大概9點36分拍：派對拍照黃金時間大綱

Your dress might be perfect and your make-up flattering but if you don't wait until 9.36pm for your close-up, your efforts are likely to have been wasted.
裙子無懈可擊，妝容美豔動人，一切都是那麼完美。但如果你等不及到九點三十六分拍特寫的話，那麼可能你爲派對做的一切努力就白費了。

According to the experts, the optimum time for a party photo that's memorable for all the right reasons comes just as the clock ticks past 9.30.
有關專家稱，最適宜拍攝派對照片的時間點是時鐘剛過九點半的時候。

By that point, the majority of party goers will have imbibed enough to appear relaxed but won't be so tipsy.
這個時候，大部分參加派對的人已經在美酒的滋潤下談笑風生，但卻不會爛醉如泥。

"After a couple of drinks and a bit of time warming up during the meal, partygoers are usually at their most convivial, and that’s when we’d recommend people get their photos. After 10pm is what we call the 'witching hour', when photo nasties can be caused by sweaty faces, smeared lipstick or Mr Inappropriate from accounts trying to get a bear hug."explains party planner Caroline Gardiner.
派對策劃人加德納小姐對此解釋說：“酒過幾巡，再在就餐時和其他人熱絡一下，派對參加者們通常會在這時狀態最好。我們則會在這個時候推薦他們拍照留念。一旦過了十點鐘，那就是我們所謂的‘詭異時刻’。這個時候拍攝的照片大部分會非常糟糕——不是滿面油光，就是妝容不整，再或者是一些喝醉的人到處找人熊抱。”

Researchers also discovered that most of us manage to keep hair and make-up in place for three hours after the party begins before things begin to slide as the cocktails take hold.
研究者們還發現，大部分的人都會設法在派對開始三個小時內保持髮型和妝容的整齊，之後的時間因爲酒精的作用則難免儀容不整。

Common pitfalls unearthed by the research team from camera giant Nikon included closed eyes, a problem for 39 per cent of respondents, and unflattering angles that upset 38 per cent.
尼康相機研究組發現，百分之三十九的調查者認爲照片糟糕的原因是眼睛沒睜開，還有百分之三十八的受訪者認爲是拍攝角度的問題。

"Even the most gorgeous starlet can wilt after more than a few hours under the party lights, once the music and dancing get underway," adds celebrity stylist, Karl Willett.
明星造型師威利稱，“即使是最迷人的明星也難逃在派對上瘋狂幾個小時的後果，那會讓整個人看上去頹廢之極。”