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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 !

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Pictage Resource Guide

09.10.2009 Posted in Personal * Website * miscellaneous

All of our clients (and guests) who have booked us for photography have probably gotten used to our photo hosting site, Pictage, by now. But they probably didn’t know that there’s also a wedding planning guide that gives great regional tips on locations, what to look for in a photographer, and tips for the shoots...

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Props to Use for Fabulous Shoots

07.14.2009 Posted in Engagement/Love Story * Wedding * miscellaneous

When couples contact us about what to wear and what to bring to their upcoming photo sessions (whether bridal, engagement, or other), I have one clear bit of advice: bring props!  They can be artifacts from real life or simply colorful additions for viewing pleasure.  Recent examples from our work include balloons, a kite, and...

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History of Wedding Fashion

04.30.2009 Posted in miscellaneous

This is too cool: The Victoria and Albert Museum in London is planning a 2011 exhibit on wedding fashion. The best part: they’re looking for wedding photos from across the world! If you or your parents or grandparents had a particularly interesting wedding, find out how to submit your photos on their website!
Hat tip: Junebug...

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Wedding Invitations, Save the Dates & Guestbooks

04.25.2009 Posted in Engagement/Love Story * Wedding * miscellaneous

Over the past few months I’ve been fielding questions from clients who want photo wedding invitations, save the date cards, photo guest books, etc. I’ve been searching the net for products that are both high quality and don’t cost a ton. Here are some of the products I have found:
Wedding Paper Divas – Save the...

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Featured in Seattle Style!

03.29.2009 Posted in Wedding * miscellaneous

I mentioned the new Seattle wedding planning website I came across last week: Seattle Style.  Well, it seems as though they’ve noticed us too–they featured us on their blog today!  We recently became listed as one of their vendors, and we’re so flattered that they liked our videos so much!
Take a look at Seattle Style...

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