Are You Camera Shy?

I have a bit of a phobia, a phobia of cameras. I do not like them when they are pointing at me. I am always the one in a group shot with a weird sort of smile looking frumpy and uncomfortable. Or simply “the crazy one”. But I knew that for my online business, portraits would eventually be a must. So I waited as long as I could and finally got up the courage to hire a professional photographer to have some done.

Due to Covid, we met at a park. She made me feel so comfortable and got a lot of shots in different locations and poses. A couple of days later I received the proofs. Thirty six pictures in total and I had to pick 10 that I liked and wanted to keep, and I had a difficult time doing that. I forced myself to like 10 and here we are.

This was a very big step for me so I wanted to write about it. I see so many beautiful people online and almost everyone has a image of themselves as their profile picture, especially when it comes to business. I wonder if any of you beautiful, confident looking people out there were also hesitant and camera shy and had to force yourself to have portraits taken?

Now to work on making videos! I am not sure when or if that will ever happen. I was going to ask you “what is the secret to making good videos?” but I am thinking the answer is “just be yourself.” So, I will eventually get there, I hope.