Wedding Blogs

Wedding blogs by Zorz Studios, from soft and lyrical to offbeat and insane.

July 13, 2009

The Escape: Engagement Session for Irina and Igor

Another successful realization of a tough request… Meet Irina and Igor, a young couple whose wedding we are shooting early September 2009. They contacted me in May seeing if I can do an engagement session for them, initially not included in the package. A tough […]

July 6, 2009

Mena and Ashwin’s Wedding: Two Days of Indian Delight

At the beginning of this long holiday week-end, we covered a two-day Indian wedding of Mena and Ashwin. Our connection was a perfect example of a long-distance booking. Mena, who is from California, found me about a year ago via one of the online listings […]

June 14, 2009

Caught in the Act: Recent Spotlights

We drew attention in a couple of places in the past week or two… First, Sarah Johnson, the founder of Seeking Designers came across my mailing on underwater and body art maternity and immediately put us on the top of their Newsflash (not to mention […]

May 11, 2009

Top Wedding Professionals: Grace Ormonde Platinum List

We are pleased to announce that Grace Ormonde Wedding Style Magazine has chosen to list Zorz Studios on their invitation-only Platinum List, a directory of top wedding professionals from around the world. Wedding Style, the wedding world’s premier magazine, is a breathtaking publication that showcases […]

May 9, 2009

One Afternoon, Two Sessions, Four Clients

The afternoon of May 9th, 2009, the Day of Great Victory, was spent in Manhattan shooting two sessions. I started with driving to our studio on Broadway where I soon met Alina and Radion whose wedding I shot two months ago. Hmm, that was also […]

May 3, 2009

On Tour: Underwater Maternity Photo Sessions in CA

The world of divine mother in the harmony of water… Pregnancy is an exceptional time in woman’s life. Now you have the ability to empower your experience on this path and bring your image to the new depths. We invite you to step away from […]

April 9, 2009

Now Appearing on Broadway!

It gives me a great pleasure to announce the expansion of Zorz Studios’ presence and opening operations in the heart of New York City, Manhattan’s Flatiron district. In a special collaboration arrangement with virtuosi and celebrity makeup artists Anne DeMarco and Charles Douglas of Rouge […]

April 8, 2009

Attending Brides New York Cocktail Party at NYPL

I was invited to attend Brides New York networking and cocktail party last night at the New York Public Library. The magnificent ballroom gathered top wedding professionals for an opportunity to network and meet Julie Raimondi, Editor of Bride’s New York Magazines. Thanks to the […]

March 28, 2009

Wedding of Maya and Stan, Jamaica

Writing while in Albany attending Professional Photographers Society of NY State convention. Here’s a glimpse of my 3-day trip to Jamaica to shoot the wedding of Maya and Stan. The length of stay and the environment offered a plethora of photo ops, from picturesque to risky… […]

March 22, 2009

Wedding of Erica and Elkin, Palm Beach, FL

Just returned from Florida where I shot a spectacular wedding of Erica and Elkin, whose engagement session in Miami last year caused some locomotion… Below are just a few quick picks, lightly processed. More details and properly done photographs will follow.

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 […]

March 9, 2009

Stocking Up on Prime Lighting Equipment

As if I didn’t have enough of Hensel… 🙂 I already have a 4-head monolight studio set with Hensel’s lightboxes and softboxes, sized from medium to huge. This set has been serving me great in studio and on location indoors but here comes my first […]

February 28, 2009

Committing to Giving Back: “Feel Bigger in Heart”

I want to leave a trace in this world… through photography which may turn into a historical record or a work of art, inhabiting someone’s heart — beating faster and feeling warmer, outliving mine… through my volunteering for Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep […]

February 3, 2009

Receiving Bride’s Choice Award 2009

It is with great pleasure that I announce being chosen to receive a 2009 Bride’s Choice Award from WeddingWire, Martha Stewart Weddings franchise provider. The following is the press release. WeddingWire, the nation’s leading wedding technology company, just announced that Zorz Studios, Inc. has won […]

February 1, 2009

And the Winners Are…

More than two months of anxiety are over. I am excited to announce the winners of Zorz Studios’ EngagEd contest, opened on November 15, 2008. Dozens of entrants with their vision of an engagement session, four finalists, more than 600 of voters, and now, the […]

December 8, 2008

Engagement Session of Erica and Elkin, Miami, FL

…I am writing this as I’m sitting in a Florida resort… Just cannot hold the result of today’s engagement session to myself. Meet Erica and Elkin, a beautiful couple whose wedding I will shoot next March in West Palm Beach, FL. Fashionable, hip, and sexy. […]

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 […]

November 15, 2008

EngagEd: Free Engagement Session Contest

The time has come! I am excited to announce Zorz Studios’ first contest, EngagEd, in which I give away a complimentary engagement session (and more!) to three lucky winners!

October 27, 2008

Zorz Studios Featured on WedPlan.net

Today I was pleasantly surprised to see my wedding photo gallery being featured on the homepage of WedPlan, one of the popular wedding planning online resources. It attracts about 65,000 visitors across the US per day. Not surprisingly, traffic to my website soared today. Of […]

September 17, 2008

The Wedding Salon Cocktail Party

. . The New York Wedding Salon hosted a cocktail party at the Slate restaurant on Tuesday, where I was kindly invited. During this private social event, fueled by plenty of drinks and hors d’ouevres, I had a wonderful opportunity to […]

August 29, 2008

Wedding in Colorado – Mary Clare and Dan

[flv]https://zorzstudios.com/v1site_images/videos/MaryClareDan_480x360_30-show0.flv[/flv] (Shown above is a rough draft of a video clip, minimal post-processing) I’ve had a pleasure of another scenic destination wedding (I went to Alaska last year) in Avon, CO. Another beautiful bride and handsome groom! Mary Clare moved to New York from Colorado while Dan […]

August 22, 2008

Heirdom of Atlantis: First Underwater Photo Session

Yours, truly. Photo by Olga Mironova