This post is extremely overdue, started out to be weeks, now it is months. I am determined to post before it turns a year old. Sharing this experience has been knocked further down the to-do list with every disaster our area has seen recently. Storm damage and financial concerns have taken precedence over doing the things I love for far too long. Time to settle back into routines, and get my nose to the grind.
A few (now quite a few more) months ago, I had the honor of being commissioned by a writer friend of mine, the amazingly beautiful and ridiculously talented, Marjorie McAtee. She had decided she had reached a point in her career that commanded some new professional portraits. We decided to meet on campus at West Virginia Wesleyan College, right in our hometown, Buckhannon, WV. We nailed it right away.
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And we even managed to snap off some fun, quirky, and sexy shots as well!
She seemed pretty impressed with the post-processing, but she gives me too much credit. As a subject, she made my job very easy and so much fun! Her blog is amazing, and if you want a totally candid, to- the-point perspective on almost anything, check her out.
http://www.dontcallmemarge.com/
And you can read more about her experience during our shoot on her post here:
http://www.dontcallmemarge.com/2012/08/photo-shoot-at-wvwc.html
During the couple afternoons I spent with her, we were able to get some knockout shots, and spend time delving into the depths of memories of High School days gone by. The best part was a healthy corruption of my son's vocabulary (we have taught him worse!), and the gab-sessions on family and careers. It's nice to know that I am not alone in feeling my way through dealing with both. I think I will leave the writing to her, though, as it has taken me forever to figure out how to get a blog going, and adding links and photos...so not the game I started out to play! Slow and steady wins the race though, and here I am, still chugging away at a slow pace.
If you are looking for ideas on what to do for a professional portrait, I would suggest that women go light and natural on makeup. Don't go overboard on accesories, keep it simple. The same goes for choosing what you will wear. People connect with people, and your future clients want to see you. Loud or flashy clothes can compete with you for their attention. And above all, show some personality. People want to know that you can be relatable. To check out more of Marjorie's photo shoot, or for information on booking one of your own, visit
http://wvglitter.wix.com/ldimagery and check out the corporate gallery.
