UPDATE: Big thanks to all of you who have given me feedback on the pics! 🙂 You don’t know how much I appreciate it. 🙂 Since most of you thought that a different color scarf might look better, I went in and futzed with the pic and now have a red scarf. What about this? Is this better, worse? Again, HUGE thanks!! You guys kick ass!
Howdy!
So I was goofing around taking pics a few weekends ago and one of them actually turned out okay, which is NOT easy as I can take some ugly damn pictures! (Honest to God, that is not me being self-deprecating, I seriously look like a F.R.E.A.K. in a LOT of my pics!) I was also going through the pics from my last author pic photo shoot and found one I kinda like.
I’m getting kinda sick at looking at my current author’s photo and want some options, so I thought I’d reach out to you guys and you could let me know which pic you like better.
We’ll call them Purple Scarf and White Sweater to make it easy.
Any help you can be will be super duper extra appreciated! 🙂
Thanks, I and hope you are all having a kick ass weekend! XOXOXO
I think I prefer White Sweater. The Purple Scarf kind of blends with your hair and your face gets lost. But in White Sweater, you have a stronger color theme – pale background, dark dark hair, and pale sweater. And that makes your face stand out as the only color in the photo.
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Thank you!!! Hmmm…maybe I can tweak the color of the scarf. Any suggestions on what might be a better color? Or maybe just a lighter color? HUGS!
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My first thought was “Red!” – but that’s too much like your current photo. I’d try something that’s clearly different from your hair color – so no dark colors and no strong purples or blues.
And in the end, it’s your picture – go with what you like best!
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I think that’s great advice!! 🙂 Thank you, sweetie. I really appreciate the awesome suggestions. 🙂 Hugs!
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I like the purple scarf. It’s more … “hey boys … look what I can do for you” … failing that, download a porn shot and photoshop your face to it 😉
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They put your comment (and two others) into my spam folder! Must have been the word “porn.” HA! 🙂 Glad you like my come hither look. Gotta keep the boys on their toes! 😉 XO
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I have a problem with that everywhere at the moment. They are supposed to be fixing it.
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I love the white sweater one mis beautiful!! Awesome pics!! Hugz Lisa
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Awwww…thanks! 🙂 It only took about 1000 pics to get those two! 😉 XOXO
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The white sweater one is bootiful Miss Jodi. You looks all glowy and pretty! ^_^
Hope you is having a fun wheekend!
Nutty, Buddy & Basil (and new piggy Nacho who has never squeaked to you before!)
xxxx
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NACHO! I wanna nibble your little toes!!! 🙂 Thank you, my darling furries, for your sweetness. Aunt Jodi sends you tons of love (an your Mummy too!). 🙂 XOXOXO
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The first one is best because you are looking sideways and your hair is down the side of your face.
Much younger looking and sexier 🙂
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Oohhh! I’ll take “sexier” any day of the week! Thank hon!!!
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I prefer the face-on, white sweater pic. But both are really nice. 🙂
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Thank you! I’m at a loss because I know what’s going on in my brain during each pic, so I just can’t decide. I sure appreciate the help! 🙂
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I think the white outfit tends to wash you out, but agree with pillowbrook the dark shirt & scarf together with dark hair and your face (and it is a pretty one) tends to get lost….
Advice? Don’t know. I’m terrible at that whole what colors look good on people thing……. I’m thinking vibrant colors and maybe some variety between top & scarf
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Thank ya, ma’am! 🙂 I’m going to try and tweak the color of the scarf. What about a medium to dark red? That might work. What’cha think?
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I think they both look great, but I’m liking the blue scarf pic better 🙂
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Thank you. The vote is about 50/50 at this point. I’m so confused! 🙂 Thanks for the help. Have a wonderful weekend!
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https://jodiambroseblog.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/another-author-photo-jodi-2013-purple-scarf.jpg Makes you look like an author. The alternative is not as friendly and inviting with the white IMO http://www.bourncreative.com/meaning-of-the-color-purple
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That is awesome feedback! Thank you! I’m going to go look at the meaning of the color purple link right now. 🙂
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Anything to help a fellow writer 😉
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We gots to stick together! 😉
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White sweater.
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Thank you, doll. 🙂 I fell all innocent looking in that pic. 🙂
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“Fell”??
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I can’t type. “Feel.” Dumb non-working fingers! 😉
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Everybody deals with that. And we move on to fight another day.
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The top one – Love it – Beautiful Well Done. A slight turning of the head, A slight side-view and turning of the shoulders is usually better for head-shots – thus, the top photo is better in my opinion: however, that is just my preference. The white sweater is pretty too, but I like the blue better. Regards, Nawfal! 🙂
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Thanks for the feedback. 🙂 The top one seems a bit sassier to me. The white sweater on seems more innocent. Hope you are having a wonderful weekend! 🙂 Hugs!
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I like “sassier”! 🙂 Which do you fit the best? Sassy or Innocent? Answer that question and you will be on your way to choosing what fits best for your purpose. Hope you have a nice weekend too.
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Oh, sassy by a mile! 🙂 I don’t think anyone has used the word “innocent” to describe me in a long long time! 😉
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🙂 Hehehehe! I’d go with Sassy.
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Can’t go wrong with sassy! 😉
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I agree with Tena. I think the white washes you out a bit. But the purple blends in with your hair too much. You have “cool” coloring so anything in that range would work good for you. Reds, blues, purples. Just stay away from the bright greens and yellows. I think pastels would look weird on you too. Maybe a lighter purple than the one in pic above. If I had to pick from the 2 though, I would say the purple.
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I’m thinking I’ll try and turn that scarf red…sound good? Oh yeah, me in pastel is HORRIBLE!!! I own a few pastel shirts and I always feel like an Easter egg! 😉
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It all depends on the ‘look’ you’re going for…the purple scarf photo has your sultry, come-hither look while the white sweater photo has a face-on, this-is-who-I-am sense about it. I love them both and think I’m going to us whichever one you don’t choose for MY new author photo! Hehehe…
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HA! You are so awesome. 🙂 I love that the top on seems all sultry and come-hither! That is awesome. I think I’ll use the white sweater one as my passport pic. I gotta get one of those damn things at some point. Thanks for the help, my friend. Greatly appreciated! XOXO
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I think the first one with the scarf best although have to agree both are awesome you are so pretty not scratch that beautiful…………
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You are FAR TOO KIND!! Thanks, luv. What a sweet thing to say. Big hug! 🙂
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Both of your pics are beautiful Jodi, but I prefer the second pic with white scarf just because you’re looking directly to the camera and I think your eyes look prettier that way. If you can use photoshop, maybe it will look even better if you change the color of scarf so it doesn’t match the background color so much.. But as I said both pics are stunning! 🙂
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Thank you! I took your advice and changed the scarf color to red. Now I have 3 pics on the post for people to choose from. Great idea! 🙂 What’cha think?
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I love it! Red looks beautiful on you 🙂
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Thank you!!! So happy you like the red. 🙂 I was hoping it would get a better reception than the purple. 🙂
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Though one can’t doubt the beuuty of your model (WOW) there really is no choice, it has to be purple scarf. You carry a cheeky, mysterious, come hither look in that one whereas white sweater is a little too innocent to be believed.
I send you Hugs. xxxx
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You are always so kind, my friend. Thank you! 🙂 I like the thought of looking cheeky!! I love that word. 🙂 Yeah, I do look a bit Snow White in the other pic. I did add another pic where the scarf is red instead of purple. No one seems to like the purple and God bless the magic of Photoshop! 🙂 Hugs right back at’cha.
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White sweater! But you’re lovely in both, regardless. 🙂
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My dear, you are so sweet. Thank you. I hope all is well with you! Give yourself a hug from me. XOXO
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Hi Jodi, I like the white sweater best…
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Thank you! That’s my mom’s favorite too. I think she likes it cause I look all innocent. 🙂
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I prefer the white one, it makes you look younger, fresher, brighter )
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Thank you! A girlie always likes to look fresh and young! If I can still fake that at 43, then I’m doing something right. 😉 Hope your weekend is wonderful so far!
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They’re all good but the white one stands out most.
Lynn 😀
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Thank you, Lynn. You know it’s about 50/50 so far, so I’m just as confused! Maybe I’ll use both. 😉 Hugs!
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I like the red scarf. It makes your complexion brighten. Red, to me, is a bit of a saucy color and since you write sexy stuff it is fitting! I’m lovinig the stripper perfume BTW! I’m going to write about it later tonight!
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Yay! I’m so happy you like the stripper perfume! That stuff smells edible! 🙂 Send me the link for your post. I wanna read it. 🙂
Thanks for the red scarf feedback. I like the red too. Big hug!!
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I prefer the white sweater as well… it is a striking contrast to your dark hair. I think the blue would look beautiful if it were a light blue… the deep colors are beautiful but blend too much with the deepness of your beautiful dark hair… just my opinion. You look lovely in all three pictures. ♥
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You are so sweet! Thank you for all the loveliness. I’ll try and figure out if I can make it a lighter blue. I don’t know Photoshop all that well, but I’ll give it a try. Thanks for the great suggestion! 🙂
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You are welcome. I think a light blue would be stunning with your eyes…. probably make them “pop”… its worth a try. 🙂 Photoshop is not my thing at all though I wish it were! lol
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I will definitely give it a go. 🙂 Hugs!
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This sort of sitting on the fence I know, but the white sweater is more ‘writer’ in my opinion, the sort of thing I’d expect to see in a book jacket. Both nice though!
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That’s a great way of looking at it! Thanks for the great suggestion. 🙂
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I like the last picture (in white) best. They’re all very pretty though. I suspect you can’t really go wrong here.
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Phil, you are such a dear. Thank you! So far the votes are about 50/50–NOT making it any easier! 😉 I’m going to do eniee meanie miney mo (or however in the hell you spell that!). 🙂
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All are beautiful, however, I would go with the red or purple scarf since they both accentuate your eyes. Pick the color you most want to aspire to…red for fame fortune and festivity and purple for wealth and fortune! Happy Nesting!
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What a total sweetie you are. Thank you! I’m leaning towards the red scarf, though purple for wealth and fortune ain’t a bad idea! 😉
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Gosh, you’re getting all kinds of conflicting opinions, aren’t you? Well, here’s another one: I think the blue scarf brings out the blue in your eyes, which is very attractive. Yet the red scarf screams something very sensual, also very attractive. I guess it depends on the look you are going for: glamorous or amorous.
The picture in white is very nice, also. It is more innocent looking. If that’s the look you want, go with that picture.
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I KNOW! I thought there’d be a clear winner–alas, there is not! 😉 I’m more confused now that I was before posting them! 😉 Though I do like screaming “sensual” so I may have to go that route! (I never think of myself as “sensual” unless it’s nookie-time, but I sure do like the way that sounds, sweet girl!)
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I think the third picture is a lot better than the other two but that is just my opinion.
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Thank you! I’ll take all the opinion I can get. 🙂
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I love the white sweater picture!
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Thank you, doll! My mom likes that one cause I look all innocent. HA! I’ve got her fooled!
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It’s whatever. You’re a hottie in them both!
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Awwww shucks. Now you’re gonna make me blush. 🙂
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I vote for number two – the white sweater.
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Thank ya, sweetheart! 🙂 I feel all girlie in that one. 🙂
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