![]() For example, if you had a beard, but no longer sport that looks, then you'll want to get a new headshot. You'll want to update your profile, at least, every two years or anytime you make a major style change. And stand square to the camera and have your arms up (like Jesus does) to show you are open and friendly.Īt the end of the day, profile photos are important and you can get a great one on your own, however, if you have some budget to hire a professional photographer to help you get the perfect profile photo, it's worth the investment. Try not to cross your arms and pose at weird angles. If you don't have time to watch the video above, then here's the skinny. This 5-minute video is worth watching to learn some tips on how to get a great LinkedIn profile photo by understanding your body language. It’s worth a watch if you have 20 minutes. Look at the photos below and you can see which ones feel open and friendly and which ones feel a bit closed off and stand-off'ish. There’s a great Ted Talk all about body language and how your body tells the world way more about you than ever realized. Men, don’t get your haircut on the day of the shoot because rarely will you look like that.Ĩ. The no make-up look takes make-up and here’s a great 5-minute video tutorial that provides some fabulous tips. Here’s a great Pinterest board of that no-makeup look that you can use for inspiration. Women, you want a natural no make-up look. If you have too much makeup on you can also end up looking like a manikin or like a wax museum doll. We want laugh lines and some imperfections because that's what makes you look unique and human. It’s actually easier to retouch a person’s photo if they are wearing subtle makeup vs heavy makeup. So if you end up having a blemish or zit the day of your photo shoot, don’t cover it all up with heavy concealer as post-photoshop can fix that. Hire a professional headshot photographer. Just look at this quick video or this article on how if you get the wrong angle on your photo it can dramatically impact how you look. And look at the two examples below on how terrible we can look if we get the wrong angle with our photos. It’s really hard to get a good angle from a selfie. I recommend using to accomplish this is only about $20 to get a test done.Ģ. Most are strangers and you want to see how do random strangers see you based just on your profile photo. ![]() Friends and family already have context on who you are and that is not how most judge your profile photo. And when you choose your profile photo without testing it, you leave yourself vulnerable to picking the wrong one. Use a simple service like to test where you can get strangers to vote Vs your friends and family. There are whole scientific papers written on this topic that explains how our own lens of ourselves is not how the world sees us. Often the pictures people choose for themselves were different from the pictures deemed most flattering by strangers. The number one thing we’ve learned is that people are not the best judge of what they think is a great profile photo themselves. Never choose your own photo without testing. Here are 8 things you need to know on how to get a great LinkedIn profile photo.ġ. I also spent a decade having my photo taken in photoshoots, on stage, and on T.V and movies, I used to be an actor prior to my entrepreneur career, so I learned quite a few things on how to capture a great headshot. So I learned a few things through all this testing. Below is another example of one of our amazing team members who were brave enough to allow me to publicly share this. In fact, I've tested about 100 LinkedIn photo photos for team and clients over the last two years using. I know it's doesn't mean anything in the real world, but on first blind impressions based on a profile photo, it does mean something. Instead, I invested in a professional headshot by a professional photographer where I am dressed in business casual and smiling and now I have a likability factor of 9.5-9.8 out of 10. I would have a likeability factor of 3.7 out of 10. What if I had chosen the third photo of me that is a selfie in a beard where I am not smiling. ![]() This is why I encourage everyone to test their online profile photos. There was no other context except for my job title. ![]() I had 160 different strangers vote on my profile photos and score me based on how competent I appear, how likable I appear, and how influential I appear. ![]()
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