Look at the Camera! And 6 Other Tips for Posting Your Headshot

Look at the Camera! And 6 Other Tips for Posting Your Headshot I couldn't make out his face. She looks completely different from her photo. I couldn't believe she had sunglasses on her head! The comments above were made by business professionals about photographs accompanying profiles on LinkedIn. Unfortunately, many businesspeople post photographs of themselves on LinkedIn and other social media sites that detract from their professionalism. I have written about this before, but it’s a message that bears repeating: Your professional image is conveyed through your photograph. It is part of the first impression you make on others. You should post a photograph that is professionally appropriate, and makes you look like a credible, approachable person – not like someone who just came from the gym. In another life, I was a professional photographer – the first woman photographer at what was then one of the largest 10 newspapers in the country – so I offer the following a...