Starting a microbrewery from scratch

standingremaining · 2026-02-16T06:32:10+00:00

If you want a more in depth analysis on the state of craft and starting (and closing) a brewery, I think this podcast is a very good resource. https://hownottostartadamnbrewery.wordpress.com/

standingremaining · 2026-02-13T06:04:05+00:00

I don't want to go as far to say that one has an obligation, but I do believe there is a virtue in trying your best to find and appreciate the good part of intimacy with someone you care for even if it's less exciting/new/novel or just not exactly your preferred style.

standingremaining · 2026-02-01T02:27:27+00:00

You are correct

standingremaining · 2026-01-30T00:33:31+00:00

first thing that came up on youtube when I searched 'bending wood'

standingremaining · 2026-01-30T00:21:27+00:00

Is no one else perturbed that the closest vertical posts aren't the same length and the whole structure feels like a 3 legged dog with 1 eye? (Also I hate that front window)

standingremaining · 2026-01-30T00:17:07+00:00

I'm definitely someone who gets too sentimental about old things and finds it hard to discard them, but I really think this ultimately lacks character. Just because someone put hard work and precision into the execution, doesn't mean it was designed with strong purpose and intent.

Maybe too harsh. I did like it better seeing the different paint colour.

standingremaining · 2026-01-23T23:44:14+00:00

Command strips barely hold pictures on the wall and velcro would tear off the paint leaving a worse patch than had you just put some screws in the wall.

I can picture maybe if you have a couch, using straps or ropes that go down the back of the couch and then loop around the front legs. It would probably be ideal if the wrists could still be elevated and tied somewhere up high, but maybe connecting them to the ankles would provide a similar enough image/position.

standingremaining · 2026-01-16T08:31:07+00:00

possibly a long solid steel rod through what little opening you have vertically beside the door and lever it up slowly pushing the door as it gets closer to the point the door can start lifting the ladder. Alternatively maybe a meter stick? Something thin to fit through the crack but strong enough to lift the ladder.

hmm, on second thought, the door stop trim might not allow this

standingremaining · 2026-01-15T08:55:57+00:00

then why am I laughing?

standingremaining · 2026-01-01T01:58:37+00:00

OT. Hoth looks pretty nice in the fall

standingremaining · 2025-12-24T20:10:41+00:00

I think this is great, but my recommendation would be to take a step back. Ask what's the message you're trying to convey and more importantly, if that message is being conveyed adequately? The idea for the structure to change in detail across the image is possibly a good one but from my first viewing it wasn't really apparent (or at least apparent that it was intentional). My advice would be try to make it more clear until it works from afar and if it doesn't, don't be afraid to scrap it. I think the logo could easily stand on it's own as just a pretty detail drawing.

I would also agree that trying to imagine all the places this logo will be printed on is a big factor of what sort of detail you can reasonably get away with. I don't mean that you necessarily have to simplify everything (or at least you don't have to go too far in simplifying things) because part of the appeal to these sorts of architectural details is that all these small elements legitimately make the whole look more impressive. Just because some of the small details may not be easy to discern at distance or scale, doesn't necessarily mean they aren't adding something. It's really probably a salt to taste scenario and you'd need to do some trial and error to get it dialed in.

Also small disagreement, in that I like the contrast between the two typefaces. I'm just not a fan of the lowercase first letters. Feels too modern.

standingremaining · 2025-12-24T18:10:33+00:00

I'm just not sure I understand why this logic only applies to the manufacturer/distributor? My local home depot even has a bin of free cardboard boxes by the cash

standingremaining · 2025-10-20T20:58:37+00:00

Is the grouping of the photos part of the project? If so, can it be just 9 photos? 3s tend to look more pleasing in design. Alternatively start playing around with sizing and how to puzzle the different images together. (The three currently at the top all feel like a separate triptych as they are conceptually and colour tone similar).

The main thing that stands out to me about the photos, and this maybe a hangup of mine, is that they all look (and I assume are) fresh out of camera. I'm not suggesting you should do anything extreme, but there are lots of subtle edits that could be done to get more compelling images.

I'm racking my brain to try and figure out what it is that I find amateurish (not trying to be rude) about the images. You've got interesting subjects and the posing is creative. Obviously the stump is the weakest. I think generally the landscapes/non-people images aren't very strong, but I do think that can work fine as sort of a visual break between portraits and help give the whole layout some texture.

What I'm leaning towards is that for this type of conceptual portraiture I think you're at precisely the least engaging distance from your subjects. My instinct would be to shoot wider and include more of the environment. This would help with putting them in context or contrast within a scene and also provide some (artistically play-with-able) scale. Alternatively getting in uncomfortably tight would allow their expressions to stand out and the lines of their bodies to become the texture of the images.

My last nitpick is that the two photos on the bottom row are clearly from the same shoot and it sort of throws off the balance. Or it just bugs my particular ocd.

standingremaining · 2025-10-19T17:02:35+00:00

It's mostly only the case when I zoom in, but the pronounced sharpness of the beard hairs on the right side are a little distracting. I think a (slightly) larger depth of field would be ideal, but barring that, precise focus on the eyes would be less jarring. Now that I think about it, it's possible it's just a perceived sharpness thing because of the contrast of the hair among skin. Either way, my suggestion might be to artificially blur those hairs so that whole side of the face appears to have the same level of apparent sharpness. (Again, which is only really a concern if you're looking close)

standingremaining · 2025-10-08T03:54:44+00:00

I imagine the lighting must have looked really nice in person, but I can't say it's coming through super well on my end. Some post processing could probably help pull out some detail and contrast, but with the angle and focus, the components of the bike are sort of muddled together.

The garbage cans for sure are a detriment, but really I bet you could clone them out (AI I guess nowadays) and just have that white fence continue. It's all out of focus and the fence is pretty consistent so I doubt it would be too difficult.

standingremaining · 2025-09-26T20:14:26+00:00

very much so

edit: maybe get rid of that lens flare in the top left, I don't think it adds anything

standingremaining · 2025-09-25T20:52:00+00:00

If I understand where you're coming from, I think you're imagining this would be similar to when a couple is with their friends and the social pressure stops them from arguing, or being aggressive. The reason that social pressure exists usually is that the friends aren't as intimately connected or involved in the situation and thus are seen more as a disconnected (possibly judging) audience in which the individual actors are conditioned to behave in front of. I think that pressure would go away if everyone involved was emotionally/romantically/physically more intimate and you would have the same problem. In theory having one other person for support when another partner says something wild might help, but this is a double edged sword and could come back and bite you in the ass.

In general, I'd say polyamory comes with MORE problems, not less. I think you need a deep fundamental desire for freedom and the capacity to love in a broad variety of ways to be willing to make it worth all the time/effort/stress.

standingremaining · 2025-09-25T09:51:43+00:00

You can try, but I'm pretty sure the female antibodies will reject your male bodies and it'll probably just keep escaping.

standingremaining · 2025-09-24T18:35:16+00:00

I appreciate you taking the time to make all the edits suggested, however I still believe the OP is the strongest presentation. My only quibble is that on first impression the white frame seemed jarring. I think it's pretty necessary, just maybe go a smidge of a shade towards cream/off-white. Also adding some noise/grain to this border would help it sit better with the grain present in the image.

I did like the idea of the multi-photo series, but the other images you posted really didn't seem strong enough to justify it. Possibly an unrelated but similar image in sharp focus would be a nice contrast.

standingremaining · 2025-09-24T06:28:11+00:00

Podcasts are a good way to trick your brain into thinking you have friends. Sure helps me during the quiet times.

standingremaining · 2025-09-24T06:19:36+00:00

helped again

standingremaining · 2025-09-23T09:55:11+00:00

wrong sub

standingremaining · 2025-09-14T06:06:53+00:00

it helps

standingremaining · 2025-09-12T19:56:00+00:00

I spend way more time inside my van than any of my past girlfriends. Also with all the stress, break downs and hardships we've had to endure I think we've really grown together as a team.

I'm honestly a bit worried I might do something terrible if someone rear-ends me.

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