What’s a photography studio doing with a funny name like Siberpop Photography? Bob and his wife Linda, also a photographer, raise Siberian Huskies and enjoy running them on the dog sled. Their hobbies merged several years ago year when they began commercially photographing some of the events they participated in. That spread to other events and festivals in the area and the need for a unique, descriptive name. Bob decided to use Siberpop, a name he’s known by on the Internet. During their first year and a half Siberpop Photography set up at a variety of events, including county fairs, auto shows, dog shows, horse shows, the Pumpkin Fest, a Canoe Fest, Arts and Craft festivals, and holiday bazaars. They also have shot weddings, senior pictures, and bands, as well as commercial shoots for local businesses. At Siberpop, we operate out of our home so we can better focus on event and on-location photography.

The low-tech aspects of dog mushing make quite a contrast to the high-tech equipment Bob uses. While he has a solid background in film photography, Bob now works exclusively in digital. Linda is not only his back-up photographer, but is a certified computer technician, responsible for keeping the equipment up and running. Together they have been able to create pictures that are not only snapshots of real life, but works of art in their own right. Once the photos are taken, the customer can select the pose they prefer and ask for any cropping or minor corrections they might want. The finished product can then made up while the customer waits, if we are at a fair or event, or deferred for later delivery for other on-location shoots.

Bob considers himself first of all a photographer, but he enjoys creating his work in a variety of mediums. In addition to traditional photographs suitable for framing, he and Linda can print photos on T-shirts, sweatshirts, tote bags, mouse pads, key chains or ID tags. Siberpop Photography does their custom imprinting by direct thermal transfer, depending on the item. While it is subject to imperfections, it is the most practical way to transfer a complex image like a photograph, or a simple graphic where you only want a few copies. Since the original photograph is not damaged or altered, people can also bring their own snapshots in for enhancing and transfer.