This is NOT an April Fools Joke!
I finally changed my profile picture.
Choosing a picture for facebook, twitter, and LinkedIn can be a daunting task, but it doesn’t need to be. You want a profile picture to capture your spirit, so it takes a while to find a good one.
When selecting a profile picture, make sure the photo:
- is fairly recent and an honest representation of what you look like
- shows your face clearly, not a distant crowd shot
- have fun (as I clearly did!)
- Expert advice: looking directly at the camera will create connection faster with your viewer than pictures of you looking away from the camera.
Did I miss anything? Please share your favorite glamour shot photo tips, and/or any advice to create a winning profile picture below.
Ta Da! interactiveAmy's newest profile picture!
April 1st marks the beginning of the second quarter – so sadly it is time to kiss the Happy New Year hat picture good bye.
Many thanks to Adam Daniels, event photographer at the Chicago Twestival on March 25th, 2010 – he came prepared for glamour shot fun! Here are more pictures from the SMC Chicago / Chicago Twestival event, held at the Catalyst Ranch – one of my favorite event spaces in the city. It was a great night of networking for a great cause!
A bit about Twestival:
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A Twestival or Twitter-Festival is a global series of events organized by volunteers around the world under short timescales, which bring people offline for a great cause. Twestival is run 100% by volunteers and independently from any not-for-profit; although the organizing teams do work closely to outline an achievable and measurable fundraising target.
Twestival also sets out to identify key skills of volunteers and match these with the needs of the cause; particularly communications strategy, tech integration and social media training. The Chicago Twestival supported Concern Worldwide, a non-governmental, international, humanitarian organization dedicated to the reduction of suffering and working towards the ultimate elimination of extreme poverty in the world’s poorest countries.
Now back to fun and games:
Did anyone get pranked/pull a prank for April Fools Day? Please share the joke with us – it’s never to early to start planning for next year! Don’t forget to share your favorite glamour shot tips too!
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4 responses so far ↓
1 Veronica Ludwig // Apr 1, 2010 at 9:45 pm
I love it!! Adam definitely did rock it!!
Great tips on choosing a profile picture. I changed mine because it was a little more fun, less stuffy. Like you, stuffy does not = me.
2 NancyLoo // Apr 7, 2010 at 4:01 pm
I love your new profile pic! So, so YOU!!!
3 JES Graphics // Apr 15, 2010 at 11:19 am
aww… This is way too cute Amy! Love it:)
4 JES Graphics // Apr 15, 2010 at 4:19 pm
aww… This is way too cute Amy! Love it:)
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