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St John Cemetery

Some of the best shots show up on the road. It can be annoying because there isn’t always time to stop and get some shots but that wasn’t the case this time around. On my way home from Thanksgiving in Marshall, MO I stopped at a cemetery that caught my eye off of I-70 at about the 61st mile marker.

I suppose could be considered my homage to the series “6 Feet Under” that used to be on HBO. I was always really impressed with the show visually, its opening sequence was really powerful.

November 27, 2009 - 4:51 pm daryl - beautiful captures. love the feeling of crispness and freshness in the air/light.

November 28, 2009 - 10:45 am Crown Center Lighting Ceremony | ZachIsHere - [...] dinner. Had a good time…a few thoughts and a few snapshots below. Also don’t forget to check out my new post on ZCPhotography blog with some interesting cemetery [...]

A Night Out

Every now and then I run across a photo where there seems to be a lot of separate things going on at the same time. Love those small moments time. It is always best when nobody knows I am there or if they do they pay me no mind. This is a shot of Hannah playing from Howl at the Moon, a piano bar in Kansas City’s Power + Light District.


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November 24, 2009 - 3:02 pm Danny C. - I love the wasted guy in the right half of the screen; he's got his wallet out, beer in hand, and a blonde on his shoulder. Hilarious.

Get Your Head Shots On Friday!

Business cards, websites, social networking sites, speaking at conferences – all chances to put your best look forward. Come into the LightThread office @ the Screenland Theater building on Friday and have a professional head shot taken hassle free. Simon Kuo and I will be set up you from 11-7. Photos will only take about 20 mins so you can be in and out with your shots headed to you next week to use however you please. Calling ahead isn’t required but couldn’t hurt.

Where? LightThread office @ the Screenland Theater (17th and Washington)

How Much? $60

When? Friday, October 30th from 11-7

Contact: Zachary Cobb (816) 834-9224

Come out and get great photos that you can use for a long time to come.


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October 29, 2009 - 5:36 pm whitney - I think what is really worth the money are the shots of us pretending to be on www.awkwardfamilyphotos.com They turned out great, though! Thank you ZC and Simon!

October 29, 2009 - 6:24 pm (jeff)isageek - wow those shots of whitney really came out nice. I was there and you guys did a great job!

October 29, 2009 - 7:50 pm Simon - It's hard to take a bad picture of Whitney!

November 2, 2009 - 10:02 pm whitney - Jeff & Simon - thank you for the comments. That's very nice of you!

October 29, 2009 - 5:32 pm uberVU - social comments - Social comments and analytics for this post... This post was mentioned on Twitter by ZachIsHere: Come out to LightThread office tomorrow and get professional head shot photograph! Details in blog post. http://bit.ly/3i9pLF #kansascity...

October 30, 2009 - 9:28 am Checkin You Out Hot Stuff | Tremendous Blondette - [...] all started with a tweet about @zachishere doing headshots today. From there, I clicked on one person, Whitney Mathews (1 T)(note: this is how I do it. This is how [...]

Portrait / Fashion Session with Video

Talented area photographer Simon Kuo and I got together to try out some new gear and enjoy a session with Sandy. You couldn’t ask for a better model, Sandy has a really natural and expressive way about her. Had a really good time and got some strong shots. Be sure to check out the video of this session behind the scenes below.

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October 15, 2009 - 7:20 pm Patti - WOW! how beautiful is this girl and the way you photographed her....:)

October 16, 2009 - 2:06 pm Scott Oppliger - Zach, I agree with Patti! Seriously, more great work. Looks like you got some new pocket wizards for wireless? Scott O.

October 18, 2009 - 12:50 pm Simon - Great shots. Especially like the color balance on the conference room shots and how the one with the hat came out-genius!

October 24, 2009 - 7:36 am AJ - Somebody has a future in photography,if I do say so myself! Prejudice? YEP. Warranted? Nope! LY

City Market / River Market / Chinese Market

Simon and I took a trip the City Market to snap some shots. This included a walk around the River Market area and some time in a Chinese Market.


City Market - Kansas City, MO
City Market - Kansas City, MO
City Market - Kansas City, MO
City Market - Kansas City, MO
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Chinese Market - Kansas City, MO
Chinese Market - Kansas City, MO
Chinese Market - Kansas City, MO
Chinese Market - Kansas City, MO

September 12, 2009 - 12:02 am MOM - I love the city market. We'd always make a special trip to get flowers for the spring plus your Dad loved all the Mennonite girls with their bonnets and homemade applebutter(ha)

September 12, 2009 - 11:03 am Simon - Great shots Zach!!! They really paint a picture of what we saw on Saturday! Really love the color and texture on the first shot!

October 1, 2009 - 11:37 am Dad - Nice shots at River Market...and they were not Mennonites... they were Amish girls. Big Difference

Slinky Shananigens

Chris and I found a slinky around the office and decided to play around with it. I have to say that Chris did an impressive job of throwing the slinky all around the camera without hitting it or my hands. I don’t know if there is a specific job to maximize that skill set but it is definitely worth putting on the resume.

Slinky Shananigens

Slinky Shananigens

Slinky Shananigens

Slinky Shananigens

August 24, 2009 - 1:59 am Simon - Hey these slinky shots came out pretty good. I think you should do a whole series with members of the Kansas City social media community. For a charity. Or something.

August 24, 2009 - 11:25 pm Simon - By the way, the new blog layout totally rocks!! As you know, I love huge pics and these really showoff the skill behind the camera!

Kansas City Jazz Museum

I love this photo. I have always loved this photo…part of it is the mystery and layers within the shot. This was taken a few years back and there was always confusion as to what the viewer is actually looking at…


Kansas City Jazz

A lot of people ask if it is a portrait of the man layered with another photo. The answer is yes and no, which is a very common answer in the world pf photography.

The focus of the camera is on a photograph of the musician. The rest of the activity that fills in the frame is the reflection of the glass showing what is opposite of the photo in the room.

Do you have any examples of shots that are not quite what you think they are?

August 20, 2009 - 8:20 pm sandy sauer - I love it!