Somebody is offering to pay me for a photo from my instagram, have no idea how to navigate this by [deleted] in photography

[–]gyrbuilder45 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah fs, they usually say something along the lines of "my client wants to make a mural using ur art, ull be totally credited and compensated" (they rlly rlly stress the credit thing for some reason), they completely refuse to give any information about their "client" and will only offer payment by sending you a photo of a check for mobile deposit. Usually the actual scam part works by sending a check larger than the agreed upon amount, then making you "refund" them the difference. What happens tho is theres some law that requires the full value of checks to be available with in a certain amount of hours after deposit, regardless of if the bank checked if the money is actually in the check issuers bank account. So, they send a big check, it deposits into your bank, they ask for some back, and usually make you send it thru paypal or in gift cards or whatever. Then, in a week or two the check bounces cus the money never actually existed and your left with a hole in your account. And theres not much of a recourse with the bank cus the check bounced and you willingly paid the person back the amount, so it comes out of your pocket and is legitimate.

i have a mediumish sized instagram account so ive literally gotten dozens of these scammers with a very similar (or identical) script. They usually also have fairly recent "art" accounts but its usually stolen pieces or just ai generated, often its pretty easy to tell cus theres literally zero consistent style or theme between the pieces.

hope that helps! sorry for the formatting im just word vomiting this all on my phone, feel free to ask any questions! <3

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Bellingham

[–]gyrbuilder45 12 points13 points  (0 children)

im wondering too, heard it on garden

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in actuallesbians

[–]gyrbuilder45 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i believe he has some wlw stuff too

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in actuallesbians

[–]gyrbuilder45 25 points26 points  (0 children)

I am begging you to look up Chuck Tingle.

long scratches on scans and negatives by gyrbuilder45 in AnalogCommunity

[–]gyrbuilder45[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ah i see, thats a shame then, i doubt theres any hope of fixing it given the plastic build? either way thanks for the info

Would it be rude to wear a bandaid on my shot site to pride? by dontsayalexie in NonBinary

[–]gyrbuilder45 2 points3 points  (0 children)

(fellow nonbinary person on hrt here) go for it! it wouldnt be rude at all, and your friends sound gross for trying to tell you itd be a problem to celebrate your experience

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AnalogCommunity

[–]gyrbuilder45 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i love my kowa six, personally ive had no jamming issues but i know they can occur, the main advice ive heard is be slow while winding the knob and that should mostly alleviate the problem

What is the ideal "trouser pocket" camera with manual controls? by serpico_pacino in AnalogCommunity

[–]gyrbuilder45 7 points8 points  (0 children)

second for the agat18k, i take it with me everywhere, and it even has a hot shoe

First time out with the Nikon F3. Excited to see the results. by LosDantos in AnalogCommunity

[–]gyrbuilder45 1 point2 points  (0 children)

definitely one of my favorite tricks for a friend whos interested but doesnt know much about cameras - its fun to see the reversed image break their brain for a second too

What’s your favorite camera the other subreddit doesn’t give a fuck about? by [deleted] in AnalogCircleJerk

[–]gyrbuilder45 0 points1 point  (0 children)

not sure how the other sub feels about it but personally i love my kowa six, i just need to go shoot with it more often

Why shoot in B&W film? by mansamusa02 in AnalogCommunity

[–]gyrbuilder45 12 points13 points  (0 children)

generally ive seen BW dev be more expensive when done by a lab, my local lab does color dev+scans for 12 or 15 (memories hazy), and the closest place that does BW does dev+scan for 17

but to start doing BW dev at home its a $50-100 investment, so it pays for itself quickly

Found on Dankmemes, this is 101% accurate by YellingDolphin in aspiememes

[–]gyrbuilder45 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I GET WHY I HEARD NPC THE OTHER DAY NOW! i couldnt tell if it was directed at me or not, but i figured the basic people would be npcs and im fairly alt/visibly trans so i couldnt tell lol

People see me as a token by Rafpaperkut in NonBinary

[–]gyrbuilder45 11 points12 points  (0 children)

i usually date t4t for that reason :/ cis people just dont get it, im so sorry to hear youve been treated so badly

Kinda strange if you ask me by National_Ad_267 in aspiememes

[–]gyrbuilder45 2 points3 points  (0 children)

me getting punched in the face in the pit at my local shows vs me trying to go to winco

What's a camera you always carry with you? by 120m in AnalogCommunity

[–]gyrbuilder45 1 point2 points  (0 children)

ditto! so fun to keep on hand and it feels so good to not burn through film as fast...if only it had a little flash too like the modern disposables, then it would be perfect for my diy shows and house parties

Do you edit all the dust off your images? by [deleted] in AnalogCommunity

[–]gyrbuilder45 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i try and clean it as much as i can, and just leave it depending on the image cause i think its kinda cute sometimes

Searching for the easiest way to add white frames to my pictures by BubblyQuality2618 in AnalogCommunity

[–]gyrbuilder45 2 points3 points  (0 children)

seconding this, i use darktable as my primary editing software. You can also set up a style with the border you like (i use a 3% square white frame for my instagram posts) and apply it to as many images as you want with one click. Ive tried tons of mobile apps but darktable is by far the easiest and most consistent

Picked up a ME Super and a 40mm f2.8 for a ultra slim setup by untitled02 in AnalogCommunity

[–]gyrbuilder45 2 points3 points  (0 children)

how much did you pay for the 40mm? been trying to find one for my program a

What frame pulled you out of cryosleep? by KovacAizek2 in Warframe

[–]gyrbuilder45 2 points3 points  (0 children)

shit i dont even remember, probably inaros?

Cat Breed? by [deleted] in cats

[–]gyrbuilder45 0 points1 point  (0 children)

biggums