Frank & Velma Anderson, Owners

AndersonStudio of Photography began doing business by working from the Anderson’s home and a post office box in the spring of 1984. Mr. Anderson spent the next several months building both the business and the 1200 square foot building, which would initially house the business. The facility has since grown to encompass over 2000 feet of indoor space and more than an acre of specially landscaped outdoor space that includes arbors, bridges, small ponds, water falls, hammocks, benches, etc. for use as photographic settings. In January of 1985 that facility had it’s official grand opening. Mr. Anderson was the only full time employee. He received part time help from his wife who also worked another full time job as well as from a close friend who volunteered to work without pay occasionally to keep the office open while he was going out into the community to do photography sessions and other business relating to his fledgling entrepreneurial enterprise. For several years there were various other part time employees, usually friends, family members, or students. As the business grew, Mrs. Anderson gave up her other job and worked full time for the studio.

Beverly Starkweather, Office Manager

In August 1994, Beverly Renee Rich joined Anderson Studio part-time working as a secretary. She was part of the Vidor High School Work Program that gave students the opportunity to learn the world of business while still attending high school and being graded upon those efforts. She was an exceptional employee from the beginning and received exceptionally high grades for her efforts. Beverly graduated from Vidor High School in 1996, at which time we invited her to join us full-time. At the same time, she was attending business and accounting classes at Lamar University. Over the next five years, Beverly assumed more and more responsibility in all areas of operating the studio as well as taking on the task of being an Assistant Photographer. In January 2001, Beverly became Mrs. Paul Starkweather. With the start of a new marriage and a new chapter in her life, she relocated to Ohio, leaving Anderson Studio for a brief time. In July 2001, Beverly and her husband Paul returned to Texas to live and build a home. She then rejoined the Anderson Studio team as a trusted, dedicated, and valued employee.  She is now the Office Manager at Anderson Studio as her people skills have developed to the level of leadership and responsibility that has served Anderson Studio well for the past 16 years with many more to come.

Jenny Kelley, Photographer

Jenny began her journey with us at Anderson Studio in the fall of 2002. In addition to joining our team, Jenny is a dedicated wife and mother of two beautiful children. While volunteering as PTO president of Pine Forest Elementary, she worked closely with Anderson Studio in coordinating school picture days as well as being an enormous asset with work flow the day of pictures. Jenny expressed a strong interest in photography and decided to join our team in 2003 as a part-time employee, specializing in off location events. She well surpassed our expectations and joined us full time in the spring of 2004. As time passed Jenny studied, learned, practiced, and mastered a multitude of techniques while proving herself to be an   extremely talented photo assistant and photographer apprentice. To our great pleasure, in September 2008 she became the full-time Photographer and advanced to being the top photographer here at Anderson Studio.