What you should wear in your LinkedIn profile photo.

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Here are some tips on what you should wear in your LinkedIn profile photo.

Wardrobe Tips for Women.

In general, please avoid very bright colours and extremely bold or graphic patterns, as these can be distracting to the viewer. Also, these types of clothes are not a part of mainstream business attire and, therefore, will appear out of context on your LinkedIn profile page.

You should look professional with positive expressions, posture and stance. Ask your corporate portrait photographer to give you guidance on what is the best positions, standing or sitting, smiling or a serious face. Also, check your wardrobe for any stains or flecks of dust or debris.

For women, we suggest that jackets, suits, or dresses should be a solid colour, grey, white, or soft pattern. Shirts and blouses should not be over-dressy and again solid colours. Bold and busy patterns do not photograph well and distract the viewer. In most instances, a LinkedIn profile photo will not show the person below the waist, so there is no specific recommendation on trousers or skirts.

Hairstyles should be as you would do in most business settings. We are happy to give you variations with hair down/up so you can choose later when previewing your  LinkedIn profile photo.

When it comes to make-up, please do not go over the top. Keep it subtle and low-key. Any imperfections that you want to hide we can remove in Photoshop in post-production.

Jewellery should be kept to a minimum as again it can look too much for a normal business day.

Wardrobe Tips for Men.

Suits should be a solid colour, and please keep colours toned down. Avoid checks and large pinstripes, as these do not photograph well. Make sure your suit is well-pressed and freshly cleaned. Ties should be understated and of simple designs. If you are not going to be wearing a jacket, then wear a light colour shirt. You can wear a white shirt if you have a jacket on, but if you intend to be in shirt sleeves, then white is too bright and will reflect light up under your chin, and that is not a good look.

Here are further ideas on what you should wear in your LinkedIn profile photo.

What you should wear in your LinkedIn profile photo.

What you should wear in your LinkedIn profile photo.

 

What is included in our LinkedIn profile photo service

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Here we explain what is included in our LinkedIn profile photo service in London.

Once we undertake a professional LinkedIn profile photo commission, we allow 10 minutes of set-up time where we locate the quietest part of the client’s offices in London. We bring a professional digital camera, a portrait lens, studio lighting and a background roll and stands. Each LinkedIn profile photo session last approx 15 minutes, and in this time, we capture a wide range of expressions and stances. Clients have the option of changing their wardrobe as this gives a greater selection to choose the ideal LinkedIn profile photo. We normally capture high res jpegs and offer the clients approx 40 images to select from. After the LinkedIn profile photo session, we send the client our invoice along with a set of preview images via our WeTransfer site. Once the client has settled the invoice, we send all the high-res jpgs to them.

Once the client has selected the headshot they want to use for their LinkedIn profile page, we offer a variety of post-production services. We will retouch and edit the LinkedIn profile photo so that we remove any unwanted scars or spots. Also, we can tidy up any skin flaws and eyeballs. We do this in a way so that it is very subtle, as you must never be able to see that the LinkedIn profile photo has been worked on in Photoshop. We can tidy up any loose or flyaway hairs and remove nasal and ear hair. We often clean up men’s shaving cuts, as a lot of men will have a shave on the morning of their LinkedIn profile photo! On dark clothing, we usually remove any signs of dandruff.

Although we capture on a white background, you can never produce a pure white web friendly in camera. We can, however, add one in post-production. White is the most common background we add. We can of course, add any background you require. But you must specify this prior to the LinkedIn profile photo commission as if it is shot on a white background; it is very tricky to replace this with a dark background and visa versa.

We hope this answers the question of what is included in our LinkedIn profile photo service in London. If you have any further queries, please get in touch.

 

What is included in LinkedIn profile photo service in London

What is included in LinkedIn profile photo service in London

Can I use a selfie for my LinkedIn profile photo?

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People often ask us can I use a selfie for my LinkedIn profile photo? We will tell them yes if they do not care about their LinkedIn profile page, as it will make them look unprofessional. Selfies are fine for sending to friends and family or using on Instagram, TikTok or Facebook, but LinkedIn is a place for doing business, and you need to look professional and serious about your career. Selfies send out all the wrong signals as they are rarely taken in a work environment and are usually captured at social engagements. Also, selfies mean that you are holding your phone out in front of you, and therefore the photo is not at a natural angle. So the answer to the question, can I use a selfie for my LinkedIn profile photo? It is a no if you are serious about looking professional on your Linkedin profile page.

Selfies might seem like a good alternative to commissioning a professional LinkedIn profile photo, but when you add up the cost of a decent LinkedIn headshot against the savings you might make with a selfie, then you will see what a mistake it is. So a professional LinkedIn profile photo captured at a studio or London office with a corporate portrait photographer will set you back anywhere from £150 to £300 plus VAT. This seems like a lot of money for a simple profile photo, but you have to look at the long-term damage a selfie could be doing to your career. Say you are looking for a new job or pitching for work from a new client. The first thing they will do is look at your LinkedIn profile page. The first thing they will see is your LinkedIn profile photo, and guess what? This is where not having a professional LinkedIn profile photo starts to cost you more than £150.

Do any of these selfies look like they should be on a LinkedIn profile page?

A professional LinkedIn profile photo in London offices.

A professional LinkedIn profile photo in London offices.

 

Why you need a professional LinkedIn profile photo?

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Let me explain why you need a professional LinkedIn profile photo?

OK, so you are going for a job interview or meeting with new clients, so you put on your smartest work clothes to look professional. This all makes perfect sense to me. So why would you not have a professional LinkedIn photo on your LinkedIn page? Your LinkedIn profile page is your business shopfront. Many people on knowing they are going to meet you, will check out your LinkedIn profile page to see what you are about. The first thing they will look at is your LinkedIn profile photo, and if that is a selfie or a snap taken by your partner or friends, then that is the equivalent of going to a business meeting dressed in a holiday outfit!

This is why you need a professional LinkedIn profile photo? You can not cut corners when it comes to your business shopfront. It is all about first impressions, and as we have mentioned before, you do not get a second chance to make a good first impression. Do not take a risk and upload a snap of yourself because you think you look OK. It is not professional and, therefore, will make you look non-professional. We have seen some of our clients so pleased with the result of a professional LinkedIn profile photo compared to what they had been using in the past. Some headshot examples were truly shocking on a LinkedIn profile page. The worst was a gentleman who had a snap taken on a holiday; He was wearing a sun hat and holding a pint of beer! Nearly as bad was a woman who was standing holding a horse with a riding hat on.

The examples might seem funny, but you have to remember that using a snap or selfie could potentially cost you a job or a new client. If you send out the wrong vibes with a poor LinkedIn profile photo, then you are doing yourself an injustice. You will have to pay for your new professional LinkedIn photo, but can you put a price on what cutting corners costs your business?

Why you need a professional LinkedIn profile photo?

Why you need a professional LinkedIn profile photo?