Lethbridge Portrait & Wedding Photography & Design by Tanya Plonka

I recently redesigned the website for The Old Angler’s Inn out of Potomac, MD. I was referred to by the very talented Michael Palmer, who did all of the beautiful photography you see on the website.

Because my dance show is in two weeks, I have to commit my time to practicing for that and will not be taking any new sessions until after March 15th. If you are looking to have photos done, I’d be more than happy to book you in for after that day.

If you would like a wedding consult, I still have a few spaces in which I can meet with you in the next two weeks.

Speaking of which, you should check out the dance show! There are still tickets left… get them while you can!

(You can buy tickets online here.)

Without further ado, the Henotic Restaurant site is now live for your viewing pleasure. Jason and Adam, the owners, wanted a Flash website… I don’t normally do Flash, so I grabbed a nice template and changed it up to make it their own. I took all of the photographs you see on the site.

www.henotic.ca

Since this place opened in December in the old Firehall, it has been my favorite restaurant in town. The owners are super friendly and make you feel like family, it’s a place where you can dress up OR dress down, the price is reasonable, and you can customize your dish; you pay for the meat, veggies, and potatoes separately, so you are able to customize what sides you get with your dishes, if you even want sides. As the picky eater I am, this freedom is amazing. And speaking of being a picky eater, if I like them that is saying a lot! (My favorite dish is the pork tenderloin, and my favorite side is definitely the homemade perogies).

Another cool thing is that the restaurant is decorated with work from local artists (including yours truly!). If you ask, anything is available for purchase.

They’ve just recently opened the upstairs lounge (formerly the Red Room in the La Bella Note days) – now The Green Couch / Blue Couch Lounge. I checked it out for the first time on Saturday, and it was a cool venue. I mean “cool” as in “neat,” because that small space in a punk show had us all sweating pretty hardcore! Also for all you old TnG’ers, Harlan is the bartender there; what more reason do you need to go?

A few of the images after the cut…
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On Sunday I got to partake in one of the most exciting shoots I’ve ever done! A group of photographers made up of Lethbridge folk and Calgary Strobists got together with the U of L swimming team, a group of models, a fashion designer (Caitlin Power), a makeup artist, and a scuba diver (Chris) for what can only be described as epic. Michael Warf, Kevin Logan, Cody Belter, and I split off to do head shots of the swimmers while the other photogs set up for the fashion shoot, and then we all headed to the dive take window to take part. All the models and swim team must really be commended for the great work they did… their jobs were not easy!

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The website I mentioned a few days ago isn’t ready yet, but I realized I never featured Osho Japanese Restaurant when it was done, and I also just launched Nancy Townshend’s website a few days ago!

Osho Japanese Restaurant

I didn’t do any of the photography for this, just the website. This was cool to do because Osho is one of my favorite Lethbridge restaurants!

Nancy Townshend

I worked with Nancy when I did my internship last year at the college, and afterward she contracted me to do her own site.

The poster for this year’s Explosion of World Dance and Music, hosted by Ammena Dance Company, is done! If you haven’t been to this show the last two years, the focus is on belly dancing but there is an eclectic mix of many different dance styles, and even a few musical acts.

Tickets for the show go on sale tomorrow! If you are interested in going, buy your ticket early because they sell out quickly.

I’m going to be dancing on one of those drums shown in the poster, oh boy. I’m also putting up a couple other designs I made that we aren’t using, as well as some shots I took of Lana, all after the cut…

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