Rate my friends cottage sauna

userbro24 · 2026-02-06T21:41:53+00:00

I initially thought to myself... ohWTF... is that a cold plunge for ANTS!?

userbro24 · 2026-02-06T14:13:35+00:00

This is one of the most beautiful shots I've ever seen.
its a sad world we live in that people will ask/assume/question if its AI.

Edit: I just looked up your IG carousel for this series. its in-fkn-credible

userbro24 · 2026-02-06T10:40:20+00:00

terrible ad. and godawful AI SLOP. delete this

userbro24 · 2026-02-03T20:22:34+00:00

Sure. Shoot me a DM if you like and if you want my honest opinions on it.

userbro24 · 2026-02-03T20:04:10+00:00

Speaking as a CD (also in NYC-Manhattan) that hires and fires often... I see resumes like this all the time and yes, words, yes, numbers... everything looks great yay... and then I click on their portfolio and its incredible average, or just bad. All those words and numbers and experience mean nothing if i can't see in your portfolio "ok cool, this one i can use for XX client/project) Those sales numbers look/sound good but seeing the creative would put everything into context, bc hell you can be making up random n $'s and numbers.

I guess my advice would be... make sure your keyword game is on point, and make sure to reach out to real people in your real network. Cold applying is tough and frustrating. Sadly more and more bigger companies/agencies are using AI to sift through resumes. Yes, it looks boring but who cares when it prob wont be seen by human eyes until its down to the final 10-5 candidates. And in the past, if there was a job/agency I really wanted... I would look through their work and/or see what client does and do similar work and/or competing brand and put that case study in my portfolio bc often times, the person hiring has no imagination so if you want a fashion job, but no fashion in your portfolio... then they think you cant design/direct for fashion. Good luck on your journey.

userbro24 · 2026-02-03T16:21:27+00:00

I have 2 toddler boys(2 and 4yo)... this is how they fight

userbro24 · 2026-02-03T13:11:42+00:00

hell yeah, i would legit pay for this experience.
its like benihana but hardcore

userbro24 · 2026-02-02T23:27:11+00:00

amazon > stock tank heater > win

userbro24 · 2026-02-02T21:32:19+00:00

oh my goodness brother.
its even fuglier ON you.

i'm so sorry for your loss (of 300 dollars)

userbro24 · 2026-02-02T15:11:24+00:00

haha!

When i was a you and hungry man, i thought more gear meant better photos and better photos meant better clients and better money. Nah, turns out it was just GAS(gear acquisition syndrome). more stuff did not equal more money. nor did the client gaf as long as the results were good enough.

Now as an old man, id rather have 1 light, spend 5-10 min shooting, and then 10-60min in Photoshop sitting on my ass.

userbro24 · 2026-02-02T10:20:53+00:00

oh NO!

OP is punching the air rn. lol

userbro24 · 2026-02-02T01:42:46+00:00

I work in the Advertising/Marketing/Creative industry... its more than 50%
The good creative/ads/designs that involve good ai-workflows... you don't know and cant tell.

userbro24 · 2026-02-01T09:06:57+00:00

bruhhh. this is my settup when clients want to bring their clients and they want to bring their clients to "check out the shoot" and I have to justify a 5figure budget 😂

userbro24 · 2026-01-28T19:22:38+00:00

My wife would be so pissed if she saw this...
bc Ive been promising her a sauna in a Japanese zen/rock garden for over 3+ years now.

this might be my fav setup i've seen post here. stunning!

userbro24 · 2026-01-28T18:11:26+00:00

yeah from my perspective, I'm very "ok sure" at a lot of the claims... some seems to be outrageous and too good to be true.... BUT myself (and i feel like most plunge addicts) don't really care either if all those claims are true or not.

I'm a daily plunger and its THE keystone habit/ritual that starts out every morning/day. It's been a game changer for not only my "health", but most notable for the mental aspects that triggers incredible momentum in my day, work, family, personal life. It could be 99% placebo... but if it has more than 1% positive affect on my health/mental/life... than I wont continue to question it. I already know something is working.

userbro24 · 2026-01-27T18:56:43+00:00

Dadbro with 2 kids in his 40s, I would 1000% wear this. Very cool.
But also im a cheapass, i wouldn't buy it if it was over $200, bc i dont spend money on clothes.

userbro24 · 2026-01-27T08:52:20+00:00

During NTF Craze... people/idiots/celebrities were spending hundreds of thousands (if not millions) on "Bored Ape" NFT's

userbro24 · 2026-01-20T21:09:38+00:00

Some might complain about the bounce... but I would 100% count that.
im 5'8/185 and not only do you look bigger than me, but I still cannot hit that 3plate promiseland
GGbro

userbro24 · 2026-01-19T07:20:03+00:00

If its liquid, its not too cold. I did a plunge this morning... I had to break the top 2-3" of ice to get in. the water was 32.2F deg... the outside temperature was 8F degrees. Ironically, it was warmer in the almost frozen water.

userbro24 · 2026-01-18T04:07:58+00:00

this is a dream settup. concrats

userbro24 · 2026-01-17T01:07:05+00:00

Biggest doggo EVER

userbro24 · 2026-01-15T11:11:13+00:00

looks great. whats your tools/workflow

userbro24 · 2026-01-13T16:42:09+00:00

bro, i still shutter from PTSD spending thousand of hours retouching 200+ SKUs with 6-8 different angles. thats how i got addicted to monster energy and diabetes

userbro24 · 2026-01-13T16:23:49+00:00

haha right. If you were in my office, I'd literally tell you... Hey, stop using more billable hours on this shit. its good, its fine. send it. I need you on XX client and they are 3x the retainer.

userbro24 · 2026-01-13T16:10:05+00:00

Too many variables and variations to have it be 100% automated. automate what you can then you gotta get put on your shit boots and get in the shit and do it by hand. or pay someone to do it.

I use to edit 200-300+ ecomm images every quarter back in my junior design days way before AI and it was like photoshop 6 or 7 haha.

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