Post-Processing Archives

April 27, 2022

Icebreaker: NYC Underwater Photography Year Round

I’ve been doing NYC underwater photography for 13 years but this maternity session sets my ground for something brand new in this seasonal region—a year round experience and access to uniqueness! Until Now, Either Seasonal or Resourceful For years, I’ve been falling behind my Florida […]

January 27, 2022

Nyala: Maternity Digital Art by Zorz Studios

Nyala: Maternity Digital Art in Antelope Canyon

Fake it till you make it, they say. Although the motto does not fully pertain to this shoot, the story could serve as an inspiration to other adventurous creatives, I suppose. And to my other readers, it’s an opportunity to see what else a photographer […]

June 29, 2021

Mad Luv: Post-Apocalyptic Engagement Shoot in Poconos

This 6-hour post-apocalyptic engagement shoot in Poconos is unique on multiple levels: an apocalypse theme I never tried, a junkyard location I’ve been itching for a long time, the all-new cinematic presentation format, and the blog movie poster cover. Let’s see how it all panned […]

June 2, 2021

Purity: Creative Youth Portraits in Poconos

I intended to make my first youth portraits in Poconos studio quietly beautiful but the creative bug still bit me and I mastered two Renaissance oil paintings in a captivating way I’ve never done before.

October 9, 2020

Eveswim: 18 Year Old Birthday Gift of Underwater Photography

Here’s an idea for an 18-year-old birthday gift: underwater photography. Worked for my daughter!

September 27, 2020

Reproduction: Turning Maternity Photo Into Statue

A nude maternity session turned a photo into statue for a sculptural storytelling of the Greco-Roman period.

April 8, 2020

Fable: Children Fantasy Art

Children fantasy art is part of the developing niche of Zorz Studios photography offered to a variety of clients. Here’s what I’ve modestly done so far but with my drawing background, I should strive for more.

March 10, 2020

Photoshop Tutorial: From Epic Fail to Epic Shot

For the first time, let me unveil a detailed “before and after” Photoshop tutorial from epic fail to epic shot using my favorite tools and voicing my creative thought process.

November 20, 2019

Aslewwish: Modern Viking Wedding in Ohio

This modern viking wedding in Ohio had a horse, a sword, arrows, drinking horns, Tolkien, ballroom and burlesque dancers, Harley Davidson, and… Metallica!

April 2, 2019

Elysium: Dreamlike Engagement Shoot at Raymondskill Falls

I am double-stoked to share this dreamlike engagement shoot at Raymondskill Falls: not only does it feature one of the EngagEd contest winners but also introduces first clients in my new habitat.

January 21, 2019

Horst Couture: Dark Fashion in Color

Here’s how ZORPHOTOUR kicked off, with the tour’s very first photoshoot at a historical mansion in Ohio featuring dark fashion of Horst Couture.

January 11, 2017

Milk & Silk: Gentle Maternity Photoshoot

I love experimenting and looking for something new, and these are the results of a new milky technique, perfect for a gentle maternity photoshoot.

December 28, 2016

Season’s Greetings: Some Child Photography…

One of most loyal, valued, and kindest clients of Zorz Studios continues her photo journey with her child photography.

November 18, 2016

Ad Vitam: Underwater Maternity Session

This underwater maternity session, with the help of husband, resulted in dramatic imagery reminiscent of some Renaissance paintings.

September 15, 2015

Edge Water: Yana + Alex = Comic Engagement Session

How about an engagement session the way you have never seen before? My loooong-time dream of creating a real-life comic story out of my photos came to reality!

July 1, 2013

Super vs. Regular: What Makes Models

The distinction between “super” and “regular” is oftentimes symbolic and ambiguous. An acclaimed photograph for example, may have little merit other than its famous author’s name, while some hobbyist may produce an unrecognized masterpiece. Some girl next door casually running out to a store without […]

June 11, 2009

Underwater Maternity Session for Yelena (California)

My trip overseas right after a 2-day photo tour to California in mid-May caused a delay in posting a sneak preview of this magnificent session. So here it is now. More details and samples will follow. 06/19/09 update: The session was conducted in a similar […]

March 17, 2009

“Cinemateur”: 1930s Retro Love Story (E-Session)

This is a sneak preview of an elaborate retro photo session shot past Saturday. I am so ecstatic to be able to organize and pull it off! The session, based on our own script, develops a dramatic love story in 1930s’ Brooklyn. A great amount […]

February 17, 2009

Little Sasha – Family Portraiture Session

Few days ago we visited our friends, Anya and Dima, who had a baby girl three months ago. Working in my niche market, I do not specialize in family portraiture nor advertise such service. With all the equipment and experience, however, it was impossible to […]

February 9, 2009

Anya Caliendo’s Collection Slideshow

After delivering the images of Je Ne Regrette Rien collection to Mrs. Anya Caliendo, couture millinery atelier, at the end of the last year, I continued working on them for my version of the slideshow. The original, featured on Mrs. Caliendo’s website, only had color […]

December 7, 2008

Heirdom of Atlantis: First Underwater Photo Session by Zorz Studios (19)

Winning Fotki’s Blue Ribbon Contest

This image from the series “Heirdom of Atlantis” won the first place in Fotki’s Blue Ribbon contest. Fotki is a digital photo sharing, video sharing and media social network website and web service suite; it is one of the world’s largest social networking sites. Founded […]

September 18, 2008

I’m Teaching! Retouching, Anyone?

. See me in action! Learn how I get my beauty retouching done! On October 27, 2008, I will be teaching Adobe Photoshop Cover-Quality Retouching for Super Monday, an educational event sponsored by Professional Photographers of America in my studio. This class is part of […]

August 22, 2008

Heirdom of Atlantis: First Underwater Photo Session

Yours, truly. Photo by Olga Mironova