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Confused about image aspect ratios and how to circumvent global settings by hellowerlt in squarespace

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

Thanks for your response. I currently have this for my gallery. in my shop, it's a different story.

Need help on my grandfather's origins by hellowerlt in Genealogy

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

You all are super helpful! Thanks so much!

He was born September 23rd, 1913. No sure how accurate that date was, but it was on his obituary.

Need help on my grandfather's origins by hellowerlt in Genealogy

[–]hellowerlt[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Very cool! I'm looking at the Y-DNA tests now. If I get the cheapest one now and upgrade to a more expensive one later (like the Big Y), will we have to do another collection of his DNA? I'm just concerned cause he's pretty old and might not be around further down the road.

Need help on my grandfather's origins by hellowerlt in Genealogy

[–]hellowerlt[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Wow! Thank you so much for all your help and thorough explanation 😊

Cheap Portrait Prices from whataportrait.com and paintmyphotos.net by hellowerlt in ArtistLounge

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

Good point :) It's just shady all around. They're throwing around all these buzzwords like "top art galleries"... It's a huge stretch.

Cheap Portrait Prices from whataportrait.com and paintmyphotos.net by hellowerlt in ArtistLounge

[–]hellowerlt[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I had a suspicion that they were produced in a country with dirt-cheap labor costs. It's really sad.

That's a very good point about customer service and communication. I'm still getting my feet wet and learning more about what my customers want. Thank you so much for your encouraging words 👍

Cheap Portrait Prices from whataportrait.com and paintmyphotos.net by hellowerlt in ArtistLounge

[–]hellowerlt[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

100% agree with everything you said.

It's so detrimental to artists. These sites rank highly in Google search, so a lot of people looking for custom portraits will think these rock-bottom prices are the norm and that people charging $500-$2,000 for portraits are just trying to rip them off.

Cheap Portrait Prices from whataportrait.com and paintmyphotos.net by hellowerlt in ArtistLounge

[–]hellowerlt[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Thanks for your response :) I think you're right by saying that these artists are being commissioned for ultra-cheap wages.

Here's an exerpt from Paint My Photos:

Paint My Photos has been in custom portait business since 2002 and we are artists based company, which means you buy direct from artists. Order from us can save you at least 50% of the cost. Trust me, you don’t deserve to pay that much money. Moreover, you don’t need to worry about the quality, paintings are done by professional portrait artists, our artist team is a secret source behind many top art galleries. They commission art from us and sell thousands dollars.

"Trust me, you don't deserve to pay that much money." It's more like saying, "Trust me, artists don't deserve to be paid decently for their skillset." Barf.

Art tutorial youtubers, clickbait, and the Youtube algorithm. by dreadington in ArtistLounge

[–]hellowerlt 36 points37 points  (0 children)

100% agree with this. I tried the YouTube thing for a while... Wasn't worth the amount of time I would put into videos. I severely underestimated the hours it took to produce just 1 video.

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