work and passion for farming. His story, undoubtedly, is a much longer I had to shoot this portrait in the vineyards near our studio in the Stellenbosch.


With a patient Oom Willem in place on his new tractor I was confronted with a heavy backlight from the mid-morning sun and a strong shadow cast by the tractor canopy. Salvation was at hand and it had Visico written all over it.

For the shot, I used a Canon 5D MkII and a 24-40mm USM L lens with a polarizer filter to enhance colour in the foliage.  Lighting assistance comes from our sponsor, Visico Studio Equipment. In this shot I used a simple one-light setup, placing a 300 W Visico VT-300P at full power, driven by a portable battery pack and triggered by Visico's wireless flash trigger with 30m range. To modify the light I used a Visico 90x60cm softbox.

For more, check out www.visico.co.za.

The flash effectively boosted the clarity in the shadows and enhanced the colours to make this beautiful and saturated shot of Oom Willem.

19 October 2014

KNYSNA The Movie

Bakkes Images is very proud to have designed the poster for the much anticipated South African film "Knysna" due for release at Ster Kinekor theaters nationwide on Christmas Day, 2014.

Following the surreal compositions themes applied to the creations of the Gian Groen and Henning Joubert CD covers earlier this year and the series of work for Albert Frost, the creative process for the "Knysna" poster was a fun project to have worked on.



"Knysna" is an Afrikaans film with subtitles produced by Maynard Kraak of West Five Films and Andre Velts and stars well-known SA actors like Neels van Jaarsveld, Marguerite Wheatley, Shaleen Shurti-Richards, Kaz McFadden and more. This romantic comedy is sure to have you in stitches at the end of the year.

So, without further a due, here is the newly released trailer for Knysna. Make sure to go see it.

07 October 2014

Cous-Cous and Spice, Morocco Style

Client: XL Design & Advertising for Marktoe Magazine
Photographer: Riehan Bakkes
Stylist: Simone Kruger
Post: Riehan Bakkes @ Bakkes Images
Application: Editorial
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13 August 2014

Bringing Ideas to Life

It becomes obvious when one reads the Bakkes Images slogan: Imagine, Create, Deliver. That is the essence of our art, our service, our business. We are in the game of creating beautiful and accurate images based on the concepts or ideas given to us by our clients.

Even though some of the Graham Beck ads by Root Three Sixty has been published on this blog before it is worth mentioning images from the same shoot to illustrate our efficiency in production and service delivery. From these conceptual sketches provided by the agency the team at Bakkes Images executed the commission to painful accuracy.

We love what we do here at Bakkes Images.

Imagine, Create, Deliver.







11 August 2014

Black Cuvee POS

Client: Origin Wine 
Photographer: Riehan Bakkes
Post: Riehan Bakkes @ Bakkes Images
Application: POS






04 August 2014

Stellenbosch International Chamber Music Festival

Client: Stellenbosch University
Photographer: Riehan Bakkes, Jaenne-Mare Papendorp, Mia Truter
Post: Riehan Bakkes @ Bakkes Images
Application: Documentary