Monday, July 14, 2008

Karla and Darrell's wedding!

On June 28, 2008 I had the pleasure of photographing Karla and Darrell's wedding in Edmonton. They were great fun and they all looked stunning that day! Here are a few of my favourite shots from the day. Check out some more on the slideshow at West end Edmonton wedding

Sunday, July 6, 2008

Portraits 2: The Engagement Files

Since the last "Portraits" session went so well, I've decided to do another one, but with engagement sessions!

You can get more details on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=24141825129&ref=share.

If you don't have Facebook, e-mail me at elizabeth@envphotography.com for more info!

Here's the description listed on the Facebook event:

Just like the previous Portraits in the Park session, we are taking over a small section of Downtown Edmonton for free 25 minute engagement sessions!

Not engaged? This would be a great time to pop the question and have me be there to photograph it!

Wedding coming soon? Get some great photos of the two of you together to make a great photo guestbook!

The catch?? I get to use your photos for my website and portfolio! It gives me a chance to get creative, without a lot of pressure. And that's it! There's no obligation to buy anything, I just want to take photos! A model release is needed so that I can use the photos on my website.

Why choose Beaver Hills House Park? It is a park setting, but gives me easy access to parking garages, alleyways and dirty brick walls for awesome backgrounds! This session is going to be a little more urban!

So, tell your friends who are getting married, or couples that you think should be getting married, to book a free photo session!

If you do want to have copies of the files or want to buy prints from the session, prices are as follows (discounted from regular prices for this special event):

DIGITAL FILES

$100 for the hi-res digital files from the 25 minute session.

PRINTS

5x7 $5.00
8x10 $12.50
11x14 $27.50
12x18 $37.50

CANVAS ENLARGEMENTS

8x10 $165
8x12 $130
11x14 $154
12x16 $165
12x18 $176
16x16 $206
16x20 $225
16x24 $236
20x20 $251
20x24 $300
24x30 $356
30x40 $416

Available time slots:

3:00 - 3:25 - Angela Dickson
3:30 - 3:55 - Sophie Oldford & Blake Whittle
4:00 - 4:25 - Melissa Brown
4:30 - 4:55 - Amal Elhalabi
5:00 - 5:25 - Andrew Bealer
5:30 - 5:55 - Amanda Francis
6:00 - 6:25 - Teille Rindahl
6:30 - 6:55 - Nicole Berry
7:00 - 8:00 - BREAK
8:00 - 8:25 - Kristine Marie Gonzales
8:30 - 8:55 - Melissa and Sean
9:00 - 9:25 - Jennifer Cooper & Justin Funk
9:30 - 9:55 - Ryley Sanders and Emily Dickau

Thursday, July 3, 2008

10 things you didn't know about me

Inspired by a post by Jamie of Burnett Photography on the OSP forum, I decided to play along and list 10 things you probably don't know about me.
So, here we go!

1. I hate when people use elipses incorrectly (...)! It drives me crazy!
2. The ENV portion of ENV Photography stands for Elizabeth Nancy van der Bij - now you know my horrible middle name.
3. My favourite food in the whole world is dill pickles, seriously.
4. I am terrified of moose. I have nightmares about being chased up velcro trees by velcro moose. It's horrible!
5. I have a small army of cats (that I adore) named after the characters in the Lemony Snicket's series - Sunny, Klaus, Violet and Olaf.
6. My favourite movie ever is the Lost boys, with Monster Squad as a close second - 1987 was a good year!
7. Until I was 16, I wanted to be a lawyer when I grew up - glad that phase passed!
8. My favourite band of all time is Cock Sparrer.
9. I am a big Harry Potter fanatic!
10. I named my first BMX bike Milo.

So, now you know a little more about me... care to share a few tidbits about you??

Wednesday, July 2, 2008

I'm lonely

So i'm on a week of vacation from my regular day job, and you'd think i'd be super excited, except my honey is on tour with his band and I am left home alone to toil in my office in the basement. Yes, I'm getting work done and the army of cats are keeping me company, but it's weird to go to bed alone and wake up alone :( Four more sleeps 'til Derek comes back home!! I'm going to go talk to a wall now, or something...

Sunday, June 29, 2008

The beautiful Williams Sisters' post-grad shoot

This past Friday, June 20th, I went out to photograph two beautiful sisters for a post-graduation shoot. Both just earned Education degrees and will make fabulous teachers if they are anywhere near as fun in the classroom as they were on this shoot! See the slideshow at http://www.envphotography.com/williams-post-grad.html




Sunday, June 22, 2008

The "Portraits" series

So, since the first Portraits in the Park went so well, I'm planning a few more with different themes in the upcoming months... give me an idea on where you would like to see a session hosted!

The next one is going to be more urban.... keep your eyes peeled for details!

In the meantime, check out the website at www.envphotography.com

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

The big switch!

So, a few weeks ago a made a decision to switch from my beloved Olympus equipment to Canon. I'm still not sure how i feel about it because Canon feels so backwards to me! That being said, I've got a ton of fabulous Olympus equipment going up for sale, so please e-mail if you are interested!

Olympus E-3 dslr - I love this camera!
Olympus e-510 dslr
Olympus e-500 dslr
Olympus fl-50r flash
Olympus fl-50 flash
Olympus 50-200mm 2.8 SWD lens
Olympus 50mm 2.0 lens
Olympus 14-54mm 2.8 - 3.5 lens
Olympus 70-300mm 4 - 5.6 lens
Olympus 14-45mm 3.5 - 5.6 lens
Olympus 14-42 3.5 -5.6 lens
Olympus remote cable release rm-cb1

and lots more!

e-mail elizabeth@envphotography.com for details! Check the websit to see sample photos - www.envphotography.com

Sunday, June 15, 2008

Jackie and Darcy's wedding!

Yesterday I had the honour of photographing Jackie and Darcy's wedding. It was a beautiful day and I had to fight back tears during the speeches! They are an amazing couple and I would be lucky if my photographs could capture just a 100th of their beautiful spirit. While I am quite a ways from being done, I can't help but post a few early favorites...



...and here's the slidshow: http://www.envphotography.com/jackiedarcywed.html

Thursday, June 12, 2008

Portraits in the Park - finally!

I finally got the photos done! See them here: http://www.envphotography.com/portraits/PITP.html

Prints and canvasses are half price for this event only! See prices below!

PRINTS

4x6 - $2.00

5x7 - $5.00

8x10 - $15.00

11x14 - $32.50

12x18 - $42.50

CANVAS ENLARGEMENTS

12x18 - $125.00

16x20 - $212.50

20x30 - $300.00

DIGITAL FILES

$50.00 per 15 minute session with permission to print



Tuesday, June 3, 2008

Trash the Grad Dress!

This past Saturday was spent touring the various lakes and rivers around Edmonton and Red Deer in an attempt to find the right spot for a trash the dress session - graduation style! Ashley looked beautiful in her dress and we all had a great time fighting off the bugs to get these gorgeous photos! Stay tuned for more!