Creating a Good Profile Picture

As a librarian, I like to have a picture of myself available in profile on D2L as well as the social networking tools we use in the library (like Facebook) so that should students venture into the library they may recognize me and feel more comfortable approaching me and also so they get a sense that I'm real person when interacting with me in the online classroom. The social media guide Mashable offers 5 Tips for Creating the Perfect Profile Pic which includes some tools that can help you be creative in the process.