Judd Sather Photography Blog

Nick was a great sport that had a clear vision of what he wanted for his senior images, so we traveled to downtown MPLS and got some great night stuff by the Stone Arch Bridge.  Love the caddy…

So we have had some “rain” a.k.a. toilet overflow from the bar upstairs 3 times over the last 4 days. So, we are re-ordering about 15 damaged orders today and will be getting new backdrops, desks, chairs, printer, furniture, and just a bunch of other stuff as well soon. It’s not what happens in life, it’s how you respond to it right?

Being a wedding and portrait photographer in Stillwater, MN is pretty close to an ideal “job”. We’ve been doing so many family and high school senior sessions lately, it was a bit hard to pick up the camera to shoot something different. but it is also good for us. 🙂

I just knew that I had to capture some of this color explosion that was happening, so I hopped on the motorcycle at sunrise and this is what happened – check out the slideshow. Many of these images will be available for the first time at our gallery show Thursday, Oct 14 from 6-9. Wine and snacks provided!

I can’t believe my crazy mind made these black and whites when I was shooting peak fall colors, but I kind of like that it makes your brain engage and fill in the colors – kind of like reading a book instead of seeing the movie. Know what I mean? -Judd

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Steve and Beth had a first meeting at the Tailgate cafe at the hostess stand so we “re-enacted” that for their first look at each other. Check out the bird flying out of the pickup in the video! If you could order a day for a wedding, this would be it: sunny, a crisp breeze with no clouds, bright blue sky, and almost peak autumn colors.

I had never been down to the Chart House before, but that is a cool spot down in Lakeville for an intimate wedding: gardens, gazebo, lakefront, cattails, firepit, and high booth barstools. Father of the bride, Bruce, constructed this elaborate flower girl sled and is pictured below giving her a “shove off” down the aisle.

My lowlight of the day (and year?) was stepping in some dog, uh, stuff, around the church grounds. I might need to retire those shoes…
There was some great energy at the reception; check out the video to see some of Steve’s moves. Congrats you guys and thanks for the awesome time (and steak)! -Judd & Chad

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Thanks for a fun time Josh and Nicole. A day destined for cold and possible rain turned out to be one of the most beautiful fall days imaginable. The leaves were falling in gold and red. After the ceremony we all went to Long Lake Regional park and jumped on the railroad tracks, luckily there were no trains running at the time. Aron road the bus and captured some of the fun on the way to the Park and the Mermaid. Probably one of the most interesting images from the day was a large group shot of the wedding party. One take, leaves falling and everyone smiling. Can’t do that in the summer! At the reception everyone but the ushers were well behaved during the grand march, although I have to give them a little respect, it takes a lot of strength and stamina to leapfrog across a banquet hall! Oh, and the candy bar was awesome too!

Congratulations Josh and Nicole, it was a pleasure working with you!

Josh (the photographer), Aron and the whole Studio J family

This is our last Pro Workshop of the year!

Friday, October 8 – 2010
5pm: How to build a 6-figure studio in half the time we did
6pm: Shutter Speed vs. Aperture vs. P mode
7-8pm: Live High School Senior session with video lights and flash

Saturday, October 9 – 2010
9am: “Confessions of an Efficiency Freak” – using Lightroom, Photoshop, and Google docs for efficient workflow
11am: Building Your Price List & how to make a $6000 high school senior sale
12pm: Lunch (provided) & individual portfolio reviews
1pm: Using Facebook – why our Facebook page has twice the traffic as our website and blog combined
2pm: Mastering Lighting – Off Camera Flash using Radio Poppers
3-5pm: Live Engagement Session

Bring your camera and brain! Workshop sponsored by WHCC and ProDPI labs – registration form located at www.JuddSatherPhotography.com: $395 for both days and photographers may keep images for portfolio development! Half price tuition for high school and college students.
Enrollment limited to 20 photographers only.