February 10, 2010

Couture Fashion Week: Show, Auction, Charity, and Ball

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 […]

January 17, 2010

Boudoir Marathon: Be His Sexiest Valentine

Don’t miss this year’s boudoir specials! 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 […]

December 29, 2009

Wishes for the New Year 2010!

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 […]

November 26, 2009

Here’s to Those Whom We Appreciate

. 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 […]

November 15, 2009

TrashEd: Free Trash-the-Dress Session Contest

. 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, […]

November 3, 2009

The Wedding Salon Bridal Show Features Industry’s Best

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 […]

October 11, 2009

Content for WedSpace “Did That Really Happen?” Book

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 […]

September 18, 2009

Maid of Honor’s Belly – A Treasured Gift of Art

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 […]

September 18, 2009

Celebrate Your Family by Helping a Needy Child!

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 […]

September 1, 2009

Photographer’s Choice II – Bridal Session for Vanessa

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 […]

August 23, 2009

Thrust for Beauty – Yelena Kim’s Photo Session

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 […]

August 22, 2009

Gothic Renaissance

A few months ago, Olga and I were in the East Village looking for props for our DragonChik body art photo session. It was then that we walked into an astonishing boutique, Gothic Renaissance, and met two managers, Laramie and Stitch. Word by word, we […]

August 10, 2009

Manhattan Studio Launch Party. Party with Us!

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!

July 27, 2009

And the Winners Are… (BloggEd Contest)

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 […]

July 22, 2009

Elements of Nature: E-Session for Julia and Gino

What a power week-end the past one was… Three engagement sessions, one being quite a production — eight people involved, 150-mile trip on three cars, 22 hours with little or no sleep. And all that to cover just 3/4 of the session. Julia and Gino […]

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 12, 2009

BloggEd: Zorz Studios’ Blog Junkie Contest

What? Zorz Studios’ blog is turning one year old! About a year and 70 entries ago, on July 23, 2008, the blogosphere heard a hiccup announcing the birth of yet another opus. To me, however, this turned into an entertaining and successful initiative. I also […]

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 18, 2009

DragonChick: Body Art Session

Few months ago when I discussed an artistic nude session for one of the clients, an idea came to me to involve a body art painter who recently moved to the US and came across my way during a preparation for another elaborate session. The […]

June 15, 2009

Anya Caliendo’s New Couture Milinery Collection

As our partnership with a couture millinery atelier Anya Caliendo continues to flourish, I had an honor of photographing her newest collection, “Russia Divine. Tribute.” The session was conducted as a product shoot with no models involved. This vibrant collection, filled with memories, love, and […]

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 […]

June 13, 2009

Made in Russia Party: 5-Minute Photo Session

Our friend and extraordinary artist, Anastasia Durasova, had a gig last night at Greenhouse. Recently moved from Moscow, Russia, this talented and renowned body art painter showed off her skills at Made in Russia party, produced by SashasPromotions and Anastasia’s husband, photographer Michael Bernadsky. We […]

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 […]

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 […]