I’m no photographer, but a friend has asked me to use her Canon A610 camera to take a few photos of some kids, who’ll be wearing pageant costumes, in what she says is a large, high-ceilinged, windowless room lit by bright fluorescent lights. I can’t get to the room early and won’t have time to experiment once I’m there. What setting(s) should I use on this camera? (Assume I’ve considered and rejected the possibility of using a different camera or hiring a photographer.) I’d like to be able to give her decently-lit pictures with natural-looking color.
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posted by Dave 9
on Nov 27, 2007 -
9 answers
How do I deal with and best help a good friend of mine who is having very serious mental health problems? Oh, and we live on opposite coasts.
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posted by hazyspring
on Oct 30, 2007 -
15 answers
How do I get past the trust issues brought about from an abrupt, unexplained end to a close friendship of three and a half years?
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posted by WCityMike
on Oct 28, 2007 -
34 answers
In high school I was involved in a nerdy extracurricular activity that occupied most of my time, and when I graduated most of my friends went to school A to study our field and I went to School B. One the friends I made through this association has, I've recently been informed, checked himself into a hospital for mental health reasons. He had already decided not to go back to university this semester (we attend different schools, so I found this out second hand). He had had issues in high school, but it sounds as though things have deteriorated dramatically.
He is a brilliant person, and my life has been better for knowing him. I'm going to send an email to a relative of his that I think can get it to him for me. What do I say?
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posted by anonymous
on Oct 8, 2007 -
11 answers
Diplomacy Filter: How can I tell my aquaintence/contractor/fellow club member that he overcharged me for some home repairs.
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posted by Xurando
on Sep 29, 2007 -
16 answers
How do people go about bringing honest communication into their friendships and relationships?
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posted by gregb1007
on Sep 21, 2007 -
18 answers
A customer just placed an order at my website. It's looking like this is a friend I went to school with in the early 90's but lost touch over 10 years ago. I would like to reconnect with him. How do I do that without violating his privacy and/or being creepy?
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posted by SoulOnIce
on Sep 12, 2007 -
22 answers
I often find myself having to call my friends to hang out, rather than them calling me. I also seem to often be the last one to write when exchanging e-mails or messages with people I've known in the past. Sometimes they don't even write back a first time. Or they don't write after a couple of exchanges, or several, but it's not uncommon to stop hearing from them altogether.
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posted by TheSecretDecoderRing
on Jul 7, 2007 -
27 answers
I'm soon to be 22, and I've never had a relationship... I seem to very consistently turn all my dates and potential girlfriends into girl friends and my therapist, family and friends seem to be running out of ideas. Any suggestions? Of course, complications and some potentially funny stories inside.
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posted by StrikeTheViol
on Jul 7, 2007 -
43 answers
I think a long time friend may want to be more than friends... and I don't... What do I do?
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posted by anonymous
on May 24, 2007 -
20 answers
How can I be less misanthropic and get people to like me more?
I'd like to know strategies for becoming less annoyed with people and thus increasing my desire to interact with them more.
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posted by anonymous
on May 24, 2007 -
17 answers
Emotional attachment to a co-worker who is leaving. Mutual sense of respect, wonderful person, perhaps attachment, unexpressed feelings. Cope much?
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posted by anonymous
on May 22, 2007 -
13 answers
Is it bad for me to mention the good things in my life around friends who are unhappy with theirs?
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posted by echo0720
on May 19, 2007 -
21 answers
Some people seem to hold different expectations of me than they do of others. I used to think it was in my imagination, but lately a few of my friends confirmed that they've noticed it too. How can I make this stop? I need to be allowed to be human. Just because I'm a strong woman, doesn't mean I want to always HAVE to be.
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posted by miss lynnster
on May 14, 2007 -
58 answers
How should I respond to some friends who are concerned that I'm becoming too codependent, and who have written and given to me a list of things I need to do to become a more balanced person?
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posted by fuzzbean
on May 2, 2007 -
63 answers
I have a friend who's husband is going in for heart surgery tomorrow. He is a young guy, about 30 years old, He is an extremely athletic outdoorsy type of person, (helicopter skiing, mountain biking, workouts at least 3x a week) He is also one of those guys that don't want any one to visit or call and hates medication, hospitals, doctors. So this is not going to be fun for him, or for his wife. I wanted to know in the hives opinion what I can do to support, say, give during all of this.
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posted by brinkzilla
on Apr 30, 2007 -
12 answers
Next Day filter: Went out with a friend last night, turned into a sort of date. Do I call today, and what should I say? Of course, the situation is more complicated...
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posted by papakwanz
on Apr 22, 2007 -
14 answers
What are the best ways of dealing with dramatic friends, to give them the love and support that they need without rewarding their dramatic strategies?
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posted by xo
on Apr 20, 2007 -
29 answers
WeddingFilter: Help my girlfriend and I gracefully decline a request to work the reception table. Again. And forevermore.
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posted by krippledkonscious
on Apr 10, 2007 -
33 answers
i am looking for a children's book that my friend read when she was in elementary school (5-10 years ago.) the book is about a boy and a girl who go on an adventure through a magical world and save the people from a monster. then, the girl dies, and the boy has to boil her in a pot to bring her back to life.
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posted by comfortinsound
on Apr 2, 2007 -
8 answers
Is it too pathetic to ask an ex who wants to be friends to quit calling me because I’m still stuck on him? If not, how can I do it and maintain a shred of dignity? What do I say?
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posted by poxuppit
on Feb 27, 2007 -
32 answers
Recently I've met my favorite writer in a book presentation. He is considered one of the best living writers. In 2006 he won several prizes. His name is sometimes mentioned as a Nobel candidate. I was lucky enough to cause an impression on him, and I suggested him to visit my blog. He did, and then he sent me a short e-mail about it.
Now, how do I keep things moving forward? How do I develop this contact into a friendship, without turning this into a worship, without causing a wrong impression that I could be using his name to my personal benefit?
Essentially: how do I maintain and develop this relation, instead of killing it?
posted by dfreire
on Feb 22, 2007 -
23 answers
I am shy and sometimes socially anxious person who has benefitted greatly from social activities run by a small support group where I live (Glasgow, Scotland). I found that site just by sheer good fortune after learning (a couple of years ago) to type the phrase "social anxiety" into Google.
I would like to meet more people and have more of a social life and so have started a local Shyness group on Meetup.com. I would like my group and my site to appeal to those who see themselves as shy rather than socially anxious and to those who know they are shy but have never heard of social anxiety. Where would be good places online and offline to promote our group? Where are the local shy people to be found?
posted by AuroraSky
on Feb 13, 2007 -
9 answers
How do I tell my good friend that she whines and is self-absorbed without offending her?
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posted by pcward
on Jan 8, 2007 -
24 answers
How can I unblock and get to work? I took on a freelance writing job that came to me from a friend/colleague with whom I've worked very successfully in the past. He pitched me to his team, we had some meetings, I got a retainer and ... was offered a different full-time, demanding job which I could not turn down. I thought I could bang out Freelance Job during my weeks before starting Real Job and now I'm stuck ...
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posted by thinkpiece
on Jan 5, 2007 -
12 answers
What to do about accusations / insinuations that one can't be trusted hanging out with other people's girlfriends and/or they can't be trusted hanging out with you?
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posted by dobbs
on Dec 16, 2006 -
18 answers
Best songs about friendship? A good friendship?
posted by geekhorde
on Nov 24, 2006 -
47 answers
