Do you like having your photo taken?<\/p>\n
We always check with event participants whether they\u2019re okay with us taking photos to share on social media.<\/p>\n
One of our participants – a lovely Japanese lady – always said, \u201cNo.\u201d She didn\u2019t like having her photo taken.<\/p>\n
So we did our best to keep her out of the shots or avoided using photos that accidentally included her.<\/p>\n
But then I had a BIG surprise at our most recent event.<\/p>\n
Suddenly, she was okay with having her photo taken!<\/p>\n
I was amazed. What had brought on this incredible change?<\/p>\n
It turns out that she\u2019d had a photoshoot with the terrific Tia Haygood from TopTia Photography.<\/p>\n
She said that Tia made her feel so comfortable and she had so much fun! The experience completely changed her mind and it had clearly boosted her confidence.<\/p>\n
3 reasons you might want to consider getting professional photos (if you don\u2019t already have them)<\/strong><\/p>\n I was fortunate to be Tia\u2019s first client back in 2016 when she took photos for my book <\/span>Eigo no Shigoto-jutsu<\/em><\/a><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n Since then, I\u2019ve enjoyed multiple shoots with her – most recently for her 40 over 40 project, in which she photographed 40 women over the age of 40. <\/span><\/p>\n You can see my results at the top of this blog post.<\/span><\/p>\n Just one of those will be featured in Tia\u2019s public exhibition in December. <\/span><\/p>\n Can you guess which?<\/span><\/p>\n If you\u2019d like to find out and also see the photos of the other 39 fabulous women who participated in this project, come along:<\/span><\/p>\n\n