Here in Belgium, hairdressers will reopen on 13 February after a long break due to the coronavirus. A number of my clients have delayed a portrait session until they could get their hair done. They will be coming to the studio over the next few weeks. Perhaps you’d like to come too.
There are other good reasons to upgrade your professional image now. Here are the most important:
Top of mind — With travel bans and telework likely to remain the norm for the foreseeable future, meetings with colleagues and collaborators (not to mention family and friends) will continue to take place largely online. It is more important than ever that your contacts retain a positive image of you, and the value of high-quality photographs showing you at your best has never been greater. They should be used everywhere — for your social media profiles, in the signature of your emails. for your chat avatars…
Time’s arrow — None of us look like we did in 2010. It’s important that your professional image shows you as you are today, with all your accumulated experience and wisdom!
The attention economy — People’s online images are in general pretty weak — poorly framed, badly lit, blurred. Many look as if they were shot in the Photomaton at Paris’ Gare de l’Est featured in the film Amélie. Take this as an opportunity. A professionaly composed and lit portrait will help you stand out from the crowd.
Self-image boost — Seeing beautiful images of yourself is pleasing and profoundly reassuring. After the last twelve months, we could all do with a bit of a boost.
See you soon, I hope.