Lethbridge Weddings & Portrait Photography by Tanya Plonka

It was so much fun working with Sarah for her Pampered Chef branding photos! She is so talented in the kitchen (especially with the help of the PC products she sells) and got to show off her skills during this photoshoot. She is very active with her online community so we thought up a wide range of photos that show her personality, what she sells, her talents, and more, giving her social media content that has lasted months.

Sarah’s bright, spacious kitchen was a natural choice for our photo location. While Sarah spends a lot of time sharing her Pampered Chef products online and at in-person parties, she spends even more time trying everything out in her own kitchen. Sarah is a fantastic cook and baker so it only made sense to focus her branding photos in the place where the magic happens.

Check out more of what Sarah does on her Facebook page: Pampered Chef with Sarah aka SHOOP.

One of the biggest projects I worked on last year was with Lethbridge Family Services for their 2020-2021 Annual Report. The report is presented each year in a magazine style with local stories to illustrate their past year. Over several photoshoots, I got to work with many of their staff members and clients (and even got to snuggle a baby Corgi). Their designer let us know what she needed for layouts, and we got to turn each idea into a reality! LFS does great work in the community and it was awesome to see that reflected in the people we photographed.

When I described the type of house I wanted to use for Dammy’s Lethbridge carpet cleaning branding photos, she turned around and said that sounded like mine! She had recently cleaned my carpets (and did an amazing job), so I invited her back into my home to recreate the magic.

Dammy’s background in biochemistry makes her a magician in this industry. She started Lethbridge Carpet Cleaners as a partner business to her cleaning company, Dirt B Clean, and is fantastic at everything she does.

For this branding session we wanted to show the variety of high quality equipment Dammy uses, as well as the personality behind the business.

We had such a great time hanging out with Santa and Mrs. Clause at the Big Farmer’s Market hosted by Lethbridge & District Exhibition this year! Thank you to everyone who came out for photos with Santa. It was wonderful seeing so many familiar faces and meeting so many new families. Santa was fantastic for hamming it up anytime he had his beard tugged by a baby and he always went the extra mile, including laying on the ground if needed!

Last fall, Jamani Duo began working on the creatives for their new album. They loaded up their van with the instruments that were used on the tracks and we adventured throughout the city with all their instruments in tow. Normally when I do Lethbridge promotional band photos there may be a guitar involved, not a whole set up that takes 20 minutes to put together, so this was a ton of fun!

When they listed off the numerous instruments they had recorded with, the top down photo with their instruments surrounding them was the first image that came to my mind, and I was so excited to see it was the photo that made the album cover!

Hlady Rouleau Law Office needed to update their photos to refresh their website and wanted the professional feel of a library. We did their law office headshots using one of the lawyer’s individual offices as a backdrop. With just a little bit of rearranging (and hiding any personal photos and collectibles), the bookcase worked perfect.

This goes to show any space can work for photos. By the time myself, the lights, and the lawyers squished into the office, there was no room left for their web designer who was overseeing the photoshoot!