Vanity Calamity

I’ve always been the family archivist and photographer. I am highly critical of the few photos that manage to catch me in front of the camera. My recent Facebook profile photo had not been changed in 6 years, and before that, it was a photo of my art.  With my recent milestone birthday approaching, I decided to bite the bullet and hire a professional to try to get at least four photos of myself that I didn’t hate before my crepey skin consumes me. My goal was to get a decent photo of me with my artwork for my website, one with my daughter, one with my dog, and one by myself.

This was a Christmas surprise for my husband, so he wasn’t included in this mix. My son lives in another state, so we’ll work on one with him later, too. I'm not gonna deny the embarrassing vanity here, I own it, but I’m only going to get older and less photo worthy. The only time as an adult other than our wedding day when I had my photo professionally taken was when I cashed in my Glamour Shot coupon in the 90’s. Need I say more? Still cringeworthy, but at least I refused the feather boa and silly hats. It was as "tasteful" as I could make it given the array of props they were pushing.

​I found this current photographer with a “professional photographers near me” google search. She was the first person to pop up. I was intrigued because though she is near me, she is also a North Carolina native and graduated from the same university that I did. It was fate.

Below are four photos I don't hate, though the photographer delivered ten-fold. I'm not posting for comments. And believe me, there was an ongoing debate with myself whether to post at all. But then again, I don't think too many people manage to find their way to this blog. I'm posting to say it was worth it.

​Find the courage to just let all the self-deprecation go for an hour or two, Do it for your partner. (He did appreciate the gesture). Or your children. Or posterity. Or dammit, just effin’ do it for yourself. Or that slide show at your funeral. Ooooh. Yeah, I went there, and I said it. But it’s true, and that clock is ticking...

Here is the link to my photographer:  ​https://www.emilybarrettphoto.com/

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