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Welcome to Zinchuk Studios!

Zinchuk Studios is a husband and wife team based in the Pacific Northwest. We specialize in wedding cinematography and photography, working in the Seattle area and beyond!

memory.color.sound.quality. . . these are our values, our ideals when it comes to capturing your special day.

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. He has been recording memories to film for almost 10 years. He is experienced shooting news, documentary, and wedding video in the US and Europe.

Jennifer is the studio photographer. She is a teacher by profession (teaching English to speakers of other languages in the US and abroad), but has been an artist for life. Beginning with drawing and painting, Jennifer has been capturing images forever!

This blog chronicles our adventures as a photography + cinematography team--enjoy the ride!!  We love feedback, so leave a comment on the blog or email us at alexander [at] zinchukvideo.com !

Monthly Archives: November 2009

Love Story: Ruslan + Lena

11.30.2009 Posted in Engagement/Love Story * Video

This shoot turned out very fortuitously–we knew we had late November weather do deal with, so we got some bright balloons. No one anticipated that they would play such an important role in this love story!  I love how we were able to really tell Ruslan and Lena’s story symbolically AND have a ton of...

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Love Stories

11.29.2009 Posted in Engagement/Love Story

After resting for a few days, eating meatballs and souffle, we got some much needed exercise this weekend. We shot two awesome love story short films. Here are some photos we took alongside the footage:
Ruslan & Lena

Nick & Anna

Everything was shot on our Canon 5D mkII, and we’re in love!  That camera has been my...

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Today’s mail

11.28.2009 Posted in Personal * miscellaneous

Zinchuk Studios got a little package in the mail today:

A huge tin of cookies from one of our couples! I always love to get mail, and this kind of package really made our week. These tasty European cookies are amazing–I’m addicted after trying just one.  And finally, I can get Alex to eat...

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Thankful

11.27.2009 Posted in Personal

Thanksgiving break couldn’t have come at a better time. I have been running for the last few weeks; trying to keep up with photo editing, school work, teaching, and planning. I’ve hardly had time to think. Putting the breaks on for just a couple days is such a blessing! Since I got home at 6pm...

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Wedding: Mike + May | Part II

11.25.2009 Posted in Wedding

Part I : Preparations
We left off with a gorgeous couple anticipating their wedding ceremony: Mike handsome in his tux and May as a stunning bride. They chose not to meet before the ceremony, so there was a great buildup of emotion.  They were married in a traditional Filipino Catholic ceremony at Sacred Heart Catholic Church...

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