Sorry to hate, but you have a typos all over the place. 00:11 “successfuul” at 02:58 “uccesful” at 03:01 “susseccful” at 03:17 “sucssfle” at 5:23 “referrence”
your a creative sucessfuul force of nature – that was a refreshing laugh to start off the weekend. especially on a day that started at the accountants : )
BTW – love the MG _ i had a ’68 in high school. still one of my favs.
Sherri, your counting all that moolah and you remind me of my wife when she’s counting money because she too licks her fingers and it totally grosses me right out. ick!
Thanks for the refresh Zack! I love that it is in “Critique and Technique for photographers.”
I can’t wait until I can have someone to count my money, make my coffee and take my pictures! Because I have the hardest part the creation of the idea!
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Up? Up?! I’ve been doing forward, down, then backward! That explains it.
Can you provide the EXACT name, cinluding issue of that magazine you were reading on the think tank? I’m totally NOT going to copy your way of copying…just curious. Honest. And for true.
I like this Zack. For sure it will be stop the dictature of the happy few big commercial photographers that take the place near the limelights and put the others in darkness? not sure. Let the webshpere be feed as an ogre of media content and let’s be happy of or own thinktanks full of ideas.[intead of my frenchsized english, I hope got the idea]
Chris
Meh, not my kind of humor. I did get the point, but I was fighting to stick with the video, and watch it all the way trough.
I do give you props for trying something different and putting yourself out there, “jumping off the dock” so to speak.
Can’t please every one, but that’s what makes each one of us unique I guess.
Keep up the creativeness!!!
P.S: I did love when the dog popped up in the passenger seat.
You are crackin’ me up! Now I know what it takes to be sukcesful! I think I have the spelin down, I need the dough, the hair…for sure a guitar player….I do start with creation…Genesis 1…I even have the “big mama”…lol what now….oh yeah, a dog and a convertable!
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I am laughing my pants off – of course only because I’ve watched those other guys’ videos and been all envious… You didn’t have a helicopter though or shoot in a hangar in New Zealand for no apparent reason…
That set in the “creative” section looked like you copied it from the guy on Youtube telling me how I could make 500 dollars on the weekend with my camera.
There sooooo needs to be a wedding photographer version of this. It could spoof all the “photographers” just spend their time selling stuff to other photographrs.
Oh, man. I needed this laugh today. Great stuff, and hope you had a good time making it. Seriously, in ATL can you walk into a fast-food joint dressed like that and not completely stand out?
Wow, I looked at the title three times before I realized you spelled it “Sucksessful” instead of “Successful”.. I think ive been on the internet to long.
Thank you Zack for this invaluable insight into the life and hard work of a creative professional. I appreciate you took the time to give something back to the photographic community.
Now I too am inspired to get my hair right, so I can make it BIG and take up the handicapped parking spots.
Nelson – Chase is a great guy. We actually filmed a part of ne talking to him on the phone but it didn’t make the edit. Cowart and McNally knew about my spoof as well.
Thankyou Mister Arias for your thoughtful insite, your video hits home on so many levels.
Please continue sharing your thoughts on the indestry to help us attane your level of sucksess.
One day I’ll have a big softbox too.
Chris
P.S. Did I mention your pure awesomeness ?
Loved it! All who do not know your work are missing out my friend. I am spreading the word, one lemming at a time. I would love to know who your were targeting when you made this vid. Or was it the photographers who take themselves too seriously in general? You are a blessing Zack!!!!
Yeah, the tires. That critique was my first visit to your site I think, after watching “Transform.” It seems like so long ago–in a good way. I do miss the critiques though. Loved this video. Subtlety brilliant.
I’m so glad to see you posting stuff from your sessions at Photoshop World. I would love to see the slideshow with text from your Stuff You Need to Know to be a Photographer session.
That was excellent. I’m super inspired. I’ll have to let Chris know how to work the hair. Was it up, down, forward? Awww crap… I’ll have to go watch it again.
Thanks for making my Monday and a few laughs! Love your humor…Hope with all your your suckcess you might have time to still join our Strobist group here in Tampa http://www.meetup.com/photocollective/ We hung out with you at PSW in Orlando. You paid your dues and forever inspired our photography group! Hope you pop into our web based group and say Hey!
lol. this is priceless! thank you Zack, i now know to hire a business manager to count my money and to manage my hair as part of the creative process. now i need to find some ballerinas…
Wonderful fun! Great creativity. Hey, have you seen the short video “The Last 3 Minutes” shot with the Canon 5D Mark II. Not at all similar, but really shows how far the DSLR can go with video.
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Zack, In a word: Awesome. I caught it at PSW, which bringe me to a serious question: Are you planning on posting tour presentation from there on your site? Both that and your closing presentation? You didn’t have any notes from your power point in the PSW book. I honestly think that everyone in the biz needs to see them. I told Scott Kelby that your “Things You Need To Know” seminar should be required viewing for PSW.
forward. down. and up. got it! thanks for the tip, i think this could make all the difference….
p.s. – you should start the kids young with the hair thing, give ‘em a leg up on being sucksessfull as well. ;D
Probably shouldn’t say it but this isn’t a million miles away from the reality of Chase is it? Hey, Scott, which camera am I using? Of course his work is awesome. Good job you had his blessing though.
What has happened to dedpxl dude? And where’s the good stuff on the MF digital back? Hoping you get some time soon.
Lol, great video, but I was expecting like 100% more gold chains, and liquor being poured out on the floor. Wait maybe that’s sucksessful rapper/photographer’s I’m thinking about.
Bit concerned that there have been no more posts from you since this one went up…. Has Chase had you wacked? Of course if he has you won’t be answering that…..
You can’t be successful, you have a crazy goatee and dress poorly. Do you have tattoos? Ewww. I bet you hang out with dirty rock n roll type people all day. Dirty Canon shooter.
I didn´t expect this from you, I mean I thought you weren´t like the people on strobist group who loose their time bashing other photographers…
Also a lightmeter and learning how to use it really (it isn´t meant for you to use the exposure you get, it is only to know where the exposure is and decide if you want it down or up) have you checked how much time you loose in your DVD chimping?? and the reaction of the talents to your chimping?
This is the first time I am dis by something you do, bashing other shooters, I expected better from you.
Dear Karl (#272),
Please note that this entire video is for fun. Dripping with sarcasm kind of fun. Watch it again with this in mind… I’m not taking a second of it seriously.
I am so behind.. i just saw this. Sheer brillance. I don’t know what I liked better – Forward, Down and Up… or the.. here.. play with another $100 bill. The tyre reference is particularly well done tho..
The comments, as always are as interesting as the video in some ways. One can only wonder what your facial response to reading number 12 was?
I love you, I love you and I love you!
Doesn’t matter when, when you post you make my day, even though is being a piece of crap!
(PS … I just moved and only now could turn my computer on again …)
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Bwahahahahahahahahaha!
Awesome. You’re so the “IT” guy now. Love you Zack.
It’s Biblical!! That was awesome. Thank you!!
Love it.
Dang. I knew needed better hair and this just confirms it.
FAN-tastic.
Your softbox is HUGE. I’m really intimidated by your raw creative power now.
That was brilliant. I laughed the whole way through.
Benjamins for Babies!™
&
Tires!
Zack Arias.
Never sold out.
Just bought in, baby.
Forward. Down. Up. Forward. Down. Up. Pan to picture of your biggest crush. GENIUS!
Oh lord… I nearly p***ed myself laughing…
brilliant
It´s really cool vide, i love it. The best of all “”the Dog”", XD Zack send me a tshirt of one light. Bye. regards
Sorry to hate, but you have a typos all over the place. 00:11 “successfuul” at 02:58 “uccesful” at 03:01 “susseccful” at 03:17 “sucssfle” at 5:23 “referrence”
Otherwise, fun video.
thanks… now everyone in my office is looking at me like I’m some kind of lunatic… lol
Jeff :: That’s part of the running joke.
That was awesome, hilarious and brilliant. Loved it
@Dane – I’m not a great IT guy. I mess up the network all the time.
Ok, that was fun.
Sigh. My poor boys have grown up without any money to play with. If only I was a sucksesfull comershil footagrapher.
I am going to be hearing “forward, down and up” in my head now.
Hey! I forward – down – up too! I’m on my way to sucksess!
Jeremy Cowart gig WAS AWESOME!
you all are!
and oh I love how Sherry put the money in her shirt!!! she is the best
Arias. Funny. Very Funny.
made my day.
That is WINTASTIC.
I don’t care WHY you made it! Terrific. Love your little guy tossing the dough–he’s got his priorities straight.
LOL i’m in tears, the baby playing with money lololol
thanks zack! made my day!
It’s been a rough day today. Watching this was just what I needed. Thanks for the smile Zack.
Well I’ve got you on one thing…
My lens goes to f/11!
A classic Zack. I’m still laughing.
You really make the dollar sign in the hat work, but no grill??? I know you pay closer attention to detail than that!
I’m choking up here…
Beautiful. Just. Beautiful.
dude..that was was F’in HILARIOUS!!! you need to do a whole series on your alter ego..and let it get picked up by a Network! haaha..
So good man! The outfit is just… wow… I’m speechless haha.
Love telling the kid to be quiet because Jarvis is talking, as you hand the $100 bills over
N.
BUHAHAHA -
your a creative sucessfuul force of nature – that was a refreshing laugh to start off the weekend. especially on a day that started at the accountants : )
BTW – love the MG _ i had a ’68 in high school. still one of my favs.
cheers!
Wow…that just happened.
I wanna be suucesfull too. Maybe a “1 Succces At a Time” workshop?
Love the video.
Sherri, your counting all that moolah and you remind me of my wife when she’s counting money because she too licks her fingers and it totally grosses me right out. ick!
I don’t get it.
hilarious. sarcastic. and inspirational at the same time.
Zack, don’t publish these during work hours.. had to put custo on hold laughing so hard.. great job!!..
Mcnally does models… ummm never thought of that.,..
brilliant!
Love it!
Thanks for the refresh Zack! I love that it is in “Critique and Technique for photographers.”
I can’t wait until I can have someone to count my money, make my coffee and take my pictures! Because I have the hardest part the creation of the idea!
HAHA
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@Jeff…really?!
Up? Up?! I’ve been doing forward, down, then backward! That explains it.
Can you provide the EXACT name, cinluding issue of that magazine you were reading on the think tank? I’m totally NOT going to copy your way of copying…just curious. Honest. And for true.
Mass smiles. This is fantastic.
I laughed so hard, tears are rolling down my face. Thanks for bringing in my weekend right.
My favorites are the ‘tasks’ written on the white board and Sherri stuffing the cash down her shirt.
It begins with the hair? I gots no hair. CRAP! Screwed again.
Zack, holy crap that made my week, you rule!!! It takes a truly great person to be able to goof on one’s self
Now that was some good stuff…:)
lol! zack, you are a hoot. that was hilarious.
I like this Zack. For sure it will be stop the dictature of the happy few big commercial photographers that take the place near the limelights and put the others in darkness? not sure. Let the webshpere be feed as an ogre of media content and let’s be happy of or own thinktanks full of ideas.[intead of my frenchsized english, I hope got the idea]
Chris
Boy do I love me some quality satire. It stings just right!
Excellent piss-take! Thanks for making it.
Awesome. Nailed.
Thanks for the laugh, and stirring the thoughts
DAAAAMN dude
livin’ the life!!!
DEEP!
The dog popping up… classic. Looks like Marc had no idea what was going on.
Brilliant man!
Fucking brilliant. Love it.
Every once in awhile I too enjoy some light from a direction.
SWEET! I love that you don’t take yourself to seriously. Too many guys do. I am now a big fan!
Forget about that Jarvis guy . . . Za is the MAN when it comes to commercial photography!
haha, that was awesome.
“Can you bring the other body over here” [/awkward pause]….
Hilarious
I laughed so hard, I peed my pants at work.
you are brilliant! hope everyone followed the comments of that tire dudes critique
I laughed, I cried, it became part of me…
Shoot, someone beat me to the f11 joke…
I about fell out of my chair as you were picking up the tire tread…
Simply tremendous, laughing my ass off. Thanks for making me finish the week with a smile on my face.
awww, man! Zack sold out! Awesome video.
the kid stonewalled you on $200 to shut up… he should be your business manager.
My hair will now be perfect!
Hee eheee heeee:) Giggle:) Nicely done! Loved the ballerina in the end;)
Your elevator is headed up my friend, and we are along for the ride.
Next stop, toppermost of the poppermost.
The was the most hilarious video I’ve seen in awhile. Great job Zack!
Meh, not my kind of humor. I did get the point, but I was fighting to stick with the video, and watch it all the way trough.
I do give you props for trying something different and putting yourself out there, “jumping off the dock” so to speak.
Can’t please every one, but that’s what makes each one of us unique I guess.
Keep up the creativeness!!!
P.S: I did love when the dog popped up in the passenger seat.
You are crackin’ me up! Now I know what it takes to be sukcesful! I think I have the spelin down, I need the dough, the hair…for sure a guitar player….I do start with creation…Genesis 1…I even have the “big mama”…lol what now….oh yeah, a dog and a convertable!
Great video!
This made my day! )
Awesome!
Freddy must be more of a Chipmunks 2 kind of guy.
like WOW… literally LOL WOW and ZOMFG.
Love the humor man!
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Hahahaha…that was a hoot! Maybe you should call Lorne Michaels at SNL and see if there is a place for you there.
The right hair to pull this off? I’m screwed then, dude! I’ll NEVER be suckcessful! =(
Brilliant!
the dog rocks and the no teeth man in the restaurant:DD
nice MG as well
keep entertain. we like it!
“Bring me another body”… lol.. I almost fell out of my chair!!!
hahha awesome!
Oh, Thank you. I so needed that!
Brilliant !!!
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ROFL!!! So true! You said it all! go f10!!
Awesome! I’m always gonna shoot at f10 from now on! XD
very nice video mate, it teaches a lot about workflow, and gave me very nice tips for lightroom editing and postproduction. Cheers. Andres.
It’s all about getting another body !!
Really Funny…
Sir, you made my Friday night (I lead one hell of an exciting life). Tears coming out of my eyes- not an easy feat. Thank you.
thats the funniest thing i have seen in a long time. i needed that laugh you just made my friday!
Mahalo
Hilariously brilliant!
OK! Now I know why your pictures are better! Now how do I get my camera on F/10??? I just press that one button that makes the noise.
My goal is to one day have a white board that lines out my day’s activities that look like yours.
One day. Some day.
I am laughing my pants off – of course only because I’ve watched those other guys’ videos and been all envious… You didn’t have a helicopter though or shoot in a hangar in New Zealand for no apparent reason…
Dope!!!
That was so flipping funny. I loved that and his dog is the coolest.
Almost funny!!
this makes my year. it’s biblical…KILLING me. seriously, photogs take themselves way to frickin seriously, and this is a breath of fresh air.
Ha – really funny.
My wife watched it with me and she was like “Is he being serious?!”
Great stuff.
Brian
Back and….to the front…back and…to the front.
Words to live by.
Cheeky. Nice. Thanks!
That set in the “creative” section looked like you copied it from the guy on Youtube telling me how I could make 500 dollars on the weekend with my camera.
That was hilarious. Seriously, thanks for things like this.
Well crap. I used to think f/8 was the place to be. Now I know f/10 with directional light is the way to shoot my tire treads. Thanks!
That was a scream. I now aspire to being sucksessful too.
Zack, that was hilarious! Thanks for putting that together.
Holy c$&p that was bloomin hilarious!!!
Seriously, if i wasn’t so in control of my bladder, at the time of writing this I wouldn’t be in such a comfortable place
Epic!!!
Glyn
The combination of the track coming in with the dog popping up was brilliant.
Love your humour mate, keep it up.
“Bring me the other body!”…”But where will I put the lens?” haha!
I know there is a purpose to this…
Zack you have a way of hitting the industry right where it counts!
Thanks for making my night!
That completely made my day. When you shared your favorite aperture, I nearly lost it.
Tire tread. Genius.
There sooooo needs to be a wedding photographer version of this. It could spoof all the “photographers” just spend their time selling stuff to other photographrs.
Brilliant !
Sucksessfull handicapped parking!
“Hey, shh! Chase Jarvis is talking!”
HAHAHHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!
Oh, man. I needed this laugh today. Great stuff, and hope you had a good time making it. Seriously, in ATL can you walk into a fast-food joint dressed like that and not completely stand out?
awesome stuff!
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.
Love it. Genius.
Shame I haven’t got enough hair to gel – now I’ll never be a creative successful commercial photographer.
Thanks Zack, that was a lot of fun! Can’t wait to hear the background story to this. (I totally missed your critique reference thingy on the road…)
Wow, I looked at the title three times before I realized you spelled it “Sucksessful” instead of “Successful”.. I think ive been on the internet to long.
I liked the little one, he didn’t let himself bought with money
)
Fricken Hilarious
Thank you Zack for this invaluable insight into the life and hard work of a creative professional. I appreciate you took the time to give something back to the photographic community.
Now I too am inspired to get my hair right, so I can make it BIG and take up the handicapped parking spots.
Who are you trying to kid, its plain the dog is the director
You my friend are a genius! In inspiration! A motivator! OK, basically pretty cool!
One question, I’m bald and my photography business is called Bald Is Beautiful Photography, with that said, how do I get my hair right?
I think you fulfilled your biblical mandate with this one. Ha
Great fun. Hope there doesn’t turn out to be a serious point to this
nice one Zack….
Very cool, great mock of the week!
Zack,
Thanks for posting this!!! Saw this in your class at PS World and loved it….even better the second time! LOL
I couldn’t help to come back and watch it again. Still hilarious, even the second time.
Zack, that was awesome.
hilarious!!
Zack this is classic… there’s alot of clowns like that out there, just talked to one last night!!
Hilarious. Now all I want to be is a sucksessful commercial photographer.
You put the man in pants, and all of a sudden he thinks he’s successful.1
Thanks for the laugh, Zack!
Big LOL. If you and Chase weren’t buds, he’d probably want to punch you in the face. (Actually probably not, he’s not that uptight…right?)
Nelson – Chase is a great guy. We actually filmed a part of ne talking to him on the phone but it didn’t make the edit.
Cowart and McNally knew about my spoof as well.
Awesome!!!
This reminded me of a site my husband made a few years ago: http://howtomakeitbigenterprises.com/ So funny!!!
Hahahahahah. That was some absolutely hysterical stuff. Well done. Good job.
Szabi
okay – got my attention – can’t wait to see what you’re setting up for the future post on this topic. The rubber tire was awesome – sort of molding!
You’re such a dork…! x
So good! My favorite was the ballerina… “now where am I going to put the lens?”
As a woman, I want to know if I can use the same steps to get my hair right? I know hair is very important, please let me know.
I’m on my way to suckses too! Thanks for the vid!
Ahahahhaha! Brilliant! This harmless little spoof at a few to remain nameless photographers made me smile from ear to ear.
Thankyou Mister Arias for your thoughtful insite, your video hits home on so many levels.
Please continue sharing your thoughts on the indestry to help us attane your level of sucksess.
One day I’ll have a big softbox too.
Chris
P.S. Did I mention your pure awesomeness ?
you got me with this video. Very funny
Regards.
LOL It’s Biblical!!
Seems you got hit with a that Word Press virus. If you google your blog, seems you endorse prozac.
Intspirationsal! I hope your sucksess rubs off on me.
0,1sec of the first pic and I knew it will be funny. So awesome…
Greetings from Germany.
hahaha, great stuff zack!
And all this time I’ve been combing my hair back. Damn-it!
When you get to the point when you just breathe and you create stuff then you will truly be creative. And that will make an awesome video.
Thanks for coffee up my nose
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HA HA HA! JUST GREAT AND RIGHT ON THE FACE!
‘Where I am going to put the lens…?’
HA! HaHA!
‘Where am I going to put the lens…?’
HA! HaHA!
I thought I’d die laughing on the “Blatant critique referrence” scene!!! Haha, Zack you’re bad xDD
You should do a photographic comedy routine. Comedians combine music and comedy. Why not photography and comedy? Both arts. You could do it.
Great stuff. Love the ballerina segment. Keep it coming Zack!
Awesome.
f10? really? awesome man;)
Ha ha! I love that so much!
It was missing Erik asleep under the table with a beer bottle – (‘getting inspired’)
Whoohooo xD
Hilarious and so true
Loved it! All who do not know your work are missing out my friend. I am spreading the word, one lemming at a time.
I would love to know who your were targeting when you made this vid. Or was it the photographers who take themselves too seriously in general? You are a blessing Zack!!!!
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!
I knew fame had taken over Zack. I met you at PDN this past year. You said you had never heard of me, Therefor there was no reason to speak to me.
kidding, btw, you were super nice. Thanks for that
Brilliant beyond words. I’m wording on that hairstyle right now…
oh man!!
that beat synchronizing with dog popping out, got me pumped!
WTF!? You one crazy mutha fooka.
That dude…was wonderful. thanks for the effort and the great laugh.
LOL SOOO funny. Was that a crack at Chase Jarvis
wink wink lol
Yeah, baby! But why aren’t you selling a piece of plastic for my flash? I can’t wait to get my “light direction” effect on! Ha! Nice one, man.
Love it! Thanks for the laughs.
Love it. Great!
Yeah, the tires. That critique was my first visit to your site I think, after watching “Transform.” It seems like so long ago–in a good way. I do miss the critiques though. Loved this video. Subtlety brilliant.
“f10 is my favorite aperture.”
LOLOLOL HAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHA AAA HAHAAAH ahhaaahaaaaaa haaaa haaa *breathe* HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
“It’s Biblical.” That has to go on a t-shirt. LMAOOO
good to see you taking suckssecc to the NEXT LEVEL. You could probably teach a 4 Light Workshop now
I’m so glad to see you posting stuff from your sessions at Photoshop World. I would love to see the slideshow with text from your Stuff You Need to Know to be a Photographer session.
Thanks for the laugh again!
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THIS IS JUST BRILLIANT..
No I know what i did wrong in my career.
Wonderful
Heinz
Funny stuff, man. LOL. Nice job.
I thought only McNally could pull this stuff off. Well played Mr. Arias, well played.
My new tagline, “Biblical light with direction.”
If you are ever looking for a photo intern, I think I found the perfect person for you.
http://vimeo.com/4201036
Aw, man…now that you’re so sucksessfull and have good hair, you’re never gonna talk to us lil’ peons again.
Loved it!
That was excellent. I’m super inspired. I’ll have to let Chris know how to work the hair. Was it up, down, forward? Awww crap… I’ll have to go watch it again.
haha ROFLCOPTER
j/k LOL! ;o)
“call bono” and the chase jarvis stuff is the best !
love it brother! great points and the oscar goes to Z.A.
Hahahaha. This is pretty hilarious.
“So you’re tellin’ me there’s a chance…”
THAT was hiliarious…
If I ever regress enough to be a succssessfool tog like ZA, I’ll be ecstasyic!
So awesome. I love the hair part when they pan to a picture of Jeremy! w00T! you rock!
ahahaha Love it!! “Forward, Down and Up…” to create THE hairstyle!
How on earth did we get such a suksesfuul commercial photographer come all the way out to UTah for our Polygamist PhotoCamp?
You Suk ZA!
OMG, that was so funny.
you have to have good hair to be successful…..hahah loved it!!!
Thanks for making my Monday and a few laughs! Love your humor…Hope with all your your suckcess you might have time to still join our Strobist group here in Tampa http://www.meetup.com/photocollective/ We hung out with you at PSW in Orlando. You paid your dues and forever inspired our photography group! Hope you pop into our web based group and say Hey!
Kathy~
Holy hilarious on a stick! Thank you for that!
lol. this is priceless! thank you Zack, i now know to hire a business manager to count my money and to manage my hair as part of the creative process. now i need to find some ballerinas…
Love the video, love the message, love the concept.
FUNtastic!! Great job!
The ballerinas man – that was friggin hilarious!
When’s the DVD come out?
Rock on Zack
The best part of the video for me was the timing of the drum beat with the dog popping up in the convertible. Classic!
The best video of creative, creativity on creationism I have ever seen. I am truly inspired now. I’m going out to buy an MG today!
Very cool Zack! You are such an inspiration to me!
Very Cool Zack. You are such an inspiration to me!
Wonderful fun! Great creativity. Hey, have you seen the short video “The Last 3 Minutes” shot with the Canon 5D Mark II. Not at all similar, but really shows how far the DSLR can go with video.
Zack.
What in the hell are you wearing?
LOVE THIS.
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Love it!!! Soooo funny
Thank you!!!
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hahahahaha oh maan ! im soo glad you did this ! the scene was gettin quite ridic.
Hahahahaha
Forward, down, up. I’m a female with short hair so I definetly have to try that out. I’m sure it will turn me into a sussecsful fotographer
And… can you bring the other body? I almost choke with that one lol
Lol, the vid is toooo funny. You are a really susseccful. Love it. Natascha
BWAHAHAHHAHAH!
Forward, down and up…forward, down and up. BRILLIANT, Zack!
successfool more like it…haha. The ballerina pulling out the collapsible grey card sent me over the edge. lol!
I’m literaly laughing my a$$ out here!
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Zack, In a word: Awesome. I caught it at PSW, which bringe me to a serious question: Are you planning on posting tour presentation from there on your site? Both that and your closing presentation? You didn’t have any notes from your power point in the PSW book. I honestly think that everyone in the biz needs to see them. I told Scott Kelby that your “Things You Need To Know” seminar should be required viewing for PSW.
Do you really feel the need to number all of your comments? I guess I will be EFFING number 223. This sucks…
Hahahahahah! My word, I laughed my face off at this. Awesome!
“Can you bring me the other body”
Erm…
Marc Hauser
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you made me laugh, Zack:)
Pretty wacky Zack! I love it though…
f/10′s my favorite aperture too!!!
It pokes fun at a lot of stuff, but I’m not sure why you felt you need to make this. I’m curious about the “update”.
I think we might have the same eggelston’s guide style bathroom tile. But I purchased my house before I saw the guide. How ’bout you?
Zack, You are really sick
LOVED the whiteboard: “Open offshore accounts.”
You gotta love the random conversations that pop up with strangers at McDonalds LOL
forward. down. and up. got it! thanks for the tip, i think this could make all the difference….
p.s. – you should start the kids young with the hair thing, give ‘em a leg up on being sucksessfull as well. ;D
up down up down left right left right b a start? Wait, what?
top job fella only too true. RB
Ah wanna be suckssessfull toooo!
what hasn’t been said? so incredibly creative……and to think I have actually sat on that toilet seat…..So inspiring, lol
Nuts guy! I actually know a few people like that… Awesome job Zack!
L.M.A.O THank you so much, this was epic… is it sad to have seen all of the vids you were referencing? Hmmmn
232 comments and I am just getting around to this… lol. a great sucksess! I mean Success!
lol…… good stuff. Zack you got a lot more time to carve your self into photography history. but man what u got can’t be imitated….. Real talk.
You really nailed it this time! Awesome idea, had a great laugh, thanks!
Parking in the handicap spot… way to fight the establishment, man… LOL
I don’t believe you are as sucksessful as you say. Where are your endoarsments?
Rock on Bearded Wonder.
Hi can i get the book version???
Ed from photocamputah, Do you want a cookie???
Awesome Z,keep em coming,the soft box reference was hilarious,reminds me of ed pierce and his 400 2.8 in the background of his videos
LHLOL!, just made my day!! Thanks Zack.
Cheers,
GT
amazing satire of videos we take waaay too seriously.
Bet it was a laugh to film.
Now back to shooting ballerinas…
Zack Arias, you’re hilarious.
(I’m a sucksesfull poet as well!)
I’m still cracking up here. Can I get a workshop from this version of you?
Probably shouldn’t say it but this isn’t a million miles away from the reality of Chase is it? Hey, Scott, which camera am I using? Of course his work is awesome. Good job you had his blessing though.
What has happened to dedpxl dude? And where’s the good stuff on the MF digital back? Hoping you get some time soon.
Chase is NOT this guy!
Lol, great video, but I was expecting like 100% more gold chains, and liquor being poured out on the floor. Wait maybe that’s sucksessful rapper/photographer’s I’m thinking about.
Love photography, love satire, this was just what I needed
I’m so glad you aren’t too busy to make such a valuable public service announcement.
Well dun!
Jeff
Brilliant….I laughed I cried, I wet the bed…Nuf said.
Great Job!
Wendy
How many years of pain and suffering do you have to endure until you can make fun of Joe Effing McNally?
I can’t believe I waited so long for my stupid internet to load that whole video. At least it was funny, lol
I knew it… it wasn’t the recession that caused business to slow down! I just don’t have the right vest and hat!!! Love the video.
it’s all about the hair papa. haha. wicked bideo Zack
had me laughing my ass off or as the nerds say it – lmao.
That was F’ing hilarious!
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I think I’ll start growing a beard. That seems to mysteriously attract success. It’s a status symbol, definitely.
zack…you´re awesome, just that.
Wow. He writes comedy too. Hilarious.
Bit concerned that there have been no more posts from you since this one went up…. Has Chase had you wacked? Of course if he has you won’t be answering that…..
You can’t be successful, you have a crazy goatee and dress poorly. Do you have tattoos? Ewww. I bet you hang out with dirty rock n roll type people all day. Dirty Canon shooter.
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I didn´t expect this from you, I mean I thought you weren´t like the people on strobist group who loose their time bashing other photographers…
Also a lightmeter and learning how to use it really (it isn´t meant for you to use the exposure you get, it is only to know where the exposure is and decide if you want it down or up) have you checked how much time you loose in your DVD chimping?? and the reaction of the talents to your chimping?
This is the first time I am dis by something you do, bashing other shooters, I expected better from you.
I just pissed myself from laughing so hard.
Who knew there were so many ways to misspell successful? That alone had me in tears, and I cannot tell you how much I needed the laugh… thanks.
there was no recession, Zack was just getting all the work.
I snorked my coffee. Good stuff.
Ha! Thank you. This was great.
Dear Karl (#272),
Please note that this entire video is for fun. Dripping with sarcasm kind of fun. Watch it again with this in mind… I’m not taking a second of it seriously.
Cheers,
Zack
Or… Did I just get pwned?
Oh, Karl… Also, Chase, Cowart, and McNally were all in on it.
Ok?
I’m only just now getting around to watching this… but… EPIC WIN!
Seriously, made my night.
I am so behind.. i just saw this. Sheer brillance. I don’t know what I liked better – Forward, Down and Up… or the.. here.. play with another $100 bill. The tyre reference is particularly well done tho..
The comments, as always are as interesting as the video in some ways. One can only wonder what your facial response to reading number 12 was?
I love you, I love you and I love you!
Doesn’t matter when, when you post you make my day, even though is being a piece of crap!
(PS … I just moved and only now could turn my computer on again …)
You’re right, it IS all about the hair!
HaHa!! This is hilarious! Great stuff, Zack! Can’t wait for the rest of it!
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The part that struck a chord with me was sitting on the throne, reading a magazine and saying to myself, “That’s kinda cool actually. Why can’t I come up with stuff like that?”
Absolutely hysterical otherwise…thanks!
Fantastic! I really really laughed on this one. Yet- you’re criticizing the system you are so successfully using
Ahahaha, holy shit. Well, I knew I got that haircut for some reason. It’s all about the hair.
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You work the way I think.
I am also a sxcespool fotografor.
Love your show at Creative!!!!!