this is
our
story
OUR TEAM IS fiercely passionate ABOUT THESE DESIGNS WE CREATE,
AND WE ALIGN OUR ETHOS WITH OUR LIVES - practicing mindfulness, WORKING ONLY FROM MONDAY TO THURSDAY, AND BEING FIERCELY supportive OF OUR all-female team MEMBERS.
GATHER ROUND THE FIRE
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about
robyn
Robyn brings a unique perspective to the design world - born from her time spent living in Japan, China, Los Angeles, and South Africa.
She has spent the last nine years building one of the strongest photographic brands in South Africa, transforming her business from a one-woman show to an award-winning fourteen-member team, and documenting thousands of photoshoots in
that time.
In 2020, with the change of many things, we expanded into graphic design, built a fabulous online store, and grew our photographic
offerings further.
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During 2020, the Robyn Davie Creative Studio team expanded their offerings to include graphic and brand design.
They have proudly since then worked with a heap of amazing brands worldwide, building branding and websites for purpose-driven
businesses.
Their aim is to create branding that truly tells a story, through colour palettes that convey warmth and copy that draws the viewer in.
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Photography is where it all started for us, and we currently have a few facets under this category:
Family and corporate sessions, documented by our associate photographers.
Our team designs custom fine art photo books, calendars, prints & more.
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studio
hire
Launched in early 2021, Robyn Davie Creative Studio brings you Fynn Studio - a natural light studio space in the heart of Parktown North, JHB.
The space was created with photographers in mind, the interior emulating the inside of a soft box, and the entire space being a
photographer's dream.
We're honoured to have already hosted so many amazing creatives in this space, and look forward to seeing you there soon.
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THIS JOURNEY HAS BEEN SUCH A breathtaking adventure.
HEADING UP AN all-female team IS AN HONOUR AND A PRIVILEGE,AND I AM beyond proud OF THE WORK THAT OUR TEAM CREATES.
- ROBYN DAVIE
IT'S BEEN QUITE THE JOURNEY
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2005 - 2012
LAYING THE
GROUNDWORK
Robyn spent time living and working in
Japan and China before and after receiving
her BA Corporate Communication.
She then worked as a wardrobe stylist and art
director for the film industry for a few years - honing her creative eye, learning a lot about leading a team, and upmost professionalism.
2013 & 2014
LIVING IN
LOS ANGELES
Robyn then lived and worked in LA, setting up her photographic business shooting head shots for actors. This was a steep learning curve - combining skills learnt in the film industry, and adding new skills of business management and marketing.
2015
RETURNED
HOME
Returned to the city of gold - Johannesburg.
2015 - 2017
PHASE TWO
OF THE BIZ
Back in Johannesburg, started photographing families for the first time.
Launched our associate photographer program, starting to train and mentor young female photographers.
2018
STEPPING UP
Realised it was truly time to STEP THINGS UP - rebranded (new logo, new website, new look and feel), hired our lovely office manager, and launched a second business (Robyn Davie Creative) for corporates and events.
2018 - 2019
CONSOLIDATED
Focused on getting REALLY good at what we do, upping our ante on services and products, ensuring we were delivering top quality client service.
Hired our marketing manager.
early 2020
EXPANDING
Expanded into Cape Town.
Hired our biz manager.
Grew our team with four additional
photographers in the Mother City.
Launched an online store.
Partnered up with the iStore.
2020
DIVERSIFYING
Continued to grow our online store and photo book design and printing.
Launched our digital design services.
2021
EXPANSION
Launched our natural light studio space - Fynn Studio - now offering studio space to creatives and clients for shoots,
workshops and small scale events.
Launched Fynn Photo Books - a do-it-yourself online photo book ordering service.
2022
CONSOLIDATION
Doubling down on growing the four current facets of the business, to the best of our ability:
Fynn Studio
Fynn Photo Books
Robyn Davie Design
Robyn Davie Shoot
Watch this space!
"It was such a pleasure to work with you on the
design of my website.
Thank you for being so efficient and professional at every step and for dealing with all my questions and requests.
You made the process effortless and enjoyable
and I was so excited to see the final product, which I absolutely love!"
- KELLY LOGGENBERG, GENETIC COUNSELLOR