A Picture Paints Some Words…

Having taken the step to join the Morgensterns Diary Management Service, for various reasons, and having spent some time creating my professional biography and cv for them, I’m left with the problem of photographs.

I like photography. I like taking photos. I like the process of creating them, setting the various levels and imagining how others will see them. Sitting for them, I’m less good at. The other problem is that I know what a picture can and can’t say about you. A simple passport-style ‘mugshot’ says nothing, and therefore isn’t selling you. The style of the picture (portrait/action/studio) creates one impression, the foreground, expression, setting, lighting, clothing etc can all be used to present you in various ways. It’s this choice that’s the problem. At the moment I’m inspired by this photo of a cellist in America, but I’m still waivering.