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I want to give away two tickets to an upcoming Business Chicks event. Who wants them?
Who wants two free tix to an awesome Business Chicks event? Check out the link for details.
Kirstine Stewart, technology leader and former VP of Media at Twitter North America, says it’s time for us to lose the ‘superwoman’ expectations that we have for ourselves.
Kirstine will be looking at the expectations we put on ourselves and the expectations others put on working women.
If you do, it's easy. Tell me! And just for fun, finish this sentence... (either leave your answer on Facebook post or in comments here)
Success or significance - it's a matter of....
You have until 5pm Friday 9th September. Can't wait to hear from you and read some answers.
Better pics: memories worth keeping.
Want to get better holiday pics? Pics that are worthy of keeping, putting in a coffee table book and showing off. Start with these top tips.
Ever got back from your holiday, excitedly looking through your holiday snaps, only to realise that they don't look like what you remember? Perhaps the beautiful shot of your child playing on a tropical beach is somewhat blurry, blue or missing the emotion. Or the food you ate, you remember how yummy it was, but can't describe the fruit that you discovered to your inquiring family and friends. Or the fancy room, where you sit and watch palm silhouetted sunsets every night while sipping a Mojito. Everyone wants to see where you stayed, but your photos only show a snippet of the room and the view out of the window is so bright there is nothing to see. Or, you can see the view outside, but the room is too dark. And the colours don't reproduce as bright and vivid. It's disappointing.
But here's the thing, you don't need to be a professional photographer to get photos that tell the story of your holiday and create the memories you want to treasure forever.
Food
Sit next to a window. During the day, light will filter in and give nice side or backlight to your plate of food.
Try and keep it out of direct sunlight.
Use a white napkin to direct light back into the shadow side of the plate.
Accommodation
Turn the flash off.
Steady the camera on a tripod or lean camera on something as the shutter speed will be slow. If you hand-hold, the photo may be blurry from handshake.
Take a photo of the room and the view at the same time at night or sunrise/sunset when the light outside is not as bright.
Keep your camera straight - don't point up or down.
People
Get in close to see the emotion.
Don't pose them. Let them keep doing what they are doing. That way, you tell a story instead of getting a 'cheese'.
Turn them side on to the sun for some fun light. If they face the sun, they will squint, if they have the sun behind them, the camera will expose for the sun and make them dark.
Street
Talk to people and get to know them before taking a picture. It will have more meaning.
Respect cultures. Don't take a photo if they don't want one taken.
Take wide shots and close-up shots.
Landscape
Sunrise and sunset are the 'sweet spots' for special light.
Use the 'rule of thirds' and compose the photograph with something of interest on one of the 'thirds' lines.
Keep looking behind. It always looks different from another angle.
Story-telling
Don't forget to get the little details. Flowers on your bed, produce in the market, tuk-tuk interiors, worn pavers on the cobbled streets. Doors, windows, food, tickets. These all add to your holiday story and are easy to forget when returning home.
Detail photographs add interest to your slideshow or coffee table book. They turn a 'look at me' presentation into a story of adventure. It's more interesting for others to look at than 200 smiling pics of you in various locations.
And the biggest tip of all. Take your time. Think about what you want to say in your photo. Should the camera be horizontal or vertical? Should you get in close to the person or show what is around them? Is there a pole or tree growing out of someone's head? Look at your photo before pressing the shutter button and double check. Have fun - that's where the magic lies.
*This blog post is part of my entry to the Virgin Australia Top Travel Tips competition. #pbevent @virginaustralia *
Who wants to see Sir Bob Geldof in Adelaide?
Sir Bob Geldof is going to be in Adelaide, speaking and motivating a room full of people at the Hilton, on Wednesday 25th March 2015. It's early, but so worth it. 7-9am. Start your day off right.
Imagine being in the same room as the brains behind Live 8, which brought in over $45 billion of aid and debt cancellation to Africa… and someone who has been nominated for the Noble Prize 8 times, more than anyone else...
http://www.businesschicks.com.au/events/sa/250/adelaide-business-chicks-breakfast-with-sir-bob-geldof
At a Business Chicks breakfast you can network with other energetic people, eat yummy-licious food, be inspired by ultra successful people, and dance out with a fab goodie bag. These tickets usually sell for $149 each.
Who wants to be there for free? I am giving away two tickets - so one lucky person can bring a friend for free too.
Get motivated, get inspired, get pumped.
How do you get the tickets? Comment below with your fave inspirational quote. You have until Wednesday 18th March - get inspired peeps!!
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Free ticket to see Naomi Simson!
Occassionally I am going to be giving free stuff away. It's a way of saying thankyou for 'listening' to me, and another way of being helpful to you. If you know anyone that likes free stuff, and also wants to be in the running to win, shout it out. :)
Today I have a free ticket to the wonderful Business Chicks breakfast in Adelaide on this Friday 6th March. It's International Womens Day, so it seems ultra fitting, listening to a woman that 'does it all'. This woman is Naomi Simson of Red Balloon and Channel 10's Shark Tank. She is also a chair, mother, author and blogger with a list of close to 800,000 followers. Safe to say it will be a very insipiring event.
These tickets are valued at $129 - and worth it. To get my ONE ticket, please comment with ONE word that best describes heidi who photos. Let's have some fun. I'll be asking an associate to pick the winner at the end of today (Monday 2nd March)… so get onto it.
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a/ win the ticket
b/ keep in touch with me
c/ win other cool stuff in the future
d/ loves cool pics
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Have a great day!
