Your Portrait, Your Brand - What Your Professional Photo Says About What You Do

A corporate headshot should visually signal something about what you do.  Some professionals and businesses prefer that to be subtle.  Some want it to be clear and obvious.  Here are some examples.

Top:  Financial services, Event Tech, Writer.  Bottom:  Software Developer, Skateboarder, Chef.

Top:  Financial services, Event Tech, Writer.  Bottom:  Software Developer, Skateboarder, Chef.

The Do's and Don'ts of a Corporate Headshot

There are very clear do's and don'ts when it comes to corporate headshot photography.  In a recent post, Yesware shared the following.  

There's lots of good advice here, but here are our favorites.

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Do:  Dress for your role.  We would take that to the next level and say dress for the role you want to be in 2 years from now.

 

 

 

Don't:  Do not, do not, do not (!!!!) wear sunglasses.  Only Karl Lagerfeld can get away with that.

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