Wilhelm Photography Blog

Halloween Treat: Crazy Target Lady

The holiday seasons are in full swing, and in one ridiculous blog I will get you in the mood for Halloween, Thanksgiving/Black Friday, and Christmas. How can this be accomplished in one photo shoot you ask? I dress up for Halloween as the Christmas loving Crazy Target Lady that shops Target’s two-day sale starting Thanksgiving [...]

Beach Creature Feature

I just returned from a fabulous week on Long Beach Island, NJ with my family and some extended family. Of course, we can’t go to the beach without beach coming, and that means we always find a creature or two. This year we tried to identify all of our shells and the livings things we [...]

Mystery Creature Revealed!

Congratulations to K. Auman for correctly guessing (and then having her name randomly chosen from all the other correct entries) that our mystery creature is in fact…a Wheel Bug! After years of photographing insects, I have to admit that I never came across one of these creepy looking guys until a few weeks ago. This [...]

Mystery Creature Contest

Last week I missed posting my final summer Creature Feature Friday. School schedules threw me for a loop and before I knew it, it was Saturday. But don’t worry. You won’t have to wait until next summer to see a creature feature; they will just be on a more monthly basis until next June. I [...]

Creature Feature Friday 8/23/13

This summer, we found an eastern box turtle strolling along in our yard. My kids instantly fell in love, and I knew she would have to be in an upcoming creature feature. As a child, I found and played with a few box turtles, but this turtle was unusally tame and would eat right out [...]

Snapshot of Tonya Wilhelm

Using her degree in photography/visual arts and years of experience in professional print labs and studios, Tonya Wilhelm's photography is published and has received many awards. She is now owner and head photographer of Wilhelm Photography which allows her to combine all of her passions: art, photography, teaching, and working side-by-side with her partner and husband Ben. When she isn't photographing and editing, Tonya is playing with her children, forever cleaning, or trying to write a novel.