Christmas - 6 days away

Amazing, just yesterday it felt like spring. Another year has gone by so fast. This has been a great year at Spectrum. We kicked it up big time with our wedding line. Not to mention we brought in a new gallery wrap line plus several new card designs. Im super excited for next year!

Sorry I haven't posted in a while. I have been in and out of the office all last week. My family received some bad news. My mother's sister passed away earlier this week. I have always looked up to my aunt Pat and her family. When we were young, Mike (Ross at the time), Jason, Andrew, Robbie, and the rest of the cousins would hike and play in the Wildcat Hills. We would dig huge underground forts into the side of canyons. It got pretty rough as well; someone was shot in the eye while playing BB gun wars. Man the memories.

Patty was a shining star for her family. My mother's family is so close and connected through their faith. Anytime they would get together they would laugh and share stories about their lives. I feel so honored to be a part of my family. We have a lot of love. Patty would always have a smile on her face. The past 6 months she has battled cancer. Patty gave it her all and fought for herself and family. It was a good fight. I will never forget her beauty and that great loving smile. She gave my family so much love and I will miss her dearly. I am so empathetic to Mike and Jason. We love you guys!

90% of my family at our reunion last June.

Aunt Pat.

Aunt Pat with Mike, Ayden and chunky Semper.

We will miss you dearly. Thank you for being a part of our lives for 65 years!

Christmas Deadline

We have just a few photos to share


Please note, our Christmas deadline is December 17. If you want any photos before Christmas please call the office at 308.436.4422 and place your order over the phone or make an appointment. All orders must be received by December 17. Sorry, we cannot guarantee delivery if we have to ship your order.

I hope everyone's December is going great. We love this time of year!

We have some kids!

Sorry for the lagging blog lately. We have been out of the office the past week for Thanksgiving plus have tons of other things going on.

But today we have some kids to share!



Ken took off last week to Mexico. His brother and brother's family is spending over a week in the warm sun while we are here in 23 degree weather. Very nice! How was everyone's Thanksgiving?



Should be a great week! We are working on our families and getting all of our weddings put together. Stay warm out there :)

November 26th

Just a few more seniors to share.

This senior had an idea with his wresting singlet. We snapped him in two different poses, then photoshopped them together. Lets hope we met his expectations!


Everyone have a great and happy Thanksgiving. We will be out of the office until December 2. We are going to be spending major time with the families. I hope you all do the same.

Seniors, in November!

And I think thats it for 2008. Phew, what a great senior season. Booked over 30 seniors from Gering. I think it has to do with the way we treat our hometown families. I might be wrong...

It is wonderfully warm today. Same for yesterday. Horrible for hunting, but great to hang out and drink a cup of joe. The sunset was beautiful last night. Gave us a piece of serenity for a while. Feels good to end a work day with a sunset like that.

It's Friday

And the wind is blowing like crazy. Pretty typical for Nebraska, but the weather has sucked the last few days and believe it or not, it makes you want to curl up to a nice cup of joe and literally do nothing!

It's also forcing us to stay inside for most of our photos. We had a couple seniors on the books this past week and we didn't go outside. Bummer huh...


Still, Ken does an awesome job no matter where he is.

Today is the last day to submit your yearbook photo. If you are a last minute procrastinator, call jeanne before 5 today with your photo number. We are also gearing up for our family session season. Has it been a while since you got everyone together and took a family photo? Good news, call 308.436.4422 and we can help you :). For all of you Gering families we have a great deal for you.

Tomorrow is another retake day. We will be shooting in the studio from 11:00 to 1:00. If you want/need your child photographed this year show up during that time, fill out an order form, and let the good times roll.

Sorry, I told a fib

I think this is our last last fall session. I set our Canon Mark II to a warmer WB to give a nice fall feel, then shot fast because this little gal is all little girl!

This is my best friends daughter. Brandon has been on me to get some photos for this holiday season but whenever I was free they couldn't, and when I they were free I was busy. It's been a crazy last 6 months (and only going to get crazier with winter on the way). We finally hooked up and shot some out along the river. At first she didn't want to cooperate. But after a while we were able to get a few great ones.

These will go into their holiday card. Be sure to check back on those. We have some cool designs this year!

I think this is our last fall session

Another senior sitting this past Saturday. Its freezing cold and I doubt we will be taking any outdoor photos soon. Winter is a very slow season :(.

Deadline for yearbook photo's is next week. If you haven't called us with your photo number PLEASE do it by November 12th. If you do not then we cannot get a photo to your school (sorry, we will not pick one out for you).

Saturday was a very busy day. First we wanted to say our thoughts and prayers are with the Robles family during this difficult time. When Adrian was a senior in high school we photographed him. Sadly Adrian lost his life in Afghanistan while serving his country. His funeral was Saturday. Prayers to the Robles family.

We also photographed several other seniors on Saturday. Above is a Gering senior Ken has known for a long time. Ken taught him and his sister taekwondo at the YMCA. Man does time fly!

Happy Halloween Everyone

Lets be safe tonight. We are closing the studio around 3 to have some fun with the family. Sorry for such short notice. I will see everyone here next week :).