Des, Sarah, and Tim - MPA High School Senior Portraits in Stillwater - Elite Sessions

Here is our latest elite, 3 hour high school senior portrait session, complete with Ford GT, dogs, canonball in the pool, and head injury requiring two staples to the head - ouch! Nice work, Des - you are a great sport! -Judd



Check out Des's Album below.



This is turning into a Mounds Park Academy post! Here's Sarah (and a couple with Des), and Tim G will be here soon as well!
Sarah is a Puma/Ferrari fan with a gymnastics flair and a super coy, contagious smile that she finally put away for some serious shots - love it! She kept cracking up trying to be serious. Sorry Carol, I had to put in the one where you were "fixing her up" - we loved her expression. :) Oh, and we're up for coming over for the Ferrari & sister shoot - let us know when! -Judd



And Tim, complete with flight jacket and Mercedes...



Here is Tim's Album design.

Weddings, Weddings, and more Weddings!

It has been a big few months here for weddings for us which are dominating the blog!

Our portrait sessions have risen from 53 in 2009 to an anticipated 200 by the end of 2010, so we are again going to limit our weddings to in 2011 to 20-25 max. Bookings and inquiries are really increasing this month. If you are interested in us covering your 2011 wedding, let us know ASAP!

To encourage you a bit, our current wedding promotion is 3 free hours of coverage (up to $1200 value) or a free iPad for all 2011 weddings booked before October 1, 2010.

Quick info: Judd Sather Weddings start at $3500 and Studio J weddings start at $1500. Fine art albums, CD, and shared rights to the images start at $1600 and $1000 deposit locks us in for your wedding!

Shoot us an email and come visit the studio! info@studiojphoto.com

Arron + Amy: 08.21.2010 (St. Agnes Church & Dellwood Hills Country Club)

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This was the first time I've had to change shirts at a wedding - Arron said his phone said 105 degree forecast this morning. I thought the church was a little stagnant, but when we got to rice park, our nifty black outfits turned into crock pots. These guys get the "Best Sports in the Worst Heat - Wedding Party Category" Award. Amy and Arron and the whole wedding party were awesome and kept their eyes closed until we counted, etc, etc, very patiently in the heat. St. Agnes was just a beautiful venue for a ceremony, and the weather cooled off a bit for some awesome images at Dellwood Hills Country Club. Joe cracked the blog with a top 10 shot as a second shooter! The cool yellow image on the course...

So fun to see some of our first wedding clients from back around 2004 again with their beautiful growing families: Ty and Veronica, and Anthony and Caroline! So much fun to reconnect with the Hilpisch clan and meet Arron's family - two amazing families came together today and it was quite the party near the end when we finally left.

Some of my favorite images are here: the birds at Rice Park, the crazy color in the bubbles, Amy and Arron in the church doorway, the hard edge of the church architecture and Amy and Arron's shadow on the side of the church, and those big weeping willows at Dellwood. that "bling" on Amy's ring was from the sun, I swear I just made it black and white! Straight out of camera! What a fantastic day; it was fun for Josh, Joe, and I to all be on the same wedding which is rare but we did HD fusion video for Amy and Arron, and that highlight video will be posted here in a few weeks when it's ready. Here is a quick slideshow for now - similar to the one we showed at the reception. -Judd, Joe & Josh



And their Fusion video!

Chris + Kate: 08.20.2010 (Trellis and Grand Banquet Hall, Stillwater)

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Never underestimate the power of a Friday wedding!!! We had a blast with Kate and Chris this last Friday when they tied the knot at Trellis here in Stillwater. The gardens were beautiful, a fitting location for such a wonderful occasion. The Ladies got up on one of the largest tables I have ever seen. When we went for a drive in the Trolly we made a quick stop at the courthouse for some pictures, but apparently there was another wedding under way and we were politely asked to vacate the premises. Kate and Chris made Joe and I feel right at home as we were never more than 2 miles or so from the studio!

At the reception we went for a short walk around the Grand banquet hall and we found some interesting, almost european scenes. The air conditioning felt so good after that walk! We were there until 11pm, enough time to enjoy the party. Thanks Kate and Chris for such an amazing day!

-Josh, Joe and the Studio J Crew

Greg + Amber: 08.14.2010 (Hosanna Lutheran Church and Scandia Creamery)

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Where to begin? From an awesome bridal party to snapping turtles and a Michael Jackson mix tape, I would have to say we did a lot! Greg and Amber were so much fun to shoot with and picked out a great place to take some fun group shots. Working our way over to a cute little bridge in the park, we discovered that the recent rain had turned the land into an almost marsh land and we were forced to choose another location. Don't worry, Amber's shoes did not get wet, she took them off.
At that same park we ran into the biggest snapping turtle we've ever seen. It looked like something out of the Jurassic period, and though it seemed to lumber, it could really move when it wanted to.
The reception was great! Good choice on the buffet Greg and Amber (thumbs up!) They had some of the best chocolate cake that has ever been conceived, and a candy bar with gummy worms! The DJ wore an interesting hat, but knew how to get the party moving.
Thanks Amber and Greg, we all had a wonderful time!

-Aron, Josh, Chris and the Studio J, Inc. family

Paul + Emilie: 08.13.2010 (Galena, Illinois Ramada)

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What a crazy day! Northern Illinois was more picturesque than I imagined with rolling green hills dotted with farmland, super tall corn, and all kinds of cool old barns. We got caught in a heavy rainstorm but made the best of it by getting an "American Gothic" image just before the deluge. A short stop at Sharky's bar yielded some cool images with old signs, the band stage, and Paul and Emilie catching the raindrops on their tongues. When the rain finally let up a bit, we piggy-backed Emilie into "no trespassing" territory for the images that will probably be hanging on their walls soon. Both Paul and Emilie have HUGE families - check them out, I'm part of one. :)

Paul and Emilie are such a fun-loving/adventurous couple that I had to censor some of the images - you guys will get to see them on the proofing site. :) I love the "bride, mop bucket, beer" shot, Tom carrying Emilie to the rusty car, and the shine of rain on the wedding party - what troopers! The Bridesmaids went through the cattle catchers... yikes! What a great weekend! -Judd