[Jewelry making - Article 00510] - Re: [Orchid] Glamor shots

[Karen Goeller]

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    Quite a few years back, I had to have professional head shots taken
    for speaking engagements I was doing for the company I worked for. It
    was an...um... intriguing and unsettling experience. 

    What I found was that it was critical that I was comfortable in what
    I was wearing (both clothes and makeup) and how I had my hair done.
    Otherwise, what resulted looked stilted, silly, or just plain odd.
    From that point on, I insisted on my own clothes: an elegant silk
    blouse in a solid color - important - that complemented my skin tone
    and hair color, with a neckline that was flattering AND somewhat
    visible (you really don't want to look "nude" - nor do you want to
    look "choked"). In those clothes and my "own" hair and makeup, I was
    comfortable enough to smile, laugh, be relaxed, and look much more
    natural in those oddly unnatural poses that pro photogs seem to
    insist on for head shots. 

    As to the importance of good head shots (and a good appearance at
    shows) - someone once told me that "No one wants to buy their style
    from someone who has none." That's stuck with me and is good
    incentive for me to not take the easy road of jeans and too-casual
    button-down shirt to work my booth. Professional and somewhat stylish
    attire is the rule for me, and I do think it makes a difference. I
    carry myself differently and my posture changes in more formal
    clothes. 

    The shots of me on my website, on the other hand, show me from the
    side, hard at work in the studio. In that context, my work stands
    alone... I would imagine very few people really care, online, about
    what I look like. They just want to see the work. 

Hope this helps!
Karen Goeller
No Limitations Designs
Hand-made, one-of-a-kind jewelry
www.nolimitations.com
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