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JC @jcw.gay · 16/10/2026

Boyfriend wanted to play Sagrada from @floodgategames.bsky.social for his birthday, as it was the game we first played when we met 💙

A game of Sagrada Remastered on a wooden table. A very handsome man is playing the game.

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JC @jcw.gay · 04/10/2026

It's been a second since I've gotten it out, but it's always a joy getting to play Splendor with the boyfriend using my custom stained glass tokens from @punklenix.bsky.social #boardgames

A hand-etched and shaped glass token for the game Splendor. It is perfectly imperfect and brings wondrous joy to people who see it.

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JC @jcw.gay · 30/09/2026

Who would win, twelve hours of rendering or one noodly boy? 🙃 #blender

A Blender compositing node graph. Notably, the node on the left isn't connected to the one that says "Ouput" which seems less than ideal.

God I'm so mad, y'all.

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JC @jcw.gay · 16/09/2026

Heya Bluesky! 🔥 🎲 I'm JC! I'm a freelance creative in the #boardgames industry looking to fill up my fall/winter season this year with cool projects! Hit me up! Check out my latest sizzle reel with the sick custom track I made 🔊

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JC @jcw.gay · 09/09/2026

Naturally, today of all days:

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JC @jcw.gay · 08/09/2026

This sandwich place I'm at is blasting Kpop Demon Hunters and uses different video games and movies as their table markers.

A legend of Zelda, link to the past table marker, which also marked one of the last actually good Zelda games to exist for the next fifteen years /joke and a cup on the table saying Cheba Hut "Toasted" Sandwiches, which is concerningly placed in quotes.

Oh, a sexy guy took the photo, we're sure. He's just off screen, for those visually impaired.

That's what this is for right? Surely you don't read my descriptions purely for the entertainment value. Surely I'm not abusing such a system to hide jokes inside an accessibility tool? Will someone hold me accountable? Will someone recognize the issues inherent? Or will perhaps a blind person using Bluesky discover their new favorite social media person? What is a little whimsey and humor truly harming?

Also, why can I only post a hundred forty characters or whatever, but can write whole existential crash outs in here? What gives?

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JC @jcw.gay · 04/09/2026

I cannot begin to describe how obnoxious and bad this arcade machine is. It's honestly kind of insulting to Dance Dance Revolution fans. #konami #ddr

A Dance Dance Revolution arcade machine spin-off call Dance Dance Revolution Stomp, of which the incredibly handsome poster is talking about.

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JC @jcw.gay · 20/08/2026

Gonna go dig a deeeeeep hole and jump in it now, thanks. 🫥

A screenshot of Bluesky showing that Jesse Jerdak liked a relatively horny-on-main post by yours truly.

If anyone's reading this, feel free to shoot me.

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JC @jcw.gay · 12/08/2026

Oh hey Indie Night Market designers and vendors! 📸 Last year I worked with a few folks to take some photos of them at the market (along with some random ones I took). I'm gonna be there again this year, so reach out if you want photos of your table and you in it!

A really well composed photo showcasing a designer that I wish for the love of God I could remember the name of showcasing their game to an enraptured crowd.

Matthew Hocker selling the hell out of Lunarpunk Games' Games, looking all in focus and sharp and engaged and stuff.

Eric Ditmore signing a copy of Adulting, the game he released at the indie game night market, a moment he surely enjoys having such a high-quality photo to remember it by.

I know this game was designed by Max Seidman, but I can't remember the name of it. It's a really good photo, though! Look at that slight angle, the action of the hand placing a block, the depth of field. It's almost like the guy taking the photos has an eye for composition.

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JC @jcw.gay · 11/08/2026

And the leather pride flag here for those of you with such inclinations! #pride #gaymer You can check these out and more at howtoteach.shop/collections/... 🏳️‍🌈

This one is black, blue, and red all over! It's the leather pride flag, represented as dice!

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JC @jcw.gay · 11/08/2026

🏳️‍🌈 They've been requested, and they have been added! Now we've got more Roll With Pride shirts over on my merch store! We've got non-binary, aromantic, lesbian, men loving men, and leather pride flag colors! $5 from every shirt sold goes straight (ironic) to @tabletopgaymers.bsky.social!

A shirt absolutely covered with dice, of which are the non-binary pride flag colors.

A shirt with a bunch of dice, like some might say too many, that match the aromantic pride flag colors.

Lesbian dice shirt! Sorry, this one turned out really pretty and I'm proud of it.

And this is one you might not know, it's the men loving men pride flag as represented by dice! It's like the lesbian flag except more dude-like.

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JC @jcw.gay · 04/08/2026

Getting the chance to try out a prototype from Patrick is ALWAYS a huge highlight of any con for me, so stoked I got a chance to give it a play and also futz with my macro lens at the same time!

A bold dragon sits among a stinky knight who's dumb and doesn't slay nothin', represented in meeple form. A tantalizing treasure chest looms on in the foreground.

The same shot as before except from a slightly higher angle and with worse exposure settings.

Honestly I don't know why I didn't delete this one from the post. I'm a professional photographer. Fake it 'till you make it.

The dragon is now caressing the treasure chest. It's making everyone uncomfortable.

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JC @jcw.gay · 03/08/2026

Another year at #GenCon with @floodgategames.bsky.social in the books! As always was a delight to work with them, demoing games and taking photos 😁💙

An aerial shot of The Floodgate booth at GenCon. There's an incredibly handsome man in the middle if you zoom in and squint (because he's small, not because the handsomeness isn't apparent)

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JC @jcw.gay · 30/07/2026

It's only a sidewalk if it's from the sidewalk region of france. Otherwise it's just a

A sidewalk that has construction going on, to the right of it is a large yellow sign that says cultural Trail narrows. The photo is slightly angled, indicating that the person taking the photo does not take photos for a living, but he assures you he does!

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JC @jcw.gay · 26/07/2026

📸 Hey #GenCon, you know how you always forget to get pictures at conventions? And then you're left with some random photos off someone's phone? Consider one of my 30 Minute Photo Blocks! Reasonably priced! Same day delivery upon request! calendar.app.google/sHNeG9ohRaMZ...

A fantastic person handing Unpub supplies to an eager play tester at Unpub. He's laughing because the guy behind the camera said something really funny and entertaining, leading to a great photo session.

Lost in thought, a woman takes notes during her event, completely unaware that the photo was being taken place, because the photographer is just that discrete and professional and able to take such breathtaking candid photos.

A wonderful designer signing copies at a table full of enthusiastic gamers. They're so lost in the moment that they forgot to take pictures. Thank God I was there to capture such a moment.

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JC @jcw.gay · 22/07/2026

You'll appreciate this tidbit included on my shirt store that should be launching sometime this week.

A screenshot of a website where you'll be able to get some really cool shirts designed by a rather handsome fella.

The screenshot reads "Human Made, products made entirely without generative Ai. It's really not that hard."

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JC @jcw.gay · 22/07/2026

Guys I have terrible news

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JC @jcw.gay · 02/07/2026

Me, as I try to explain to multiple companies over the past week as I try to explain why I'm turning down their offer of work to make social media "content:"

A warning pop-up from the far too expensive program After Effects that reads "After Effects error: internal verification failure, sorry! {no current context}."

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JC @jcw.gay · 02/07/2026

Oh neat, my review of Factorio is the most helpful review on Steam:

A review on the online game platform Steam for the game factorio. The headline, written by an incredibly attractive man I might remind you, says "I don't think that anyone reading a review for factorio should play factorio." it has a lot of rewards and is marked as the most helpful review.

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JC @jcw.gay · 30/06/2026

Hey @bsky.app, if you're going to force age verification on users, despite that being absurd in the first place, maybe make sure it actually works before rolling it out. Unbelievable.

An annoying and frankly dystopian pop up that requests the user to verify their age. At the bottom is a red box that says "Something went wrong, please try again." of which trying again reveals the same box.

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JC @jcw.gay · 26/06/2026

See, now that I know "hub first" is a bonus criteria, I could actually get the perfect game 😁✨

An incredibly handsome man achieved a perfect game worth 201 points on Hank Green's 4x3 daily puzzle, a much more engaging version of connections if I'm being honest.

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JC @jcw.gay · 23/06/2026

Aaaaaaaand I found more. 🙃

The same good lookin' guy realized he had another five whole projects to update onto his portfolio. He paid 3,000 effing dollars for this stupid website and he's not even using it.

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JC @jcw.gay · 23/06/2026

Wow it's been a HOT second since I updated that thing 😅

A screenshot of this really good lookin' guy's to do list. It shows a wild number of subtasks underneath the task "Update Portfolio"

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JC @jcw.gay · 21/06/2026

I did it... FOR YOU 😭💙

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JC @jcw.gay · 21/06/2026

Update: it doesn't even work.

A disheveled but extremely handsome man underneath the scruff looks in disdain at an inexplicable power outlet on the ceiling.

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JC @jcw.gay · 21/06/2026

Airbnbs are the modern day crop circle.

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JC @jcw.gay · 17/06/2026

This also can include getting some headshots and other profile pic worthy photos! Such value! How does he do it?

A great photo of a man in front of a busy convention hallway, expertly blurred out to prevent it from distracting from the subject.

Another photo of a different person who looks so happy to have their photo taken by such a handsome photographer.

An incredible person excitedly holding a prize with their tongue out. The photo captures their essence.

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JC @jcw.gay · 17/06/2026

Yo #Origins! 📸 ✨ I've got some time to kill and I brought a super heavy fancy lense, so if you want pictures of your booth/event/panel, feel free to reach out to me to book a 30 minute slot! Super affordable pricing and same-day delivery so you can use them to promote your booth during the con!

Three people at a playtest discussing something important, probably. They look incredible in the photo, honestly the best they've ever looked in my opinion. I, the photographer, am the common denominator in this situation.

A really stylish picture of some games on a shelf at a convention. It's the kind of picture that makes you say "wow, I wish my games had such a good photo like that one for an affordable price with a hands-off workflow for me."

A really flattering candid picture of a girl with colorful hair and a name I can't remember (sorry) playing a board game that surely sold better having had this photo taken and delivered the same day so that they could use it to promote their game on social media.

A girl at an event for the board game Knitting Circle who is also actually knitting. She has a look on her face that says "wow, the photographer is so good at capturing candid moments!"

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JC @jcw.gay · 17/06/2026

I swear to god I'll make another rap song American Airlines.

A screenshot showing a flight leaving 45 minutes after it was scheduled to.

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JC @jcw.gay · 16/06/2026

The haircut place I go to is hella expensive but dang they give a mean haircut.

An incredibly handsome freshly shorn sexy man.

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JC @jcw.gay · 30/05/2026

I've been a very good boy this year 🥺 (and don't have expendable income but really really really like the sweatyfest tanks this year 😭)

"Dear Santa,"
(multiple circled tank tops)
"JC, age 29"

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JC @jcw.gay · 26/05/2026

Someday this will save me money. Someday.

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JC @jcw.gay · 25/05/2026

This weekend was a blast! I had a great time and I wish I got more chances to play more, but I'll always savor what I had as always 💙 Also, there was a round of Blood on the Clocktower, which isn't on here. That was phenomenal as always.

BG Stats 3 x 3.
Compile: Main 2;
Sagrada;
7 Wonders Dice;
Wandering Galaxy: A Crossroads Game;
Return to Dark Tower;
The Castles of Burgundy: Special Edition;
Ra;
Echoes of Time;
Monikers.

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JC @jcw.gay · 22/05/2026

The new Google sheets app icon looks like it got run over by a car, poor thing.

An oblong green rectangle app icon that in no way is indicative of a spreadsheet. The word sheets underneath it indicates that this is the Google Sheets application, which no same person would be able to recognize unless they had prior experience with the app.

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JC @jcw.gay · 07/05/2026

Good morning to this squirrel I saw on my walk this morning and no one else.

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JC @jcw.gay · 18/04/2026

I have a hunch that Adobe Audition doesn't need this level of precision when telling you its export times.

Multitrack save completed in 0.01910179999999999 seconds

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JC @jcw.gay · 13/04/2026

I'm so mad none of y'all commented on how funny and layered it is to put this as the answer for both of these categories. In other words, please clap.

The screenshot from the quoted post highlighting the two categories favorite protagonist and favorite antagonist, both of which show the video game The Stanley Parable as the selected game.

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JC @jcw.gay · 11/04/2026

Alright I'll bite. I hate answering supeatives like "favorite" and "best" but this was fun once I stopped trying to give "correct" answers.

Favorite game SSX 3, best story Baldur's gate, favorite art style cuphead, biggest personal impact minecraft, best combat hi-fi rush, overhated League of legends, underrated Peglin, overrated Blue Prince, needs a remake Super Mario sunshine, criminally overlooked the case of the golden idol, favorite protagonist the Stanley parable, favorite antagonist the Stanley parable, best soundtrack ftl, best multiplayer Mario Party 6, not usually my thing but.. night in the woods, turn my brain off Bloons Tower Defense 6, best with friends dead by daylight, best Retro Game Warriors woods, nostalgic childhood game Super Mario world, best game everyone should play outer wilds.

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JC @jcw.gay · 09/04/2026

This is probably the best I've done at a difficulty 12 song! #DDR

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JC @jcw.gay · 04/04/2026

It's not even a good score but I'm glad I'm doing harder songs than I used to! #DDR

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JC @jcw.gay · 02/04/2026

It's a super elegant(?) solution to the issue, and gives me that exact look I was going for without having to set up a billion lights.

A screenshot of blender nodes that show emission and principled BSDF nodes plugged into a mix shader node, with a light path node controlling whether or not the emission/principled shader is shown. Both shaders have their color being controlled by the same source.

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JC @jcw.gay · 31/03/2026

I hate when phone cameras do this.

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JC @jcw.gay · 29/03/2026

So one of the big lessons I try to make as a takeaway for the #boardgames photography workshop I do for @unpub.org is "put the camera where your eyes aren't." You can see how big of a difference it makes! Feat. @pinkhawkgames.bsky.social's Pirates of the High Teas!

A photo of the game pirates of the high tees taken from a top-down angle with relatively minimal consideration given for composition background and so on.

A stylistic photo of the same scene taken from a much lower angle, emphasizing specific components and making the game look far more attractive.

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JC @jcw.gay · 23/03/2026

They also had a special Kickstarter pack for the board game where you could have beta art versions of the physical cards!

An open box for the slay the Spire board game specifically the beta art box. Two cards with Ms paint art are visible.

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JC @jcw.gay · 23/03/2026

I have very little illustrative talent when it comes to quickly drawing people. I also hate rough drafts. These "highly professional animatics" as I call them are absolutely adored by my clients because there's something so human and relatable about low-effort placeholder art.

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JC @jcw.gay · 21/03/2026

I meant to post this the other day, but it's baffling to me that I could hit the full combo of any kind for the first time and still get a lower score than my best score. #ddr

A picture of the results screen of a Dance Dance Revolution cabinet, where importantly the text full combo can be read, but the best score metric is 50,000 points more than what was achieved.

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JC @jcw.gay · 18/03/2026

Y'all he's back again. Sonic Adventure this time. It's bothering me that he's playing these out of order.

A guy sits and plays Sonic Adventure at a crowded bar.

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