I photographed headshots for Nikki two years ago and this time photographed her in my studio in Bergvliet with her two beautiful daughters, Sophia and Abigail.

I cannot believe that this woman is sixty years old - how lovely is she? Brigitte came into studio for some updated headshots and she also brought in her violin as she plays in an orchestra - which made for a fun prop.

This gorgeous family live in Lesotho and were down from Cape Town for a few weeks on holiday. Ziona is also a photographer, shooting mainly newborn babies....as well as an amazing cake artist. Their family had never had a professional photo shoot before and Zee was looking for beautiful portraits that captured emotion and the emotional connectivity between her family... which is what I just love to do! We met over Skype a few weeks later and narrowed the photos down to Zee's favourites which she chose to be displayed as fine art mounts.

Lou was just so beautiful to photograph - she is relaxed and earthy and fun and I had a great time in studio with her. She doesn't wear a lot of make-up normally so we Donna applied very natural make-up to accentuate her natural beauty.

Maire was visiting Cape Town for a few days in celebration of her 60th birthday and decided to do a portrait shoot as a celebration of herself and of reaching 60. As she is such a natural person, she wasn't sure about having her hair and make-up done, but make-up just accentuates a person's natural beauty and she looked so gorgeous. She brought in a few different outfits and we had fun playing around with different poses and looks. She runs, cycles and is super-energetic and I just love the fact that she is so young at heart - she told me that she takes her nieces and nephews to rock concerts, including Eminem, which so cool. The more I photograph 'older women', the more I realise that people really do get better with age. Isn't this woman just lovely?

Nikki is an actress in Cape Town who needed some updated headshots for her agency since she had chopped her hair off since her last photoshoot. She brought two outfits into studio and had her hair and make-up done by the lovely Tarryn Fox.

David Hufton was recently appointed as joint CEO of Sygnia in Cape Town. Their marketing department hired me to create some business portraits for PR use as well as for his online presence. I visited their offices in Greenpoint to create some different portraits and then we also did a session in my home studio in the Southern Suburbs for some more polished business headshots.

Delaney is a pilates and yoga and instructor and while it's true that she has a flipping rocking body, she is also one of the nicest, most gentle, warm, sincere and lovely humans you will ever have the pleasure of meeting. As she is so fluid in her movements and comfortable with her body, we played around with creating some tasteful near-nude shots and something with more of a 'boudoir' feel more than classic portraits.

I photographed Amelia and Sam's wedding way back in 2011 and now Amelia is a mom to two little girls. She came into my studio for a shoot in celebration of her 40th birthday this year. She had her hair and make-up done by Delaney Siebert and then brought in a few different outfits and a hat that we played around with. Sam and her daughters, Luna and Summer, joined in for the last bit of the shoot to get some updated family portraits too.

Karen contacted me to for a portrait session to capture some beautiful headshots that she can send to agencies... and also as a celebration of herself and the fact that she was turning 50 years old. Yes, 50 years old - I mean, how gorgeous is she??

Emma came in for portraits with her mom and dad before her end of school dance when she was all dressed up and looking beautiful. It is a beautiful idea to do a shoot at this time - to mark the end of a chapter.

We did this shoot to mark the end of a chapter ... Hannah finishing school and leaving her home and family in Joburg to explore the world on her own as a student in the Cape at Stellenbosch University. At only 18 years old, Hannah is so beautifully confident, mature and lovely. They both came into Cape Town to my studio and had their hair and make-up done and then I spent a bit of time photographing Hannah on her own, creating mother and daughter portraits and also some of Ang on her own. The rest of the family joined in at the end so we could get some portraits of the other kids and the family together. How lovely are these two women?

When Nadine first walked into my studio, she told me how she needed to lose a few kilos, how she is so unphotogenic and about how gorgeous her friend is. I was looking at her and thinking how lovely she is and think that she is incredibly photogenic and beautiful in front of the camera.

Angie needed some updated professional images and also wanted to do a shoot to celebrate herself in the middle of a journey of weight loss and accepting herself at the present moment.

I have known Christina for many years as she owns Wedding Concepts, luxury wedding planners in Cape Town. I photographed many of their most lavish and beautiful events over the years. She was diagnosed with cancer a few months before doing this shoot and had undergone successful chemotherapy treatment. For a woman who never wanted short hair, she wanted to do a shoot to embrace her new 'funky' hair and to celebrate her new-found health, her life and just herself and the beauty of being alive. She came to my studio to have her make-up done and then we played around with a few outfits that she brought along and different lighting and backgrounds.

I've known Karin since we were 18 at university together and she has always been confident, doesn't put up with rubbish, can be brutally honest knows what she wants and goes after it and is also one of the biggest softies with the hugest heart. When she asked me to do a portrait shoot with her at my studio in Cape Town, I was so excited as she is gorgeous. She came into studio and had her hair and make-up done and brought in a few outfits - her favourite one was her fluffy coat. We're going to print this one quite big for the wall....

Neebashnee contacted me a little while back to have a photoshoot of herself in Cape Town as she had moved down from Joburg a few months ago. She has also recently turned 40 and wanted to have a photoshoot in celebration of this milestone as well as moving cities. She brought in some beautiful outfits and Tarryn Fox did a beautiful job with her hair and make-up.

I knew that Donna would be just beautiful to photograph - she has a lovely and warm way about her and a beautiful presence. This is what she had to say about her shoot: "Now, to say that I am NOT comfortable in front of the camera would be an understatement. In fact, my initial response to doing this shoot was a hard NO! Doing a photo shoot and having to express myself in front of a camera is absolutely terrifying, and could easily be compared to being forced to go bungi jumping, honestly, for me it is on the same level. I did not, however, factor in Jules. Her easy manner and expert skills made me feel right at home in her amazing little studio. I wasn’t embarrased at all, and Jules gently guided me in getting the perfect shots. She made me feel like a SUPERMODEL. I strongly feel like every woman should be fortunate enough to experience this. It was WAY more than just a photo shoot. It was EMPOWERING. It changed how I see myself, and afforded me the opportunity to see how I could look if I gave myself half the chance to feel beautiful. As women we are SO hard on ourselves, especially when we get older! Now, as a professional person (over 40 mind you) I have some beautiful, PRO images and head shots of myself and I am so very grateful! Jules, you are a self-esteem boosting wonder woman, ridiculously talented, and so easy to get along with. Your studio is an absolute ray of sunshine and a really happy place for women."

Shelley is a single mom to the most lovely and very energetic Gabriella. As she is often behind the camera, she wanted to do a girly mother and daughter shoot in studio with the focus on beautiful shots of them together. They brought in a few outfits and played dress up and had lots of fun dancing around in the studio.

I absolutely adore photographing portraits for women in studio. Tarryn is an amazing hair and make-up artist and is often in studio with me, bringing out everyone else's beauty. This time, she came in for a portrait session to get some updated headshots as well as some images to gift to her husband.