27 October 2005
"O wad some Power the gift tae gie us
To see oursels as ithers see us!"
So, what does one wear when one's photo is to be taken by a professional photographer to accompany a news article in a national newspaper when one doesn't even know if they're actually going to use the article?
(and is it ever appropriate to mention that one hates having one's photograph taken and politely request that said photographer not make one look like a fat geek - even if that, at the end of the day, is what one is?)
Sounds very exciting - what is the article going to be about? I'm sure you can say the other bit to the photographer, and in my limited experience (local papers only) they normally take several shots anyway
Wear your normal stuff - particularly the shoes...
That way the photographer might just pay attention to them, instead of any of the bits you worry about (and which aren't that bad anyway :¬) )
Good luck with it, have fun, and hope it gets published.
Corset!
Just be yourself and relax.
Oh yeah I almost forgot, STOP PUTTING YOURSELF DOWN....... phew I'm glad I got that off my chest ;o)
Hey, first of all you are less geeky and less fat than 3-4 years ago.... so nothing to worry about there...
And second of all, you know you'll wear black anyway - is this a trick question?
Why don't you go for the topless option? Should guarantee Page 3 at least.
Oh come on...remember that self portrait that you did?
You _are_ HAWT girl.
So there.
Tom: Shush. Not only will you make me blush but you'll have everyone going looking for it! Also, I've eaten a bit/lot more since then :-p
OBB: Wrong kind of national paper :)
Alan: Less fat, yes. Less geeky is perhaps harder to argue in the face of the overwhelming evidence to the contrary in the pages of this here site :)
S: Shush :)
Dan: Also shush... and anyway, I'm not trying to compete with Emily Booth.
Lyle: wound up being barefoot - bit hard to get away with wearing shoes in the house :)
Mary-Lou: All will be revealed shortly :)
He'll take several shots, you'll both decide on the best one then the paper will use a different one altogether.
That's from personal experience but then I'm an ugly sod and your a hot babe so, what the hell do I know?!
At least you have some control over your appearance - the only time I've been on the tellybox (Belgian, does it count?) was at the end of a marathon so you can imagine how red-faced, sweaty, tired and generally disgusting I looked. And if only I'd known about sports bras! I can still see 'em bobbing up and down if I close my eyes, *shudder*.
Anyway, what on earth are you worrying about? Even if you have gained a little weight since that (gorgeous) picture, you're still one hot babe and the only thing you should be worrying about is how to cope with the sacks of fan mail and marriage proposals the newspaper will be forwarding along ;-)
But practically speaking, I'd go for long sleeves, a v- or scoop neck top with a matching long plain skirt and tights/boots to that the eye goes to the face. Depending on the newspaper, I might go buy some Bet Lynch earrings too but now I'm just being silly :-)
Ooh! Photo... national newspaper... *excited* :-)
Shush.... You cheeky minx, respect your elders ;o)
S: oh as IF! ;)
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