Judd Sather Photography Blog

So I’m sitting on the deck watching my kids play outside during the amazing weather today; it was so nice I almost forgot that we had 10 months of winter. A day too perfect is not without the requisite buzzkill which manifested itself as a lone mosquito that landed on my arm. I just let it fly away; I didn’t even want to make the effort. But maybe it was the queen and I could have stopped millions more from being born if I had killed it?

If you’re trying to reach us by phone, it won’t work until early next week. Public service announcement today is that Voice-over-internet (Voip) is about half the price as a land line, but Qwest may disconnect you by accident and not be able to reconnect for at least 4 days! Awesome. So, e-mail me at judd@studiojphoto.com if you need to get in touch with us this weekend!

It is such a privilege and honor to create special and unique memories for our clients, and totally thrilling to have our brides rate us as one of the top wedding vendors – back to back. Thank you! We are honored – check out the latest issue of THE KNOT BEST OF WEDDINGS 2009 magazine that hit news stands yesterday. -Judd and the whole Studio J staff

Your wedding is just the beginning of the marriage. We love capturing great images at weddings; I have recently felt an urge to share the following resources with our past and future clients – or just blog readers! As a married father of 3 young boys, these resources have all made an impact in my life as well as many of our friends and family. Whether you are single, recently married, engaged, or married for 50 years, I think you will find something very useful in any of these resources. I believe the world is a better place with solid family structures. Take a peek if you get a chance!
1. The Five Love Languages (great for everyone!)
2. Take Back Your Marriage – Sticking Together in a World that Pulls Us Apart (when you have been married for a bit)
3. All Pro Dad (for fathers)
4. iMom (for mothers)

It’s 60 and sunny today so Joe and I decided to venture out of the friendly confines of the studio – finally! Joe is shooting this wedding in October and I tagged along to do our first “HD Fusion” photo/video blend engagement shoot. It was great that Cristina and Steve were more than up to the modeled task at the Gateway Trail bridge and downtown Stillwater. We got some AMAZING shots. We’re still up here at 1:45am bringing these links and photos to you since we were so excited about the results. It is fun being one of the first studios in the U.S. bringing these looks to our work! ~Judd & Joe
Here is the HD fusion photo/video blend:

So we’ve been doing some archiving and final tweaks to finish of the 2008 season and BAM! we’re off to a running start here at Studio J for the 2009 wedding season!

Susan and Andrew planned a tasteful, elegant gathering to celebrate their marriage! What a blast and I especially enjoyed the historic Plymouth church and W.A. Frost. The church was a turn of the century beauty and Frost showed off its amazing decorations and cozy spaces. We got some great images and tried to capture the “20’s – 30’s” theme Susan and Andrew were after. Enjoy a few gems below!

Joe, Josh & Aron.

Click here to see their virtual album!

Click here to view Andrew and Susan’s pictures (they will be available once they release them to view)!

Click here to see what we will be able to do with HD FUSION! This trailer is from the Canadian studio that is pioneering this HD technology (The Bebbs). Hit “Reload” or “View | Refresh” once you get there and the trailer should start playing.

At least three Studio J photographers will have this fusion technology which allows us to both take photographs and HD video out of the same camera. With seven years videography experience, we are perfectly positioned to be one of the first companies in the U.S. to offer this cutting-edge technology!