Lethbridge Portrait & Wedding Photography & Design by Tanya Plonka

Shari and Garett go back to nearly the beginning of my photography career; I second shot their wedding with Hope only half a year after starting at that studio. Now they have a little family with their daughter Ava, who is an adorable, smiley, curly-haired girl but with all the stubbornness of the average two year old :)
Photos involved a lot of chasing her and as usual with kids that age, we tricked her into all kinds of photos! (more…)

I see Lori all the time at work, but it’s been a few years since I did photos of her and Luka and he has grown so much in that time! For example, he listens a lot better to instructions… though part of the time, only to mine ;)

We brought his dad Brent along this time and did some family photos of the three of them. They have really awesome bikes so I suggested we incorporate them into the photos, and I’m so glad we did! (more…)

After a couple solid days of rain, the clouds lifted just in time for little CJ to get some family photos done! I met up with Shane, Tara, and CJ, along with their little “foxy” dog Nikko by the river in Hillcrest. It was such a beautiful spot, I wish I could do so many more photos there! CJ really wanted to display her independence, but we found a few tricks to keep her interested in the photo session. (more…)

It’s getting hard to deny that I’m an “adult” now that my best friends from childhood are having babies! Tennille welcomed her first into the world a few months ago when Ava was born to her and Jim. Ava looks soooo much like Tennille at times it’s scary, but I guess there is no denying who her momma is. It was great to see them now as a family and they are so radiant with happiness :) (more…)

Ed and Lindsay met up with me just after the leaves started changing colors to take their first family photos since they’ve had their baby Oliver. Oliver was so incredibly easy to photograph since he always looked at the camera and I found just the right sound effects to make him laugh. What a cute family! (more…)

It was great to see Liz, Aaron, and their little Amelia again. The last time I saw her, she wasn’t even walking, and now she only runs! (As a result, these photos weren’t as easy to get as they looked.) She is adorable and so full of energy. I’m glad we tricked her to pause enough times for photos :) (more…)