1 00:00:00,750 --> 00:00:00,980 These 2 00:00:04,090 --> 00:00:08,860 taking a great professional profile photo is a little bit of a mix of art and science. 3 00:00:09,010 --> 00:00:12,860 And we're going to simplify it down here for you in six stories. 4 00:00:12,880 --> 00:00:18,160 Step one is just make sure that you're well-prepared get a good night's sleep the night before and try 5 00:00:18,160 --> 00:00:23,370 to take the photo in the morning because this morning has tends to have better light for photos and 6 00:00:23,380 --> 00:00:24,850 produce who shave. 7 00:00:24,850 --> 00:00:27,340 You won't have a you know a 5 o'clock shadow. 8 00:00:27,340 --> 00:00:29,630 Step two is just to get the right gear. 9 00:00:29,800 --> 00:00:34,180 Ideally you're going to recruit a friend to help you shoot the photo because that's much better than 10 00:00:34,180 --> 00:00:39,250 taking it yourself and just try to get the best highest resolution camera that you can find. 11 00:00:39,250 --> 00:00:41,030 If you can borrow one that's great. 12 00:00:41,110 --> 00:00:43,500 You need to take the shot with your smartphone. 13 00:00:43,510 --> 00:00:47,180 We're going to give you a hack at the end of this module for doing that. 14 00:00:47,200 --> 00:00:47,750 All right. 15 00:00:47,800 --> 00:00:51,570 Make sure you your environment and your clothes are all planned. 16 00:00:51,580 --> 00:00:54,560 So Step three is to check out the video on that. 17 00:00:54,610 --> 00:00:59,560 And if you're going to use makeup in your photo check out the download section for the easel guide on 18 00:00:59,560 --> 00:01:01,810 makeup for professional photos. 19 00:01:02,290 --> 00:01:05,560 All right cool so Step 4 is just find your location. 20 00:01:05,650 --> 00:01:12,820 If you're going to choose to shoot it inside try to place yourself near a window that has nice soft 21 00:01:12,820 --> 00:01:14,200 light coming through. 22 00:01:14,200 --> 00:01:19,270 Try to avoid places with a lot of overhead light because harsh lights and overhead lights will tend 23 00:01:19,290 --> 00:01:21,620 to create shadows on your face. 24 00:01:21,700 --> 00:01:26,260 If you choose an environment that's outside stay in front of a piece of equipment that's designed to 25 00:01:26,260 --> 00:01:28,270 reinforce your message in your photo. 26 00:01:28,450 --> 00:01:33,850 Then you can actually get the best shots on a cloudy day because the clouds will diffuse the sunlight 27 00:01:34,240 --> 00:01:39,150 harsh sunlight on your face will tend to create a lot of unwanted shadows. 28 00:01:39,190 --> 00:01:40,930 So if it's really bright outside. 29 00:01:40,960 --> 00:01:46,250 Find the right mix of light maybe a little bit of shadow all right when you're ready to take the photo. 30 00:01:46,270 --> 00:01:47,130 Just relax. 31 00:01:47,140 --> 00:01:52,120 Make sure that you look into the camera and if you're having trouble relaxing then get yourself something 32 00:01:52,120 --> 00:01:56,440 to play with in your hands because if you're playing with something in your hands it tends to relax 33 00:01:56,440 --> 00:01:59,410 your shoulders and give yourself something to focus on. 34 00:01:59,410 --> 00:02:02,050 Finally you want to take a lot of photos. 35 00:02:02,050 --> 00:02:03,910 Have your friend who's helping you with this. 36 00:02:03,910 --> 00:02:05,790 Take photos from a lot of different angles. 37 00:02:05,830 --> 00:02:09,520 Take at least 20 photos so that you have something to choose from. 38 00:02:09,520 --> 00:02:13,230 All right now here's the hack about taking selfies with a smartphone. 39 00:02:13,480 --> 00:02:13,680 All right. 40 00:02:13,690 --> 00:02:18,760 So if you're going to take a selfie with your smartphone make sure that you're using the outside camera 41 00:02:18,760 --> 00:02:19,700 on your smartphone. 42 00:02:19,720 --> 00:02:21,590 They tend to be higher resolution. 43 00:02:21,670 --> 00:02:28,510 Set your phone to video mode and then just take a long video getting different angles of yourself taking 44 00:02:28,510 --> 00:02:34,720 the photo then import that video into your computer blow it up to full screen and then scroll frame 45 00:02:34,720 --> 00:02:39,910 by frame through the video so that you can choose the photo that's best for you and then take a screen 46 00:02:39,910 --> 00:02:40,950 cap. 47 00:02:41,170 --> 00:02:43,230 Now that can be your photo. 48 00:02:44,200 --> 00:02:50,770 So our San Francisco based team would love to hear your ideas about courses feedback how to make his 49 00:02:50,770 --> 00:02:51,670 course better. 50 00:02:51,670 --> 00:02:56,770 So you can always e-mail us at CARE AT easily Daco and we will always respond to your e-mails.