It was the end of October 2010, and Patrick’s digital editor
left him high and dry in his busiest period. Those of you who know Patrick, and
how he operates, know that this is a total disaster!
Let me explain: Patrick is a photographer, I think it
is safe to say that he has ‘the gift’ - he can take a beautiful picture and
most of the time little editing needs to be done on his images. He comes from
the days of film, where you shoot your 5 rolls of 36 frames, take it to the lab
for development, and 4 days later you walk out with a folder with ± 200 photos.
Done and dusted!
When digital cameras started taking over, Patrick held on to
his film cameras and refused to conform…but in the end he felt defeated, and
had to move over to the ‘unknown’. With this move he made the decision that he
would still concentrate on taking the photos, and will employ a full time
digital editor - someone with the skill and knowledge of Photoshop, colour,
light - and that person would become an integral part of his business.
So the search started…first it was a freelance editor, who
did a good job, but Patrick really wanted someone in the office. Since we were
already 3 working in the small home office, the decision to employ a full time
editor wasn’t the easiest one to make. Whoever came to work had to be able to ‘tolerate’ Patrick’s workload, but also
had to ‘fit’ in…there were a couple
of hits, but more misses, and it is here where I take you back to where my
story started, with an editor leaving us high and dry and Patrick in a flat
spin!
So he started contacting friends in the industry, and one
recommended he contact Denielle, who used to work for Pro-Lab (so has an
amazing knowledge of printing) and studied photography herself. Denielle came
in as the ‘stand-in’ until we find someone suitable to carry on full time…
It is December 2014, 4 years and 2 months after she walked
into our office to ‘help out for now’
and she is still here! From the start she seamlessly fitted into our little
office-family, working hard and quickly learning what type of editing Patrick
wants from his editor. She is not only an employee, she has become part of our
family. Has moved offices with us, looked after our kids when we had a crisis,
fed our dogs when we were away…with having an office at home, whoever works for
you become a part of that life whether you want them to or not, and we couldn’t
have asked for a better person to be part of our mad life! She fits in
PERFECTLY!
Denielle has since partnered up with Patrick, and under the name,
Patrick Furter the STUDIO, is
commissioned to photograph her own weddings, maternity and newborn shoots. We
absolutely love the work she does. She brings her own style of photography to
the Studio, but portrays the same classic, timeless and elegant photography
that Patrick is known for.
Denielle, words fail when we want to thank you for
everything you’ve done for us in the past 4 years. We hope that you’ve found a
happy workplace here too, and hope to have many more years with you here!
Thank you a million times over!
Love,
Lizelle & Patrick
Here is a few samples of Denielle’s work which we are super
proud of! I think this is a second time that I can safely say…’This girl has an eye…’
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