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Linkedin profile photo11/12/2023 The hardest, and most time-consuming part of the process for me was putting on makeup. This is important you’re going to be taking at least 50 photos. The phone should be close enough so you can easily reach out and take another photo, with enough time to back up into camera-ready position. You don’t want your face filling the whole frame.ģ. The phone should be far enough away so that you can see your shoulders and upper torso in the frame. Make sure the phone is not shooting up your nose, or looking down at you from above, which will make you look subservient.Ģ. Your face should be level with the camera. Now, take a couple of test shots to make sure the phone is at the right height.ġ. Ten seconds gave me that frozen, is-it-over-yet look. (If you have an actual camera, go crazy, but I assume most people will use a phone.) Now, turn on the rear facing camera and decide what timer setting you want to use. I then placed a couple of books on top of the step ladder to prop up the phone. I chose my dining room table, and placed a step ladder on top of the table. But it must be consistent, because the focus of the photo is your face, and a distracting background will shift attention away from you. ![]() It can be a white wall, a blue wall, or a brick wall, or a wall of ivy. The key to a good background is consistency. In my case, I took the photo in a sunlit room starting around 2pm, but closed the shade directly in front of the blank wall because it was causing uneven shadows on the wall. You can always add more brightness with photo editing software, so go for an even diffusion of light. Avoid direct sunlight, which will make you look washed out, but also avoid overhead lights, which can create shadows on your face. The Setupįind a blank wall in your home, preferably with diffused, natural light. Presence, and good judgement: that’s what your photo needs to communicate, and you can certainly achieve those goals without hiring a professional photographer. (If you meet one who is, run.) Recruiters are looking for two things: first, the presence of a photo, which completes your online footprint, and second, the good judgement to know a professional photo from an inappropriate photo. Recruiters aren’t looking for a runway-worthy headshot. On LinkedIn, your audience consists of recruiters and hiring managers, not art directors. Unless you’re an actor or model and the photo is going to be reviewed by an art director, a good enough amateur photo can make a great LinkedIn photo. How can this possibly work?” The reason it works has to do with context. You may be thinking, “I’m not a professional photographer. I followed their suggestions in the post, How to Take Your Own Professional Headshots at Home, and it worked like a freakin’ charm. Besides being a super cool app that helps you select the best photos of yourself by removing self-bias, they have a fantastic blog full of tips on how to look better in pictures. If you aren’t familiar with Photofeeler, I recommend you stop reading this article and check them out right this minute. In an effort to help others painlessly meet the headshot requirement, I’d like to share my experience. ![]() ![]() ![]() The process required a smart phone, a few hours, and pounds of makeup. This past weekend I took my own “professional” headshot for LinkedIn, cobbled together and tested with easy-to-follow, practical resources I found online. Like the rest of your LinkedIn profile, your headshot can be user generated content. And unless you are an actor or in another profession where appearance is critical to the role, your headshot doesn’t need to be taken by a professional photographer. The good news is that a LinkedIn photo doesn’t need to look like it came out of a modeling agency. And no one is quite sure what is meant by “professional headshot”. Many worry they aren’t attractive or youthful enough to post a photo. They don’t want to be judged based on looks. I have a side hustle writing resumes, and part of my work is to coach people on creating a good online profile. Most people dislike being photographed, and some panic when I tell them they must upload a photo to LinkedIn if they don’t want to be passed over. No longer a just requirement for C-level executives, recruiters now expect every jobseeker to maintain a robust online profile that includes a photo. Very recently, and much to the chagrin of many, the headshot became democratized.
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