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Seattle Wedding Cinematography + Photography

Welcome to Zinchuk Studios!

We are a husband and wife team based in the Pacific Northwest, specializing in artistic wedding cinematography and photography.

Our work is a reflection of our clients--unique, joyous, and alive!

Alexander, our cinematographer, comes to Seattle by way of Ukraine. A musician by training and a police officer in a former life, each film Alex creates is uniquely beautiful.

Jennifer, the studio photographer, grew up drawing and taking pictures. She has the eye of an artist, but video training, so her shots are always full of movement and life.

This blog chronicles our adventures as a photography + cinematography team--enjoy the ride!!

Sep 06 2010

A few days in Paradise

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I cannot believe that we are almost a week into September! August flew by–it was far and away the busiest month we have ever had in our business! We have been blown away by the support and love surrounding us! And the first few days of September were spent on the Big Island of Hawaii shooting an amazing destination wedding.

We have one last wedding to wrap up our summer season and then we will finally slow down a bit. We can finally put our equipment away and begin the work behind our computers to share some amazing images and film with you, our friends and supporters!

Coming over the next few weeks: a summer wedding in Seattle/Snohomish, a gorgeous Russian wedding, some stunning images from Hawaii, an adorable family, and bit by bit, some additional wedding trailers AND a new look for our business!

Until them, a few images from paradise:

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September 6, 2010 - 9:36 pm

Tracy DeWaard - beautiful!!

Aug 30 2010

Seattle Wedding Photographer | Voir Photography

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Remember this vintage camera? It’s a Bauer C1M Super-8mm film camera produced from 1968 to 1971.

We finally got to test it out for a promotional film we did recently for Seattle wedding photographers Vlad & Irina of Voir Photography. We started early on a Monday after a long Sunday wedding, but the shoot was full of energy. All we knew when we showed up was that Vlad and Irina and their assistants, Solomiya and Pavlo, would be shooting two couples in after-wedding sessions. We knew they wanted shots of them hard at work and of their beautiful couples. Oh, and a timelapse of them getting set-up. Thanks to their careful planning (and a lot of great props) this film turned out to be a ton of fun!

As for our Super-8mm camera? This shoot proves that “it’s not a toy.” It actually gave us some pretty awesome footage that perfectly fit Voir Photography’s vintage style.

Take a couple minutes to check out Voir Photography’s work:

(for viewing on mobile devices, click here)

Thanks to Voir Photography for getting a couple shots of Alex hard at work (don’t worry, I was there shooting somewhere too).

Just for the record (if it wasn’t clear from this film), Vlad and Irina are AMAZING photographers. If you’re interested in checking out their work, I encourage you to make an appointment and check out their prints and albums. Just stunning!
For more of Sam and Norma’s “drown the dress” session, visit Voir Photography’s blog.
For more from Alex and Tania’s “after the wedding” session, visit Voir Photography’s blog.

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Aug 23 2010

Seattle Wedding Photographer | LucidCaptures

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We have been unbelievably busy over the past few weeks shooting weddings, an anniversary, a promo video, and countless other mini-shoots. We’ve been editing and running around and getting a minimal amount of sleep! But the rush is over halfway finished–just one more Seattle-area wedding then 5 days in Hawaii to shoot the destination wedding of a college friend. After that, one more fun wedding and . . .we can breathe again!

To tide ya’ll over in the interim, I just had to post a few of Milana and Aaron’s wedding pictures, taken by the talented Seattle Wedding Photographer Michael Movsyesov. He is amazingly talented and super easy to work with!

He even caught us hard at work!

So visit his blog, stop by his facebook page, and follow him on twitter. He is going places!!

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August 23, 2010 - 11:30 pm

Michael - Thank you guys for the feature. It was an absolute pleasure working with you. You guys are really really talented at what you do

Aug 11 2010

Wedding: Aaron + Milana | Coming Soon!

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When we looked over the footage from Milana and Aaron’s wedding at Kubota gardens, we couldn’t help but give you a peek at the gorgeousness! We are waiting for Super 8mm film to come back from the lab (completing the amazing vintage feel to the wedding), but until then, enjoy this sneak peek!

A note about the music used: this is the real sound from the jazz group Milana found for the reception. Aaron and Milana are accomplished dancers and had the most amazing waltz for their first dance. Once I get the name of the group from these lovely honeymooners, I’ll provide credit here!

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August 11, 2010 - 10:27 pm

Zinchuk Studios - Thank you, Michael! It was so great to work with you We can’t wait to see your photographs–I’m sure they will be perfection!

August 11, 2010 - 9:54 pm

Michael - Wow! Unbelievably good! You guys are sooooo good at this. Those smooth pans and transitions are just amazing.

Aug 07 2010

Wedding: Gregoriy + Daniela – Part II | Bellevue Wedding Photography and Cinematography

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A few days ago I posted part I of Gregoriy and Daniela’s gorgeous Russian Orthodox wedding. Now I have the pleasure of sharing their celebration! After the ceremony, we stopped by the University of Washington (where Greg studies–as do the bride’s brother and her maid of honor) for a few portraits. Then we headed back to Bellevue for their reception at the Newport Hills Swim and Tennis Club. I LOVE the natural light in this space–it is the perfect venue for smaller weddings!!

As with the Russian Orthodox ceremony, their reception was filled with many wonderful traditions! Again, many were familiar and appeared–in some version–at Alex and my wedding. I’m sharing some of the most special here

Daniela really brought together so many wonderful details!!

First the parents of the bride and groom met the couple with bread and wine at the door to the reception–then the bride and groom greeted their guests!

Later, they broke the traditional wedding bread together. They say that the person with the larger piece will be the head of the household . . . but they ended up with equal pieces! (Who do you think got the bigger piece at Alex and my wedding?!)

Such lovely dancing: first dance and traditional dances!

Finally, at the end of the evening, there are a series of traditions that show the transition of the bride from, well, bride to wife. In Moldovan weddings, the groom is seated on a chair and given a very fluffy pillow. The bride sits on his lap and then they are tied to the chair. The bride’s veil is then removed and she is given a scarf and apron. Gifts are then presented to the happy couple!

There were so many more events during the evening–amazing food, yummy cake, gypsy dancing and on and on and on! Here are just a few more photos take throughout the evening!