Hi, I am Elise, and welcome to my Photography portfolio!
I am based in Amsterdam and open to projects in The Netherlands and around.
Through the menu options, you can find a selection of my Photography portfolio including portraits, events, and product photography for various clients ranging from individuals to companies in the food, music, entertainment, and sustainable fashion industries.
My story and way of working
It all started as a hobby in highschool, and then during my university years, I opened my freelance business in The Netherlands. I am mostly self-taught but have also done photography and film courses at the University of Valencia during my semester abroad.
With my clients, I like to first establish a good connection and be clear about what’s expected as a final result. I usually start with a chat about the assignment, show previous examples of my work that could be relevant, but also come up with ideas and look for inspiration. The location is very important, so I make sure that’s well-established. On the day of the shoot, I find it important that everyone is relaxed and enjoying the process and through good communication this works well!
I help individuals and businesses express themselves through visual stories. Most often I photograph people and their life stories, either during their important moments in life or simply capturing their personalities and their passion to boost their confidence through portraits. I also help small businesses showcase why, how, and what they love to do what they do.
My other passions are visual art, music, dance, cuisine, and craftsmanship so you will also find examples of capturing details or moments from different events related to these.
Here’s what people say…
“Elise has been working as a freelancer in my theater school, https://actattack.nl/, doing video production & editing, as well as portrait & theater photos.
Elise is a great professional and an amazing person. Her creativity, patience, and flexibility have been exceptional. She is not afraid to think out of the box and customer satisfaction is her priority. Totally recommended!”
“A great experience for a solo traveler! Elise was great – she was flexible, really worked hard to capture the photos I wanted, and was just a lovely person to chat with. The area is really cool and Elise will find ways to get you comfortable and having fun! A great value for the quality of the experience! She even helped me get back to my bus station and gave me recommendations for places to try. Everything I hoped for and more!”
“The experience of Elise is truly special. She helps you by giving ideas of how to look and pose for the camera which makes it more comfortable and gives more variety to the shoot. She’s very flexible and you can find something that fits with Elise’s photo style so the results are quite surprising in a good way. She really knows what she’s doing and I enjoyed the photos so much, she really knows how to make one look really fine in the camera, which I thought it was really difficult to me, but she made it look easy. ”
Elise Gherlan 