In which we take a break from words, to focus on pictures.
I realised, talking to Emily last week, that we could do with more images for my website. I have just one really good head shot, that’s now three years old. It’s great, and I’ll still use it, but I need more than just one, really. (Dave took that one, which is how I know he takes good pics of me!)
So, as mentioned in my previous blog, I have spent the morning with Dave Scoffin, of Dave Scoffin Photography, having my photo taken, many times over.
How to get photos that look like you think you look
Dave seems to have the knack for photographing me so that I look like how I think I look. Or how I want to look. Or how I used to look a few years ago and wish I still did. Or something like that.
Either way, there was a lot of
Lean forward
Tip your head up a bit
And more towards me
Forward a bit more
And SMILE
And inanimate objects
Also, I have several photos on my website that are stock photos, and we thought it might be cool to have some that are actually mine. The dictionaries that have been on my home page for a while are my own, taken by a friend of mine. But having some more, and some of me ‘in action’ we decided would be good.
So in addition to a big bag of clothes, scarves and hair things, I also lugged over to Dave’s house a pair of dictionaries, my laptop, some notebooks, pens, flyers and business cards.
We set up a table and have some nice closeup shots of me flicking through one of the dictionaries, me typing, and me writing notes in a notebook, and some of just the objects.
They didn’t need so much help to perform properly for the camera!
Final result
Dave did a great job, and, having seen only the unedited ones so far, I’m pleased with how they are looking. Not wanting to show Dave’s work before he edits it, this is as good a sneak peek as you’re getting right now. You’ll have to wait to see the rest on the new site.
I have done the homework Emily gave me after our last meeting, I really have… and I’m meeting her on Monday to catch up.