38 Responses to “I Love Lights ::”

1. Jean, on October 31st, 2008 at 4:12 pm Said:

   That is incredible!
   Did not realize you could go that dark.
   Thanks for the setup info!

2. Seshu, on October 31st, 2008 at 4:24 pm Said:

   Stunning, as always and beautifully thought out and crafted. Rock’on!

3. zack, on October 31st, 2008 at 5:43 pm Said:

   Thanks! When you shoot at f16 or whatever at 250th of a second, you can easily kill all the light in open shade.

   Cheers,
   Zack

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5. dan, on October 31st, 2008 at 7:14 pm Said:

   Very cool. I’m trying to get my wife to try lights. – Loved your dvd btw.

6. Eric, on November 1st, 2008 at 8:09 am Said:

   Wow, excellent work and fabulous idea.

7. marc, on November 1st, 2008 at 8:47 am Said:

   serious? that’s awesome… I need to get some more lights

8. Paul, on November 1st, 2008 at 9:01 am Said:

   Zack,

   You’re creativity is incredible to even see that shot in your mind…fantastic and then to pull it off…wow!

   For a moment I thought you’d pulled off your photoshop technique of shooting vertical to fill the frame and then extend the canvas in PS but guess not, or did you?

   Cheers
   Paul

9. Kevin Fischer, on November 1st, 2008 at 11:22 am Said:

   Amazing! I am selling stuff on ebay so I can purchase the One Light Workshop. Your work is very inspirational.

10. johnlo, on November 1st, 2008 at 9:16 pm Said:

    WOW, thats nice. awesome. i need to practice.

11. benjamin badyk, on November 2nd, 2008 at 7:32 pm Said:

    zack, you’re the bomb. the lights under the dress were truly creative! if i had enough money, id grid everything and shoot with 10 lights!

12. Glyn Dewis, on November 3rd, 2008 at 12:10 am Said:

    Awesome!!! This proves that there really are no limitations.

    Nice one Zack.

13. Bliss, on November 3rd, 2008 at 3:26 am Said:

    Amazing!!!

14. Chris Torres, on November 3rd, 2008 at 8:03 am Said:

    Wow…..you did it again. Amazing Zack!

    With the heat off the Sunpak I am surprised that her dress did not catch on fire! John Michael would have been proud!

15. C.J. Scott, on November 3rd, 2008 at 9:36 am Said:

    Now that’s what I’m talkin’ about!!

16. stephen, on November 3rd, 2008 at 11:04 am Said:

    WOW.

17. Toni, on November 3rd, 2008 at 12:11 pm Said:

    Seriously… that’s so awesome! You rock!

18. BUSH, on November 3rd, 2008 at 3:22 pm Said:

    this is sick!

    love it man.

19. John Shim, on November 3rd, 2008 at 9:47 pm Said:

    Seriously? Freakin’ incredible (again)!

20. Crash Taylor, on November 4th, 2008 at 3:35 am Said:

    That is some serious stuff. Double awesome! Rock on BIG DAWG!

21. Stephen, on November 4th, 2008 at 9:03 am Said:

    Zach, just got done watching your “OneLight” DVD again probably now for the 5th time. You turned my safe landscape only world upside down and now all I want to do is shoot portraits. Love you work and wanted to say thank you for sharing your knowledge and also putting together that DVD. If anyone is reading this and have not seen it yet. BUY the DVD it’s worth every cent and then some.

    One quick question… I’ve been shooting with a Canon 20D and am seriously looking to get an older 5D but I’m worried about the slower 1/200th second x-sync speed. Am I going to be regretting not having that extra 1/50th of a second later while trying to kill the ambient shooting outside on a sunny day with an AlienBee 1600, or will it negligible? (I know I’ll be able to close the aperture down but all things being equal will I be better off looking for another camera that has the 1/250th of a second x-sync speed?

    thanks again !

22. Matthew Lane, on November 4th, 2008 at 11:13 am Said:

    This is such a powerful example of what you can do with flash photography.

    You rule the light!

23. Khara Plicanic, on November 4th, 2008 at 12:05 pm Said:

    Hey Zach! I just watched your DVD (finally!) and absolutely loved it. You’re so great at being who you are. It was a great follow up to the KC One Light. My husband (who just got a new camera from yours truly as an early b-day gift) is totally addicted. He takes it EVERYWHERE now… and I can’t wait to see how the knowledge he gained from your DVD takes him to new heights!

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26. Phil Thomas, on November 5th, 2008 at 3:23 pm Said:

    Hi Zack

    Finally got round to watching your DVD and really impressed. One thing that’s bugging me though is how much sharper your pictures seem than anyone else’s. I use Autofocus on a EOS40D with a 24-105L f4 lens and I watch my focus points and ensure its focusing on the right part and the shot is in focus. I sharpen a little with clarity but your shots are so crisp its depressing. Is there a secret I’m missing? (For example pretty much every shot on disc 2 portfolio at the end and your beautiful shot of Craig a few weeks ago). Any thing you could advise would be appreciated.

27. David Apeji, on November 6th, 2008 at 5:27 am Said:

    Zack, the ambient wasn’t the only thing you killed with that image. That is truly mind-blowing – I love it! Got to go practice.

28. sergio, on November 8th, 2008 at 6:27 pm Said:

    Zack, i am not speak english but i will try..

    Men, you are the one…
    you are an inspiration men.. really.
    i hope someday to do photography like you..

    keep innovating!!

29. Johnny, on November 12th, 2008 at 11:25 pm Said:

    Really killer shot. How much of this was done in PS?

30. Rebecca, on November 14th, 2008 at 1:27 pm Said:

    Amazing, as always…..

    I’m ready for another one of your workshops. I need to get all fired up again for the new year.

31. Pascal, on November 17th, 2008 at 3:45 am Said:

    Whoa great amazing shot. Thanksfor the setup info. This is also the kind of things I am trying to do.

32. paulalford.com | Speedlinks Bucket Overflows, Flooding Basement, on November 17th, 2008 at 1:14 pm Said:

    [...] 2.0: I have stuck a lot of flashes in a lot of places. But I have never thought of sticking one here. To the recently-married Zack Arias, words of wisdom: Let the assistant position the Sunpak [...]

33. David Pullum, on November 26th, 2008 at 7:12 am Said:

    lovely shots, your dvd is also amazing

34. Peter Place, on December 9th, 2008 at 12:30 pm Said:

    Thank you so much..! I was thinking the other day, shooting at a higher f-stop should help kill any other ambient light sources and I haven’t had a chance to try that out..! I know when I used to shoot at f4.5 in 10am with morning sun, the ambient light was still there. Shot at 1/200. Then my buddy took the same shot, but at f16..and i couldn’t believe the on camera results! haha, learn something new everyday..!

35. Allan Carter, on February 11th, 2009 at 5:38 pm Said:

    Absolutely love the first shot. I never realised you could achieve this with effect with just flash guns. This is inspirational.

36. Allan Carter, on February 11th, 2009 at 5:41 pm Said:

    Sorry, I should have said the 2nd shot.

37. wedding photographer essex, on September 22nd, 2009 at 5:42 am Said:

    Lovely shot, well done

38. Devon Photographer, on July 19th, 2010 at 10:11 am Said:

    Dude that was an amazing edit great PS skills I must say very creative.

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