Lethbridge Weddings & Portrait Photography by Tanya Plonka

The very beautiful Lindsey, who is always such a treat to work with, was in need of some professional head shots so we met up at the university for a fun session. She is always such a natural in front of the camera… I don’t feel like I have to do any work to take her picture! :)

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I cannot believe how much this kid has grown! I’ve been photographing Stetson since he was a week old, and he just recently celebrated his first birthday. It has been such a pleasure watching his personality develop. He’s already running everywhere, blowing kisses, and learning what animals say! He’s an awesome kid and I’m glad I met him :) Happy birthday, Stetson! (more…)

It’s time to finally introduce a project I’ll be working on over the next year, a disjointed set of images tied together only by the music that inspired them.

Each photo shoot is inspired, in some way, by a single AFI music video. I will keep going until each video of theirs, even if I don’t like the original, is complete. These are the only rules.

This project has been fermenting in my brain for quite a while, and after a desire built up to focus on learning more creative lighting, I decided it was definitely time to start! I have been a huge fan of AFI for many years and find their music to be so emotional and creativity-inducing (I usually play them when I need to power through photo editing, sew bellydance costumes, or anything else that needs a lot of creative input in very little time). Many of their videos have really interesting visuals and impactful lighting that I couldn’t resist dissecting. I’m also doing it to cope with the seemingly endless hiatus they’ve been on!

This particular photo shoot was the second I photographed, but the first I wanted to post. “The Days of the Phoenix” was the very first song I ever heard from AFI and therefore seemed fitting for the introduction.

Model: Stephanie Fieldberg
Video: The Days of the Phoenix by AFI

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So many expressions :)

It’s been over a year since I’ve seen Dominic, so I could barely recognize him with how much he’s grown since then! He was so laid back at our session… until we tried to play in the snow! He definitely feels the same way about winter as I do ;) (more…)

Kim and Danyel had a beautiful Canada Day wedding that I was so happy to be a part of. They are such a nice, laid back couple and very easy on the eyes! I really appreciate the trust they put in me throughout the day to just do my thing :)

Every part of the day ran flawlessly so we had tons of time for photos, yay! We stuck to the west side to keep away from all of the celebrating crowds and ended up with such gorgeous, intimate settings.

Congratulations, Kim and Danyel! (more…)

I’ve been dying to post these photos, but since they were a surprise Christmas gift I had to wait till now. Desi and Chelsea came to me to do some cheesy Christmas photos, Sears style. Since I used to work there for a few years while I was in school, I knew just the poses they needed. This was the most fun I think I’ve ever had on a photo session! We could barely get through the session because we were all laughing so hard. Both of them hit up the thrift stores beforehand to get some tacky sweaters, and practiced the cheesiest smiles they could come up with for days before. I especially love that Desi parted his hair down the middle. (more…)