Hey all! So, I want to have 3 or so live coffee hours a month where we can learn, talk, review images and more. It will be posted like this with a link, the time and the topic. There is also a calendar link in this community where it will be posted with details so no one misses it (and an email can be sent for you too). My hope and goal would be to record them and then post replays as well in the Classroom tab! What feedback I need from you all!! 1. What recurring day and time would be best? 2. What topics do you want me to cover for the first month? 3. Do you want teaching, reviews, Q&A or a mix of all that? 4. Do you want me to review image’s posted in the Community Flash and Natural Light categories? 5. What else am I missing that you want and need? Share your comments below so we can get the first one on the calendar

Let's do this everyone! Our first live Zoom together will be tomorrow at 6:30pm and the calendar link has the details and you will all be notified as well from the system! We will discuss: 1. What we all want from this group! 2. How to find AMAZINGLY soft natural light using an open sky 3. Kick things off with a bang! ZOOM details: Zach Gray is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us05web.zoom.us/j/82599143680?pwd=ALskNl63pkgbdN6OBy2MhOtw9L302v.1Meeting ID: 825 9914 3680Passcode: 803467 (As a little teaser for tomorrow, take a look at these two images. I shot senior photos for my friend Michelle's daughter in MI a few weeks ago (she paid my $5,000 for the shoot by the way), and during the session, some of her friends were over hanging out and wanted me to grab a quick family portrait. The photo you see of her backyard was at the moment of the portrait, all in the shade (the sun had passed over the yard). If you look to the right of the tent and see the tall, skinny green trees, you will see the background of the final image. I used those trees as my simple background, turned them TOWARD that big open sky in the behind the scenes shot because the sun was now bouncing OFF of that sky, and pushing that lovely light into the shade. The sky became a GIANT soft box and gave me the most soft, buttery looking light you can imagine! The photo you see is not even retouched because the light is so soft it LOOKS like it is painted on them! More to come)!

Off-Camera flash only SEEM intimidating, but once you go through the off-camera flash course, use the flash system, and edit your first session, you will see that you TOO can learn and master flash! Comment below on what your BIGGEST fear about off-camera flash is and we will help take the mystery out of it!

1. Reception Lighting Made Easy (coming in just 30 Days!) 2. Lightning Fast Editing Course (edit 4,000 images in less than 3 hours! - coming in 60 days!) 3. The Complete Wedding Course! (Watch me shoot an ENTIRE wedding in this comprehensive course - coming in 90 days!) I can't wait to bring you all more great lighting and photography content!

Where are you from? What do you want to learn? How long have you been shooting? What are you MOST excited about?? ME? I am Zach Gray, I have been shooting since 2007, coaching since 2009, and have shot all over the world, spoken on photography and business on CreativeLive, WPPI, MyWed Moscow, I was Published in People, Rangefinder and helped 100,000 photographers each week on my Zach and Jody email list. I have 4 wonderful kids, live in Nashville, TN and LOVE helping others succeed! I am most excited about helping you all learn how to find beautiful light, capture amazing photos, and use your photography to tell great stories! Jump into the convo!! 🥰