Jake - Class of 2013 | Crystal Lake, Illinois, High School Senior Portrait Photographer

Jake is a senior at Crystal Lake South High School and has been very involved in Jazz Band. He plays the upright bass and brought it to his session for a few portraits.  I love it when we can incorporate a very special part of a client's high school years in the session.  For those of you who are pet lovers like me and Jake, you will understand why his dog, Wally, was a part of his session!  I have known Jake and his parents since he was born and truly enjoyed photographing his senior portraits!

Casey & Taylor's Baby Bump | Crystal Lake Maternity Photographer

Casey and Taylor were a great to work with during their maternity session recently.  We had a lot of fun together, and baby was even kicking with joy!

Clothing Inspiration Collection April 2012 - Number 2 | Crystal Lake Family Photographer

Gray, blues and a sprinkle of my favorite color...PINK!  It's time for your family portrait!  
Call to set up your Design Session:  815.404.1790

Clothing Inspiration Collection April 2012 | Crystal Lake Family Photographer

Navy with a hint of lime!  Love it!  So fresh for spring!  It's time for your family portrait!  
Call to set up your Design Session:  815.404.1790

Mother's Day Portrait Special | Tonya Pro Photography, Inc.

MOTHER'S DAY PORTRAIT SPECIAL

Give the Mother in your life something that will show her how much you love and appreciate her!  Wouldn't she absolutely LOVE a portrait of the children to enjoy year after year?  We have few openings left for our Mother's Day Special.  


Mother's Day Portrait Special $99
(30-minute session with up to 4 people; $10 each additional person)


This session includes a $25 Print Credit to use toward your order from this session.


DATE:  Sunday, April 22, 2012      LIMITED SESSIONS AVAILABLE


Contact the studio:  815.404.1790

Clothing Inspiration Collection February 2012 | Crystal Lake Family Photographer

Brown & pink...I love these colors together!  This collection may be exactly what your family would love for a new portrait.  Call to schedule your family portrait Design Session today! 815.404.1790

Clothing Inspiration Collection January 2012 | Crystal Lake Family Photographer

This is a beautiful clothing collection for spring or fall here in Illinois!  Be inspired!  Call today to schedule your family portrait Design Session!  815.404.1790

Bride's Choice Award 2012 | Crystal Lake, Illinois, Wedding Photographer

CRYSTAL LAKE, ILLINOIS – January 25, 2012 – WeddingWire, the nation's leading wedding Marketplace, is excited to announce TONYA PRO PHOTOGRAPHY, INC. has been selected to receive the prestigious WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2012 for wedding photography!

The esteemed annual awards program recognizes the top local wedding vendors from the WeddingWire Network who demonstrate excellence in quality, service, responsiveness and professionalism within the wedding industry. While many industry awards are selected by the organization,

TONYA PRO PHOTOGRAPHY, INC., was selected based on its stellar reviews from past newlywed clients. 

TONYA PRO PHOTOGRAPHY, INC. is recognized as part of the top five percent of wedding professionals in the WeddingWire local vendor community, comprised of over 200,000 wedding professionals throughout the United States and Canada. The Bride’s Choice Award recognizes the best local wedding vendors across 20 service categories, from wedding venues to wedding photographers, based on their overall professional achievements throughout the past year. 

“WeddingWire is thrilled to honor the success of the top-rated wedding professionals within the WeddingWire Community,” said Timothy Chi, CEO, WeddingWire. “Since the launch of the Bride’s Choice Awards™ program four years ago, thousands of outstanding wedding professionals have been recognized by the bridal community for their supreme service and dedication to the wedding industry. It is with great pleasure that we congratulate TONYA PRO PHOTOGRAPHY, INC. for their continued professionalism and commitment to enriching the wedding planning experience for engaged couples.”

We are happy to announce that TONYA PRO PHOTOGRAPHY, INC. is one of the very best wedding photographers within the WeddingWire Network, which includes leading wedding planning sites WeddingWire, Project Wedding, Brides.com, Martha Stewart Weddings, and Weddingbee. We would like to thank our past clients for taking the time to review our business on WeddingWire. Thanks to their positive feedback we were able to receive the WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards™ for 2012. 

For more information, please visit our WeddingWire Storefront today at www.tonyaprophotography.net.

To learn more about the Bride's Choice Awards™, please visit www.WeddingWire.com. 

About WeddingWire, Inc.
WeddingWire™, the nation's leading marketplace serving the $70 billion wedding industry, is the only online wedding planning resource designed to empower both engaged couples and wedding professionals. For engaged couples, WeddingWire offers the ability to search, compare and book over 200,000 reviewed wedding vendors, from wedding venues to wedding photographers. WeddingWire also offers a comprehensive suite of online planning tools for weddings, including wedding websites and wedding checklists, all at no charge. For wedding professionals, WeddingWire is the only all-in-one marketing platform for businesses online and on-the-go. WeddingWire offers one simple solution to build a professional network, improve search visibility, manage social media and reach mobile consumers. Businesses that advertise with WeddingWire appear on WeddingWire.com, ProjectWedding.com and other leading sites, including MarthaStewartWeddings.com (NYSE: MSO), Brides.com and Weddingbee.com. 

Joseph's One-Year Portraits | Crystal Lake Portrait Photographer

Joseph is such a happy one-year old!  He thoroughly enjoyed his yummy cake and even shared some with  big sister, Ava!  Joseph's family has been a very special part of Tonya Pro Photography, Inc. since our first year of business in 2008.  Starting with a maternity session, then Ava's newborn, 3-month, 6-months, 9-months, one year sessions.  This past year has been filled with Joseph's first year sessions.  We love our clients!

Crystal Lake South High School Choir Concert 12.15.11 | Crystal Lake High School Senior Photographer

Joyous sounds of Christmas filled the auditorium at Crystal Lake South High School last Thursday evening for the annual December concert.  What a glorious sound!  All four choirs performed:  Men's Choir, Beginning Treble, Advanced Treble Choir and A Cappella Choir.  The concert was directed by Matt Koll and Alexa Mount and directed by Sherry Taliaferro.  A wonderful night for all!

Family Photo Collection Ideas | Tonya Pro Photography, Inc.

Check out this creative way to display portraits in a collection! This photograph was taken in the home of one of our clients. Liz chose Collection 15 to display her son's Senior Portraits. There are 18 beautiful wall collections to choose from that can be customized to your style.

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Clothing Inspiration Collections December 2011 | Crystal Lake Family Photographer

Your family would look fantastic in a clothing collection like this one for your portrait session!

Morgan's One Year Session | Crystal Lake Children's Photographer

I can not believe how quickly the last year has gone and what a pleasure it has been to photograph Morgan Abigail! Her parents are as sweet as she is. December 2nd was Morgan's 1st Birthday!!  I photographed her session the day before and got her all ready to celebrate! We call her Princess Morgan. In following with her name, she brought many dresses for her session and looked adorable. The grand finale was a pink cake with lots of ballons and lots of sugary fun!

Christmas Fun in Chicago

What is privilege it was to be invited to join Heather Murphy's family Annual Girls Trip to Chicago! Heather has been my Operations Manager and trusted friend for 2 years now. Since my family is out of state, it was an honor to be asked to join her family in this tradition. We enjoyed lunch at the Walnut Room at Macy's, shopped the Mag Mile and took beautiful pictures throughout the city. Chicago is so gorgeous at Christmas time!

Dawn | Crystal Lake Business Portraits

Dawn came in for an updated business portrait for her new position as National Account Executive at The McHenry Group! They are executive recruiters for Healthcare technology.

Do Photographers Party Like Rock Stars?

What do Wedding Photographers Really Do?

It comes up a lot. Usually when I’m standing in the buffet line for dinner, or when there’s a slow time during the day when I’m not taking pictures.

“So you’re the photographer?”

“Yes sir, I am, and I absolutely love it.”

“Well I don’t doubt it. You’re doing a great job out there. It must be great to work only one day a week!”

I hear similar stories from other wedding photographers. There seems to be a lot of misconceptions regarding what wedding photographers actually do all week. It’s perfectly understandable, after all, the only time most people see us working is at the wedding. So I thought it would be interesting to survey wedding photographers and discover what they really do besides take pictures every weekend. Hopefully it will help clear up some misconceptions and give some insight into what goes on behind the scenes after we leave the reception.

About 50 wedding photographers responded so it’s a fairly good sample size, and I’d be surprised if a larger response would yield a much different result.

The Perception

How some people think wedding photographers spend their time (and how some photographers WISHED they could spend their time):

The Reality

How wedding photographers REALLY spend their time:

We clearly spend more time in front of our computers than behind our cameras, which is a sign of these digital times.

Photographers, does that sound about right? 

http://www.ispwp.com/the-secret-life-of-wedding-photographers.html

Dave Urbina | Crystal Lake Business Portrait Photographer

Dave Urbina, a Financial Rep with Country Financial recently came into the studio for an updated business portrait.  If you are looking for an friendly and professional financial planner, contact Dave at urbina@countryfinancial.com.  Is it time for your new business portrait?  YES...call today 815.404.1790!

D'Andrea Bridal Expo | Crystal Lake Wedding Photographer

We have some exciting news!  D'Andrea Banquets and Conference Center in Crystal Lake is hosting a Bridal Show and we are one of the highlighted vendors!  Do you know someone who is engaged or will be soon?  Are you planning a 2012-2013 wedding?  Stop by and see us at D'Andrea on January 8, 2012!

http://www.dandreabridalshow.com/

Feeling Gifty?  Idea No. 24

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