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emma reuss’ headshot makeover
Emma was our youngest makeover winner. Her goal was singular; she wanted to look older. We admit, we don’t hear that very often. However, Emma is launching her new career coaching business where she does most of her business over the phone. She needed a photo to communicate her poise and maturity. And this wasn’t it.
Here’s where we took Emma.
She was thrilled with the more mature look of her new portraits and will be using them to promote her business. Thanks Emma!
For a hair consultation, contact Stephen Schaller at Salon Salon at 303.444.5353.
To learn more about personal stylist Marian Rothschild at Look Good Now, visit www.marianrothschild.com.
Here is a bit more about Emma:
As an ICF Certified Career Coach and Founder of Bliss Career Coaching, Emma Reuss is dedicated to helping smart, progressive people design and do their ideal work. A serious believer in fun on the job, Emma has been paid to salsa dance in Mexico, organize rain forest conservation projects, sail through the Caribbean, lead treks into volcanic craters, create a literacy project for Nicaraguan kids, photograph the remains of ancient human sacrifices, guide night SCUBA dives and teach traditional medicine in the jungle. Believing that joyful people have more to give the world, she specializes in helping socially conscious and entrepreneurial people get paid to play.
fresh-start monday – joshua handler’s headshot
Joshua, a massage therapist and bodywork practitioner, requested a photo to aid in promoting his business. He was interested in communicating his gentle nature, but also his healing energy. Did we succeed?
fresh-start monday: barbee james
barbee wanted a fresh photo to use in promoting her business in collateral materials and online. she is an interior designer so her image is everything. we wanted to communicate her studio’s array of suppliers as well as her friendly approach. did we succeed?
fresh start monday: jim crowder’s business portraits
I recently had the pleasure of creating Jim Crowder’s new business portraits. Didn’t they come out well?
Jim felt he needed a professional portrait for his blog, web site and updated business cards. Contact me if you are thinking it might be time to update.
jerrie hurd’s photo makeover
Meet Jerrie Hurd. She is an author and photographer extraordinaire. She nominated herself for a business portrait makeover because she didn’t feel her head shot expressed her personality. After meeting Jerrie, I totally agreed. She is creative and vivacious, not dreary and serious.
Here’s what she wrote:
I am going out soon with two new book proposals. I know the agent/editor will google my name. My blogs/website will come up with the current head shot that is both out of date and not flattering. I know that, but in the push to finish the proposals, I often neglect myself. I need help.
As a fellow photographer, I completely understand Jerrie’s dread of being in front of the camera. She was worried she wouldn’t be able to relax. That didn’t last. A few laughs later, we were on our way!
Stephen, the makeover team’s hair stylist, lightened her look with a short and sassy haircut that returned the focus to her face.
Marian, the team’s wardrobe and make-up expert, began by lightening Jerrie’s outfit. She counseled Jerrie to avoid black – which she wore in her former portrait – altogether. Too heavy and dull. Marian selected tones that are found in Jerrie’s complexion to highlight her fabulous skin. She also used makeup to add definition to Jerrie’s eyes and selected a less harsh shade for her lips.
For my part, I wanted to bring Jerrie to life in her photos. She has a mischevious smile that I adore and wanted to capture – it makes me want to know what she has to say. Also, I wanted to reflect comfort and confidence. (In her “before” photo, it seemed like she wanted to flee the scene!)
Lastly, we included this action shot, because Jerrie is a storyteller. I think this photo captures that precisely.
What do you think of Jerrie’s photos and her new look? Contact me if you would like a business portrait makeover.
For a hair consultation, contact Stephen Schaller at Salon Salon at 303.444.5353.
To learn more about personal stylist Marian Rothschild at Look Good Now, visit www.marianrothschild.com.
More about Jerrie:
Jerrie Hurd is the author of three novels and numerous other articles, essays, and short stories. When the writing began to feel like work, she took up fine art nude photography because it sounded fun. Also when someone asked what kind of photography, she got to say “nudes” and watch that information sink in. Jerrie is a grandmother and doesn’t fit the stereotype, if there is one, of a figurative photographer. See her photography at Homo Sapiens Unadorned,