The
Contact Sheet Lots of great news to report this month, including a new article online featuring SingleShots, a new photographer, and new projects. In addition to shooting hundreds of singles in the past few years, I’ve taken other kinds portraits for people as well. Since many people (including SingleShots clients) ask me whether I also do business and author shots, actors headshots, or family photos, I finally went ahead and put examples of all of them online, on my personal web site at mindystricke.com. Take a look, and if you’ve been meaning to have photos taken for work, of your children, or even your pets, I look forward to hearing from you. Best, News: The Match Game SingleShots
is featured this week in Happen, Match.com’s online magazine
that focuses on all aspects of advice and tips for online daters.
We shared some tricks for getting a better photo of yourself to
put online even if you’re not particularly camera savvy. Check
it out at: New Shooter
I recently welcomed a new photographer to my team in July (another redhead!). Sarah Copeland Visser is an amazing portrait photographer with a great eye for bringing out the best in people. Trained in theater as an undergraduate, she later went on to study photography at the Maryland Institute College of Art. In addition to portraits she also works on her own fine art photography and weddings (in case anyone is looking…) Her work has been exhibited at galleries in Baltimore and the Chicago area and can be seen on her website at: www.SCVPhotography.com Get Psyched If you're not getting the responses you want from your personal ad, and you already have a spanking new photo from us, perhaps your profile is sending the wrong message. Many people convey information in their ad that makes them seem less approachable or attractive than they really are and they don't even realize it. Dr. Jessica Page, a behavioral psychologist and consultant, will work with you to evaluate the messages your profile sends and to help you represent yourself in the best possible light. You can contact her at InterPersonal Best at 212-580-1640 or by email at jpagepsyd@msn.com. Before and After of the Month:
What’s wrong with this “before”? For starters, the flash makes her look extremely pale. In general, try to use a shot taken in soft, flattering light, not harsh flash. The flash also makes her look older than she really is. Second, the shirt she is wearing in her SingleShots photo is much sexier than the buttoned up shirt in the other shot. You’re looking for a date, so don’t be afraid to dress the part. For more before and afters, check out our gallery. Promotion: Autumn Update Need a photo update? This October, mention this promotion when making an appointment and get 10% off any SingleShots package. What They're Saying:
Perhaps you have seen me. I run an ad in AM New York newspaper– that free paper they hand out at the subways every day. Well, they use the photo you took and I get great response...lots of new patients. They all remark on the photo, how great it looks, and I must be a great doctor! (Not a great way to choose an ob/gyn provider, but I take excellent care of all my patients so it works out well). It also gets great response on Match.com. Many guys comment on my photo. You get the credit of course. Again, thanks. Elizabeth
Stein Coach Notes: Sherry Amatenstein is the longtime Dating Doyenne at www.ivillage.com and author of Q & A Dating Book (Adams, 2000, www.datingbook.com) and Love Lessons from Bad Breakups (Perigee, 2002). She has given relationship advice all around town -Early Show, Inside Edition, Good Day New York, VH1, among others. She gives dating seminars as well as one on one date coaching aimed at helping clients unearth blocks that keep them from successfully forging a love relationship. You can contact her at sherwrtr@ix.netcom.com. In a perfect world two lovers would have the exact same dept of feeling for each other. If one lover is feeling cooled or heated up a notch or two, the other's emotional thermometer would instantly regulate. The lovers would either want to be together or both not want to be together. Unfortunately, as anyone who's ever loved and lost knows, this is not a perfect world. Here's how to gently cut the cord when you're the one who wants out. Make a clean, decisive break otherwise he/she will think you'll change your mind. But it's also important to be kind. Case in point: Remember the Seinfeld episode when in the middle of breaking up, this guy told Elaine she had a big head? People feel they have to negate the whole relationship when they leave; otherwise their judgment is in doubt. Not true. You can judge a good relationship not by how the couple treats each other when they're together but how they act while they're breaking up. Tell your about-to-be ex the truth about why you're leaving. Well, an edited, ego-saving truth. Sprinkle in some white lies so he/she feels less rejected: "It's not your fault, Charlie. You didn't do anything wrong. You're a terrific person with wonderful qualities such as X, Y, and Z (fill in). But I'm just not happy in this relationship. And that's not going to change with time. So it's over. Know that I'll always value the time we had together." About SingleShots: SingleShots, the first photo studio dedicated to online portraits, knows how important a photo is in the online dating world, and yet how hard it seems to find a photo of yourself that you like enough to represent you. SingleShots takes photos that are relaxed and flattering-the best version of you on a great day. Meeting the right person is hard enough…why not give it your best shot? To sign up for The Contact Sheet or to learn more about SingleShots, email info@singleshots.com or call 212-229-1911. Copyright © SingleShots™. All rights reserved. |
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