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Wednesday, January 13, 2010

How To Pick An Event Photographer

By Albert Frank

There are many business occasions, such as the visit of a major client, or a high profile conference, for which you need to capture the proceedings in form of photographs. This is where event photographers come into the picture.

Event photography is drastically different from casual photography or even pro photography in a studio setting, as the photographer does not have any say in the proceedings of the event. The task involved in shooting an event asks for know-how and a professional attitude on part of the photographer and very few people can do a good job at it. However, the greatest difficulty is that an event photographer does not get a second chance.

Quite obviously, you have to be aware of several aspects while picking an event photographer to cover a corporate event. Ability to manipulate the camera so that it functions properly indoors is necessary, because most company venues do not have any natural light. Even a great photographer would be of little use if the camera and lenses are not of good quality, so you must insist on top-end equipment.

You will save yourself a lot of hassle if you go to an established firm, which will offer you the services of an experienced photographer. You should have a look at the work samples of the photographer and his familiarity with covering similar occasions in the past. Getting feedback from the photographer's previous clients can also be of assistance.

Lastly, you should try to familiarize yourself with the chosen event photographer and let the photographer know your needs in detail. This step is the most critical, because without proper communication it would be impossible for the photographer to understand what your exact needs are, and for you to be convinced about his services. In addition, once you have talked about all aspects of the requirement, the event photographer would be much more comfortable and confident about the job.

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Wednesday, January 6, 2010

21 Fun Questions To Ask Any Guy

By David Web

Questions, questions and more questions! They are the most interesting thing that we can ask when we are on a first date with someone. You just have to be careful not to overdo it and turn it into an interview! Questions are the best way to get to know someone and show them we are interested in them. On a first date you just have to be careful not to overdo it and turn it into an interview!

Dale Carnegie in his timeless bestselling book, "How to win friends and influence people" writes about the benefit of asking good questions to show that we are interested in someone else.

Have you been to a party and been the one asking all the questions and doing all the listening? If you have, you will most likely attest that the other person thought that the conversation was quite interesting. You probably did less that 20% of the speaking but you got 100% of the credit!

If you are a guy and ask careful questions from a lady, you will often find yourself jumping to last-base, thus saving yourself a lot of legwork trying to build rapport with her. Asking questions and listening is one of the most naturally flattering things you can do to anyone.

If you're a woman and want to pamper a guy's ego and make him feel super good and wanted, then just ask him lots of questions and then really listen to the answers. You will have the guy on a dangling string in seconds!

Despite the ego-stroking that can happen, if you are genuine, you will always win someone over quickly. They will feel your genuine interest and respond. Because the people who are genuinely interested in someone else and ask great questions are the people who are always popular and well liked. Faking interest is the worst thing you can do. And at the end of the day, if you are not a natural listener then put yourself to the test and practice. You will start to learn SO much about so many things and you will discover parts of people that are just SO interesting to learn about.

Here are 21 questions to ask to get the conversation rolling. They have been written from a female perspective, just switch them around if you are a guy and want to use them. If nothing else it will get you thinking about your own questions - which are always better.

Here's 21 questions to ask a guy or a girl to get you started

1. If you are working as a waiter and one of your customers was really rude, would you spit in their soup or even think to do this?

2. What is you all time favourite movie and why?

3. If you had the chance to choose 5 people to invite to dinner - real of fictional - who would you invite and why?

4. If in an instant you could become an invisible man, where would you go and what would you do?

5. If someone made a funny comedy movie about your life, which part of the story would be the funniest and why?

6. What was your most favourite television character when you were a child? What did you like about them and why?

7. If you had a chance to go back in time and do something that you feel you should have done what would that be?

8. What's the funniest experience in your whole entire life?

9. Have you ever had a date with a person that is much fatter or slimmer than you and when you saw them for the first time what did you think?

10. How old were you when you had your first proper date and did you kiss them?

11. What's the most horrible lie you have ever told someone in your life? Where you caught out and who was it that you told it to?

12. If you were suddenly turned into a woman for a day, how would you spend that day?

13. If you do not like someone what do you normally do, show it or hide it and why?

14. What's the highest priority for you when considering a partner - good looks, intelligence, sense of humor, or something else?

Time to get a little more personal! Maybe you should wait till you have had a few more drinks before asking some of these!

15. Have you ever had sex in a public place? If so were you seen?

16. What's the difference between having sex and making love for you and which do you prefer?

17. If you could suddenly change the age you lost your virginity, would you?

18. What's your biggest sexual 'turn-ons' and 'turn-offs'?

19. Have you ever been unfaithful to your partner and did they find out? If so, what happened?

20. Has anyone ever caught you touching yourself sexually? If they did what did you do and who was it?

21. Have you ever serial sex - with one person and then been with a different person somewhere else within the same day?

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