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April 20, 2012

Logan

First I just want to thank everyone for their support and congratulations. It means so much to us. I really would like to thank my husband, without him I would probably go insane.

9 months seems to take forever when you are pregnant and then out of the blue the time is up and you are never fully ready. Then your little one arrives and the time speeds up...quicker then you could ever imagine. I can not believe that our youngest is already 2 weeks old. It is unbelievable to me how much they change in those first few days. This time I am really trying to freeze every moment and not miss out on a single memory, which equals a lot of picture taking in our house....which is not far from the norm.

So here he is our little Logan...

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Posted by Steve Nuzum at 6:45 AM |

March 19, 2012

So In Case You Haven't Heard ...

Ashley and I are expecting a baby any day now. It will be our fourth and final baby. Cole was our first he is now 5, Gavin is almost 4, and Parker is nearing 2. We do not know if this baby will be a boy or a girl, but with all the boys in the family we are probably leaning towards boy. (where has the excitement of waiting to find out gone? Everyone finds out early these days.) Some of these photos were taken by Brian my brother, who shoots weddings with me from time to time and some were taken by Levi, who also shoots weddings with us from time to time. Ashley and i are anxious and if you don't hear from us right away it's probably because we are in baby mode. Check out a few of our photos below.

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Posted by Steve Nuzum at 11:52 AM |

March 17, 2012

Nuzum

Many people ask us about our last name. Where is it from? How do you pronounce it? What's with the 'z'? So this blog post is a little about the Nuzum's. Nuzum is pronounced like nue - zuhm. We've heard it pronounced Nuz-zum, Noz-Zom, nuz-engardner, nuz-enhouser, among others.

Nuzum comes from Newsome. The Newsome clan once ruled England and at some point a portion of the Newsome family moved north to Ireland. There for reasons I have yet to discover, some changed their names to Nuzum. Nuzum in America are most prolific in West Virginia with Iowa a close second. Nuzum's can generally be found throughout the US.

While I am many generations removed from Ireland, it is the name that I bare and the heritage I will most claim. Today being St. Patrick's day gives cause for a little celebration. We won't drink and we won't party, but we will talk to our boys about what our name is and what it means to be a Nuzum.

Family's grow, family's change, and family's come back together. I am a Nuzum, my wife is now a Nuzum, our kids our Nuzums and their kids will be Nuzums. I will teach them as much as I can. We are Nuzums. Carry your own name with as much pride as I do. For it is not only who you are, but what you will be known for. The future is unwritten and always ahead of us. Make the long line of family that leads to you, proud of what they started and what you've become.

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March 7, 2012

The Nuzums (the other Nuzums)

These photos are from last September, just a little late. Aaron is my cousin and this is his wife Amanda. As is the tradition of our generation, here are more Nuzum males. Aaron has 3 sons, Aaron's brother Adam has 1 son, I have 3 sons, my brother Mike has 3 sons, and my brother Brian is expecting a son this Summer. In case you stopped counting that's 11. There are some girls in the Nuzum tree, but not many. I just realized we have enough for a full football team now.

Aaron and Amanda are diehard Cyclone fans. As you can see in the photos. These were shot at Water Works Park on a beautiful day. Check out a few below.

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Posted by Steve Nuzum at 6:29 AM |

September 6, 2011

A Story to Tell...

This was shot, edited, and sent via iPhone, so don't judge the production quality. Never the less check out our little story.

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June 13, 2011

More Nuzum Boys

My brother Mike has three sons, I have three sons, my dad had three sons and now our cousin Aaron has 3 sons. No daughters in the bunch. Aaron and Amanda recently welcomed twin boys, Calvin and Camden. Ashley shot this photos back in April i think, yes the blog is THAT far behind. Are any Nuzum girls in the future? At least we know the family name is safe.













Posted by Steve Nuzum at 5:50 AM |

January 12, 2011

Photographing Christmas Morning

So not everyone has the equipment or know how to light their Christmas morning photos to look their best. They own a point and shoot or whatever they may have and capture the moment as it happens. With family photos capturing the moment is the most important thing. Once you are sure you can do that achieving optimal quality comes next. For our Christmas morning photos I followed the Strobist plan for lighting Christmas morning.

I had the lights setup a couple days in advance and practices shots from all over the room to get them right. Photos of them walking into the living area, opening, moving around, and just about everything in between. The setup is pretty simple. 2 Canon 580EX II's triggered by Pocketwizard plus ii's. Shot with a Canon 7D with the Canon 24-70L. They were setup on two light stands about 5 feet of the ground pointed up at the ceiling. Each light was in the perpendicular corner to the tree. The farthest light away was angeled at mid ceiling and the light closest to the tree was straight up. Below are some of the results...









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September 10, 2010

Nuzum Boys

Anyone who knows anything about the Nuzums, know that they produce a lot of boys. I have two brothers and three sons, and three nephews. No sisters, no daughters, no nieces. Check out this recent photo shoot with all the third generation Nuzum boys. Trying to get six boys to smile at the same time...yikes.









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July 19, 2010

Parker Nuzum

Ashley and I are proud to introduce Parker Nuzum. Born Thursday, July 15, at 3:11 pm. Parker weighed 8lbs, 3.9oz and was 20.5 inches long. All of the below photos were taken within the first 24 hours of Parker's birth, with the exception of the going home picture which was taken at 27 hours. Here's Parker...





























Posted by Steve Nuzum at 10:38 PM |

June 4, 2010

Baby Nuzum #3

This past Monday Ashley and I photographed...err...were photographed by our future sister-in-law Kaylee. As some of you know we are expecting baby Nuzum #3 mid-July. Baby Nuzum gave us a little scare so we rushed to get some maternity photos taken before they arrive. Kaylee did a great job. The boys, who are around the cameras enough to know how to operate them, just don't like having their picture taken when it's not on their own terms. They were in them though, so that is what matters. Below are a few of our favorites. THANKS Kaylee!











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April 29, 2010

Kites

A few weeks ago we took our two sons out flying kites. We'd tried before, but they just didn't have an interest. For whatever reason they really had an interest this day. We shot some video and pieced it together with an Arcade Fire song. Check it out... and go here to see it in HD.


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March 31, 2010

Omaha Zoo 2010

Ashley and I have always made it a point to visit the Omaha Zoo once a year. It started when we were in high school and has continued now that we have kids. Having kids just makes the visit that much more enjoyable. We now visit each year on our second son's birthday. It's a fun way to start a new family tradition and gives us an excuse to take ridiculous amounts of photos of anything and everything at the zoo. Here are a few variations of two photos from this week's trip.





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November 26, 2009

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving to all!

 

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November 12, 2009

Buzz and Woody

Halloween has come and past, but our boy's are already talking about what they want to be for Halloween next time.  This year Cole picked out costumes for both of them.  He wanted to be Woody and Gavin had to be Buzz.  He also thought he got to pick out costumes for Mom and Dad....not the case. 

 

 

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Posted by Steve Nuzum at 2:31 PM |

July 16, 2009

Hot-Air Balloon Ride

With it being the busy wedding time of year, Ashley and I thought we'd share some photos from the celebration of our 5th wedding anniversary.  We are pretty reserved and not too adventurous for the most part, so we decided to do something a little more exciting.  After some Googling, we scheduled our hot air balloon ride with John Jensen from Hot Air Addiction.  John was awesome.  We've been rescheduling our ride over the last month to fit into to both of our busy schedules.  Finally we caught a good night with good weather.  Ashley and I both had a great time.  John was a great pilot and willing to answer all the questions I had about ballooning.  Below are a few shots we took...

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Posted by Steve Nuzum at 8:52 AM |

March 8, 2009

Gavin's One Year Old

Most of the people we work with meet our two boys at some point.  Gavin is coming up on being one year old.  Time has flown by for us and we sometimes forget where all the time has gone.  This past week Ashley and I took the boys out to photograph some photos of Gavin at one year and with his older brother Cole.  Below are a few of our favorites.

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Posted by Steve Nuzum at 9:40 PM |

January 9, 2009

Gavin is Nine Months!

Our son Gavin recently turned nine months old.  It has gone by incredibly fast.  We got him into the studio and took as many shots as we could.  Below are some of our favorites!

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December 31, 2008

Who are we?

When selecting a wedding photographer you really need to know who you will be spending the most important day of your life with.  When we sit down and meet with couples we get a good sense of who they are, but we really don't know if they get a good idea of what we are like.  Knowing your photographer as more than a business transaction is important.  Ashley and I want our Brides and Grooms to know us a little better.  Here are links to our personal facebook pages.  Please feel free to add us as friends if you'd like to get to know us.

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Posted by Steve Nuzum at 9:56 AM |

December 1, 2008

Holidays 2008

This past week, Ashley and I self photographed our family pictures.  While I thought it might be tough with both the boys it actually went really well.  They are learning quickly about cheesing for the camera.  Sometimes a little too much cheese.  Ashley custom created our Christmas card for this year.  It is below.  Happy Holidays to all!

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Posted by Steve Nuzum at 2:05 PM |

October 23, 2008

Cole and Gavin

Ashley and I actually got the chance the take some pictures of our two sons in the studio the other day.  Cole and Gavin are no strangers to the camera.  We have a couple of wild animals and Ashley is certainly the zoo keeper. 

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Posted by Steve Nuzum at 8:58 PM |

October 13, 2008

Lisa and Family

I went to high school with Lisa and recently we were able to take some family photos for her.  Any time you throw five kids into one setting your bound to turn out some great pictures.  We had some great cheesers and some that just didn't want to be in front of the camera.  Below are a few of our favorite shots.

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Posted by Steve Nuzum at 8:14 AM |

October 4, 2008

Nuzum Family Photos

This week Brian photographed our family for Ashley and I.  Cole and Gavin were semi-cooperative and we got a few shots where they were both looking at the camera or paying the slightest bit of attention.  Below are our favorites.

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Posted by Steve Nuzum at 9:04 PM |

April 1, 2008

Gavin Christopher Nuzum

The latest member of the Nuzum family joined us at 6:17AM on March 31st, 2008.  Gavin Christopher Nuzum came screaming into the world.  A new adventure awaits and we move forward both anxious and cautious.  Here are some shots from the hospital.  We've posted additional photos at gavin.myfrozenmoment.com.

 

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Posted by Steve Nuzum at 11:16 AM |

March 19, 2008

Wedding Season and Nuzum Family Additions

As the new wedding season approaches and our time dwindles, we are ready to welcome a new member to the Nuzum family.  Ashley is expecting and we are both anxious for our new baby to arrive.  With the new baby we will be quite busy this year.  We are looking forward to getting out and making this a great year capturing the moments of many people's lives and making our own.

 -Steve

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