Better Than My Driver's License by Danielle Joseph
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Okay, when you get a driver's license or a debit card with a picture ID you expect to be showing your face to a lot of people. That goes the same for your author photo but it's even more widely circulated because it's all over the internet and hopefully in a lot of bookstores!
So here's how my story goes.
Driver's license: To my suprise when I renewed my license because I had lost my old one, I totally loved my photo. I happened to take it when I was pregnant with my son almost ten years ago. I was wearing a bright pink t-shirt and was actually expecting the worst. Then I had to renew my license a couple of years ago when my daughter was just a few months old. I ran over to the DMW with wet hair and no makeup and a hungry baby. They snapped the picture before I could even blink. Now I'm stuck with that not-so-great photo.
Author photo: When my daughter was five months old we had a family photographer take pictures of our kids at our house. She was awesome and at the end asked if I wanted a few photos of myself. She said I could use them as author photos if I liked them. I figured I had nothing to lose and actually really ended up liking two of them. They were taken in my backyard and I think because I had no expectations, I was really relaxed.
Okay and now for some fun photos:
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In the photo above I'm copying my cover for Shrinking Violet.
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This photo is taken at my very first book signing for Shrinknig Violet. I'm reading from my very first book, "Mommy, Can I Go to the Zoo" that I wrote in first grade!
So there you have it. I would say I am definitely a fan of candid photos and could totally do without photos that are done in front of a backdrop, like school photos! Weren't those the worst?!
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