Thoughts of Chair Covers

I am considering starting a chair cover business. While I know chair covers are not for everyone and most people like chiavari chairs more, lets face it they are expensive as hell and with banquet chairs being ugly as all out heck I see many brides go the route of chair covers.

I have been doing my research and find that many brides go with the polyester chair cover. Now personally I think chair covers are ugly to start with but if I had to choose one I would go with the spandex chair cover simply on look alone but that just me...I HATE how bulky polyester chair covers look. Plus no matter how much you iron them half way though the night they always look like a wrinkled mess.

I have decided that if I star the business I will only do spandex chair covers since they are easy to clean, don't wrinkle (so no need to iron)and stay wrinkle free throughout the night and they are easier to store.

My question is for brides who used chair covers or are planning on using chair covers, was there a reason you decided to go with polyester over spandex? Was spandex just not an option? Did you not like the look? Did you think they were too expensive?

If I do start the business I will offer them for P300 including chair cover, choice of satin or organza sash. Do you think this pricing is reasonable?

Photoshop quick question

I believe this is a simple question for all those people who know how to use photoshop.

I have an older version photoshop. I open an image (lets say it 2500x2500) With that image open, I open another smaller image. (250x250) I copy the smaller image, then go back to the larger image and paste the small into the large.

Now for the problem, Sense I just pasted the small image into the large one, my thinking (or lack of it) tells me that I should be able to move it around a little bit and place it (move it) to where I want it to be within the larger image.

How do I do this with Photoshop?

Seamless marble floor problems expected?

I have a contractor installing diamond pattern, seamless marble floor tile for bathroom in our events hall.

Inspecting the first section he installed, I see:

1)There are gaps between some tiles. Up to one millimeter thick.
2)The corner where four tiles meet may not be lined up perfectly like a cross.
3)Tile may be around one millimeter higher than its adjacent tile. Running fingers across tiles I can feel the incongruous bump.

I brought up the issues to him. He essentially tells me:

1) and 2) are due to each tile's imperfection, not being a perfect square. He lays each tile in a box indiscriminately without discarding the imperfect ones.
3) is due to shrinking of the mortar.

He is willing to redo them. But he wants me to select the 'perfect' tiles for him to use for the job, and watch and approve him install each piece. Is this unusual?

Glenn Gould's music

I heard a wonderfully touching interview on CBC radio today about how Glenn Gould's music continues to inspire and affect people so many years after his death. One particular touching anecdote was given by John Roberts- the former director of the Glenn Gould foundation in Stratford, Ontario. When he was the director, he would get a request from various hospices and hospitals around the world, approximately once a month for recommendations of Glenn Gould's recordings to play for sick and dying people. One such call was from Paul McCartney who asked for recordings for a dying George Harrison.

I found this rather touching. Of all the musicians and/or music the former Beatles could ask for, George Harrison specifically requested Glenn Gould's recordings to soothe his sufferings.

Need to refurbish an instrument case

Can anyone recommend a one-stop shop where I can find lining material and large sheets of foam? I want to redo the inside of an old flight case of which the original foam has completely disintegrated.

Wedding officiant question

Two of my best friends legally and officially wed last year, but they did not have a ceremony for their family and friends. Now, a year later, they are having that traditional ceremony. They have asked me to act as wedding officiant at this ceremony. I don't need to be ordained or certified, correct? This ceremony is only for show, so I went ahead and accepted the "job" (for no payment, of course). This sounds legit, right?

What opened your eyes to photography?

Many of us fuddle about with different cameras, software, landscapes, portraits, etc. aimlessly trying to figure out how to take good photographs. Meanwhile we churn out nothing more than average output. But then something happens and we hit a new plateau, resulting in consistently better shots. And it may happen again and you're on to a new level, and so forth.

Can you think of what event(s)occurred in your photographic life the brought you to a new level of talent? Did you learn to work a feature on your camera that made all the difference? Was it a change in your behavior that brought you to new understanding? Do tell...

For me... it was more of an internal thing, rather than an outside source acting as an eye opener.

A few years ago, I had a bit of an epiphany and decided to change how my life was going. One of the choices I made was to make a conscious effort to improve my photography. Instead of talking about it - you know, like how people talk about how they could write a book if they only *insert excuse*, but never do - I chose to actually do it.

So I actually read my camera's manual, took classes, read photography books; I bought additional equipment (extra lights, stands, backdrops, etc) and practiced/experimented using the equipment on a daily basis; and put a lot of thought in my photographs - no random-fire-and-hope-for-a-keeper.

I wouldn't say I'm a pro, by any means, but I think I produce some nicer-than-average stuff now. The key, for me, was consistent and regular practice.