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 !
Although we have the occasional lazy weekend, this year is off to a busy start! We are juggling both finishing the long edits from our summer weddings and filming new weddings. We have new client inquiries every day and consultations and bookings every week. Luckily we added a new laptop computer to our studio recently, so we are more mobile and can do many more things at once.
Last weekend we filmed Nick and Anna’s awesome wedding, and when our other computers were busy rendering video and burning Blu-Rays, we took a moment to put together this trailer.
Nick and Anna are the kindest people. They have a genuine love and are loved by many. Their wedding filled the Slavic Pentecostal Church ‘Sulamita’ and so many of our past couples were there as guests–it was a wonderful reunion! It was also wonderful to work with their wedding photographer, Alex Udodik, once again. He will soon be a familiar name around here, as we have a couple more weddings with him this spring.
Enjoy the trailer!
Friends and family! Don’t forget to leave a comment for the happy couple below
admin - You guys, Thank you so much! This was such a wonderful wedding to experience & easy to edit :)February 27, 2010 - 9:31 pm
eli - love the trailer and wedding nice work<3February 26, 2010 - 9:23 pm
Viktor&Alena - Very beautiful layout and editing! Keep up the fabulous work!!! Nick and Anna Congrats and Gods blessings forever!!!!February 9, 2010 - 4:32 pm
Jessica Hanaumi - Beautiful! I love your work!February 8, 2010 - 5:39 pm
On the few weekends when we aren’t busy with weddings, client meetings, or other forms of work, we like to be completely lazy. Like a sleep-’till-noon-and-lounge-around-the-house-in-our-pjs-watching-movies kind of lazy.
However, a few weeks ago we got up and dressed and out of the house to cook with some friends. One day, Linda (a classmate) and I decided that we should meet once a month to just hang out and cook. Added bonus–her husband is Chinese/Taiwanese and is a great cook! So a few weeks ago they invited us over taught us how to make egg rolls and created an amazing feast of some of the best Aisan food I’ve ever had.
Linda teaches me how to properly roll and secure egg rolls.
And I pass on the knowledge to Alex. . .
Yummy egg rolls!
Yummy salads! I especially loved this baked-tofu and hard-boiled egg salad. The anise spice permeated the eggs in the strangest, most wonderful way!
Mmmmm, sirloin beef and pepper stir-fry.
Thanks, Linda and Billy, for the awesome feast! And obviously, some of the photo credits go to them, too
Next month is our turn and clearly the bar has been set high. We’re still working on the menu, but borsht is first on the list. Anyone have suggestions of Russian/Ukrainian food that we must cook?
Elizabeth - Peppers stuffed with cheese and meat! So yummy!!!!!February 17, 2010 - 3:25 pm
admin - Julia, that's a great idea! Now I know what I'm cooking this weekend--figure out the best stuffed pepper recipes. If you have a recipe that you use, email me at alexander@zinchukvideo.com :) ~JenniferFebruary 5, 2010 - 3:46 pm
Julia - u can make stuffed pepper,i like to buy the little bag of small peppers from costco, makes it more cute and easier.February 5, 2010 - 8:15 am
We began shooting 2010 weddings right out of the gates–we’re just three weeks into the new year and we’ve already captured one wedding and have another next weekend.
Winter weddings always have a special feel–crisp, cool, and clean. Vasily and Irina’s wedding was no exception. We decided to use our Canon 5d Mark II camera almost exclusively to shoot video in order to make the most of the winter light.
This wedding was very religious and sentimental. It was fun to be a part of such a meaningful day.
Nikki and I go way back–sisters in college (back in the sorority days)–but we haven’t seen each other in years. I was excited to hear of her engagement, and thrilled when she and Matt asked us to be their wedding photographer and videographer. The best part–aside from spending such a special day with an old friend and the love of her life–the wedding is in Hawaii!
We met to talk wedding plans at the McMenamins Edgefield in Oregon. It was great to catch up–and of course grab a few photos!
A lot has changed in the last several years, but friendship remains
The holidays haven’t yet ended in our little household. Today we’re celebrating Russian Orthodox Christmas. Everything is low-key since our Orthodox friends and family are all abroad, but we’re celebrating nevertheless. Last night we made turkey meatballs, today we relaxed and we’re going to have a meatball feast soon. It’s such a relaxed day that I didn’t bother with photos. Instead, I’ll leave you with this cute Christmas Matryoshka set
Too cute, huh? I’ve been wanting to get a Matryoshka in Ukraine, but I always forget. I found this cute set on clearance at Target
admin - That is so sad! I love Matroshkas--I really want to actually buy a set when I'm next in Ukraine. But I'll be sure to put it in my carry-on!January 24, 2010 - 5:41 pm
anna - Couple years ago I traveled to UA and received the most beautiful Matroshka set from one of my favorice cousins there. When I arrived in the US and started unpacking, to my surprise (or not) the matroshka set was gone. Some one in UA went through my luggage and took it out.. What a sad sad selfish world we live in.January 12, 2010 - 1:03 pm
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