LinkedIn headshot ideas

[Anonymous]

Started a new role as CMO and my current headshot is ancient. Anyone have good examples to share? So many just look cheesy or AI-ified. I’m in a creative agency — no suits involved, ever, on anyone; everything I’ve found online just looks too slick or too amateur. I’m in my 50s and the oldest person in the company, so I also just feel a bit old to be doing this! The rest of the company did theirs at the last annual retreat, which was just before I started work.

Suggestions?

[Anonymous]

Are you looking for photographer recs? The AI ones are weird, I agree.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are you looking for photographer recs? The AI ones are weird, I agree.

I can’t decide. I feel self conscious with a photographer, so many try first with my phone. But if you have a rec, I’d love it — especially if they have a good gallery, and maybe it would be someone that I’d feel ok with.

[Anonymous]

Wear suit pants but pull them low so your thong shows (whale tail), and then do an over the shoulder smile towards the camera, which doesn't do a headshot, but from the hips up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wear suit pants but pull them low so your thong shows (whale tail), and then do an over the shoulder smile towards the camera, which doesn't do a headshot, but from the hips up.

OMG. That's what you get OP for crowdsourcing this. You are a CMO. Chief Medical? Marketing Officer? Have your company pay for a photographer for all as a marketing investment. Get a creative one who earns their fee by having suggestions.

[Anonymous]

Ask somebody from the Comms team or a hip youngster to take a picture of you in front of a decorative wall.

A lot of our execs do a picture in front of an interesting wall or lobby fountain in our historic building.

[Anonymous]

PP. Don't let them airbrush you. My friend is a VP. They airbrushed her too much. Her skin doesn't look real.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:PP. Don't let them airbrush you. My friend is a VP. They airbrushed her too much. Her skin doesn't look real.

That’s what I’m afraid of! I’m in my 50s. I don’t want to look slick online and then be my obvious age in person. I hate that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wear suit pants but pull them low so your thong shows (whale tail), and then do an over the shoulder smile towards the camera, which doesn't do a headshot, but from the hips up.

OMG. That's what you get OP for crowdsourcing this. You are a CMO. Chief Medical? Marketing Officer? Have your company pay for a photographer for all as a marketing investment. Get a creative one who earns their fee by having suggestions.

Marketing

If you have a photographer rec, please share!

[Anonymous]

https://www.satsunphotography.com/executive-headshots

Know an exec who used this company. The head shots are creative enough but also c suite enough

[Anonymous]

To be in line creatively with everyone else, get the photographer from the annual retreat

[Anonymous]

There are services where you take your own photo on your iPhone and it gets polished by human beings (not AI). That could be a convenient option.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://www.satsunphotography.com/executive-headshots

Know an exec who used this company. The head shots are creative enough but also c suite enough

I think this is the general idea. I’m not C-suite yet but I wanted to be myself and promote my values (sustainability) so I wore a colorful vintage dress and took a photo outside. Whatever your industry is and the image you’re trying to project (personal brand) should be subtly in there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://www.satsunphotography.com/executive-headshots

Know an exec who used this company. The head shots are creative enough but also c suite enough

I like these!

[Anonymous]

Why does this matter if you just started a new job?

(Maybe I'm stupid and don't know how this works. I have so far managed to avoid Linkedin completely.)