Judd Sather Photography Blog

It’s that time of year again for a small independent film of crazy teachers fighting crime in tights. This is what I do after all 2008 weddings are booked and they haven’t quite started yet! -Judd
Trailer only for now until the film is shown May 2:

I have to share this quick story that happened last night… My wife and I were looking forward to spending a little couch time together catching up on the DVR last night about 9:30pm after our three boys were finally in bed. Well, our 4-year-old came sauntering back down the steps and let us know he wanted to hang out with us and watch as well. I said, “Mom and Dad need to spend some time alone together now.” And his reply after a thoughtful pause: “Well, you had a honeymoon.” Yeah kid, that honeymoon was 9 years ago… So, advice to all you kidless future newlyweds and honeymooners: enjoy the alone time now and travel all you can! But for the record, kids are worth it – one of those things in life you complain about but you really love. 🙂

It’s hard to describe the surreal scene that surrounds a fallen 21-year-old soldier. Greg Rundell was a former student of mine that was killed in Iraq about a week ago. It was difficult for me on many fronts, but primarily because I knew the family well – I had seen Greg’s brother Kyle just about two months before and he beamed with pride “My brother’s over there now too.” (Kyle has just come back from Iraq) I couldn’t believe the power of images on my camera LCD as I was shooting at his visitation Thursday. It caused me to reflect on the power of photography and capturing the pinnacle moments in life, and death. The fender of the “patriot guard” motorcycle pictured above said “All Gave Some / Some Gave All.” Thanks for your service, Greg.
Please e-mail me directly if you want to look at all the photos. -Judd

When Judd is not available to shoot weddings, associate staff photographers step right in. These photographers include Amanda, Jessi, Chad, Josh, Amy, Joe, and Malarie. Here is an album design that Amanda and Jessi shot together – a beautiful fall wedding at Tia’s family farm: Tia and Dave’s Wedding. To see all the pictures from that wedding, click on the shopping cart icon.

Mike and Chris are getting married in September and brought their family and bulldog Zoey over for their engagement shoot. I love this family shot we took – hope nobody reading has Foot Phobia!

This long winter has allowed me to be a bit more creative with indoor engagement sessions; and it’s always great when the couple is game to do some fun shots. Doug and Val even brought their own Super friends t-shirts – good work! They’re getting married in December as well – I am sure getting some good mileage out of those Santa hats.

Studio J is at about 90% of our wedding capacity for 2008 so we added a third photo crew and an additional editor for this summer so we still have a few dates left. Email me to check availability – thanks! -Judd

I had the idea to create engagement albums with the same first-class quality as our Italian wedding storybook albums, and guests can write messages to couples on the pages. They are very popular this year, and here are some samples:
Ashley and Derek, Amanda and Andy, and one I made last year: Dusty and Jessie. Chances are way better you would open one of these again instead of the standard “write on the lines” book! Plus, it gives us a chance to work through the revision process with clients on a smaller album = win-win.