New canvas!!

I just ordered my first canvas from Pixel2Canvas and chose one of the awesome TTD photos of Juli to use as a sample. I am so excited to see the canvas. I've heard such great things about the company and the quality of their work - will post a few photos when it arrives! Off to do the canvas happy dance!

I want to shoot a wedding in Vancouver!!!

I so want to shoot a wedding in Vancouver! I want to play near the ocean and do formals at the aquarium with the brightly coloured fish in the background and I want to have my bride and groom kicking their way through the fallen cherry blossoms! Please help me make this happen!

UPDATE: April 19 Portraits in the Park POSTPONED

Sadly, as Mother Nature is being highly uncooperative, tomorrow’s Portraits in the Park Session is being rescheduled for Saturday, May 10, 2008 with the same format.
I will keep the same schedule, but if you aren’t available for your slot, please let me know within the next week and then I can open up the time slot for someone else to use.
So sorry about the short notice, but I don’t think -11 with snow and wind will be much fun for anyone. Please spread the word to any others that you know who were planning to stop by.
Please e-mail me at elizabeth@envphotography.com if you have any questions or message me on Facebook. Let’s dream about warmer days…

Elizabeth van der Bij
ENV Photography
780-297-7546

Portraits in the Park

It's only one week away til Portraits in the Park at Hawrelak Park on April 19th. There are currently 8 spaces left for booking! Wow! It's going to be a busy day. If you haven't booked a session, please feel free to stop by and hang out and wait for an open session. If you don't get to do a session, I will be taking info to book you for another similar session later into the summer, so you won't miss your chance!
I'm really looking forward to this! For more details, see the event posted on Facebook at www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=9756596380

Juli's Trash the Dress session at Galaxyland

On April 2, 2008 we ventured off to Galaxyland to do Juli's TTD session. We were joined by some awesome people from CityTV and we were looking forward to a great session. I had called ahead to make sure all was well for the day for the shoot and to get permission to do it. Well, it turns out that the lady i talked to didn't bother to document it before she quit. Guess who got hassled and eventually kicked out of the park??? Luckily we got a few great shots before we were booted and finished up the shoot in a parking lot downtown on Jasper. The slideshow is ready! Check it out at www.envphotography.com!

Well, nothing ever came of this shoot - we never made it to TV... oh well, it was fun anyway!

Sassy boudoir session with Terra

This past Tuesday, March 11th, I had the pleasure of spending a few hours photographing Terra in a boudoir setting. She is a stunning model and really knows how to light the camera on fire! Here are a few shots from the session. Checkout the rest of the session at www.envphotography.com
I must admit, I do prefer the pin-up style more than the less blatant boudoir style....

Trash the Dress session with Chantelle in Edmonton!

Yesterday I had the pleasure of photographing a beautiful bride in beautiful dress on her 5 month wedding anniversary. Chantelle was a delight to photograph and was willing to help me live out my vision for a snowy Trash the Dress session. We wandered around the Cloverdale neighbourhood where she played with a snowman, made snow angels, had a snowball fight with some kids and went tobogganing! It was a blast and I am in awe of how the photos turned out! Absolutely stunning!

Here are few to tease you toward the slideshow at Edmonton Winter Trash the Dress

Rubi Star Glitter and Glam Event

ENV Photography will be photographing the Rubi Star Glitter and Glam Event on March 2, 2008 in support of the Edmonton Big Sisters. To further support the cause, ENV Photography will donate 10% of all portrait packages booked in March 2008 to the Big Brothers Big Sisters Club of Edmonton. Now is the time to book those family portraits you have been thinking about!! See www.envphotography.com to book your portrait package and help the Edmonton Big Brothers and Big Sisters!

***Update*** the day went well and you can see the slideshow at www.envphotography.com

The eclipse!

So I couldn't resist freezing my toes off last night to get a few shots of the eclipse - I wish i had a telescope! Here's a few to look at anyway - and then go look at my website for people pictures!

yay, surgery!

So I've been out of commission for a month or so because of the stupid gall bladder - got my first IV ever on Jan 31, followed by my second on Feb 1st when I was re-admitted to the hospital. I have to admit, the morphine certainly helps make the pain go away. I finally got surgery to have the evil gall bladder removed this past Monday (the 11th) and am now attempting to heal so I will be functional again soon! In the meantime, while unable to do much in terms of photographs, I have had fun spending money on new lenses while I've been laid up... woohoo! Don't worry, I won't post any photos of the scars, although I wish they had given me the gall bladder so I could throw it at a wall or squish it somehow to show it how I feel about it!