2nd post in January!

Man, we are such slackers! Well, not really. I have been really busy here at the studio and related at home projects. I swear I haven't totally neglected the blog, just in a slow slump right now!

We have a few things to share which I will be working on in the coming days. This photo was from a Christmas Family session we did shortly after Christmas.

December 26th, 2009.

Happy New Year everyone! I really hope everyone had a fun and exciting way to bring in 2010. All of us at Spectrum did different things, but we shared it with family and friends which is so special! And I apologize for not being around this blog the past few weeks. We busted our butts and got everything done in time for Christmas and I took several days off during the week. So this blog really looked empty.

2010 marks our 30th year in business! We will start the year off right so stay tuned ;). But for now I wanted to share a wedding I was invited to capture the day after Christmas, 2009. It was very cold. Let me repeat.... VERY COLD, which forced us to limit shooting indoors. No problem...


The bride got ready downstairs with her sister (which was also her maid of honor) and her mother and of course me. Afterwards we gave the bride and groom a few minutes at the altar.


I had to move in for a few photos though...

The bride had several different ideas for photos, and we used the church the best we could. I found some great light. Which image do you like? Smile or no smile?


I prefer this one..

And the best man had the groom laughing for me, which makes for a real moment.


Moving to the ceremony, I think the father of the bride was a bit nervous and I love this moment of comfort... probably for both of them.

And we are married.

The reception was at the Scottsbluff Country Club and was beautifully decorated. Actually, thats an understatement. The reception, as well as the church, made me feel invited, joy, comfort, and the room filled with love. Serious, nothing beats hanging out next to a warm fireplace with good music, good food, and amazing people.


It was an amazing day and I was again thankful for being able to be a part of it. So thankful.

fun shoot

We did a shoot a few years ago fore the sole purpose of the final print. Well, our customer came back with another idea for the shoot. Here is the original straight from the camera image:

The first shoot we did was for his daughter and focused on an old school bike, you know, the one with the large front wheel and small back wheel. The bike and outfit is hanging on the wall with the print of his daughter. This time he was able to find authentic an original football outfit on ebay. This stuff will now go on the wall with this print:

Totally cool! We are thankful he came back for this shoot because we create some custom textures to fit this photo. Plus I had an awesome time working on something like this.

Merry Christmas everyone! From our families to your, we wish you the very best and cannot thank you enough for supporting us through this year! Lets make the next year even better!

Senior in December

I never thought I would be posting senior photos the week of Christmas.

We are here today and tomorrow only this week. If you would like ANY photos for Christmas today would be the very last day to order. One of our clients placed an order 15 minutes ago and was totally surprised she could have it tomorrow.

Customer service is our guarantee!

What a crew!

Not sure if I blogged about this family yet; Ken had an awesome time taking their photos and everyone were troopers.

It's crunch time at the studio and I have been working on everything for Christmas. As a reminder, we will be open Tuesday and Wednesday of next week. And I think we are staying on top of things that you can place your last minute order on Tuesday and we can have it ready on Wednesday. You know... for all of you last minute shoppers :).

Senior - Mitchell Nebraska

This senior braved the cold and took some really cool photos outside.



Christmas Deadline: Please submit your order no later than December 22 if you want it back by Christmas. Please contact us right away if you have any questions. And wow, can you believe there is only 10 days until Christmas? Where has this year gone...

Another Senior

-35 degrees with the windchill yesterday. Damn thats cold! So glad we had nothing scheduled. Thankfully we will be getting warmer over the weekend. Just in time for hunting :)

Have a great weekend!

Senior - Scottsbluff Nebraska

Check out these two cute little nuggets.


If you do not subscribe to the Gering Citizen, click here and contact them to get your weekly subscription. I say this because we submitted our 30th birthday ad and we will be including some killer deals in the future.

This year marks our 30th year in business. We want to thank all of our clients, future, clients, and everyone that has or will be supporting us in the future. Please be sure to stop back and check out the blog in the months to come.

Senior - Gering Nebraska

Lets hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. I know we had. I spent majority of the past two weeks taking people hunting, which is technically my second job. I really do not consider it a job because I have the amazing privilege meet very good people. The Lancasters from Maryland visited us last week and had the best time!

Anyways, you guys do not come here for waterfowl stories...


You might remember her outdoor shoot earlier this year.

I have totally neglected this blog the past few weeks as I have not been in the office much the past few weeks. Im rectifying that this week.

Happy Thanksgiving

From our entire families from Spectrum, we wish you and your family a Happy Thanksgiving. Be thankful for all of the great things in your lives. I know we are thankful for each and every one of our clients.

Check back for a holiday recap and some photos next week. We are taking the rest of the weekend off to spend with our families!