Okay, technically speaking, I shouldn't even be writing this. I should be camped out in a locked room with five thousand donuts, a gallon of Diet Coke, freebasing Midol and finishing what will forever be known as "that damned book."
But I can't let my Killer Divas down AND I do have a decision I need help with. The Magnificent-Sometimes-Malevolent Todd Welvaert, award-winning journalist and editor and author of the squib on Chapter 13 of HITMAN, is also a professional photographer. With my originial photo being hopelessly outdated, he rose to the challenge and took my picture last weekend. His lovely wife and fabulous assistant, Lisa, along with my equally adorable friend Michele, were on hand to make sure my sweater wasn't bunched up in all the wrong places, there were no weird wrinkles in my neck, or that my dog wasn't licking his balls in the background.
The problem is, there are two I like. And I don't know which one I like best. So your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to help me. And tell me why you like the one you do.
I'm serious, dammit. The decision you make could save thousands of lives. Okay, so they're all named Phil and exist in my head...but you never know.
The Assassin
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
So, Whaddaya Think?
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The second one, by far. You look very natural and your smile is great.
In the first one, your hair is coming down in your eye a bit and your smile is boardering on looking fake.
There. All done...now go finish your book!! :O)
Leslie,
I agree, there's something about the second one that calls me to it. Both are good, but I vote number 2.
CC
thanks guys! I'll tell you, your reasons why really help. i'm so curious about this because the camera does not love me. that's why i'm never in family photos! ;)
That's a really tough choice because they are both good! I like your expression better in the second one, but the way it displays on my computer, you totally blend into the background. The first one I like that I can see the difference between you and the background!
I like the second one the best.
The second one. The lighting is better, your profile and smile as well. The 1st one looks slightly off.
The second one. Because it almost looks like you've got a really good secret in that one.
~Gemma
I'm with everyone else. I prefer the second one. :)
the second one...it illuminates your face so nicely!
I love the first one. Less shadow on your face and you look so pretty.
Good luck finishing The book!
This is why I should read the comments before commenting. But I will not give into peer pressure!
I still like #1.
*slinks away*
This is a hard one...I know why you need help making a decision. Both are good.
#1 is what I would expect to see for a photo used for professional purposes.
I like #2 but it does seem more for personal use not professional. I like just about everything about it "except" (there is always an except) your face and hair appear to be floating in a black void.
I have to vote #1 because the #2 "except" is very distracting. It gives me a vague feeling of something slightly off kilter.
I vote for number 2 too :)
Wow! You guys all have great reasons. And Gemma, now I need to come up with a secret! Any ideas?
I vote for #2 as well. Though both are nice, #2 just has a little more "Je ne sais pas" than #1 in my opinion.
I like the second one best. I like the way your head is turned better; it's more flattering.
HOWEVER, both are great pictures, let me emphasize. I just like the 2nd one best.
I like the second one the best. You are holding your head up straighter and it looks better.
My thinking was similar to Gemma's - in the second photo, you look just a bit devious, which seems fitting.
In the first, your expression kind of says, "I'm here, but not by choice."
#2! But both are cute. :)
The second one. You look the youngest and the thinnest in that one ... and that's the whole point of any photo, right? And that shadow adds just the right mysterious/sexy/woman with a secret aura.
Thanks for including me in your blog last week! I've arrived!!!!
Your #1 fan and cousin, Wendy
They're both nice but I definitely like the second one better.
I vote for the 2nd one.
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