I have seen a lot of members here on the rain updating their photos lately. I was thinking about it and wondering how old are the photos here of all of our members? How often should you update your photo?
I know many of us use the same photos for our business cards, flyers, postcards, etc. but how often do we think of updating them? Now I will be the first to admit that I probably have the oldest photo here on the Rain. The one I am currently using is almost 9 years old. In fact I had it taken in May of 1999, right before my High School Graduation (and please don't remind me that I have a reunion coming up).
Well with my partners advice, well not so much advice as it was more of a dragging me to the photo studio situation, we decided to get new photos. We decided to do both a casual and business shot. All in all there were about 50 photos taken. Now, I hate taking being in photographs, however I knew I needed to get some new ones, not that much has changed, but the hairline has been receeding for years now (Thanks Mom!).
I was not impressed with the photos that were taken. She got so close to my face that it made me look like I hadn't shaved in days and I had zits all over my face, hence the photos below. Out of the 50 some odd shots, we only liked one of each (hers and mine). Sure there are some goofy shots(see below) but all in all I think she was somewhat inexperienced in the use of a camera.
Anyways, I personally believe that we should update our photos every 3 years or so. We forget that we change hairstyles (yes, going balder counts), change our glasses, gain or lose weight, etc. and need to let people know that. In fact, we have an agent out here (not on the rain) who uses a photo for her advertising. It is over 20 years old! You know when a potential client meets her they are going to notice and ask those questions about age. In fact, I think if we don't keep our photos updated, we may have some initial trust issues with potential clients. So everyone who has a photo that is over 3 years old, get out there and get some new ones taken!
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CHARLES - I just had this photo taken, but I'm not sure whether I want to use it for professional purposes. I'm sticking with the old one for now. What are your thoughts?
It looks better than I do, and never has a bad hair day!
Boy you said a mouth full. I don't like to see someone with a 20 year old photo on their card.