Comments on: 10 Tips for Taking the Perfect Profile Picture – #bloghopcon

By: Kristi {at} Live and Love Out Loud

Kristi {at} Live and Love Out Loud — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 15:56:11 +0000

Great tips! I recently changed my profile pic and kind of struggled with this as I’d prefer to hide. (I still feel like an awkward little 6th grader, believe it or not.) I decided to enlist the help of my husband and the almighty Twitter in choosing my profile pic so if anyone finds me unrecognizable, it’s my hubby and Twitter’s fault! ;)

Stumbled this…

By: Cindi @ Moomettes Magnificents

Cindi @ Moomettes Magnificents — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 04:39:06 +0000

Great Tips, especially about the “shades” – I have yet to take the perfect profile shot! As much as I like to identify with Maxine and think she’d make a good avatar … We’re always so critical of ourselves!

By: Marlene Hielema

Marlene Hielema — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 14:10:20 +0000

In reply to Lolli. I commissioned one of my design students to create it for me. Great site, by the way!

By: Lolli

Lolli — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 13:57:42 +0000

In reply to Marlene Hielema. Rules were meant to be broken. There are always exceptions, and I think it's great that youve found an avatar that works with your brand and looks like you. :)

By: Marlene Hielema

Marlene Hielema — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 13:49:41 +0000

I also tell people to avoid getting their hands in their profile picture. So many people like to lean on their hand, especially when they use their webcam for the photo. They think it makes them look like a writer.

But in reality it makes you look tired, maybe bored, and worse, it literally pushes up the part of your face you’re leaning on and adds distortion.

Now, I have a feeling that you’re all going to nab me for using a caricature for my avatar, but it’s part of my logo, and it actually does look like me. My actual mug shot is all over my website, FB, G+ etc. so if people do meet me in person they usually say, “wow, you look just like your avatar.”

By: Serendipity is Sweet

Serendipity is Sweet — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 12:55:53 +0000

Great advice. I have had the same pic up since I started blogging and it’s one of my 3 kids..before I had 4 kids, lol. I do have one that I use as a gravatar on several other sites but it’s not on my blog and my hair was much longer. I think I just hate pictures of myself so I have avoided putting one up. Guess it’s time for a change!

thanks for the tips.

By: Dakotapam

Dakotapam — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 22:18:29 +0000

Great advice! I usually hate photos of myself. My profile pic was snapped by my husband about two years ago…but I’ve not changed too much! I opted to put my photo in my blog button, so I have the best of both worlds and I use that all over the web. Thanks so much!

By: Mary @ Giving Up on Perfect

Mary @ Giving Up on Perfect — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 19:25:23 +0000

I’m slightly embarrassed to admit that on my blog, I am using the same photo of myself that I used when I first started blogging 3 years ago. It doesn’t show my whole face and my daughter (who I’m holding) is MUCH younger! But I don’t feel like most of my photos are flattering, so I’ve stuck with that one. HOWEVER, I did change my Twitter profile pic shortly before Blissdom 2010 to a more accurate photo – and TONS of people commented on how I look just like my profile pic!

So, obviously, I get the importance. If only I could get someone to take a super flattering yet still accurate photo of me! :)

By: Carmen

Carmen — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 04:57:51 +0000

Whoops..used the wrong email..theres my face!

By: Carmen

Carmen — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 04:55:15 +0000

Oh pretty please be rain bonnet lady! lol. Thanks for the post. I JUST changed my picture to be a recent pic that actually looks like me.