http://www.nancyzieman.com/blog/quilting-2/a-personal-note-from-nancy/
If you have wondered about her face, Bell's palsy at age one.
http://www.nancyzieman.com/blog/nancys-corner/bells-palsy-nancy-zieman-mouth/
My youngest had Bell's palsy as a toddler. No lingering effects. She swam in a cold pool after chicken pox. Cold water in her ears triggered it.
Friday, September 22, 2017
Friday, September 08, 2017
Head shots - proactive and also would make a great gift
I looked briefly for it, but no luck.
On either Happier in Hollywood (Elizabeth and Sarah)
or on Gretchen and Elizabeth's original podcast,
Elizabeth was talking about the importance of having headshots.
She was suggesting everyone having up to date, professional headshots always ready. And she is talking about a professional photographer. Professional headshots.
We are talking about a resume/application/professional media quality picture of ones self.
The one oldest is using right now is actually from the wedding we attended in Alaska last year. It was taken by a professional photographer btw.
There was a great picture of him in his tux with a bow tie. GREAT picture. It was actually a picture of the two of us. He cropped himself and photoshopped out the background. And that is what he has been using.
For a couple years youngest was using a rejected high school year book picture. It was rejected because she was in a sleeveless blouse. It happened to be a great picture.
This week she called looking for it. I found it in the picture files in our house computer, easily because the files are very organized.
But it is now too dated. Her hair was long then. She has matured in last couple years.
When we see her next weekend (a week from now), we are going to take more pictures. DIY. Because she needs one now.
College takes them, at career days fair, for free, but her class schedule is too full to deal with the line that is always there.
When we get closer to college graduation, I absolutely would consider having professional ones taken. NOTE - that would be a very good graduation gift for kids in your family.
Middle gets a yearbook picture taken every year at her school. And she takes a lot of pictures, so she always has candids. Her boy has lots of good ones because they are dressed up a lot and she always takes pictures or has someone else take them. This is a couple with a large volume of pictures.. Youngest and oldest, not so much.
While I was digging thru picture files yesterday, for youngest, I sent her other good pictures of herself. Candids which could be cropped and used in different circumstances.
For example, there is a great one of her with the neighbor dog. If she needed a warm fuzzy candid picture for something informal, it would be great.
And there were several pictures with youngest and middle that could be cropped. The problem is the backgrounds. They are not plain backgrounds.
Oldest's picture had Alaska in background (outdoors in Juno) which you would have thought would have been okay, but was not. When the picture was tightly cropped, the background became odd.
I sent a note to someone yesterday saying here is another high school/college/life hint - when you or daughter are dressed up or even just having a good hair and makeup day, have someone take pictures in front of a plain background. And then keep those pictures in a special file (email, pc, phone) so you have them. Do it regularly so you have them and they are up to date.
On either Happier in Hollywood (Elizabeth and Sarah)
or on Gretchen and Elizabeth's original podcast,
Elizabeth was talking about the importance of having headshots.
She was suggesting everyone having up to date, professional headshots always ready. And she is talking about a professional photographer. Professional headshots.
We are talking about a resume/application/professional media quality picture of ones self.
The one oldest is using right now is actually from the wedding we attended in Alaska last year. It was taken by a professional photographer btw.
There was a great picture of him in his tux with a bow tie. GREAT picture. It was actually a picture of the two of us. He cropped himself and photoshopped out the background. And that is what he has been using.
For a couple years youngest was using a rejected high school year book picture. It was rejected because she was in a sleeveless blouse. It happened to be a great picture.
This week she called looking for it. I found it in the picture files in our house computer, easily because the files are very organized.
But it is now too dated. Her hair was long then. She has matured in last couple years.
When we see her next weekend (a week from now), we are going to take more pictures. DIY. Because she needs one now.
College takes them, at career days fair, for free, but her class schedule is too full to deal with the line that is always there.
When we get closer to college graduation, I absolutely would consider having professional ones taken. NOTE - that would be a very good graduation gift for kids in your family.
Middle gets a yearbook picture taken every year at her school. And she takes a lot of pictures, so she always has candids. Her boy has lots of good ones because they are dressed up a lot and she always takes pictures or has someone else take them. This is a couple with a large volume of pictures.. Youngest and oldest, not so much.
While I was digging thru picture files yesterday, for youngest, I sent her other good pictures of herself. Candids which could be cropped and used in different circumstances.
For example, there is a great one of her with the neighbor dog. If she needed a warm fuzzy candid picture for something informal, it would be great.
And there were several pictures with youngest and middle that could be cropped. The problem is the backgrounds. They are not plain backgrounds.
Oldest's picture had Alaska in background (outdoors in Juno) which you would have thought would have been okay, but was not. When the picture was tightly cropped, the background became odd.
I sent a note to someone yesterday saying here is another high school/college/life hint - when you or daughter are dressed up or even just having a good hair and makeup day, have someone take pictures in front of a plain background. And then keep those pictures in a special file (email, pc, phone) so you have them. Do it regularly so you have them and they are up to date.
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