I have a friend in food marketing in the UK, he moved to a new role as head of Protein at the start of the year. The machine is in full force here too.

The craft I’m paying for is in the taking of the photos, processing is subjective and isn’t going to transform a shitty photo into a gorgeous one. Your restaurant comparison is shitty, it would only make sense if I was asking to just plate the food myself.

They were boring because of the lens choice and lack of effort/skill of the photographer. Processing isn’t going to do anything to change that.

I found a guy willing to chuck me RAWs for a lower price, still felt a bit ripped off. He shot 90% of the day on a walkabout zoom and the photos were nothing special.

Zooming with your feet (and switching primes) is part and parcel to events photography. If I see a zoom lens at a wedding I will judge the photographer.

Nice shots but if you’re wanting gorgeous candid shots of fast moving action (like weddings/events), you’re gonna struggle without the expensive glass/body.

I assumed it was a dying platform but then I found out why it’s so popular again - kids uae it as a backdoor to access TikTok/Youtube shortform content.

Kitchen work was the only job I ever walked out of. Like fuck this I’m done I’m not giving notice I’m leaving right fucking now. Takes a special kind of person to thrive in that environment and that person is not me.

Older model Sony RX100 still hold up, I think the 3 had a lovely sensor. Super portable and relatively cheap if you don’t need/want modern video modes.

I know I’m weird, but my camera is with me 99% of the time, in the backpack or strapped to my shoulder strap of the backpack for impromptu moments. I go into panic mode when I leave any building without my backpack.

Currently with new partner and am not feeling the need hardly ever. It’s been maybe two weeks. FYI she is 30something and is the same. We were both ‘once a day occasionally twice’ before we met. I feel my penis needs a bit of a break sometimes heh.

While I was being deeply unserious and think Dubai is a grotty place that should not serve as an example of how to do anything, I really appreciate the sentiment of and detail in your comment.

I had a quick look but most links were tiktok… Just a oversized freestanding AC unit that they like to run in outdoor seating areas in Dubai. Not sure how widespread they are that’s the only place I’ve ever seen them.

It’s fine we just need more of those Dubai-style outdoor AC units /s

Can I counter your first point with this?! (sorry about the music)

https://youtube.com/shorts/uoMMJLBVFec?is=KidgxXrW1DP_R5qD

And this:

https://youtube.com/shorts/EzaQNGwnOIQ

‘Sky Puke’ shows are common I get it but there is genuine artistry out there.

Yall saying throw this in at max temp, if its going straight from the freezer and has heavy toppings this is not going to turn out well.

I have had pharmacists refuse to hand over the script after asking a few questions because it turned out the prescribing doctor was actually very incredibly dangerously wrong.

Yes pounds sterling, gambled on the finest American clinical-stage biopharma for that sweet sweet volatility.

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~£50,000 overnight fucking around with meme stocks. Good times. 2021 was a wild year.