Another fun fact. Did you know that Glen Campbell was a coke-head who was tight friends with one of the band members of Kiss? True story....
Kind of Blue The record that introduced me (and many others) to Jazz fifty years ago, and it is still my favorite album of all time. Thank you for posting that!!
I was in the promotional product business for many years and we got most of ours business from referrals. A real kicker of that process is adding a free, useful product with your advertising on it so your potential customers will always have an easy way of remembering you. One of the most successful products we used was a zippy letter opener with a magnet on the back of it to attach to the refrigerator. I had one instance of getting a call from a customer for help with their advertising five years after my giving the zippy letter opener to her. The cost of our advertising always paid for itself and more with increased sales. Try it; customers are always thankful for the gift you have given them and your advertising stays with them for years!!!
Gene51 wrote:
As an amateur cabinetmaker - I'd rather have a Festool saw than a SkilSaw. I'd rather have Lie Nielsen hand planes than the current Stanley crap, Forrest saw blades in my table and compound miter, Timberwolf band saw blades in my band saw, Whiteside router bits in my routers, and so on. The right tools do make a difference, and while they cost a bit more up front, they are made to last, stay sharper longer, and just "feel right" in my hands. And I can't stand Craftsman and Stanley hand and power tools since they abandoned domestic manufacturers and opted for off-shore. The quality has gone way down hill.
Drilling a proper pilot hole ensures the screw goes in straight, btw.
Just playin' with ya. . .
As an amateur cabinetmaker - I'd rather have a Fes... (
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I, as another amateur wood worker, I agree whole heartily with your choices.. There are differences between the tools you use and the results you achieve. I have always believed that the best tools are the ones that perform the best, regardless of price. Quality always costs less in the long run.
I've noticed that the dialogue in the programs have been sped up. It is getting difficult to follow the conversations taking place in the various episodes because of that practice. We also place the programs on the DVR to skip through the commercials...
Thank you for publishing these photographs. They are exquisite!
Filter Forge is much more than a simple plug in for PS. It is a huge collection of filters that can be used to transform your images or just work as backgrounds to your images. It can do much more than PS can on its own, so don't get discouraged by the comments of the naysayers. It takes an imaginary way of transforming your images and can give you a whole new way of working on your photos. If you use it to its full potential, $79 is cheap.
The slingshot ones look like boot jacks...
I say the boulder is a Rock Hound...
AI is another tool in the toolbelt that will replace some of the tools we already have and improve other ones. What tools you use is still up to you...
I've had the program for a few years and I'm amazed at the number of images that can be generated by Filter Forge. Great creative tool to work with and lots of fun. Thanks for sharing!!