Honest to gods, this conversation happened today, and it may have cost me a job opportunity. The customer was super impressed with my menu design and animation, and wanted to know who we got it from. When I said I did it, their face lit up! Too bad as soon as i said GIMP, they weren't interested anymore. Has anyone else experienced this? What do you say in similar situations?
"a program like Photoshop." Or just say Photoshop. Does it really matter to them?
Or: GIMP – it's kinda like Photoshop, but for free.
Why did OP make it so awkward? And it seems there's some implication that there was some opportunity there lost by just mere mention of the program, which seems like a big stretch. No need to be that insecure about the software you're using, the GIMP college garage copypasta isn't real. There's a chance they were just curious, got the answer and that was it...
All, true, but I'd probably just say Photoshop, and they'd nod, and move on. It's pretty much a generic term now, anyway, like scotch tape.