Looking for advice – travel to Australia (for Ashes cricket tour Nov ‘25 Feb ‘26) + NZ, Thailand Sorry for the long post. I recently took early retirement and have a few things I am wanting to do travel wise. My wife died unexpectedly just over 2 years ago and she was the planner in our relationship. I want to follow the Ashes cricket tour in 25/26 and have registered interest with 3 or 4 companies that offer tour packages including interna…

Advice please, what should we do? Myself, my cousin and mum (70 yrs) have booked via expedia a flight and hotel package from London to langkawi Malaysia Our flights are next week However batik airlines have rescheduled our flight for an hour earlier than planned therefore we very likely will miss that connection. I’ve contacted expedia who are trying to contact Emirates as the …

Costco sent me to collections over a fridge I never received—any advice? I purchased a fridge from Costco.com, but it was never delivered. When I reached out to Costco, they claimed their third-party delivery service marked the item as delivered and refused to assist me further. When I asked how to dispute this, they denied my ability to investigate further, essentially washing their hands of the situation. I then di…

Emergency advice needed – Forgot passport My family and I are flying from New York to Poland tomorrow evening. I live in Tennessee and when flying from TN to NY, forgot to bring my passport. It is 8:22 PM in NY right now, and we have to leave the house around 6 PM tomorrow to make the flight. I am a dual citizen and have a Polish passport on me. My boyfriend is still at home in TN. Will…

Could anyone give some rudimentary headshot lighting advice? Hi, I have a studio booked tomorrow to take acting headshots for a friend. I’m primarily an events photographer and so I’m very inexperienced with using studio lights – the place we booked has 2 Octaboxes (90cm) and 3 continuous LED lights. Other features include coloured backgrounds, and two speedlite flashes – though I’m hesitant to use those….

Attempt to improve the look from my last post. It’s basically the same but I took some of your advice. I believe it helped sooo thanks 🙂 submitted by /u/Rinivar

Advice for hair colorist taking pictures in salon with low light? I’m a hair colorist, new to using a real camera, and I’d like to use it for my social media content, but I’m still learning about exposure. The salon where I work is quite dim even in the daytime with very warm lighting. This picture was taken right by the window at about 2pm on a kit lens at 50mm, f6.3, 1/80 at 640ISO. The exposure and a few ot…

I’ve volunteered to photograph a march in January – any advice? Hello everyone! I’ve volunteered to photograph a march I’m taking part in, as the cause means a lot to me and I’d like to help encourage future events. I own a Canon R50, a 50mm f/1.8 lens, an 18-45mm f/4.5-6.3, and a 55-210mm. My first choice is obviously the 50mm, but I’m willing to pay for another lens. My budget is below £500 ideally- is th…

Dad’s Credit Card Fraud? Account Closed, Sent to Collections, My Credit Score Affected. Need Advice! Hello! This is my first time using reddit so please bare with me, I was recommended to do so here and will be posting this everywhere to get help. This situation has spiraled out of control, and I don’t know what to do. Any advice is appreciated! Over the summer, I opened a credit card under my dad as an authorized user. I was given my own card,…

Ditched fake tan and don’t know how to do pale makeup – Advice welcome! Quite insecure and not great at taking photos but wouldn’t mind some tips! Twoish weeks ago I decided I was sick of fake tanning after watching The Subtance and seeing how much Margaret’s pale skin suited her. Again advice is welcome! Pretty sure I have to list products I used so here it is: Nyx brow glue (Invisible) Catrice oil control primer (…

ISO advice on budget and how to achieve some goals. Salary: 60k Monthly Net income: 3540 Monthly Expenses: 2410 Rent: 960 Food:400 Utilities: 100ish (gas and electric) Internet:50 Phone:15 (paid yearly up front in January) Gas: $50-80 ish? (Leisure) Car insurance: 70 Subscriptions: 40 Gym: 75 Cat: 20ish prob Savings: 600 Leftover: 1130 I could be saving more? Where should it be going? Some other …

Planning Bolivia/Chile trip (need advice) Hello Fellow travellers, I am currently planning a trip where i fly into La Paz Bolivia and fly out of Santiago Chile. The itinerary would be split up something like this: La Paz – 3/4 days Uyuni Salt flats – 3 days Atacama Desert – 3 days Santiago – 3 days I am not on a super tight schedule so I can add a couple days here and there for tra…

Need Advice: Optimizing Ticket-Based Email Support for My E-commerce Store I am running an ecommerce store and currenlty struggling a bit with ticket based email customer support. The customer support executive is getting overwhelmed with the number of tickets that we have to answer. We are using some standard responses saved in a sheet and are also building a Knowledgebase and response snippets but just wondering wha…

ADVICE Not a really a makeup related question but i was gifted a MAC lipstick that does not suit me. Should I return it or keep it. So I told my boyfriend that I wanted a MAC lipstick for my birthday gift this year. Well I got my gift and received a red MAC lipstick that isnt my style or suits my my skin tone. He told me he asked my bestfriend for help and that she suggested it However I never even wear red lipstick 🥲 Maybe she chose it because she thought this particular re…

Need Advice: Moving from U.S. to Canada, FIRE vs. Flexibility Decision I’m looking for some perspective on a financial and lifestyle decision my wife and I are trying to make. Here’s the context: I’m a 37-year-old mechanical/software engineer married to a 31-year-old, and we’re expecting our first child. We currently live in the U.S. but are considering moving back to Canada to be closer to family. We have about $1…

European couple moving to the US – New to Saving and Investing, Need Advice! Hi everyone, My wife and I are Europeans moving to Phoenix AZ this next January 2025, and I’d love some advice on managing our finances. Here’s a quick overview of our situation: Our Background • I’m a 24 y/o electrical engineer with 6 months of experience, starting my first job in the US with a salary of $84,500/year. • My wife (24) will be joi…

Guatemela (from Oaxaca) – need advice on itinerary Hi all, doing the below solo and would appreciate some advice. Reasonably fit, cover ground pretty quickly, unfortunately speak 10 words of Spanish but will try to brush up on that over the next few weeks. Appreciate off the beaten path activities, something unique / local and love food. 9th Jan (Day 1) – leave Oaxaca. Overnight bus from Puerto …

Advice for lens ? Looking for advice regarding what lens to buy. Using canon 90d, currently have 50mm, 18-55mm and 70-300mm lenses. I’m wanting something to photograph new baby arriving soon. I find the 50mm is to zoomed in. I have read the 35mm is a good option but wondering if it will work with the aps c 90 d? Still new to photography/cameras, any advice is muc…

Need Advice: Stay with My Current 3PL, Switch to a Cheaper One, or Bring Fulfillment In-House? I run a DTC business fulfilling about 400–500 orders per month, and I’m trying to decide the best route for fulfillment as I aim to grow further this year. Here are my options: Staying with my current 3PL: This partner is extremely reliable and efficient, with no operational issues. The downside? Their storage, pick-and-pack is pricier and they…

Remote trigger advice for multiple shutters and strobes? I want to be able to trigger a remote shutter and strobes for 1-2 bodies (Canon) plus 1-4 strobes (Godox/Flashpoint), from a Canon body, and I’m trying to surmise the best way to add this functionality to the gear systems I already have. I have XPro transmitter and strobes already, plus 2x PocketWizard Plus. Which of these scenarios is most fea…