The new signs are here! Now that we've been in the downtown Stillwater portrait studio for 7 months, we figured we should put up some signs for the busy season. If you're looking for parking spots, head toward the big elevator - there are always some secret spots there. Thanks to Randy from Art Guild Gallery we now have a big beautiful Judd Sather and Studio J Sign up at the back entrance and on the doors of our building. Judd was pretty excited to get them displayed before the St. Croix River flooded Stillwater. Check out that water level just below the lift bridge!
Here are some images from yesterdays outdoor family shoot with Jodi & boys. I swear they posed themselves for the butt shot... Great way to kick of the spring season! I love being outdoors again. -Judd
Talk about out of the box! Sean and Katie had their wedding in a tropical Jungle right here in Minnesota. We had a blast, got a little goofy and I almost went for a swim with the coy fish! When we left the jungle for the setting sun outside, we enjoyed 65 degree weather. Perfect day, and an awesome crew. Thanks Sean and Kaite!
We're excited to announce our workshop schedule for summer/fall 2010! With higher demand for our private mentor sessions, we are expanding to group workshops of 10-20 photographers. Come hang out for us for a day and get some serious photo skills!
Justin and Melody were so great yesterday! It was a bit chilly and Melody's nose was getting a little red toward the end, but the green dress kind of draws the eye away from her Rudolph nose. Pretty sure we won't have another couple anytime soon that can do the "ride on the shoulders without getting muddy shoes on tweed jacket" move anytime soon. It is fun to spend a little extra time and get to know a couple -- like how unsettled Justin, the professor, was after he thought he left his AFLAC bag back by the train. Did you guys find it? Wouldn't want to lose that... I'm pretty excited about these images, plus my family is out of town so here I am at the studio at 8am on a Sunday! Crazy, but fun editing images like these! -Judd and Josh
Little Aasta came in for 3-month images this week - I love the scarf shot - Sara was such a trooper fashioning a sling out of the scarf. She was kind of like MacGyver without the duct tape, of course. Christopher and Chase are perhaps the two smiley-est kids we have ever captured. With "Gap Kids" good looks and teeth about to fall out, we got these fun images on a crisp March day! Papa Mitch had amazing articulation of Steve The Chicken's vocal cords too - wish I could have had that on video. :)
That's right folks, the year is 2010 and Judd Sather Photography and Studio J are now on Twitter! In addition to Facebook, we will use Twitter to advertise special deals and quick tidbits. If you tweet, follow us to see what we're up to this spring / summer. We plan on having a fun summer here at the studio so follow us on Twitter to keep in touch!
Please fill out this form if you are interested in being a high school senior ambassador for us this year! We only accept four ambassadors per school and will contact you for an interview with one of your parent. Benefits include a complimentary two-hour session and discounts on our products. We will contact you to schedule an interview. Thanks for your interest - this is going to be another great year for high school senior portraits in Stillwater!
We shot this footage this past fall and finally got around to editing it! Watch to find the best way to get to the new studio and see the crew "hard at work." This was a blast to create so take a minute to check it out! We look forward to working with you in our new space in downtown Stillwater. Let us know what you think - this is the first draft... funny bloopers at the end.
-The Studio J Crew (Thanks to Jim Garner for the inspiration!)
I kind of like the 2-20-20-10 ring to it - Nichole did you do that on purpose? :)
What an amazing day! Winter seems to be trying to end so we got some outside time. Chris and Nichole are two of the most fun-loving, creative people so they were good for tons of smiles and some "fashiony" poses. Funny story is that I was going to hang the dress from a fire sprinkler when lighting specialist Josh educated all of us... Next time you look at a fire sprinkler, look for that the tiny red glass tube; if you break that then 50 gallons per minute of rusty water comes out of that sprinkler head. I almost broke that tube; it would have emptied 50 gallons of water right on Nikki's dress - good thing that didn't happen...
Some of my favorite images below: Sis Trish and the kissing belly shot (she's due in a month!), the timepieces, the blowing veil, the escaltor ride, the skyline, the spinning fan at the end of the night, and my FAVORITE ring shot we have taken - I credit Joe on the location find.
For dinner, the fish at the Metropolitan (D'Amico Catering) tasted like candy - I even ate it before my steak and I hate fish. They also had mini-burgers at the end of the night with little ketchup bottles labeled "Berkowitz Private Stock." Nikki's dad Thom said it more than once that Nikki was "off his ledger and onto Chris's" - including those cute little ketchup bottles. We have two in the studio. Great to see referral couple Ryan and Mollie again - even though I tweaked my knee dancing to Billie Jean with them.
Thanks for an amazing day Berkowitz and Longie families! -Judd, Joe, Josh, Leela, and Allie
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