Posted by Dan on May 27, 2009 in
Lucky Hit Just about everyone enjoys watching movies. They’re an escape from reality, and great to watch. But not everyone likes the same kind of movies. Some people only really like watching family movies that do not contain any violence or adult content. As the name suggests, family movies are designed to be watched as a whole family, for both parents and children. There are in fact many childrens movies that adults can enjoy watching too. Movies like Finding Nemo or Pirates of The Carribean are examples.
Many people also enjoy watching educational documentaries on science. If you are like this, then you may enjoy watching chemistry movies with experiments, or movies on physics or biology. Many documentaries are in fact pretty popular. This way, you can actually learn something too. Many video libraries offering documentaries, and chances are, you’ll be interested in at least a few educational topics.
When watching movies, lots of people like to have a huge TV. Home entertainment systems are very popular now. For a few thousand dollars, you can get a big plasma flatscreen TV, complete with a stereo system that can give you a surround sound kind of feeling like you get at the cinema’s. So how do you afford all this? Well, most older people are involved in at least some form of investing. You can invest in things like propery, currency (forex) or stocks. Of all investing options, real estate investing really can offer quite lucrative returns if you buy houses in the right area.
Help Me I Am Dying
Posted by Dan on May 27, 2009 in
Lucky Hit A family member has asked you to take pictures of their wedding, and you are worried because you’ve never done it before. They may have decided not to hire a professional photographer and instead are relying on you to take pictures for them.
You feel the pressure, and want to make sure you do the best job possible. Here are ten guidelines to help you from Jim Whitesell, a Edmonton wedding photographer:
1. Use the best equipment possible
A small point-and-shoot camera is fine for capturing family memories, but doesn’t do as well as a digital SLR with an external flash. The focus time, shutter delay, and limited reach of the small built-in flash will all cause problems for you. If you do not own or have access to a digital SLR camera and external flash, you can probably rent them from a camera store. Be sure to test and practice with the camera before the wedding day! A professional will likely have multiple lenses as well, but this is often beyond the ability of a casual shooter.
2. Take at least two memory cards
Although it doesn’t happen often, memory cards can fail. Keeping an extra card with you is cheap insurance that will keep you shooting if your card does quit working. Be sure the cards are of ample size so you don’t run out of space half-way through the night. 4GB is the minimum size you should have with you.
3. Batteries, batteries, batteries
Be sure to charge the camera batteries the night before, and preferably have a second battery charged and ready. Most external flash units use AA batteries so have a couple extra sets of these, too.
4. Attend the rehearsal
Taking pictures at the rehearsal is the best way to be prepared for the pictures you’ll take at the actual ceremony. You’ll have a feel for where to position yourself for the best shots. While a professional wedding photographer won’t usually shoot at the rehearsal, they will often show up to not only reassure the bride and groom that they are prepared for the next day but also to scope out the building. Their experience will enable them to know where the best shots are just by seeing the facility.
5. Posing the bridal party
When taking formal pictures of the bridal party, pay attention to the details. Make sure everyone’s face is visible, and note the placement of hands and feet. Pleasing poses are key.
6. Photographing the ceremony
If the wedding will take place inside a church, you’ll need to shoot the ceremony without flash. Use a tripod to hold the camera steady or camera shake caused by longer exposure times will likely ruin the pictures.
7. Shooting the reception
If possible, try to get a shot or two of the reception hall before everyone arrives. Takes some shots of other details, too – like the head table decorations, cake, etc. Once things are underway, it’s always nice to go table-to-table and get pictures of all the guests.
8. Shoot the details
Take pictures of the little details. The rings, bridal bouquet, ring bearer, flower girl, bride’s shoes, etc. are all great details to capture and the bride will be quite pleased to have these.
9. Capture the fun
There are always fun, unplanned moments that make each wedding unique and memorable. Always have your camera ready to capture the moment!
10. Back up the photos
As soon as possible after the wedding, burn all the original images to a CD or DVD for safekeeping. Do this before you make any changes to them. If you accidentally delete an important picture or have a computer failure you’ll still have the originals to fall back on. Even a professional low cost wedding photographer will make backups.
Your friends have entrusted you with a very important task. The pictures are the best way to remember the wedding and all the fun details. While a professional wedding photographer will do a better job, brides and grooms with limited funds may not have the ability to hire one.
If you aren’t up to the task, why not go ahead and pay for all or part of a professional photographer’s fee as your gift to the newlyweds? And if you just happen to be near Edmonton, Alberta, I highly recommend you check out Jim Whitesell’s website for Edmonton wedding photos.
http://www.setget.org/