Failed Promotional Shots

Article - June 5, 2009

Over the past few years, we’ve had to take promotional shots for various reasons. As it turns out, the camera, the lighting, and composing the shot are the easy parts. Getting me to take a serious picture is the REAL challenge. I was just digging through some old shots and thought you might find it funny to see just a small sample of our “failed” promotional shots. I have no shame.

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The Village Carpenter June 5, 2009 1:02 pm

Nicole is a lucky, lucky lady!

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Rich June 5, 2009 1:26 pm

Yeah massive FAIL

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Bill Akins June 5, 2009 1:45 pm

Oh Monk, I mean Marc, (remember that?) You are always good for a laugh!

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MollyBerry June 5, 2009 1:48 pm

omg…my newly healing surgery wounds are pissed at you cause of the LOL I just did. So funny :D Nicole- you got a hot mess of a catch on your hands!

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kosta June 5, 2009 2:15 pm

I can see why some of those failed lol

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Shawn June 5, 2009 2:17 pm

The serious shot of you leaning on the table might have worked if you had been wearing a sleeveless t-shirt.

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Kevin June 5, 2009 2:18 pm

Funny stuff. I like #5, and #7 because they could almost be serious. I’m one for subtlety in comedy.

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kentuckybill June 5, 2009 3:03 pm

Dude, I printed out image 6 and made a poster for my shop wall. Is that wrong?

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- NicoleSpag June 5, 2009 8:02 pm
  
  LOL nice I’m glad I’m not the only one ;)
  
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- thewoodwhisperer June 5, 2009 8:03 pm
  
  How about I get some 8×10 glossies made up?
  
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Peik June 5, 2009 4:17 pm

Haha, flames? :D

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Marty June 5, 2009 5:45 pm

Dude, are you SURE you like girls?

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- NicoleSpag June 5, 2009 8:00 pm
  
  I can promise you he does :P
  
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Brian June 5, 2009 6:11 pm

I think the shirt says it all :D

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Jim Jones June 5, 2009 7:14 pm

Hey, if I had a free, custom, jacked-up, turbo-charged and tricked-out Powermatic like that, I’d be giddy too!! Drooool.

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Midnightcarver June 5, 2009 8:03 pm

Marc! Cheryl says picture #6 should be of you NAKED! I mean, how much pride could you possibly have left. I like the “nerd” one myself.

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bbordeau June 5, 2009 10:10 pm

One word – Sassy!

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John Conklin June 6, 2009 7:06 am

MAN!!! I love those shots… stuck a bunch all over the lawn and the moles are GONE!!! lol

Great sense of humor guys.

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CcntMnky June 6, 2009 9:19 am

Your big thumbs-up is now by laptop background!

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Critterman June 6, 2009 9:49 am

Hey, not so sure about the poses, but the shirt was juuuusssst right. LOL

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Scott June 6, 2009 7:40 pm

So, ah, like which ones were the “failed” ones, eh?

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Kevin June 6, 2009 8:46 pm

I noticed you have the cast-iron legs and the blanchard ground top on your saw. I thought you had the standard black legs on there. Or was the the old saw?

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- thewoodwhisperer June 6, 2009 9:29 pm
  
  Hey Kevin. Yeah that was the old one. This is a PM Custom from Wood Werks Supply.
  
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Denny June 6, 2009 9:10 pm

My teenage daughter was looking over my shoulder and she squealed when photo #6 was displayed. She said “He’s cute, I like that picture!”
(Nicole, you better keep a tight hold on Marc’s leash! LOL)

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- thewoodwhisperer June 6, 2009 9:30 pm
  
  Well, that’s all the approval I need. I found my new header image for the website!
  
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Claude Stewart June 7, 2009 9:32 am

I agree with Brian

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Erick June 7, 2009 9:37 am

Frightening on so many levels !!

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Terry June 8, 2009 11:42 pm

All I thought of when I looked at picture #6 was I bet that outfeed table won’t work well at that height.

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Patrick June 10, 2009 8:56 am

I don’t know about Marc the poser (although those are some sweet moves) but that is one Wicked Cool paint job on that tablesaw. I think generally in advertising the model is supposed to be prettier than the machine.

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Lory June 13, 2009 9:20 am

Nice costume change for the last shot!!

Lory

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Benito Vasquez January 12, 2010 1:43 pm

WARNING….TRYING TO EXPLAIN WHAT YOUR LOOKING AT TO PEOPLE WHEN THEY SEE IT , WILL BE VERY HARD

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Frank Kovach February 27, 2010 11:20 pm

I’ve never met a biological engineer who became a woodworker who started a website with a cool name who really helped me get into woodworking before you, but these shots are what I like about you. Can’t take yourself too seriously. By the way, is alder a decent furniture wood? I see you using it mostly for mockups or jigs, except for a bookcase or armoire or something you made, and I found a furniture store near me selling stuff advertised as being “solid alder” and I’m wondering if that even means better.

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- thewoodwhisperer February 27, 2010 11:46 pm
  
  Haha thanks Frank. In some respects, I just never grew up. :)
  Alder is actually a pretty good furniture wood. Its not as dense or as durable as I usually prefer, but it can be made to look like more expensive woods quite easily. When I was making custom pieces for folks in this area, alder was the #1 requested wood. But the reason for its popularity is that it looks decent on its one, its incredibly cheap at only a couple bucks a board foot and can be made to look like maple, cherry, or walnut with just a little stain.
  
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  - Frank Kovach February 28, 2010 7:48 pm
    
    Yes, that makes sense. People over here haven’t heard of it, except for a few stores in Wilmington that sell furniture from manufacturers on the left coast.
    
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Ryan September 4, 2012 5:24 pm

If I has that kind of machinery, I would be giddy too!

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AKBeav December 7, 2012 12:34 pm

First time I have seen these photos. Love the flame job on the saw, reminds me of the flame job on Alton Brown’s stand mixer

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