Element Photography

time to shake off the winter blahs and ring in spring and what better way to do it than with a contest! we are excited to announce our first contest ever here at element photography! Collaborating with Unity Clothing & Boardsports in Osoyoos we bring you – RAD GRAD – the photo contest

Stuffy cap n’ gown cramping your style?? Imagine yourself stepping infront of our cameras styled in the latest gear from Unity, hair and makeup by Racyne Farinha and then getting to spend the afternoon in a photo session at various top secret locations. The lucky guy or gal will be invited to ask a friend to join them in this ultra cool, one-of-a-kind, UN-PORTRAIT session. No roses, cardboard hats, or fancy flashes included.

Nominate YOURSELF or a FRIEND. By submitting a photo + short note to info.elementphoto@gmail.com telling us why you should be the one to grace our lenses with your presence.

You must be a 2011 GRAD available to travel to Osoyoos, BC area for the May 14th photo shoot.

All entries to be posted at www.elementphotography.biz

The RADDEST GRAD will be selected at random April 17th  and announced April 30th.

We can’t wait to hear about all the RAD GRADS out there and look forward to receiving lots and lots of entries. Spread the word!!

ecstatic is an understatement, and im not sure that over-the-moon even comes close to how excited I am about JD’s upcoming workshop!

Jamie will be hosting 15-20 talented photographers for a day of learning and observing her at work. She will cover such things as – how she got started, branding, harnessing the power of your blog and website, inspiration, marketing, creating a business you love to run, lighting, work/life balance (which is always a tough one for me). We will get to watch and participate with her as she shoots a couple live, watching how she interacts with them and how she works. Basically she is allowing us to have a little peek into what makes her so gosh darn successful at what see does.

Im really looking forward to learning as much as I can and applying it to my business.  This will be the very first time I take part in a workshop like this, dreamed about committing myself to one for a while but the timing never worked out. This time, the timing is perfect, my mind is clear and I cant-wait-to-soak-it-all-up!!

one lucky winner will secure a free workshop spot! fingers crossed.

Liza! Who is she?? Only the my ridiculously fabulous partner-in-crime and trusty second shooter. Liza and I tag team all element weddings together and we have a busy summer season ahead that we are really excited about. To date we are completely booked up from May till September, doubling the amount of weddings that we shot together last summer!! Hurray!

A few months back I started compiling a list of things that reminded me of Liza. She knows about this secret list of mine and it drove her to hysterics everytime I brought it up on the sly.  Liza had a big birthday while I was away in Thailand, and then she left for Trinidad before I got back to celebrate with her! Since she is not one to toot her own horn I have taken on the liberty to do it for her! To welcome her home in style and surprise her with a gift, this post is all about HER! At the risk of being out-of-date as I recognize the facebook trend of “25 things about me” may be a little passe…I present to you Liza (and all our friends) 34 things about HER…

1. she cannot sleep with out her CONAIR sound machine

2. prefers to eat Kraft Dinner, only when someone else makes it. This goes for juice too.

3. all time favorite movies must include zombies or gore. Better yet, BOTH.

4. oddly enough is notoriously emotional during movies that the rest of us generally enjoy. (see #3)

5. generous

6. megadeath superfan

7. always sporting a pair of Converse Chucks

8. mena Liza, has enough Godchildren to outfit a soccer team

9. a talented photographer who has shot for Hearts at Carnival in Trinidad (twice!)

10. closet knitter.

11. cruises in her dad’s vintage Omni for kicks. (or when the tempo is in the shop)

12. tea bags – she has a closet FULL. Horders would eat-this-up

13. loves Forbidden Fruit Wine

14. she makes the best chocolate treats but doesnt like sweets

15. visits her hockey loving Grandma (who’s well into her 90′s) on a weekly basis

16. late night powerwalks

17. lives for 80′s movies and beats

18. she remembers the first day of MTV

19. Commodore 64

20. old men love Liza

21. reportedly forgets her toast in toaster in the am. aka. NOT a morning person

22. had an incident with a meat grinder involving her finger as a child.

23. scarves (often knitted see #10)

24. always wins the trance music dance off’s in my living room during breaks from editing or when we wrap a wedding

25. photoshop WIZARD. she can do anything i swear

26. heart of GOLD

27. went through a bit of a grunge phase. hello hippy pants.

28. tears up behind the camera during nearly all wedding ceremonies we have shot together. this goes for heart-felt toasts and speeches too. oh Liza, there there.

29. OK PHOTO store. lifer.

30. secretly cuddles a pink snuggie while chilling and watching movies such as those in #3. no. big. deal.

31. dangly (yes dang-ly), flashly earrings. the bigger, the crazier, the better

32. do not phone Liza during the Amazing Race

33. Proudly Portuguese

34. rocks the best faux hawk loaf in town. hands down!

love ya Leez! welcome back!! xo

We took a little break from the daily grind. Truth is, a 5 week break. Much needed, and well worth every single second. We began with 9 days in Manitoba celebrating two lovely weddings and catching up with friends in between, then off to a handful of stunning Thai islands for  3.5 weeks of adventure!  Due to popular demand from facebook friends (thanks guys!) I’ve posted a couple photos from our trip! With way too many photos to parouse, I choose one  from Ko Phi Phi Leh, Hat Railay, and Ko Tao three of our favorite destinations. What was my highlight of the trip? Getting to spend all day everyday unplugged, in island paradise, with delicious eats, focussing one-on-one on my relationship with M.  Perfection! I will certainly post more photos in the next couple of weeks once I’ve shaken this mega dose of jet lag that I am presently dealing with!