LinkedIn Headshot Photo

Update your LinkedIn headshot

LinkedIn Professional Headshot

LinkedIn headshots became a must as the economy was making a come back after the recession. 

Investment For Your future

It is an important investment for your professional career. Undoubtedly, it reflects who you are in the corporate world. For example, a confident headshot on your LinkedIn profile will leave a great first impression about you and your career. On the contrary, a hesitant headshot discourage viewers to read more and learn about you.

Visitors To Your Linkedin Profile

Visitors to your Linkedin page are reading about you to learn about your professional life. Therefore you should show your best with a great headshot.

First Impression

LinkedIn profile photo

A LinkedIn Story

I was photographing headshots at a Silicon Valley startup when I had a chance to chat with the CEO.

During our conversation, I asked him how he decided to have headshots taken for his team. He told me a story that happened to him while visiting New York City with his limo driver.

He Read My LinkedIn Profile

As they were taking, he realized that the driver knew a lot about him. When he asked him how he knew so much, the driver replied that he read his profile on Linkedin. He told me, if the driver read my LinkedIn profile, then everyone we are doing business with is reading it. For that reason, he felt everyone on his executive team should have a professional headshot on their LinkedIn profile.

Headshot For LinkedIn

LinkedIn headshot in my Palo Alto studio

Studio or Outdoor Headshot

Whether you choose a studio session or an outdoor environment for your LinkedIn Headshot you should reflect a confident expression.

LinkedIn Blogs

Most blogs about LinkedIn profile recommend you use a plain background. That said, if you choose an outdoor setting, avoid busy and distracting backgrounds that visually compete with you. Therefore, a nicely exposed blurred background works well. In my studio, I have a few environmental backgrounds that fit well for LinkedIn headshots.  

Casual LinkedIn Headshot

 Your headshot reflects who you are

How To Prepare

Dress appropriately, avoid clothes with bright colors, and busy or bold prints .

Also, If you need hair styling or a hair cut, do it before your photography session.

Avoid Distractions

Lastly, avoid large jewelry and distracting objects that take away from you, the main subject. Moreover, schedule your session on a day your schedule is not busy. And of course, choose a photographer who knows how to portray you at your best. Read this LinkedIn Blog.