Spencer Studio is proud to present our employee of the month. Squeaky Duck is a new employee who has worked hard to get great smiles from our clients, both young and old. Squeaky is an enthusiastic employee often showing up at the quack of dawn and never ducks his responsibilities.

The employee of the month receives a nice plaque, lunch with the gang and an official employee of the month photo (taken at Wal-Mart)

Squeaky Duck was surprised by this honour. If you would like to hear Squeaky's acceptance speech click here.

Squeaky goes on Vacay

For those of you following the adventures of Squeaky the Duck, yes the little guy who makes you smile when you have your photo taken. He has used his Employee of the Month bonus and headed down south for a well deserved vacation. He emailed us this photo. Hope he packed his SPF 25.

New Stuff

Robin's eBook on Sale Now

Nine pages of tips to choosing colours and materials that make you look slimmer.

How to Dress For Your Portrait Tip Sheets

For Families, Executives, Grads etc.

New - Simplified Pricelist

Our latest pricelist has been reduced from 6 pages to 2 pages. Packages have been simplified too.

Sponsorship of WaterCan

We are donating a portion of certain sales to WaterCan to help build a well in Ethiopia.

New - Decor Prints & Wall Collections

New - Photographers Resource Page

New - Dog Portraits

New - On-Line Dating Photos

New - A Greener Spencer Studio

New - Grad Photo QuickTime Video

New - Wedding Photo QuickTime Video

“Papa's Got a Brand New Bag"

I decided that after 25 years of Home Portraits I need a break, I’m too old, too fat and too lazy to have to pack up my studio equipment each time to take them off to do a home portrait, do the shoot, then re-pack everything and take it back to the studio only to reassemble it all again, time to make life easier. So I bought the biggest roller bag I could find, then bought a complete second set of studio lights, stands, cords, tripods, slaves, extensions etc. packed them in the new bag along with a spare digital body. Now I can just leave it packed all the time so when I get a location shoot I’ll just grab it and go. Ahh life is good.

Robin and his "Studio in a Bag" idea was featured in an article "Location, Location, Location" in the Oct. 2006 issue of Texas Professional Photographer.

Click on any photo to make it full size and see how easy this bag has made my life.

Photowalks 2009

For those people interested in photography I am organizing a couple of "Photowalks" for when the weather gets better. Just a chance for us shutterbugs to get together at some cool local locations to take photos for an hour or two. If you or a relative would like to join us for these free and informal Photowalks. Just sign up and check off the Photowalk box. You will be updated with dates and locations later in the year when they are confirmed.

Photographers Resource Page

Rotary Past President

Robin finishes his 2007-2008 term as President of the Rotary Club of Ottawa and is presented with an elegant plaque by John McCalla.

This is just Bizarre

Bizarre Fact #81 Did you know that Spencer Studio is exactly the same length as the Oval Office, 22 feet.

Bizarre Fact #114 Robin shares the same October 1st birthday with Annie Leibovitz, Famous photographer (often seen in Vanity Fair Magazine).

Bizarre Fact #256 If you rearrange the letters in "Spencer Studio" you get "To dress up nice", and isn't that what you do when you have your portrait done.

Did you know.....

That a photo we took of a client's winning tattoo (1st place in N.Y. State) appears in "Outlaw Biker's Tattoo Revue"