Lethbridge Portrait & Wedding Photography & Design by Tanya Plonka

This week I was able to photograph a portion of one of my favorite families again when Chrysline and Michael brought out little Mahlia for her 11 month photos; we had to do them a little before one year so they’d be ready for the big birthday party! Mahlia is another one of those adorable babies who I have seen through from maternity photos. :) It’s so awesome to see her almost standing on her own and having her personality really start to shine. She is such an easy going girl; even though she was still a little sick with a cold, she didn’t cry, and we even got quite a few smiles out of her!

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I can’t believe Sophia is already two! I’ve had the fortune to photograph this little girl since she was only a baby bump. Actually, her maternity photos were done while I still worked at Sears! During that session I found out her mom Laura was from the Crowsnest Pass, where I am originally from, and though we had just missed each other in high school by about a year, we have been in touch ever since. I’ve been able to photograph little Sophia when she was teeny tiny, and last year when she turned one. You may have seen her feet throughout my website ;)

This last weekend while I was in the Pass to photograph some friends getting married (photos of that coming soon!), Laura brought Sophia out to the scenic Leitch Collieries for some photos to celebrate the momentous 2 year occasion. I wish Leitch Collieries was closer to Lethbridge… the best way I can describe the location for photos is EPIC! At least in the CNP, it’s only a five minute drive from my house :)

It took a lot of chasing to get most of these photos, but oh goodness she’s so cute!

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Yesterday I had the pleasure of taking photos of Dawn and Brett and their four children. (The subject of this entry is a quote from Dawn when she was first inquiring about photos :P ) Although we had some cranky kids (they took turns fussing), we made it work! There was a lot of chasing the runaways, but in the end we discovered all it took was a piece of gum to make everyone happy, shown in the second photo in Dawn’s hands (notice all the kids’ attention on it!).

Also… last week, Mardell and Bob (you will see them soon when I make a big post of my favorite Litwin photos from the year) came in to the studio and brought me a Christmas gift…

I have big news coming soon ;)

I haven’t seen Andrew since he was a baby… and he’s so cute! Everyone knows I’m not a child-person, but I had so much fun playing with him. (Shocking, I know!) Thanks Janet, for bringing him out for photos!

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Last weekend I managed to go back home for a few days, and take some photos I’ve been itching to do for some time! There really aren’t enough free weekends during wedding season to go to the CNP, and then it’s just too cold.

First I started with some light painting, and my mom helped as my assistant :)

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The warm weather has been inspiring me, so I’ve been stealing a lot of friends away for photos!

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