Tips for your LinkedIn profile photo.

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Tips for your LinkedIn profile photo, which we suggest to our clients.

So, you have made the right decision and decided to commission a professional corporate headshot photographer to capture your LinkedIn profile photo. Our first tip is to communicate with the photographer and get their guidance on top tips to get you looking like a City professional. The photographer will be taking LinkedIn profile photos most days of the week, so they will have insights into how you can get the best for your money.

Top tips for your LinkedIn profile photo is to consider your posture. Most people don’t have the best posture due to sitting and staring at a computer screen all day. Your professional corporate headshot photographer will know this, and they will be able to suggest different stances to hide bad posture. We suggest that you do not stand front on to the camera as if you are in a football team or military photo. Stand at 45 degrees so that your body is not facing the camera, and then turn your head directly at the camera. This will make you look more approachable and friendly.

Tips for your LinkedIn profile photo: make sure you look confident in front of the camera. Maintain eye contact with the camera at all times. Chat with the professional corporate headshot photographer and get them to talk back to you so that you will look interested in what they are saying. This will come across in your new LinkedIn profile photo.

When it comes to tips for your LinkedIn profile photo, our biggest goal is to get your hair under control. We can rectify bad hair in post-production, but if you can visit the hairdresser or barber the day before, you will feel more confident, and this will improve your LinkedIn profile photo. This is especially the case if you want your LinkedIn profile photo to be captured with a London cityscape background, as the British weather is very rarely calm!

Final tips for your LinkedIn profile photo: Most people are a little nervous for the first few minutes in front of the camera. These first LinkedIn profile photos will not be as good as the last ones you have taken in the session. The longer the shoot goes on, the more relaxed you will look and, therefore, the more confident and professional you will look.

Tips for your LinkedIn profile photo.

Tips for your LinkedIn profile photo.

Top London locations for LinkedIn profile photos.

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Here are our top London locations for LinkedIn profile photos.

Our first London location is The Millennium Bridge. This is ideal for LinkedIn profile photos as we can position the person having his photo taken so that we can feature St Paul’s in the background. This immediately associates the person with being in business in London. St Paul’s is a London landmark, and most people, no matter where they are from, will know this icon of London locations. We position the sitter about halfway over the bridge, and they are facing in a southerly direction. We ask the sitter to stand well to the side of the bridge and hold onto the railings. This stops the many people crossing the bridge from getting in between the sitter and our LinkedIn profile photographer.

The next suggestion is More London. This is great for London locations LinkedIn photos as many clients want to feature the fact that they work in the City of London. They ask us to meet them at Bank or Cornhill to us this area as a background. The problem is that if you are too close to these buildings, they can look like any other area of London. We suggest that we meet them in More London, which is on the south side of the Thames, but you get a great view of The City from there, and you do not get the hassle of City workers constantly getting in the foreground and background of the LinkedIn profile photo.

Our last suggestion is to go to Parliament Square with Big Ben. This is not a business area but is a worldwide known top London location and, therefore, ideal for the business person who wants to be associated with London and for his LinkedIn profile page to instantly show where they work and trade. The downside of this London location is that it is going to be very busy with tourists. Here, you have to position the sitter in an area with the least footfall and avoid getting swept away by the rush of people trying to get a photo of Big Ben.

If you have any further queries about London locations LinkedIn photos please email me here.

LinkedIn Profile Photo in London with St Pauls as the backdrop

LinkedIn Profile Photo in London

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How much does a LinkedIn profile photo cost in London?

How much does a LinkedIn profile photo cost in London?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Top London locations for LinkedIn profile photos.

Top London locations for LinkedIn profile photos.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LinkedIn profile photo the do’s and don’ts.

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LinkedIn profile photo the do’s and don’ts. Here are our suggestions on what you should and what you must avoid doing.

The first thing to do is to commission a professional corporate headshot photographer. OK, it will cost you a couple of hundred pounds, but is that not a cheap price when it comes to looking professional on your LinkedIn profile page? Remember, your LinkedIn profile page is your business shopfront. Potential clients and employers will visit this page to get a first impression of you, so having a professional LinkedIn profile photo is a very, very good idea.

The second thing to do once you have decided to commission a professional corporate headshot photographer is to research whom you want to hire. Don’t just select the first person you find in your search. Go through lots of portfolios and also ask to see their last couple of commissions. You want to be sure they can produce quality LinkedIn profile photos every time. Prices will vary due to studio locations (which are more expensive in The City and West End). Also, it depends on how busy the photographer is and fitting this into your busy working day.

The first don’t, and we can’t stress this enough, is never ever use a selfie. These are fine for your other social media but really do not have any place on LinkedIn. When you capture a selfie, your arm is outstretched, and this contorts your body. For example, a professional corporate headshot photographer would never suggest that you take this pose when taking your LinkedIn profile photo, and this is why selfies are a really big don’t.

The second thing not to do is to ask a partner or friend to do your LinkedIn profile photo. No matter how good they are at photography, they won’t have the correct kit and will not be used to taking LinkedIn profile photos every day. They might be great at taking landscapes or photos of their pets but don’t assume these skills will transfer and make your LinkedIn profile photo look professional. Also, you have another problem of having to explain to them why you are not using their failed attempt at your LinkedIn profile photo on your profile page!

If you have any further questions about your LinkedIn photo, Do’s and don’ts. Please get in touch.

LinkedIn profile photo the do's and don'ts.

LinkedIn profile photo the do’s and don’ts.

 

How do you get a professional LinkedIn profile page?

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Here are some tips on how do you get a professional LinkedIn profile page?

Our number one tip is to commission a professional corporate portrait photographer to capture your LinkedIn profile photo. The first thing a person visiting your LinkedIn profile page will do is look at your photo. This rule applies to all books and websites as people gain information much faster from viewing a photo as opposed to reading text. Once you understand this, you will realise how important a professional LinkedIn profile photo is in establishing a quality profile page. Do not be tempted to save a few quid by using a selfie or getting a friend to capture your photo on their new phone. It is a big mistake, and the only thing it will do is make you look unprofessional on LinkedIn.

Another tip we suggest when we are asked how do you get a professional LinkedIn profile page? Make sure you upload a background photo or image to your LinkedIn profile page. Do not leave it blank as this looks lazy and make sure what you do upload is relevant to your business. Your LinkedIn background photo acts as a cover image for your page. Recommended dimensions are 1584 pixels wide by 396 pixels tall. Another reason to commission a professional corporate portrait photographer is that they will have access to photography software to crop your LinkedIn background photo and profile photo to the correct dimensions. Your LinkedIn profile photo should be 400 x 400 pixels at 72 dpi which is screen resolution. Larger file sizes are also fine (although 8MB is the max).

Lastly, we suggest you ensure all your contact information is correct and current. Keep your introduction and bio short and to the point. Do not write your business life story here as people will be put off reading too much and again this is why your profile photo and background photo are essential as if the potential viewer or employer likes what they see, they will start to read about you so don’t bombard them with information and put them off at this stage.

How do you get a professional LinkedIn profile page?

How do you get a professional LinkedIn profile page?