A very cold week.

I have spent this week on the road shooting high school state finals. Monday and Tuesday I spent time in Norfolk, NE, shooting the Class A Girls Golf State Finals. It was very, very, horribly cold. A few times the sun poked through the clouds, giving me nice light and a small bit of warmth.

Yes, that is some strange mix of hail/sleet/snow falling during the competition.

Greg on a plane

Went up in a plane last sunday to shoot some photos of my folks new place as a house warming gift. The new house is the one on the left, the old on the right. The light was not great, but they still turned out decent.



Here is a shot of their lake, with the farm in the background.


Closer up.


And, to finish off, some random car at some random intersection.

Crazy adorable

Shot some photos of my long time friend Trevor Gill's little daughter. Far, far too cute.

Senior Portrait

Kid's got style, can't be denied.

A wedding in four posts, part 4 (the portraits)

Hooray! This completes the largest series of posts in the history of this blog. Congrats to Chris and Jenny on a truly fantastic wedding this weekend. Thanks again and again for letting us cover that amazing day. Have fun out in Colorado, and have a safe trip home!

A wedding in four posts, part 3 (the reception)

A wedding in four posts, part 2 (the ceremony)

A wedding in four posts, part 1 (preparations)

Eric and Emily V2.0

I got a call a few days back to shoot some anniversary photos of Eric and Emily, a wedding from last year. Emily set it up as a surprise for Eric, and good times followed.

Call it a re-adjustment of my style, but I find myself shooting wider and wider portraits. I still temper them with closer ones, but my favorite portraits recently have been really wide. Who knows, maybe in two years I will be shooting ultra close portraits.


Here is the shrubbery that they planted as a unity bush sort of thing.


And finally, Eric got Emily a scooter as a present for their anniversary. So the next time you see a helmeted pixie zip by you on a deep purple scooter, you know what name to yell.


Congrats and many returns on your one year anniversary, Eric and Em!

The Rehearsal

Shot a rehearsal for Chris and Jenny at the Sunken Gardens tonight. I cannot bring to words how excited I am for this wedding. You know it will be an amazing wedding, just due to the fact that they will be playing David Bowie during the procession. I have said many times that outdoor weddings are my favorite, and this will be no different. Bowie + The Sunken Gardens in Lincoln = Awesome.

Soldiers in the trenches

I just got back from a month long shoot in Peoria Illinois. During that time, I shot over 150,000 images of roller skaters during the USA Roller Sports National Championships. It was a long haul, with sleep in short supply but great people abound. Peoria is a fantastic town, and I would recommend it to anyone.

After shooting so many photos of roller skaters, I had to take something to keep my mind clear, a visual clearing if you would. So, I decided to start taking portraits of all the people who worked the vendor booths and other places around town. I came up with the title of "Soldiers in the trenches" because it seemed to fit. Long hours, entrenched in a booth usually no more than ten feet wide. All of the people I met had great stories to tell, and all shared an amazing passion for a sport that few people know even exists.

The most lightsaber filled wedding ever -or- When Greg geeks out and gets nerdy

Congrats to Josh and Julie on a really cool wedding last monday out at Pawnee lake. It was a really small event, but a lot of fun. Plus, their kids all had lightsabers! I am now convinced that all weddings should have lightsabers.



Before the wedding we took a bunch of portraits, and the kids were just too cute.




This was the entirety of the wedding. By far, the smallest wedding I have ever shot, but do not construe that as a bad thing. It was a great time.


And to end it off, great light!


Thanks go to Josh and Julie for letting me share in their special day.

The Blobaum Picnic

Long time, no update. I'm looking to fix that. Here's some shots from the annual Blobaum Picnic, a family reunion held on the 4th of July. I shot this big family portrait from the roof of my parent's new house, after climbing a ladder that did not really meet OSHA standards.



I don't think they liked the loud fire crackers.


I did not shoot too many fireworks photos, mostly because I was busy lighting them off.


My cousin Mike just got married to his new bride Silvia. Congrats, and welcome to the family.


And, as an added bonus, here is a toobin' photo from a while back. Hooray!

Keep fishin

Went and watched some friends fish one night a week or two back. Great light, good friends, and the fishing was amazing.








Jeff here is really happy about his catch.


Later in the night we had a fire and watched as the storm rolled in. Sadly, there were no lightning bolts visible, just lit up clouds. Still, fire and lightning = a happy Greg.