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How old is your photo? | A wrong approach for today's business world?

Tomás Cano Binder, BA, CT — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 07:50:00 +0000

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Topic: How old is your photo?
Poster: Tomás Cano Binder, BA, CT
Post title: A wrong approach for today's business world?

[quote]Daniel García wrote:
For this reason, I find it a bit strange to see how very few photos used by proz.com users seem to have been made by a professional photographer![/quote]
Hm... Maybe this is a "German approach". I mean that Germans always want to make professional things look professional. I'm OK with that and, having 50% of German blood, I share that point of view (that's perhaps one of the reasons I still don't have a picture in Proz... don't have the time to go to have one taken by a professional).

However, all in all today's world of business moves in ways that are far from a strict interpretation of traditional business relations: we use our customers' first name in emails, share jokes and personal experiences in our conversations, and the general ambiance in professional meetings and trade fairs is rather relaxed, at least in this world of translation. I haven't worn a tie in a visit to customers in over a decade, as quite simply nobody wears a tie in most companies.

I reckon that a non-professional picture depicting you in a good moment of your life (and thus showing a genuine smile) is perfectly good marketing nowadays.

How old is your photo? | Aug. 2008

Yolanda Bello Olvera — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:46:00 +0000

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Topic: How old is your photo?
Poster: Yolanda Bello Olvera
Post title: Aug. 2008

But since I'm losing weight and changing my haircut soon, I will update it by August this year

Nice thread!

Y

How old is your photo? | A few weeks old

Gudrun Wolfrath — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 10:33:00 +0000

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Topic: How old is your photo?
Poster: Gudrun Wolfrath
Post title: A few weeks old

I had it taken shortly before I became a (paying) member.

How old is your photo? | Photos by a professional?

Daniel García — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 23:32:00 +0000

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Topic: How old is your photo?
Poster: Daniel García
Post title: Photos by a professional?

I don't use a photo myself, as I am not working as a freelancer but I have always thought that, if I was a freelancer, my avatar in proz.com would be part of my marketing and promotional effort.

After all, your avatar is a part of the professional image that you are showing to the whole world, colleagues and customers.

For this reason, I find it a bit strange to see how very few photos used by proz.com users seem to have been made by a professional photographer!

Daniel

How old is your photo? | Casual just below the belt ?

Stephanie Wloch — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:29:00 +0000

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Topic: How old is your photo?
Poster: Stephanie Wloch
Post title: Casual just below the belt ?

[quote]
What the photo doesn't show is that I'm wearing muddy gardening trousers under my suit jacket, and my shirt is not tucked in. [/quote]
This confirms my suspicion about colleagues with suit and necktie here. :grin:

My actual photo is 10 months old and of course heavily photoshopped as I don't wanna scare away any aesthetic client.
I like to see new photos of you all, if you don't have any: just join a powwow and be kind to the paparazzi. ;-)

Stefania :-)

How old is your photo? | About 3 months ago

Jenn Mercer — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 03:31:00 +0000

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Topic: How old is your photo?
Poster: Jenn Mercer
Post title: About 3 months ago

This photo replaces one that I asked my husband to take on New Years two years ago. The current photo is cropped from a visit to relatives and I just liked how it came out. Now I have it as my profile picture everywhere and I guess I'll keep it till I get a better one by chance.

How old is your photo? | 3 years ago

matteo brambilla — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:36:00 +0000

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Topic: How old is your photo?
Poster: matteo brambilla
Post title: 3 years ago

Graduation party! ;)

Matteo

How old is your photo? | one year old

irina savescu — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 19:38:00 +0000

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Topic: How old is your photo?
Poster: irina savescu
Post title: one year old

[quote]Lesley Clarke wrote:
Like Tomás I don't think my own photo would be very decorative, so I borrowed that of a great Irish heroine, Constance Markievicz. [/quote]
I always wondered about this picture. Mistery solved, thank you!

Mine is the first picture I took with my new camera one year ago. I like the little snail and I don't feel comfortable about making my face known all over the internet (proz ranks too high on any internet search for me to take the risk).

How old is your photo? | @ Paola Dentifrigi (about laser operation)

Ivette Camargo López — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 11:34:00 +0000

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Topic: How old is your photo?
Poster: Ivette Camargo López
Post title: @ Paola Dentifrigi (about laser operation)

[quote]Paola Dentifrigi wrote:

Some day I'll open a thread: eye laser operation? Anyone?

[/quote]

Ciao Paola,

Eyesight problems run in the family, so one sister and my Mom had both their eyes operated with laser. My Mom now has much better eyesight than I do, even though she is quite a few years older than me.:-)

From what I have heard from family and friends who have had the laser operation, it basically depends on the doctor and the references of other operations by the doctor. As long as it is a good doctor, it should not be too complicated.

I may decide to go for it one of these days, cause I am now both near and far-sighted, but I keep postponing it because I am kind of chicken about operations in general (long story...). :-(

Anyway, if you wish to start an off-topic thread about it, maybe you'll get other prozians' opinions about this.

Hope you (and all) have a nice weekend,

Ivette

How old is your photo? | A similar predicament here

Przemysław Szkodziński — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:42:00 +0000

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Topic: How old is your photo?
Poster: Przemysław Szkodziński
Post title: A similar predicament here

[quote]Tomás Cano Binder, CT wrote:

...want to see my picture. I don't want you guys to have to spend a pile of money in plastic surgeons.
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I meant that I want to keep you from sending me a pile of money and an email saying "Get a plastic surgeon for God's sake!".

[Edited at 2009-06-11 18:03 GMT] [/quote]

I'm in a similar conundrum. Not that I'm unpleasant to look at, for I am a natural beaut (it's the Internet, of course I'm beautiful! ;) ), but my face has got "criminal record" written all over it, or at least that's the impression I get sometimes (and not only I, heh).

Though it [i]could[/i] be useful in case I got scammed by a non-payer... (*knocks on wood*)

How old is your photo? | About 7 years old

Marijke Singer — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:00:00 +0000

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Topic: How old is your photo?
Poster: Marijke Singer
Post title: About 7 years old

But I am just as active now as in the film.

How old is your photo? | me too

Paola Dentifrigi — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:27:00 +0000

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Topic: How old is your photo?
Poster: Paola Dentifrigi
Post title: me too

[quote]ICL wrote:

Me too, I normally wear glasses, but I always prefer to take them off for photos (for a silly personal reason, because I think that glasses make my eyes look smaller than they are). [/quote]

I think they reflect the light or don't know what's wrong with them in pictures. The result is that I look stupid, as I don't know where to look. Some day I'll open a thread: eye laser operation? Anyone?

How old is your photo? | @Rod

Susan Welsh — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:49:00 +0000

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Topic: How old is your photo?
Poster: Susan Welsh
Post title: @Rod

[quote]Rod Walters wrote:

What the photo doesn't show is that I'm wearing muddy gardening trousers under my suit jacket, and my shirt is not tucked in.
[/quote]

How nice to know! I was afraid from your photo that you were a "stuffed shirt" - and now I see that's just a cover story!

Susan

How old is your photo? | From the end of November of last year (2008)

Ivette Camargo López — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:02:00 +0000

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Topic: How old is your photo?
Poster: Ivette Camargo López
Post title: From the end of November of last year (2008)

[quote]Paola Dentifrigi wrote:

Except that I had contacts and I always wear glasses[/quote]

Me too, I normally wear glasses, but I always prefer to take them off for photos (for a silly personal reason, because I think that glasses make my eyes look smaller than they are).

How old is your photo? | Last winter

Penelope Ausejo — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 08:36:00 +0000

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Topic: How old is your photo?
Poster: Penelope Ausejo
Post title: Last winter

hahahahahahaha

[quote]Tomás Cano Binder, CT wrote:

...want to see my picture. I don't want you guys to have to spend a pile of money in plastic surgeons.
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I meant that I want to keep you from sending me a pile of money and an email saying "Get a plastic surgeon for God's sake!".

[Edited at 2009-06-11 18:03 GMT] [/quote]

Mine was taken last winter. I guess I'll have to update it one of this days... Like the good wine, I look better every day, so I have to show off :P

[Edited at 2009-06-12 08:36 GMT]

How old is your photo? | About 5 years

Angela Dickson (X) — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 07:30:00 +0000

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Topic: How old is your photo?
Poster: Angela Dickson (X)
Post title: About 5 years

If/when I find a picture of me that I like, I might use one. In the meantime, I'll amuse myself with flowers that share names with musical instruments.

How old is your photo? | Photo

Laurent KRAULAND (X) — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 07:28:00 +0000

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Topic: How old is your photo?
Poster: Laurent KRAULAND (X)
Post title: Photo

I joined in 2007 and used a badly PSed picture at that time, which I didn't change for a while.

Now, and together with my screen name, my choice is to raise awareness as per endangered species. ;)

Laurent K.

How old is your photo? | About 18 months

Jennifer Forbes — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 06:11:00 +0000

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Topic: How old is your photo?
Poster: Jennifer Forbes
Post title: About 18 months

My current photo was taken about 18 months ago at a family reunion. I rarely get a photo of myself that I like, so I doubt that I'll be changing it at all soon.
Smile, please.
Jenny

How old is your photo? | Getting on for a hundred years old

Lesley Clarke — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 05:52:00 +0000

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Topic: How old is your photo?
Poster: Lesley Clarke
Post title: Getting on for a hundred years old

Like Tomás I don't think my own photo would be very decorative, so I borrowed that of a great Irish heroine, Constance Markievicz.

How old is your photo? | 4 years old

Paola Dentifrigi — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 05:41:00 +0000

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Topic: How old is your photo?
Poster: Paola Dentifrigi
Post title: 4 years old

But I look the same... :roll:
Except that I had contacts and I always wear glasses, black or white according to my clothes :-)

PS Even have the same lipstick! I never finish make up or wear out clothes or shoes, I guess it's related to our profession. When I work sometimes I wear a truck suit I had in high school, something like 20 years old :-(

[Edited at 2009-06-12 05:44 GMT]

How old is your photo? | Two years old

Paul Cohen — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 01:40:00 +0000

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Topic: How old is your photo?
Poster: Paul Cohen
Post title: Two years old

... but I have to admit that I've melted a bit since then.

How old is your photo? | Six years old (Now three years old)

Jessica Noyes — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:44:00 +0000

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Topic: How old is your photo?
Poster: Jessica Noyes
Post title: Six years old (Now three years old)

Original post: My more recent shots are too big to upload, to proz, and I don't know how to make them smaller.

Edited post: Not only is the post edited, but the photo is, too. A day later, thanks to a helping hand from a kind proz-er across the pond who re-sized the one you see now so I could upload it, my profile picture is a much more recent photo! Thank you, Lisette!

[Edited at 2009-06-12 18:37 GMT]

How old is your photo? | Gardening trousers - suit top

Rod Walters — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:11:00 +0000

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Topic: How old is your photo?
Poster: Rod Walters
Post title: Gardening trousers - suit top

I decided to take a 'professional' photo one Saturday a few months ago.

What the photo doesn't show is that I'm wearing muddy gardening trousers under my suit jacket, and my shirt is not tucked in.

Admitting this spoils the effect a bit, but since you're calling for candour...

How old is your photo? | Not too recent

RichardDeegan — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 22:55:00 +0000

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Topic: How old is your photo?
Poster: RichardDeegan
Post title: Not too recent

...and not thinking of updating (unless I go for an old high school yearbook photo).
My photogenic days have passed

How old is your photo? | End of May 2009

Sergei Leshchinsky — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:37:00 +0000

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Topic: How old is your photo?
Poster: Sergei Leshchinsky
Post title: End of May 2009

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How old is your photo? | About 3 years old

Ekin Ay — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:10:00 +0000

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Topic: How old is your photo?
Poster: Ekin Ay
Post title: About 3 years old

But now I'm blonde so I should consider changing it. :-)

As of right now, it's brand new!

[Edited at 2009-06-12 20:24 GMT]

How old is your photo? | 8 years,

Harry Bornemann — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 20:47:00 +0000

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Topic: How old is your photo?
Poster: Harry Bornemann
Post title: 8 years,

but I have not changed much.. ;-)

How old is your photo? | One month

Maria Diaconu — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 20:41:00 +0000

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Topic: How old is your photo?
Poster: Maria Diaconu
Post title: One month

I change my profile photo every once in a year, or at least I try to :)

How old is your photo? | 2 years old

Sara Mullin — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 20:09:00 +0000

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Topic: How old is your photo?
Poster: Sara Mullin
Post title: 2 years old

when I had considerably fewer grey hairs :-)

[Edited at 2009-06-12 06:18 GMT]

How old is your photo? | about

Tatiana Lammers — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:29:00 +0000

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Topic: How old is your photo?
Poster: Tatiana Lammers
Post title: about

3 years old