Did you know there's a magazine called "Pumper"? And I did work for them! Here’s a story of the early part of our business, we thought you might enjoy.

The year was 2007. The photo world was going through the “film to digital transition”. Many knew digital was going to win. Facebook had just started and was destroying MySpace.

We were trying to figure out what in the heck we were doing as a photo company. Tiberius Images was mostly in survival mode the first few years of business. We were photographing weddings, newborn babies, families, business events and portraits.

Basically anything that paid the bills and produced income. (There’s an honest statement…)

One project that came our way was from a magazine I’d not heard of and wasn’t sure if it was real — Pumper Magazine.

My first thought was, “A magazine wants to hire us to photograph one of their features? Awesome!”

The next thought was, “What in the heck is ‘Pumper’ magazine and is it what I think it is?”

It turned out the magazine was a trade publication for wastewater disposal and wanted to feature “Plummer’s Disposal”, a multi-generation disposal company in the septic, wastewater treatment and portable restroom business.

I joked and said it seemed like this job might “stink”.

They didn’t like the joke.

But hey, at least I knew “Pumper” wasn’t in the industry I first thought it was.

Unbeknownst to me, Plummer’s, had 50+ employees and was one of the best operators in the wastewater disposal world, hence the feature. The company is even larger now, confirming to me they know how to run a great business.

So to have a little fun and show you what we were doing over 13+ years ago as photographers, enjoy the images from the Plummer’s photo shoot.

(And yes, I did end up throwing my clothes away after this shoot day, I smelled that bad).

We believe that every business should get the most out of the professional photos and videos that they are presented with! That’s why, as Grand Rapids business photographers, Tiberius Images has gathered insights to assist you with knowing what to do with the images and videos that you will receive from the events we photograph for you.

Are you ready to have your own business captured by a business photographer in Grand Rapids, Michigan? If so, please take a moment to contact us here at Tiberius Images, as we are all set to preserve all of the memories that your business is bound to create!