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Field notes on video, photography and light across Durban.

Practical, local guides from a working KZN studio - what things cost, where to shoot, and how to get film worth believing out of your part of the coast.

Video & Photo
Amanzimtoti & South Coast

Featured

Social Media Content Shoots for Amanzimtoti and the South Coast

How South Coast businesses keep their feeds alive with batched content shoots - what a month of reels costs, and why batching beats one-off posts.

05 Aug 20266 min readRead
Video & Photo
Durban Coast

Golden Hour on the Durban Coast: A Videographer's Guide to Light in KZN

Why light beats gear every time - how golden hour works on the KZN coast, and how to plan a shoot around the hour that makes everything look better.

15 Jul 20266 min
Videography
La Lucia & Durban North

Which Property Video Sells Faster in La Lucia and Durban North?

Walk-through, lifestyle film, social reel or drone? Which property video format actually sells a La Lucia or Durban North home, and what each costs.

01 Jul 20267 min
Videography
Florida Road, Durban

Food and Restaurant Videography in Durban: Menus That Make People Hungry

How Durban restaurants use food video to fill tables, what a shoot costs, and the specific shots that turn a menu into a reason to book.

20 May 20267 min
Videography
Durban & Ballito

Event Videography in Durban and Ballito: Conferences, Launches and Live Coverage

Coverage options for conferences, launches and functions across Durban and Ballito, what they cost, and how to end up with footage you will actually use.

06 May 20267 min
Videography
Durban

Brand Film Production in Durban: Turning Your Story into Video

What a brand film is, why Durban businesses invest in one, how the process runs, and what it takes to make a film people actually believe.

22 Apr 20268 min
Videography
Umhlanga & La Lucia

Real Estate Videography in Umhlanga and La Lucia: Selling Coastal Property on Film

What a property film costs in Umhlanga and La Lucia, what makes a listing video sell rather than bore, and when a drone earns its place.

09 Apr 20268 min
Videography
Durban & Dolphin Coast

Drone Videography in Durban: The Rules, the Best Spots and What It Costs

The legal rules for commercial drone work, where aerials look best from Ballito to Umdloti, and what to budget for licensed drone videography.

19 Mar 20268 min
Videography
Umhlanga

Wedding Videography in Umhlanga: Costs, Coverage and How to Choose

What a wedding film in Umhlanga really costs, how coverage works, the venues that shoot beautifully, and the questions that separate a keepsake from a regret.

04 Mar 20268 min
Videography
Durban CBD & Berea

Corporate Video Production in Durban: A Practical Guide for Berea, the CBD and Beyond

The corporate video formats that actually earn their keep, what they cost in Durban, realistic timelines, and how to brief a studio so the film does a job.

11 Feb 20269 min
Videography
Umhlanga Rocks

The Best Video Locations in Umhlanga Rocks

A scout's-eye tour of Umhlanga Rocks for film: the strongest spots to shoot, the best times of day, and the sheltered backups for when the wind turns.

22 Jan 20267 min
Videography
Umhlanga Ridge & Gateway

How to Choose a Videographer at Gateway and Umhlanga Ridge

The questions that separate a safe hire from an expensive mistake, the red flags to watch for, and how to read a showreel like a producer.

14 Jan 20266 min

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