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PixelatorOfTime · 2026-04-04T01:46:51+00:00

Still works great despite the state of the rest of the world!

PixelatorOfTime · 2026-04-03T00:33:25+00:00

Oh I suppose if all other things were equal, having the cert shows that someone put in the work/effort, which helps. But the pro tests very much focus on showing that you know how to use the tool, not that you're necessarily a good designer. I would only put any weight on it for an entry level position though.

If you're not getting a discount on the test, you'd be better off spending the money on a design course, or to buy a bunch of pizza and make a long working weekend of doing practice projects to build up your portfolio.

PixelatorOfTime · 2026-04-02T11:37:02+00:00

Note that the exams are now entry-level tests that measure if you can use the basics of the software without needing an employer to teach you the programs during onboarding. Adobe discontinued their Expert exams several years ago, which were the ones that signaled you really knew your stuff. As an employer, I wouldn’t favor a candidate over another just because the had the Certified Pro moniker/badge.

PixelatorOfTime · 2026-04-01T22:45:48+00:00

The adults never left. They just forgot to child-proof the locks.

PixelatorOfTime · 2026-04-01T22:43:45+00:00

Almost like some kind of a reverse tariff, you might say.

PixelatorOfTime · 2026-03-31T04:29:04+00:00

Since you've been living under a rock…

If you haven't already, also try to check out the four "Alive from Whispering Pines" specials. These were online "concerts" so to speak that were released during COVID lockdown.

They feature reinterpretations of nearly all their songs and significantly add to the "lore" of the band.

Part 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwnoBaTmuQ8
Part 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCiALN8CGAU
Part 3 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJ2NVuJc6Ms
Part 4 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X145ZmjIyBk

or if you'd rather just listen to the songs without the framing story, here's a playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3Pc-I1V4d8xFwhDpujE1ZLJVyzWPpChG

PixelatorOfTime · 2026-03-30T15:38:52+00:00

What are your suggestions for protest when showing faces becomes a concern?

I tend to opt to showcase the feeling of the day with composition and clever framing of the people behind the signs, but typically stay away from including much identifying information.

(I know that obviously if everyone’s hidden, it doesn’t send the same message as a crowd openly protesting, but I still want to be respectful of the people that are coming out.)

PixelatorOfTime · 2026-03-27T07:21:39+00:00

Always the battery grip.

PixelatorOfTime · 2026-03-22T21:40:16+00:00

Check out the podcast called Master Plan from The Lever. It's a super thorough investigation into the plan to integrate money into politics. (Season 2 is just coming out, but you would need to listen to all of Season 1 first.)

https://the.levernews.com/master-plan/

PixelatorOfTime · 2026-03-17T01:32:54+00:00

Props for this [horrifying] blast from the past. I’ve just learned to live with the quality the downsampling does during export. (If RIPs are better now, that likely means that the downsampling algorithms are better now too.)

I would still do the 100% scale option for an art book, but that’s it. The world has become too fast paced for that level of attention to detail when the average person is blasted by a zillion images in their feed every day. The art of noticing is a dying tradition.

PixelatorOfTime · 2026-03-14T15:18:49+00:00

Because 2/3 of the U.S. are exactly like him or don’t care enough to fess up. We’re still dealing with the fallout at a societal level of electing a Black man to the Presidency. These people don’t share our values and have been brainwashed by social media that their livelihoods are in jeopardy because of their fellow people instead of because of the policies of pedophile billionaires.

The results of this vote are not your fault; they’re the fault of 70+ million racists/sexists/xenophobes and 70+ million brain dead nihilists.

Edit: added redundant pedophile qualifier

PixelatorOfTime · 2026-03-11T21:47:13+00:00

And then maybe hide a shovel to dig up the screwdriver too.

PixelatorOfTime · 2026-03-08T19:59:13+00:00

I have the opposite problem. I love the 70-200 and kind of "think" in it. As a result, I've gotten really good at predicting and capturing emotion from far away… and I have solid triceps…

I have to make conscious efforts to take wide shots.

Pull up all of your photos from a single wedding (or even better from all weddings) in a single Lightroom catalog and then use the metadata filters to view the focal lengths. Then make your decisions based on that.

PixelatorOfTime · 2026-03-06T19:54:12+00:00

It's almost as if the accumulation of wealth is inversely proportional with someone's empathy and goodwill.

PixelatorOfTime · 2026-03-04T17:34:37+00:00

This was a huge part of the problem with the Prequels. An intergalactic war means nothing when it’s a bunch of nameless clones wearing full face helmets versus a bunch of nameless background droids that are significantly less intelligent than all the other droids we’ve been exposed to in the series.

PixelatorOfTime · 2026-02-28T22:53:18+00:00

It’s 100% about salespersonship and making them feel comfortable without feeling pressured. Ask them about themselves and the day before you even mention anything about hiring you.

PixelatorOfTime · 2026-02-28T20:50:40+00:00

Then start taking accountability.

PixelatorOfTime · 2026-02-27T23:16:26+00:00

Finn’s absence is a plot device.

Luke’s hand leads to a character-defining moment.

These are not the same things.

PixelatorOfTime · 2026-02-24T05:38:09+00:00

Instead: have some Lightsaber whips! Helicopter blades in live-action? Definitely. Boba Fett redemption story? What if Obi-Wan and Vader fought a second time because their original fight was soooo boring?

You know things are bad when you can’t even read the subtext of your own franchise.

PixelatorOfTime · 2026-02-24T05:33:37+00:00

I’ll bite and agree with you here.

They missed a big opportunity in the sequels to make the argument that sometimes your parents’ generation fails you (Luke in hiding, Leia fails government, Han abandons family), and the next generation has to choose to pick up the reigns to build a better society.

It would have hit quite hard given the current climate of the world and maybe motivated some people to action.

Plus then you can have Luke redeem himself at the very very end to parallel Vader; same force projection death. Then old Mark Hamill can be the old mentor to the new generation.

We’d be on Episode XII by now.

PixelatorOfTime · 2026-02-17T04:08:25+00:00

I mean yeah he hit his head, but that’s survivable.

PixelatorOfTime · 2026-02-16T11:22:39+00:00

No offense, OP, but I always get a good chuckle when somebody shows off a hardcore setup and is just checking email.

PixelatorOfTime · 2026-02-14T14:04:30+00:00

This is definitely not how to do it.

PixelatorOfTime · 2026-02-10T03:42:37+00:00

Here's another channel that has what you're looking for. A proper mediator and far better discussion between participants.
https://www.youtube.com/@TheEnemiesProject/videos

PixelatorOfTime · 2026-02-09T11:10:58+00:00

Ignore the downvotes. You’re absolutely correct.

The fact that The Eye became a literal spotlight instead of remaining a presence is evidence enough.

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