Has this ever happened to you:
You volunteer for a special project at work that is not really in your field of expertise per se, but you have some knowledge of what they need in that area. Let's say it's something like, taking pictures at a conference. Your wonderful boss decides to have you not only take photos of events for your firm, but tells a rep from another agency that you wouldnt mind sharing the pictures with them in addition to getting a few more shots that they requested.
Going in you know its going to get bad. And it does.
After the conference, you take the time out of your busy schedule and burn the photos to a CD. You even categorize them and place them in separate folders because you want to represent your firm in the most positive light.
Next thing you know, the point of contact at the other firm is asking you all types of questions. He wants to know if you can print out a contact sheet, make prints of select photos, and even has the nerve to ask you to burn him another CD for his co-worker!!!
To top it off, now that he "knows" you, you have become the one and only contact about photography in the office, even though you've explained over and over that you are not a photographer. He starts dropping by your desk asking for little favors, asking you questions to which you have no idea how to answer, and he refuses to go to anyone else.
You have become the GURU. What do you do?
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