Prom Photoshoot tips?

I have never been paid to take portraits before, and a friend asked me to take their pictures for prom tomorrow! But I have no idea what to do because I don t have any experience… Any tips?

I also need to know what poses are best, like classic ones that are a definite must.

Also, what setting is best for a camera during portraits like that(manual, automatic, etc… I have a Nikon D50)?

ANyways, any tips are appreciated! I don t know ANYTHING

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When sighting in a gun scope, what does left and up mean? Thank you?

I have a Nikon prostaff and I am not sure about sighting it in. I did it last year, but I don t want to waste ammo by being wrong. So, what goes left when you turn the dial left is it the corsshairs? Or the image? Also, is it the same with up and down?

And! If it moves 1/4th inch at 100 yards, that would be 1/2 inch at 50, right? Thank you!

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Are Tamron lenses just as good as Nikon lenses?

Are Tamron lenses just as good as Nikon lenses?
Added (1). The 10-24mm lens from Nikon is double the price of tamrons 10-24mm lens. I'm new to photography so I don't know a whole lot about tamron vs Nikon.

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Good digital camera for a newbie to digital cameras?

My Mom used to take lovely photo's with her 35mm, she said it had the f-stops and all that. I don't really understand camera talk, sorry ^^; She had to stop for a few years because of her eyes but there on the mend and I want to buy her a camera, as a gift.

She's never used a digital, so I thought something simple would be good, but not to simple that she can't take photo's like she used too. If that makes any sense to you, please give me a brand, style, name of what you think would be best.

Thanks

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