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Loadshedding

I am just thinking out loud to myself. How are my kids going to explain this to their grand children. Was it something that brought the country down or a time we got to know each other around fire pits. No electricity meant WIFI was down and if you had a portable dongle it would struggle with connection because the towers would be either down or struggling themselves to cater. Fire pits were the best option. I grew up in Dobsonville, Soweto and in those days, Dover stoves were the in thing. Houses would start polluting around 15:00 because stoves were being readied for heating and cooking. We too had to do the same.    I have lost a TV set, a fridge and can see problems already with the replacements. It has taken longer for the current appliances because we learnt early or after replacements to get surge protectors. Now we double protect against Eskom. Whose Eskom, well google will still have a record of that gaint. I have had to replace my equipment and I am dreading the day ...
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Bump Shoot

 Today's bump shoot was great. I had a shoot in town and rushed back to the studio for a bump shoot. So the lady brought her aunts to the shoot. They were entertaining and I was laughing throughout the shoot. I think they felt sorry for me. My assistant, second shooter and video grapher were not available. My assistant was not able to make it. I was a loner and the jokes were coming in thick and fast.  I am thinking of having a live shoot. Would you guys enjoy that? 
 Thinking of upgrading my DSLR I am thinking of upgrading. I visited a camera shop over the weekend and got to play with mirrorless camera's. I was thinking of taking one home but they are quite pricey. I am definitely looking hard at the new Sony camera. This is not a review of the three brands. I am just saying, Sony could be the one. I am worried though that I needed more time with Canon which I didn't have. Nikon would not allow me to. I have more glass for Nikon and I guess getting a new baby is not so bad. Beside's, what do they say about change...? "If you can't change it, change your attitude" Nope that does not sound like it. "To improve is to change....." more like it.
Life after Covid I thought that life would be easier after Covid19. Seriously.... I thought tat life would be easier. Once we realise how much of a fuss we've made we somehow would look for the perfect last step before Covid19 and maybe try and take another one after that one, like we never stopped moving. You will have to admit, its been a rough ride. We've lost, cried, and somehow come to terms with the new abnormal. I have to find my shoes..... 😂😂😂

The Return, hahahahahahahaha

 Hope that you've been well. The 5 individuals that always ask me why my blog is not updated. Well, it was a very rough time we went through. This Covid19 thing was not kind neh. Lost a friend and a family memeber, and many more... We still standing.  Lets do this. I will be opening my archives and sharing some of the work not yet published. Social handles to follow :  IG : tumiphoto IG : faces_with_names_mzansi FB : Tumelo Motsepe Photography FB : Faces With Names Mzansi TikTok : monatefella web : www.tumiphoto.myportfolio.com
From my recent shoot. 
Editing I find that the best time to go through images is after everyone in my house goes to sleep. Thoriso is more often than not the first one to sleep. Then I can sit and do some work. It's 02:00 and I have been working on the website updates and Instagram updates and it's too much. I am going to sleep because I must go to work in the morning.

How and when to blog

Blogging. I have been sitting here trying to figure out how to blog in my website. I am not a website builder and learning over the last two nights will not make it easier. So I return to the easiest blog site I have a love for. Welcome and hope we are going to keep this up.