Greg Blobaum Photography

Callie and Carl

2011-10-24T10:59:00.000-07:00

Had an awesome Sunday night engagement session with Callie and Carl. Congrats on the engagement, and I am really looking forward to your wedding next year!

It's full of stars

2011-10-19T11:59:00.000-07:00

Erin and Brannon

2011-10-19T10:53:00.000-07:00

Had a great time Sunday at Pioneers Park with Erin and Brannon. Check back here in June, when this awesome couple ties the knot!

The Gills

2011-10-19T10:46:00.000-07:00

Went down to Fairbury this weekend to shoot some family portraits. Trevor is one of my best friends from high school, and it is always great to see his growing family.

MF Ruckus/Killigans/Old Man Markley/A red window

2011-10-03T00:50:00.000-07:00

These boots are made for walkin'

2011-09-24T10:40:00.000-07:00

Last night I went down to Knickerbockers to shoot the Lollipop Shoppe Burlesque show. My friend Rob the Amazing was MCing the show, and in between the dances he did his magic act. Lovely ladies, a magic show, and friends? I'll tell ya, somedays it is hard to do my job.

Tonto

2011-09-12T01:39:00.000-07:00

This is Tonto.He rocks.'nuff said.

Stephanie and Garret Mueller, the Portraits

2011-09-04T11:34:00.000-07:00

Stephanie and Garret Mueller, The Reception

2011-09-04T11:27:00.000-07:00

Stephanie and Garret Mueller, The Ceremony

2011-09-04T11:20:00.000-07:00

Stephanie and Garret Mueller, The Preparations

2011-09-04T11:16:00.000-07:00

Stephanie and Garret Mueller, The Rehearsal

2011-09-04T11:05:00.000-07:00

They're coming to get you, Barbara

2011-09-01T13:19:00.000-07:00

The Wonderful Justin and Chelsey Georges

2011-09-01T11:43:00.000-07:00

Time is on my side

2011-07-30T17:57:00.000-07:00

Sword fight in the park

2011-07-28T21:29:00.000-07:00

Light and function

2011-07-28T21:26:00.000-07:00

Mannequin masacre

2011-07-23T18:54:00.000-07:00

Skating and a pretty building

2011-07-23T15:15:00.000-07:00

O yeah

2011-07-19T18:15:00.003-07:00

Maybe?

2011-07-19T18:15:00.001-07:00

Skating!

2011-07-19T17:49:00.001-07:00

Andy

2011-07-19T05:23:00.000-07:00

Knee deep in roller skating in Fort Wayne Indiana. This here is Andy, one of the video guys. Cool guy. Interesting fact, he has shot ten years of space shuttle launches.

Clay Lomneth and signs

2011-07-18T06:43:00.001-07:00

The most wonderful time of the year

2011-07-03T12:59:00.000-07:00

Went down to Fairbury for the annual Blobaum Picnic.

The Nebraska Sky

2011-06-20T01:22:00.000-07:00

Gotta love it.

Cassie Driskell

2011-06-15T10:11:00.001-07:00

Justin and Chelsey

2011-06-14T09:46:00.001-07:00

Had a great time shooting J&C's engagements last night. Watch here in August for their wedding!

OMGPUPPYSURPRISE!!!!

2011-06-06T19:46:00.000-07:00

Mi hermano Scott and his girlfriend Jael just bought a puppy. Not just a puppy, but a super puppy. Look at how adorable Dexter is. If you try to say there is a more adorable puppy out there, I will punch you for lying.

Josh and Jenn

2011-05-30T10:14:00.001-07:00

Had a fun morning with Josh and Jenn at Pioneers Park. Congrats to the both of you!

Two more

2011-05-25T08:40:00.000-07:00

Here's two more shots from the Civil War shoot that did not fit the narrative I was going for.

Civilwarland in bad decline

2011-05-24T01:51:00.001-07:00

Correspondence from the front lines:

I swear, the new recruits are no more than children. How the brass agreed to let them serve escapes me. In a war that has pitted brother against brother, father against son, comes a new pair. Classmate versus classmate. On this day, May 23rd, in the year of our Lord 2011, comes the 4th, 5th, and 6th grade Regiments of the Meridian Public School under the direction of Gen. Natalie Meyer.

Walking around camp, the troops seem nervous. For many of them, this is their first introduction to combat. Sure, scraps were had on the play ground, but never have they seen the full ravages of a war amongst themselves. The Union troops spend their idle time cleaning their guns, talking of their loved ones back home. A morbid question is posed around camp. "Where are you going to die?" All of the soldiers are certain they are not coming back.

Life in the Confederate camp is similar. The troops gnaw on hard tack and beans, gathered around a campfire. They punctuate their dinner with furtive glances at the Union camp only a few hundred yards away. These are troops they know, caught on another side of a conflict that neither knows how it will end.

Like any true Southerner, the troops find ways to escape the hot noon sun. Like their counterparts in the Union, these boys are certain of their death.

Then it happens. The familiar rat-a-tat-tat of the snare drum, the rasp of the bugle. Come now and see, as children go to war.

The union, while out numbered nearly two to one, has an ace in the hole. A canon, hiding on the tree line up the hill. Once the battle begins this instrument of destruction will cut across the Confederate ranks, leaving torn limbs and lives in the process.

It begins! The call to fire rings out, and both sides rush onto the field of Honor. Cry havoc, and let slip the dogs of War!

The canon roars to life, heard clearly over the shouts of the battle below. Children are cut down left and right, screams of pain lingering on their lips.

And just as soon as it has begun, it is over. The Union general lies dead at my feet, not even had made it across the road, the mere halfway point on the battle ground. As the children have promised, they all fell down dead, because that is way more cool that not falling down. Casualties were one hundred percent.

A brief silence fills the battle ground. Soon, four Confederate troops hop up, grabbing stretchers to carry their wounded to the field doctor.

The blood soaked surgeon removes a bullet from the arm of one of the troops. With any luck she will keep her arm. Infection is an all too common happenstance.

Here is one who was not so lucky. Spared a few precious drops of ether and whiskey to dull the pain, the surgeon has to amputate.

Afterwards, gathered in their camps, I visited each side. Photos to commemorate their battle, stories to be shared. Despite losing, the Confederates seemed oddly upbeat. There will be no long reconstruction, as all of the camps are torn down, hopefully never to be used by these children again.

So now what are we left with? Two sides, once friends, met on the field of honor. Even after their deaths, they have learned something. History will not repeat itself with these children, now grown in the face of war. That is, until their teacher covers the Civil War again next year.

HDR

2011-05-16T08:29:00.000-07:00

Sports

2011-05-16T08:27:00.001-07:00

The skatening

2011-04-17T18:39:00.000-07:00

Dwight, Nebraska

2011-04-13T20:03:00.001-07:00

Kevin and Julie (The Portraits)

2011-04-12T11:21:00.000-07:00

Kevin and Julie (The Reception)

2011-04-12T11:14:00.001-07:00

Kevin and Julie (The Ceremony)

2011-04-12T10:03:00.001-07:00

Kevin and Julie (Preparations)

2011-04-12T09:57:00.000-07:00

Kevin and Julie (The Rehearsal)

2011-04-12T00:27:00.000-07:00

The smell of rain

2011-04-07T20:51:00.000-07:00

Guess what time it is?

2011-04-04T00:09:00.001-07:00

It's fire pit time!!!!!!!

The Mausoleum

2011-03-28T11:09:00.000-07:00

Road tripped down to Fairbury with Paul and Clay to check out one of my high school haunts, McDowell's Tomb.

Out in Kearney while shooting State Speech, it started snowing. Hopefully, that is the last snow we have.

Some old film

2011-03-27T16:52:00.000-07:00

Basketball

2011-03-14T11:28:00.001-07:00

State basketball is done! Hooray!

This is what happens when aliens invade and use their tractor beams to steal high school students. That, or when you shoot a photo precisely when the Omaha World-Herald triggers their strobes. Those things have some power to 'em.

We all need a little punk rock and roll

2011-03-09T10:36:00.001-08:00

State Wrestling

2011-02-18T10:05:00.000-08:00

I'm pretty sure this kid just spit blood at me. Gross.

Quack Off 2011

2011-01-30T11:28:00.001-08:00

Good morning, good evening

2011-01-25T20:34:00.000-08:00

Snow Day

2011-01-10T14:40:00.000-08:00

Who likes snow? Greg likes snow!

In the highways, in the hedges

2011-01-09T01:50:00.001-08:00

It seems that a majority of my skyline shots are from the dashboard of my car while driving. Riding off into the sunset, like some cowboy of yore. There are times in life where simple things like color, shape, shade all come together into something that is amazing. Sure, I can grumble at times (I'm doing my best to grow up into a curmudgeonly old man before my time) but the truth of the matter is I love what I do.

A sunset shot from the dash of my car.

Darkest Night

2010-12-21T00:03:00.000-08:00

Tonight is the darkest night in 500 years. Total lunar eclipse and the winter solstice equals really cool. If any of you are still up at this late hour (it is 2 am right now) go outside and check out the awesome moon.

The Backlog

2010-12-19T11:46:00.000-08:00

Working my way through the backlog of sports images, so here are some volleyball and football shots.

One Act Plays

2010-12-12T10:53:00.001-08:00

Long time, no update. Just got done with the fall sports and events season for high schools, ending with one act play production in Kearney.

First up is some Sweeney Todd action. I have to say, there was some wonderful lighting throughout all of the plays.

Next up we have a shot from one of my favorite books growing up, The Giver. If you get a chance, pick up the book. It's a great read.

A good western.

And to end it, here is a pirate. Cause everyone needs more pirates in their life.

Pumpkin Pi

2010-10-24T08:12:00.000-07:00

I'm such a nerd, sometimes it hurts. A couple of days ago, some friends and I carved a bunch of pumpkins. Because I was a bit lazy, I just decided to use good ole' Pi for my pumpkin. Get it? (Groan)

Photo friends assemble! Left to right, Clay Lomneth , Patrick Breen, and new Journal Star intern Christian.

Patrick made an awesome pumpkin with all the symbols from a camera on it.

A night with the Kiligans

2010-10-18T08:28:00.001-07:00

Check out my friend Rob's tattoo. Yep, that's right, it's a narwhal stabbing a unicorn. Epic to the extreme.

An evening with the Arners

2010-10-17T23:31:00.001-07:00

Up

2010-10-17T08:45:00.000-07:00

So, I have been mired in the middle of the fall sports season. Football, soccer, golf, softball, volleyball, and a few others have been keeping me busy, and will continue for a bit. So, how about some happy flowers and a pretty sunset?

Tri-County Football

2010-10-17T08:43:00.001-07:00

Soccer

2010-10-17T08:42:00.001-07:00

Mags and Baxter, the portraits

2010-09-19T12:26:00.000-07:00

Congrats to Mags and Baxter! They were married a few weeks back in San Diego, and they came back to Dorchester, NE for an awesome reception. You will never find a more inviting group of people, we had so much fun. Before the reception, we took a few hours to take some small town portraits.

Regular readers of this blog may recognize a familiar face on the left. That is Michele, from a wedding earlier this summer.

Thanks once again for having us along for your great party!

Mags and Baxter, the reception

2010-09-19T12:20:00.001-07:00

Engagement-tacular with Kevin and Julie

2010-09-13T14:50:00.001-07:00

You know what is awesome? A fantastic, energetic couple combined with awesome light and good times. I had a crazy amount of fun shooting their engagement photos last night up in Omaha. While most engagements that I shoot are in Lincoln, it was great to get out of town and shoot in new locations. Congrats to both of them, and I am really looking forward to their wedding in April!

George Romero, eat your brains out.

2010-09-03T13:51:00.000-07:00

See what I did there? Zombie humor. Ha.

Barry and Jenna

2010-09-03T13:32:00.000-07:00

Congrats to Barry and Jenna! We had a great time last week at their wedding.

First up, two shots from the rehearsal!

I loved their pastor, she was fantastically animated.

The thing I like about shooting young kids dancing at the reception is that they have no real concept of normal dancing. At times, they flail around like they are on fire, or they spend a few minutes army crawling across the dance floor.

Sky Blue

2010-08-16T12:07:00.001-07:00

Cow tankin down the Loop River

2010-08-16T12:02:00.001-07:00

Don't mess with skaters

2010-08-07T18:25:00.001-07:00

They will mess you up.

In the hallways

2010-08-03T23:54:00.001-07:00

Skating

2010-08-02T02:21:00.000-07:00

Mitch and Michele Wedding (The Portraits)

2010-07-15T11:22:00.001-07:00

I cannot say thank you enough to Mitch and Michele for letting us join in your fantastic wedding day. Congrats once again!

Mitch and Michele Wedding (The Reception)

2010-07-15T11:17:00.000-07:00

To start off, here are two shots from people dancing to Thriller. I love me some Jackson.

Mitch and Michele Wedding (The Ceremony)

2010-07-14T21:19:00.000-07:00

Mitch and Michele Wedding (Preparations)

2010-07-14T19:06:00.001-07:00

Mitch and Michele Wedding (The Rehearsal)

2010-07-14T19:00:00.000-07:00

Update-a-palooza

2010-07-14T14:17:00.000-07:00

So, it has been a busy few weeks at. Sorry for the lapse in updating, but here we go.

For the 4th, we had the annual Blobaum family reunion at my folk's house down by Fairbury. As usual, I climbed a very dangerous ladder to stand on the roof of the house to shoot the family portrait. Of course, my brother took to throwing rocks at me when I was up there.

Congrats to Hillary and Mike on a awesome wedding at Bluestem Winery by Crete. I was told they just finished those pillars the night before.

Barry & Jenna

2010-06-06T19:52:00.000-07:00

Cornellius Hogwallop

2010-06-06T00:31:00.001-07:00

A lovely night

2010-05-18T23:02:00.000-07:00

Great night to shoot soccer up in Omaha. How bout a little moon action?

So, I built a pin hole camera "lens" for a digital camera. I will explain it more in detail in a later post, but a pinhole camera is just about the most basic and early form of camera. It creates very blurry images, and you have to expose the image for a long time. In this case, 25 seconds at the soccer stadium.

Baseball

2010-05-15T19:55:00.000-07:00

Pro tip: Don't be an idiot like me and leave your sunscreen at home. My head looks like a tomato.

Rainy days

2010-05-13T09:10:00.000-07:00

Shooting soccer yesterday in Omaha was wet. It was misting the entire day, and there was not a part of me that was dry by the end of the day. Starting off, here is some very low clouds on the Omaha skyline. I saw someone with a red umbrella and was hoping they were going to come by for this shot, but they did not.

This is what happens when you get crazy amounts of rain really quickly. The field flooded. They had to call the last game of the night because of the rain/hail/lightning. Gretna on 6-0 over Hastings after only one half.

View from the press box. Writers have it easy. They get to sit in a nice, warm room while I am on the field the entire day grumbling about my shots being blocked by ref's butts.

Leaving the stadium after the game was called.

The animals of home

2010-05-05T12:39:00.001-07:00

Did my good deed of the week yesterday, as I saw a mother duck and her ducklings walking outside my apartment. She was obviously hurt, so my brother and I called Lincoln Wildlife Rescue. Turned out she was probably bit by a snapping turtle, and sadly her right leg was too injured to save. But, her ducklings and herself will be taken care of by a vet and then released into the wild.

And to top it off, here is a really fat squirrel, eating sunflower seeds.

Uno De Mayo

2010-05-03T09:55:00.000-07:00

Went out to Joe and Tracey Ruiz's house for a cinco de mayo party this weekend. I love nice light.

Silhouettes, fire, and stars, O MY!

2010-04-19T12:52:00.000-07:00

Went out to my friend Damon's pond last night to get some new desktop background shots. Hooray for fire!

Sarah and Matthew Jacobsen (5 of 5) The Portraits

2010-04-12T13:42:00.001-07:00

It could not have been a more beautiful day out at Country Pines. It was 70 degrees all day, the wind stopped right around the wedding time, and we had a gorgeous Nebraska sunset. To Sarah and Matt, thank you so much for letting us join in your special day. As I have said before, my favorite weddings are outdoors, and this one has been the best. Congrats to Sarah and Matt, and have fun in Mexico!

Sarah and Matthew Jacobsen (4 of 5) The Reception

2010-04-12T13:39:00.001-07:00

Sarah and Matthew Jacobsen (3 of 5) The Ceremony

2010-04-12T13:34:00.000-07:00

Sarah and Matthew Jacobsen (2 of 5) Preparations

2010-04-12T13:26:00.000-07:00

The day started off at Salon K, a salon where I have shot several wedding preparations at. They have painted the walls an awesome blue now, instead of the maroon. Hooray for nice colors!

Here is the owner of Country Pines, finishing up the food prep. The food was beyond amazing, and I was tempted to take a nap after an awesome meal.

Here is Matt seeing Sarah for the first time in her wedding dress. I'm a fan of great window light and awesome wood attics.

Sarah and Matthew Jacobsen (1 of 5) The Rehearsal

2010-04-12T13:20:00.000-07:00

Wedding time!

2010-04-07T10:30:00.000-07:00

Clay and I went out to Country Pines north of Lincoln to do some test shots and scouting for the wedding season opener this weekend. Needless to say, we are crazy excited about it. An outdoor wedding with temps in the 70s? Yes please. Join us back here this weekend for a veritable slew of shots from Sarah and Mathew's happy day.

Grillin!

2010-04-07T10:26:00.001-07:00

Friends Angela and Jer were kind enough to host a grill out at their place this last weekend. First up is Dusty sitting in nice light.

Shadow is just chilling in the window, staring at everyone outside.

And this beast is the massive steak I ate. Hooray for meat!

Backgrounds and cars, O my!

2010-04-07T10:21:00.001-07:00

For those of you with a more mechanical nature, here are some shots of the decals from some very old and very awesome cars on my parents' farm.

Good Friday, Better Art

2010-04-07T10:15:00.001-07:00

Friend and all-star editorial cartoonist Neal Obermeyer hosted a gallery of his work last weekend in Lincoln. I've known Neal since my early days at the Daily Nebraskan, and his work has always been both thought provoking and funny. To check out some of his work, go to nealo.com

State basketball

2010-03-14T11:02:00.001-07:00

State Wrestling

2010-02-22T11:03:00.001-08:00

Meridian

2010-02-22T10:59:00.000-08:00

I gave my annual talk to the kids at the school where my Mom works a couple of weeks ago. I have always enjoyed going down there, and the kids are awesome for putting up with my rambling.

Eastern Star

2010-02-01T13:16:00.000-08:00

Shot Emily and Eric's induction as Worthy Marton and Patron in the the Eastern Star Lodge, a Masonic group on Sunday. Hooray Pretty light!

Avoca Quack Off, 2010

2010-02-01T13:01:00.001-08:00

This year marked the 30th anniversary of the Avoca Quack Off. I highly recommend you go next year, it is the last saturday of January. Went down to shoot it with a couple of shooting buddies, and had a blast. After we were done, we drove to Union and had the best cheeseburger ever. The double cheeseburger was so large that I could not fit it in my mouth for one bite.

Greg Blobaum Photography

Callie and Carl

It's full of stars

Erin and Brannon

The Gills

MF Ruckus/Killigans/Old Man Markley/A red window

These boots are made for walkin'

Tonto

Stephanie and Garret Mueller, the Portraits

Stephanie and Garret Mueller, The Reception

Stephanie and Garret Mueller, The Ceremony

Stephanie and Garret Mueller, The Preparations

Stephanie and Garret Mueller, The Rehearsal

They're coming to get you, Barbara

The Wonderful Justin and Chelsey Georges

Time is on my side

Sword fight in the park

Light and function

Mannequin masacre

Skating and a pretty building

O yeah

Maybe?

Skating!

Andy

Clay Lomneth and signs

The most wonderful time of the year

The Nebraska Sky

Cassie Driskell

Justin and Chelsey

OMGPUPPYSURPRISE!!!!

Josh and Jenn

Two more

Civilwarland in bad decline

HDR

Sports

The skatening

Dwight, Nebraska

Kevin and Julie (The Portraits)

Kevin and Julie (The Reception)

Kevin and Julie (The Ceremony)

Kevin and Julie (Preparations)

Kevin and Julie (The Rehearsal)

The smell of rain

Guess what time it is?

The Mausoleum

Some old film

Basketball

We all need a little punk rock and roll

State Wrestling

Quack Off 2011

Good morning, good evening

Snow Day

In the highways, in the hedges

Darkest Night

The Backlog

One Act Plays

Pumpkin Pi

A night with the Kiligans

An evening with the Arners

Up

Tri-County Football

Soccer

Mags and Baxter, the portraits

Mags and Baxter, the reception

Engagement-tacular with Kevin and Julie

George Romero, eat your brains out.

Barry and Jenna

Sky Blue

Cow tankin down the Loop River

Don't mess with skaters

In the hallways

Skating

Mitch and Michele Wedding (The Portraits)

Mitch and Michele Wedding (The Reception)

Mitch and Michele Wedding (The Ceremony)

Mitch and Michele Wedding (Preparations)

Mitch and Michele Wedding (The Rehearsal)

More fireworks and a video, O My!

Update-a-palooza

Barry & Jenna