One of the things I have tried to work on, my appearance in photos, virtual meetings, and videos. Photos are an issue, however not as much as the videos and virtual meetings.

One of the major issues, no matter good, bad, or ugly I have to be able to identify as me. I am concerned with mistaken identity as it relates to legal issues. This the reason I have not attempted to doctor or repaint my photos and videos with some of the new software editing technology.

One of the ways I try to filter my appearance is by using a low resolution video camera for videos and virtual meetings. I discuss my Zoom setup in this post.

Most of my photos are taken with my Canon EOS M50 and I am still trying to figure out how to downplay my big head in the full body shots.

The two photos shown below were taken Thursday evening (March 13, 2025) using my Canon EOS M50, the first- as I was about to set my hair. I had a good night's rest the previous night and tried on my new sandals with different outfits for most of the day (see last post). I did not have the haggard look I have noticed more often than I want since mid January 2025. The second photo, after I finished setting my hair.

This past week, I scheduled a virtual meeting with a business resource and I was concerned I would have to use my Android Moto phone for the meeting. On March 7, 2025 (see time stamps in the illustrations below), I ran some tests. I was not happy, however was very tired and it showed.

I was rather surprised by how much the video editing software on the Android phone could change my appearance. I have never used Botox nor had any type of facial surgery. When I can afford to look better than I do, I am going to invest in good video editing software.