I'm geeky-looking, so what profile picture do I use?
66Please take a few seconds and help with my dilemma
Dear all,
Many apologies for the ego-centric request but I do believe I have a problem. I have a varied presence on the web through writing two websites, and also using several sites similar to the excellent HubPages. I think a profile picture is expected but what profile picture should a spectacle wearer use? I'm concerned that I'm sending out the wrong message. I don't have the youth, sexiness and intelligence of someone such as SunSeven, but I do need to send out the right message to the widest possible audience.
It's quite simple. I would be most grateful if you would opt for one of the following (just leave your chosen number). Even better, please leave a short comment to explain your choice.
Do I look:
- geeky
- intelligent
- too big for my boots
- pain-in-the-ass
- damn cyclist
- too fit
- too skinny
- full of my own importance
- cute (someone did actually say this - I kid you not)
- something not already mentioned
Opt for photo 1, 2, 3 or "none of the above - get naked"
I realise that this article is so short that it will hurt my HubPages score, but I really do want to know. The comments I have received to date are really useful, but please keep them coming!
Many thanks - please accept this quiz in the spirit in which it is given! I will publish all comments, positive or constructive. PJD
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Thanks rdr - love you 2 - not!!
Unfortunately you didn't leave any details so I can't retaliate - some day!
Ur Ugly!
I'd go with photo #2, a good writer is a good listener is what it says to me.
Dear jacques,
I'm ambarrassed by your kind words! As you probably guessed, this hub is not totally serious, but a little bit of fun. I would be the first to acknowledge that appearances are not that important, and that the person inside is what matters.
Many thanks for your encouragement and I look forward to reading your hubs - keep it up yourself!
My dear Peter... what does it matter? Use the picture in number two but please listen what I have to say.
Your an awesome guy that is friendly and kind hearted and people will never be able to tell that from your pictures. Your words, your passion for Italy and the beautiful pictures you take, show much more to your audience than a picture.
Just keep up the good job you are already doing on HB!
Prof Gallagher is a good guy - I would *like* to be related to him but I'm not, as far as I know. Sean is an expert in Renassance Music and a great scholar and a really decent person. As soon as I get a moment, I will post a picture of my new glasses and, if yo're really good, me wearing them! Lilymag, many thanks for your interest and posting.
Professor Gallagher? He is probably some relation!!!! You did say we liked to see if we are related some how! Anyways, lets, see a picture of you in your new glasses!
I like 2 and 3. #1 I would throw out the window! I would only use 3 in places where they are more sport or fun oriented though...
Good point Karen - perhaps there is a bit too much of Professor Gallagher in my picture! I must crop accordingly....!
I like the cyclist idea, but a different picture. It shows that you are fit and active. You just need a picture that only has you in it and that shows your face a bit more - a closer shot.
SweetiePie - you're too nice and diplomatic! Many thanks for your contribution.
I notice this hub was published awhile back, but I have to say the picture you have up now shows are intelligent and bright. Also, I like the one where you are on the bike.
pgrundy - glad you like the herculean effort <cough> as I scale the mountains of Italy! It was a serious question, with some humour applied. I'm delighted to have entertained everybody!
Hilarious hub! I choose #3--damned cyclist. But I see you went with #2, which is good too. I can empathize--it's so hard to choose a photo that really looks like me and yet doesn't make me cringe. I opted to have the dog as a distraction.
Jeanne - flattery will get you nowhere!! Seriously, many thanks for the encouraging comment. I've got new glasses since that picture...
Peter, not geeky looking at all.....maybe I'm comparing you to the professors I work with. Then again, I think all Irishmen are handsome.
LdsNana- Your comments are much appreciated - anybody who knows me will tell you that I'm *not* a know-it-all. However, I'm aware that I might look like one!
Mrs k-i-a: Sometimes a faceless profile is worth a lot - people's imagination can fill the gaps! Thanks a lot for your comments...
WeddingConsultant - I am tending to shy away from #3 and go for 2 as you suggest.
Rhym O'Reison - I probably was wishing he'd go away! Actually, he's a very nice guy. I'll opt for 2 in future.
Of the three, I would choose #2. I love the look on your face. It looks as if you are thinking..."Just keep smiling and nodding your head and maybe this guy will go away."
It's hard to know which side of yourself to put out there. The difference between what you think you are projecting and what others actually see can be amazing.
pjdscott, I have to say this is one of the more *interesting* hubs I've seen...
Here are my thoughts, since you asked for them:
In picture one it looks like you weren't ready for the photo. Or maybe it's just because the photo was cropped and made bigger...so I wouldn't suggest that.
In picture two you've got a smile and a bright face. Good photo.
I would say picture three is also a good one. BUT, it depends on what sort of message you'll be sharing. If you're talking about a serious topic and want be seen as an authority, I wouldn't choose #3 (UNLESS your topic is cycling, outdoors, or something similar).
Although I can't relate to the "spectacle-wearing, nerdy" persona, I can testify to being taken less-seriously due to images. People sometimes write me off due to being young. I've had less comments these days, but you'd think it'd stop at age 26, married and expecting a child.
I guess I need a few gray hairs for people to take me more seriously...
Hey Nana, what's wrong with a know it all? LOL
As for the photo, I concur with the majority here - I think you look confident in the#2 and the photo itself is more eye-catching. IMO its not always good-looking photos that get noticed, but interesting ones as well. As you can see for now I am "faceless". And, since you are a self-proclaimed geeky-looking dude, perhaps this can be advantageous as people will take you more seriously.
Interesting?
I vote for the current one as of date... number two. I like it that you appear as the student in this photo and not some know-it-all.
IMHO... this causes you to be much more approachable and endearing?
But, are you? LOL
tDMg
LdsNana-AskMormon
Welcome to HP:-)
Thanks for your insights, Wiliam and gamegirl. It is a serious question, despite my slight self-mocking attitude. I don't want to turn people off clicking my links!
I like the second, where you're in conversation.
You look confident, pleased with yourself and the conversation at hand, and all together happy.
But that's just one geek-loving girl's opinion.
I recommend Photo No. 2, with the glasses. Would you rather look like Errol Flynn or Clark Gable? Hey, I thought very highly of Jimmy Durante, Jimmy Gleason, Edward G. Robinson and Barry Fitzgerald, and they were no Adonis'. Just say: That's me: Take it or leave it!
Many thanks funride for your comment - the cyclist profile is useful because it says little!
From the four given options I´ll have to choose the third one (the damn cyclist LOL). But I supose you can use any of the first three (I warn you don´t choose the fouth one - you´ll be banned from HP LOOL).
My Geeky videos no. 1 - cab ride in a tram/streetcar
My geeky video no. 2 - a hidden river in Dublin, photographed from the top of a very high wall
My geeky video no. 3 - blackbird with attitude!
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