Sunday, July 29, 2012

Mbombela Music Fest - 28 July 2012

Even though I didn't feel like going, I kinda liked the fact that, at the end, I decided to go... It was the first of many lined up gigs yet to happen in Nelspruit in 2012. Brought to us by Amstel, Daily Sun the following artists in the line up, TKZee, Khuli Chana, Toya Delazy, Zakes Bantwini, Teargas and Black Motion, at The Mbombela Stadium precinct.

Well it was my 1st time seeing and Black Motion perform live and damn do they entertain... even though I loved the whole thing and artists, Black Motion was my act of the day with Zakes Bantwini and his dance moves under them in the list.

And not to forget Mr MC himself, my good boy Maanda Mungulwa who ran the whole thing smoothly and got the crowd cracking once in a while with his funny and silly jokes... and oh ya! thanks for the gate pass Maanda...


Mbembela Music Fest - 28 july 2012

Amstel Golden Hour with TKZee, Khuli and a live band

Khuli and I

My boy Maanda (He was the MC) and I

Nandi with Black Motion

Other lovers of things looking fresh

The wave of "Good feeling" through the crowd, we all had good time

Mbali with Toya Delazy

Mbali and Gugu


© Ru Smata Photography

Saturday, July 28, 2012

PAM and her puppy

saturday, 28 July 2012, urban Cove, Nelspruit
In the picture: Pamela Ntwana



© Ru Smata Photography

Monday, July 23, 2012

Like a Ninja...




Nandi says its good to be my friend because if she gets bored and I'm free she gets pictures for free... I know lots of people who can agree with her... but out all I know one person I have been friends with for more than a year, we talk everyday about everything and yet I have never taken a pic of her...

Belinda, that's her name, accuses me of getting her hooked to photography and yet I have never snap her a picture... she is right thyough, since I have met her, she have been sucked bit by bit into photography, as of today, she see things and scenery through the photographer's eyes and analyze and breaks everything to angles, lights and colours and how it would make a great photo if taken from a certain angle and a certain amount of light available, however yet she blinks when the flash goes...

Back to Nandi (Pictured), the above picture was taken to profile her eyes that tell million-dimensional story if you look and listen closely, the "like a ninja" concept inspired by Flo Mokale's love for his daughter Ngwedi and how he prorfile her through poetry like a ninja...

P.S: Nandi story is yet to be told.

© Ru Smata Photography

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

update : about Ru





Photo by: Mbali Dlamini. taken today (17 July 2012)

Ok, in case you haven't seen me in a while, this is how I have been...

# Decided not to cut my hair, for no reason, really... just nje! I have been getting a lot of "questions of why" and the responses all being the same if not almost similar, "I don't know, but I think I like to see what change looks like"
Well the only problem with that is I don't get along with combs and hair chemicals, so ya I'm gonna leave it as naturally uncombed as it is naturally uncombed.


# I wear glasses lately, well that's not really by choice I think, it could either be because I kinda like this optician who's got an office next to my work building, and after asking me to take pictures of her family dinner, i felt a bit obliged to return the business favour, or maybe because I was to receive 50% discount of the service I requeired. whatever it is, I wear glasses and look like a nerd, well... that's not entirely to the glasses to blame, I usually walk alone to and from the office, if I'm not in job, I'm busy on my laptop, and I know lots of computer staff (according to the guy nextdoor who doesn't know a jerk about technology).

# Unless otherwise the situation doesn't allow. I hang a lot with my cameras, phone and headset, I guess the phone and headset part is not really new, so atleast no matter when you last saw me, there's still a thing you know about me that hasn't changed..

# and oh ya I blog now, even though my blog is mostly about the photographs I make and the photography profects I do, I like writing once in a while, and mostly I find it a big job to write a story, I still enjoy soing so though.

# Oh ya I have a lovely girlfriend, I love so much and she loves me to bits. They say she looks a lot like me and I love that...

Monday, July 2, 2012

The Expendables are back and this time it's personal...

The Expendables 2
Yesterday I decided to go get some fresh air, after all the busy weekends, the weddings, funerals and all the travellings, I thought a movie would do, so I got to Nu Metro, Riverside Mall, get myself sorted, and just by the room entrance I was hit by a big poster with Chuck Norris' face.. and i was like really? I mean the guy have been out the movie surface for long time, so I started to wonder what movie would that be and when is coming out and all that, went close to check it out and guess what i saw... the movie is the second installment of the sequel The Expandables... well that's not what really took my attention, but after going throught the whole cast and find out that all these guys are put together in one movie I was like "flippin! flip! flip!" I got to see this... so here are the bad, good, handsome  and ugly guys we love to hate and well... some we love to love. all in one movie...


Genre: Action, Adventure
Release Date:
Language: English