photos for the photo-adverse

All of these recent photos of Eileen made me realize the photos of me on our website are horribly outdated. My dilemma here is two-fold:

One- I may or may not have ADD, which tends to manifest itself in the ever-changing color and style of my hair. Despite the best of intentions, I have a hard time keeping it the same for more than a few months. So really, within a month or two of any given photo, there is almost 100% certainty that my hair is a different color, length, or style. This presents a problem when I'm meeting someone for the first time, and they are expecting a redhead, when by that time I am blonde, or brunette, or some other colorful combo like hot-pink-and-brown.

Two- I really dislike having my photo taken. (Let's take a moment to ruminate on that little cosmic irony). If there is a camera in the room, I am instantly hyper-aware of it's presence and location, which results in most photos of me (trying so, so hard to look 'natural'), looking either: very uncomfortable, slightly confused, or like I have just smelled something really, really foul.

So I try to stay behind the camera, where I am much more comfortable. It's really best for everyone.

However, I think I have come up with a great solution. Instead of doing a whole new round of photos every few months, what if I just update the old photos with my current hairstyle?

Before:
After:

I think it's the perfect solution.

Just in case you're harboring doubts about the genius of that remedy, here is a slightly more updated photo of me, taken by my very dear friend, the fabulously talented Angela Anderson, while we were in New Orleans this past November:

Only I've started growing my hair out since then, so right now it looks a little more like this:


The good news is, should the photography world ever turn it's back on me, I'm pretty sure I've got a real shot at being a hair stylist.