Jess is now 6.5 months pregnant. I am following her pretty much every month since she was 4 months pregnant.
She is looking very good I must say, we are all wondering what it will be, a boy or a girl?

Quick not that we are in Adelaide now. Back to work on Monday

Hi guys

My sweet partner and I are now (until 1 March) on a well deserved (!!!!) holiday down south (first time since 3 years of working my bottom off to set up my business ID Photography).

Nice and cold weather 25 degrees here in Peterborough (at the in laws). Think I will go for a nice long bike ride.
We saw a nice rainbow at Lake Heart, driving past. Head out of the window with flappering cheeks whilst partner driving with 100k’s an hour. Had to take a photo of course. First time in my life I saw a rainbow complete from ground to ground!

This must be a sign……..at the start of our holiday!

SO EXCITED about seeing the ocean again that I can snorkel and of course scubadive. As a keen scubadiver in Holland I used to go diving once a week! Not much here in Alcie. I also bought us a cheap boogie board from the second hand shop. lol. Follow up coming, stay tuned

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First published on 11 January 2010

We would have the wedding shoot of Rebecca and Ashley at the Telegraph Station, but due to heavy heavy rainfall the entrance road to this Telegraph Station was flooded and therefore the wedding spot was not accessible.
The couple quickly organised an alternative spot for the ceremony, which was the spot of their reception at the Alice Springs Resort.
Because the resort does not have that many great photo opportunities we decided to do a run around town to get a more URBAN style wedding shoot.

We went to North Side food land, where there is a great cartoon graffiti wall. Then to Anzac Hill, then The Cause way near Todd Tavern, then Schwarz Cresent bridge that shows the river well where we had a view of Heavitree gap.

Thank god it stayed dry. Thanks to the great couple Rebecca and Ash that did a fantastic job on posing in the sweaty hot humid weather.
The photos are looking great!

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wedding photography Alice Springs

wedding photography Alice Springs

wedding photography Alice Springs

wedding photography Alice Springs

wedding photography Alice Springs

wedding photography Alice Springs

wedding photography Alice Springs

wedding photography Alice Springs

wedding photography Alice Springs

wedding photography Alice Springs

wedding photography Alice Springs

wedding photography Alice Springs

Joyce van Dijk doing a wedding shoot in Alice Springs on Anzac Hill

A Thorny Devil
We carefully picked it up and put it in the bush.
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Look what we “found” sitting on the middle of the road on the Lassettes Highway to Ayers rock.
For Sale

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Telegraph Station wedding photography Alice Springs

Telegraph Station wedding photography Alice Springs

Telegraph Station wedding photography Alice Springs

Telegraph Station wedding photography Alice Springs

Telegraph Station wedding photography Alice Springs

I am now a three times and a bit local of Alice, YIPPEE. I have seen this event 10 times now in the last 4 years.

Early this afternoon at about 2 pm, I checked out Wiggly’s Waterhole and met my friend Ref. John Boundy there.
Like me, a photography fanatic! Crazy enough to stand there in the soaking wet rain risking our cameras.
Though my 5D MKII and L lenses are all weather sealed thank god. Pooring down, seriously wet. Slippery rocks on my thongs.

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He showed me how to 4WD through puddles. Lol.  Took this for stock photography
Now it was really really raining hard! I got soaked wet to my skin.
Camera still ok.
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Then at 5.45 pm the river finally came in
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Alice Springs Todd River coming in

The wedding of the month is Warwick Thornton and Beck Cole 1 January 2010 / 01012010 (What a WICKED DATE!)

This couple got married at the Nature Theatre at the Alice Springs Desert Park.
The reception was at the Pioneer Park.

Thanks Warwick, Beck, kids, and their family, for the lovely wedding shoot you guys were great!
 

Warwick is the director of the movie Samson and Delilah  that has won several awards at the Cannes (France) film festival and the Adelaide film festival.
I have seen the movie and was fairly touched by it I must say, definitely worth watching.

Joyce

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Two days ago, Sunday, I did a pre wedding shoot run with the couple Rebecca and Ashley. What a nice funny couple.
This is going to be fun the 9th of January! I cantell ya.
Here is a small selection of spots we picked at the Telegraph Station

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Just think the bottle wasn’t there (lol)

Rebecca and Ashley like sepia – this suits these images very well….

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wedding alice springs

Having worked with Voyages Resorts Kings Canyon, Alice Springs, Longitude 131 and Ayers Rock,  for about 2 years of  my3.5 years photographic carreer here in Australia (note I have only lived in Australia for 3.5 years :) )
I am now finally mentioned on their website as one of the official wedding photographers for Longitude 131 resort weddings and Ayers Rock Voyages resort weddings.
The other mob is April of Moving Pictures. I have worked with April and can honestly say she is a very high competition for me.

I will also (eventually when I have some more time) provide images to them for website use on the Voyages web. 
We are not allowed to use imagery that displays Uluru with weddings to sell a product as we all know Uluru is a sacret Aboriginal site.
The images on their website now are from a Japanese company that shot their images under the old regulations years and years ago. These images have been approved years ago.

Longitude 131 resort wedding ceremonies
http://www.voyages.com.au/weddings/longitude-wedding-ceremony/

 Ayers Rock wedding ceremonies
http://www.voyages.com.au/weddings/ayers-rock-wedding-ceremony/

Enjoy

Sneak Peak

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Sneak Peak

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And I love them!

Link to the whole gallery: http://yourday.idphotography.com.au/Kristen_and_Craig/album/

Some nice ones:

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wedding photography alice springs

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wedding photography alice springs

What a job! (me second of the left) with the fabulous crew of Voyages and Bruce McRae and Todd and Kelley and her mum

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Click for their web album player http://www.yourday.idphotography.com.au/Stacey_and_Michael/album/index.html
MAKE sure you press the play button!
ENJOY

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wedding photography alice springs

The gorgeous Florence and her handsome partner Godfrey finally got to marry each other.
With their adorable children they just are the prefect family. Pretty and happy smiles everywhere.
In fact looking at these photos I can still hear Florence laugh. What an inspiring lady!
A long story the two of them, but so incredibly romantic!

Thanks guys for letting me be your wedding photographer, I enjoyed it big time! The food was good the people, the party and music were great!
Enjoy the preview. More to come soon!

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wedding photography Alice Springs by ID Photography

wedding photography Alice Springs by ID Photography

wedding photography Alice Springs by ID Photography

wedding photography Alice Springs by ID Photography

wedding photography Alice Springs by ID Photography

Hi guys, I had a very nice baby shoot with Mr and Mrs Conlan and their baby Harvey about 2 weeks ago.

I picked this shot to publish online.

Enjoy.
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Thanks to the lovely parents.

She told me she wanted his fist in the collage because her baby and Tresiah are now boxing buddies….lol

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Sweet Kosuke and his wife finally got their selection of photos for the books (from their family in Japan) back.
I know I need to add more conten but I am so busy these weeks finishing his wedding. Soon more

Here is the slide show they are going to get :
(Their selection of photos and of course beautiful Japanese music …..)
I like the music so much that I almost want to learn Japanese now.

Got called today (23rd July) by a brand new grandmother to photograph her new baby grand son that was born just before midnight

Mum and dad were so sweet! al the best with your new baby boy!

Some photos

Isn’t he just the most adorbale baby!?  Lots of thanks to the gorgeous young parents.

All photos have been taken with the approval of both the parents and signed consent forms etc.
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Unlike some photographers, this moon is REAL!
I had a wedding 06/06/09 and the moon came up at 6.30 so the next day I KNEW the moon was gonna come up at 5.30 same spot, on TOP of ULURU. a tourguide who’s been doing trips on the rock EVERY day for 5 years had never ver seen this before
RARE moment! COPYRIGHT IMAGE by me.

Seriously people, if ANYone steals this images off me I will be VERY upset

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uluru and moon Copyrighted by Joyce van Dijk

I regularly fly to Ayers Rock to shoot weddings. I must admit
photographing weddings for me is best kind of photography there is.
Especially if I get to fly to an unique and special spot like the very heart of Australia, Uluru Kata Tjuta National Park.
Staying in a 5 star resort hotel and shoot at the best spot in the world.
I DO SO LOVE MY JOB!
The rock keeps amazing me.

Have to start with this one:
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These bears represent Kosuke and Eriko

Last Saturday I had a wedding shoot of the lovely couple Ashti and Damien.

I had not met Ashti in person before, so I was extra excited!
I was booked for one hour (but as always I arrived earlier and stay longer on my shout   to get some extra ones. (Can’t help myself can I? )

The wedding shoot (formals) were planned for 4.45 – 5.45pm. I arrived 4.30 and lucky me, I got to see The Kiss.
So romantic! I love my job so incredibly much!
I saw Ashti wearing a short chocolate coloured designer dress. A bit different looking to the traditional white dresses.
But when I saw Ashti I immediately thought: Yep that suits her, young and perky. Happy and light.
She was looking most gorgeous. Damien was wearing a similar coloured matching suit.
What a totally handsome and gorgeous looking couple this was.

A little girl (7 ish  years old?) popped up in a red dress with a bright white parasol in her hands. How adorable! So cute, front teeth gone, so she must be about 7-8 I reckon.
And another one! about 3 years old. This must be their little girl.
Snap snap snap… whilst family was snapping away on them signing the register I took the two flower girls and took some photos of them.
A little 3 months old baby boy showed up, a little version of Damien! how cute.  He was wearing a little suit and looked just like his dad but than in a smaller version.
Snap snap snap… Ofcourse. Babies are so cute.
Back to the table to get one or two register signing shots. (Ashti knew I would show up earlier ).

Their family and friends were dying to hugh them.
Family and friends are very important and they can’t wait to share a photograph with eachother. So we let them snap away for about 15 mins. And having drinks.

Now it was my turn. We spent about 60 minutes on a very successful photoshoot.
Grandma was there and I took this opportunity to take a 4 generations shot.
How incredibly gorgeous are these two looking. Young and at the beginning of their lives together with a lovely family already built up.

I can not wait until my photos are developed so I can show them off to them two. This process (along with my other photoshoots) will take approx one week, two weeks.
It’s a smallish – meduim sized shoot so I have planned in one week for it.

Keep you updated.

Love,

Joyce

Main website: http://www.idphotography.com.au

Kelley and Dion – FLASH version

Kelley and Dion have even more photos than on display here.
Please note images are compressed for webview and might appear soft. All original work is of high quality.

That dress! perfectly suits the tatoo.

Very nice flowers

Photographers Black and White choice

LOL

Absolutely love this one!

What an enjoyable bunch of people this was to work with!

The Total Gallery:

Hi there!

wow, finally after 3 weeks of hard work and late nights (2am ish) my website is finally done.
Please have a look at www.idphotography.com.au

See ya.

Joyce

Just finished editing the baby shoot of Archie Rigby Coulahan.
He is so cute and adorable.

A little fontain over my camera during the shoot, (forgot! Indeed, boy babies……….. a well you get the idea Grandma offered to wash the baby blanket, hahaha)

The results were definately worth it. (next time we’ll leave the nappy on mum and dad…. hi hi hi)

How much fun this was…. With thanks to the lovely parents, who let me take these photos.

I am pleased with the result, if I may say so.I had the mum over for aview and she loved it too.  Very happy me.

I also designed them a nice card they are going to use for their friends.

When I was in Holland for a family visit in 2007, I took some photos of this fabulous dutch singer Natasja Poels.

She emailed me this clip where she used my photo as landing page for her video clip.

I feel very pleased to be in a clip of a good friend.
Enjoy the song (she is GOOD)

Sneak peak:

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Laura and Phat

Wayne and Miyuki.

They cam all the way from Ayers Rock resort – Yulara to get married in beautiful Alice Springs.

Isn’t it amazing hey! how every wedding looks different?

This one was also taken at Ooraminna.
Whole different couple, different personal feel.
Thanks Wayne and Miyuki, you guys were great!

Hi folks, I am back at work and all busy trying to get organised for April.
Cheers

Joyce van Dijk

Just did some more stock photography today
The Ghan from Alice Springs to Darwin

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We have a Dutch Documentary Film Maker staying with us, filming me for his documentary which is about Dutch people living abroad (Australia, New Zealand and Fiji – so far)  

Of course I had to show off this beautiful red centre of ours… and did the West MacDonnell Ranges today. Took the opportunity to shoot  some great Stock Photography
Went to Ormiston Gorge, Glen Hellen, to see Mt Sonder, Ellery Creek, The Ochre Pits.
Standley Chasm and Simpsons Gap will be next week.  
More to come soon

Glen Hellen West MacDonnell Ranges Alice Springs, central Australia by Joyce van Dijk

Johannes Glen at Hellen West MacDonnell Ranges Alice Springs, central Australia by Joyce van Dijk

Glen Hellen water swimming West MacDonnell Ranges Alice Springs by Joyce van Dijk

Ormiston Gorge Panorama West MacDonnell Ranges Alice Springs by Joyce van Dijk

Ochre Pits West MacDonnell Ranges Alice Springs by Joyce van Dijk

Hi people!

I have found this great new thing that I am now offering to wedding clients.
Chrystal art. Have your photo engraved in 3D in a Chrystal block 50 x 50 mm or 60 x 60 mm.
They come in various shapes. And can have a light stand underneath for ilumination.

ID Photography also has photo engraving in pendants available that can have chains or key rings attached to it.

Chrystal Cube with 2d / 3D photo engraving

Chrystal pendant with photo engraving

Army tage with 2D photo engraving

Gold look pendant with photo engraving

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When Walking the dogs we saw these amazing clouds coming over. We rushed home
and I got back just in time to record this time lapse shoot. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ti68sGqJUfA&feature=autofb
  

Ormiston Gorge

Ormiston Gorge at the West MacDonnell Ranges

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Ormiston Gorge

Hi world,

I have designed my own BLOG interface instead of using pre designed ones.
This blog is made with Wordpress. I used Artisteer 2.3 for designing it. This is a cheap program that you can buy for US$49 (AUS $58) for the HOME edition and the full version US$ 129.

Now that I have this prog. I will design more theme templates for download.

Enjoy the new theme.

Joyce

I MISS MY HOLLAND NOW! WHITE CHRISTMAS possibly! 
Dad sent me this photo looking out of their window from the bedroom on the
first floor -15 at night and -10 degrees celcius during the day!!!!
this is what I am used to, not the + 43 degrees here in the heart of Australia.

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Hi world!

One of the people that won the Joint Defence ball draw to win a free portrait shoot had booked her session.
Because she is from overseas (like me) she wanted to incorporate the typical Alice outback landscape scenery in her photos.

We decided to include the ranges and the Alice Claypans. I know this amazing tree
there that is also on my business card and with the right lighting techniques the tree really
comes to it’s element and looks like a tree you could find in a movie Lord of the Rings or something.
She also liked this tree. This is the result.

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The wedding couple Jess and Adrian that I photographed the 5th September 09, announced to me last week, that they are pregnant.
Today they showed me their first ultra sound photos they got today and I took a photo of Jess as part of a monthly series I am going to take until July when she is due.
The last photo will be baby in hands in front of her belly

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I am the one with the blonde hair. Kristen and Craig’s wedding. Spotted this image on their Face Book. lols
Here I am at work in the Alice Springs Desert Park doing a wedding shoot at the Nature Theatre.

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 The result:

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I went to Anzac Hill in the hope that there was going to be a fabulous sunset. no nice sunset.

But I got rewarded with a nice lightning shot (only 2 in one hour)

The lovely couple Dennis and Audrey got married today the 1st of November 09 at 10 am.
A select company of 6 people. Nice and intimit.

So hot it was (37 ^oC  = 98.6 ^oF) , already at 10 am in the morning, but that could not ruin the atmosphere of love and happiness that was present in this house.
Audrey’s sister from the US followed the wedding on the webcam via wireless internet on their laptop. Viva la technology! Sister loved it! I took a photo of her.
I really enjoyed shooting this wedding. Thanks people for the great day!

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wedding photography Alice Springs

wedding photography Alice Springs

wedding photography Alice Springs

wedding photography Alice Springs

wedding photography Alice Springs

wedding photography Alice Springs

Making Jess and Adrian’s book. Almost done, can’t wait to show the design to them.

I changed Book suppliers to. This new mob uses the finest Italian leather around. But still all Australian made and binded.
Italian leathers in Europe, are known as the best leathers available. My will price stays the same. So good for you couples.

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Today’s paper – the Centralian Advocate, has Krusty and Stacey’s photo in it.
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I choose this one as this to me shows exactly the kind of people they are. Happy and funky!

Hi people,

Jess and Adrian have viewed their photos yesterday (4 October 09). It was a great success, they were very very pleased with the results.
And so was I.
After selecting the best out all the images that I took for the 2 hours session I still had +/- 200 + left for them to choose from.
So hard as all images were so nice.

I just picked a random selection that I think represents the day as I saw it.
A free low res CD will be given to the couple as a gift. All images will be on there.
Just Ask Jess and Adrian for a free copy. They will have the right to do this.
Enjoy.

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wedding photography Alice Springs by ID Photography

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Hi People

I would like to share these galleries with you too.

3 Days conference in Alice with lots of photography fun.
Enjoy

Taken about a year ago at Araluen. All with permission.
Finally I managed to get an address out of Neil Murray to send him the cd with images.

Here are a few.

So, finally finished those photos of the AUQF conference 2009 (Australian University Quality Forum)
Dinner at Ooraminna.

My photos are Digi watermarked.  Using these photos without my permission is a serious offence and action will be taken.
COPYRIGHT JOYCE VAN DIJK

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The purple mountain is Mt Sonder (first 6 photos) then the bottom ones are Mt Gillen here in town. (last 8 photos)

Amsterdam: (I won the first prize with this one in the Digital magazine)

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