Lethbridge Portrait & Wedding Photography & Design by Tanya Plonka

No, I am not caught up with my old zombie pinups, but it was so warm this week! And Becca was out of work with an injured ankle, so we HAD to get this done!!

Disneyland keeps some really great talent on staff, and though it’s not as good as the old days I still love listening to the piano players on Main Street whenever I have a chance!

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I just got back this week from Disneyland, so you can be expecting a lot of photos! I had such a great time; I never like coming home. Canada is effing cold!

I only could bring my Rebel because my 40D is too heavy and bulky (especially with the grip and using an L-lens most of the time… and then you want to bring an external flash, the 50mm, a telephoto… etc. out of control!), and especially inconvenient on rides. But ohhhhh, I suffered for it. I remember how amazing it was when I first got that camera; now I was constantly cursing how slow it was (I missed so many shots because the auto-focus was too slow) and how limited the kit lens was. What, I can only zoom to 55mm?? Painful! And ohhh the grain at high ISOs.

Now I have my love back in my hands :)

As you can tell, I’m trying to catch up on photos before I leave!

On Saturday Hope sent Sarah and I out to do aerial shots of a few branches throughout Alberta. It was the first time for both Sarah and me to do aerial photography and fly in a small plane, so what an experience! Hope’s cousin Josh was the pilot, and he was awesome to fly with. He was fun to be around and really good at what he does (oh it made the day less painful).

I was worried about motion sickness, so Hope got me sea-bands to wear. She tried to talk me into Gravol (it`s an anti-nauseant for those of you in the US), but that stuff knocks me out; Sarah has learnt it is very chemically similar to sleeping pills, which ironically don`t work for me!

Hope, James, and Jaxen saw us off. Jaxen was the only one okay with being up that early.

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I still don’t have time to go through my recent zombie pinups before I leave for vacation, but here is a teaser! A couple from each of the shoots. Thanks to Cassandra, Meaghan, and Dylan for being my undead models!

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Last weekend I had the honor of shooting Liz & Aaron’s wedding (which was my only private one this year). I had such a great time being able to spend such a special day with friends, and they were beyond easy to photograph! We totally fluked out with our locations because apparently the wind was unbearable that day, but we only felt a breeze where we went. The bridal party was hilarious and the reception was so much fun, with the Chevelles playing. It was fun to finally spend a reception with Dino; he has known Liz much longer than I have. Thanks for letting me do your wedding :)

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