Smile! Nothing works me up more than having my photo taken. Especially when it’s a scheduled photo shoot. I always get so nervous. The backstory to this specific photo was that this week The Donald and I had a scheduled appointment to have new head shot photos taken. The head shots were not taken for my fictitious acting career, but for my real estate career. You know… for the standard REALTOR® business cards that say “call me for all your real estate needs!”
Actually, the pictures were taken so that the National Association of REALTORS® can update their online speaker directory for the upcoming annual conference and expo in November. We were selected by NAR to present our “8 Ways To Profitable Property Management” at the conference which will be held in New Orleans November 5-8, 2010.
So while I am pulling together the 8 Ways seminar that I’m thrilled to present, I’m going to list out my 8 Ways This Scheduled Photo Session Sent Me Into a Tizzy that lead up to picture day:
1. I have an extra baby tooth in the front of my mouth on the top. Most people can’t tell, but I feel like it looks like a giant snaggle tooth.
2. I never know what to wear, so I always stick with black. Hey, it’s slimming.
3. It never fails, my hair doesn’t lay right on picture day.
4. I have this recurring dream that I’m in the 5th grade and school pics were taken just after gym class when I was all hot and sweaty. Oh wait, that wasn’t a dream.
5. Double chin phobia. Need I say more?
6. I desperately need to get out in the sun and get some color. (Hello Hawaii vacation this August!)
7. My nails really need a manicure. Nevermind, I don’t have time and duh, they don’t show up in the pictures.
8. How can I say “cheese” without feeling cheesy?
Thankfully, the Photogenic Angels were looking over me that day and I actually ended up with a decent shot, snaggle tooth and all. That, or maybe it was the Photoshop Magic Angels. Not sure which, let’s just hope that they stick around until November.
