http://zorzstudios.com/blog Recent shoots, news, and developments Wed, 12 May 2010 16:00:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Talk about busy people and (lucky) last-minute booking... One spring day in March I am getting a call from a young lady who was among the guests of Maya and Stan's notable wedding in Jamaica and has become my fan since then. So, she proceeds with a curious story about ... http://zorzstudios.com/blog/2010/04/09/wedding-of-oksana-and-boris-last-minute-spectacular/ Zorz Studios is pleased to announce that we will be part of the New York Couture Fashion Week at Grand Ballroom of Waldorf Astoria, New York City. We are proud to partner with Couture Fashion Week and Partners In Health in our relief efforts for Haiti earthquake victims. On Saturday, ... http://zorzstudios.com/blog/2010/02/10/couture-fashion-week-show-auction-charity-and-ball/ Confidence is the sexiest thing a woman can have. It's much sexier than any body part. - Aimee Mullins Be his sexy Valentine! Just in time for upcoming Valentine's Day, I am pleased to announce Zorz Studios' first boudoir marathon - a full day of fun, luxury, excitement, sexiness, music, champagne, and ... http://zorzstudios.com/blog/2010/01/17/boudoir-marathon-be-his-sexiest-valentine/ As we continue to raise the bar of top quality and untamed creativity, finesse our vision, and revamp our offerings, we build more and more value into our exquisite packages, inevitably reflecting on the prices. While shooting high undoubtedly serves as the ultimate drive to excel and remain the industry flagship, ... http://zorzstudios.com/blog/2009/12/31/the-best-of-two-worlds-collide-impact-and-value/ May the New Year 2010 be a year of materialized dreams. May your wishes, wildest and warmest, deepest and oldest, unbelievable and daring, come true! From all of us at Zorz Studios, we sincerely wish you and your loved ones the best and exciting things in 2010! This time of the ... http://zorzstudios.com/blog/2009/12/29/wishes-for-the-new-year-2010/ . An important day in the year has come. It is time when I take a moment to slow down, look around me, and think of all whom I am thankful for -- from family to dear friends, from clients who become caring friends to friends who become trusting clients, from ... http://zorzstudios.com/blog/2009/11/26/heres-to-those-whom-we-appreciate/ . Calling for all adventurous minds! This time has come again! After the smashing success of the free engagement session contest a year ago, I am über excited to announce Zorz Studios' next contest, TrashEd, in which we give away complimentary trash-the-dress sessions, photo books, and even free wedding coverage to three ... http://zorzstudios.com/blog/2009/11/15/trashed-free-trash-the-dress-session-contest/ I've been eying The Wedding Salon's prestigious bridal show for some time now, attending the salon's networking parties. (One of them, by the way, led to an acquaintance with a turnkey effect.) So, having milled a substantial amount of flour required by this show, I signed up for New York ... http://zorzstudios.com/blog/2009/11/03/the-wedding-salon-bridal-show-features-industrys-best/ Following a recent approach by TLC station, which expressed interest in some of my weddings for a potential coverage on a national television as part of their new show Four Weddings, another media company, WS Publishing Group, invited me to provide content for their new book. WS Publishing Group is the ... http://zorzstudios.com/blog/2009/10/11/content-for-wedspace-did-that-really-happen-book/ People heard I did it... A maternity session in Alaska. They hear the rumors of it being shot on top of an Alaskan mountain in unpredictable October, on her 9th month... They can't wait to see... For now, I will only say it happened and the image above is real. ... http://zorzstudios.com/blog/2009/10/05/alaskan-tough-pregnant/ My old friend and client Daria, whose wedding I shot past week-end, was enlightened few months ago by an idea of giving a gift of photography art to her maid of honor Julia. Julia is pregnant and lives in Chicago but contributed a tremendous amount of time and effort to ... http://zorzstudios.com/blog/2009/09/18/maid-of-honors-belly-a-treasured-gift-of-art/ This October, Zorz Studios will again participate with an elite group of photographers around the country in a very special family portrait promotion. Although my studio does not focus on family portrait market, throughout October I will celebrate "Family Portrait Month", a wonderful opportunity for you to update your family ... http://zorzstudios.com/blog/2009/09/18/celebrate-your-family-by-helping-a-needy-child/ On the same day following a session for Daria, I shot another bridal session for Vanessa, a fine wedding photographer. Her wedding isn't until December so I have to keep her bridal gown profile as low as possible for now. I met this gorgeous young lady at celebrity photographers Mike Colon ... http://zorzstudios.com/blog/2009/09/01/photographer%e2%80%99s-choice-ii-bridal-session-for-vanessa/ Past Sunday generously offered me an honor to shoot two photographers, both young and kind, who both turned into brides. I met Daria on Fotki, where we both were members of a closed group of photographers/digital masters. She's been a long fan of mine and when she got engaged, knew exactly ... http://zorzstudios.com/blog/2009/08/31/photographers-choice-bridal-session-for-daria/ Following a grandiose Gothic Renaissance photo session and a short sleep, we headed to the next artistic session that week-end, unaware of how hyper-intensive it will become. Looking back, I might say it was the most exhausting non-wedding gig I have done so far. By end of the day, I ... http://zorzstudios.com/blog/2009/08/23/thrust-for-beauty-yelena-kims-photo-session/ Few months ago, Olga and I were in the East Village looking for props for our DragonChik body art photo session. It is then when we walked into an astonishing boutique, Gothic Renaissance, and met two managers, Laramie and Stitch. A word by word, we ended up talking about a ... http://zorzstudios.com/blog/2009/08/22/gothic-renaissance/ photography   music   lighting   mingling   fun . Our new Manhattan studio has been announced but we never celebrated the opening! What a shame... Let's fix this, now! Let there be a studiowarming party! THE BUZZ: FREE admission FREE gift bags FREE hors d'oeuvres FREE wine and champagne bar FREE $25 gift certificates to all Facebook fans WIN $200, $100, ... http://zorzstudios.com/blog/2009/08/10/manhattan-studio-launch-party-party-with-us/ This has been a relatively relaxing week-end, sort of... Well, I didn't sleep on Friday night, working on putting together a slideshow for Mena and Ashwin 9 PM to 9 AM. Then took a nap, worked a bit, and went to shoot an engagement session for Anastasia and Robert. I'll ... http://zorzstudios.com/blog/2009/08/02/engagement-session-for-anastasia-robert-and-porsche/ Thank you everyone who participated in the BloggEd contest. It is reassuring to see that my blog, being personal, fresh, inspiring, and revealing, can offer something to anyone. What is even more rewarding to my human nature is that I acquire a growing group of fans whom I love so ... http://zorzstudios.com/blog/2009/07/27/and-the-winners-are-blogged-contest/ My summer/spring calendar got so booked up that I am having to combine some smaller shoots such as e-sessions in one day. Such was the day of July 19, when I enjoyed shooting Pamela and Steve, then Nancy and Brian, just following the day of big production for Julia and ... http://zorzstudios.com/blog/2009/07/23/another-double-engagement-session-day/