{"id":1316,"date":"2013-01-29T05:22:58","date_gmt":"2013-01-29T10:22:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/?p=1316"},"modified":"2013-01-29T05:23:44","modified_gmt":"2013-01-29T10:23:44","slug":"linkedin-photo-how-to-get-a-good-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/2013\/01\/linkedin-photo-how-to-get-a-good-one\/","title":{"rendered":"LinkedIn Photo &#8211; how to get a good one?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_left\"><div class=\"fcbkbttn_like \"><fb:like href=\"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/2013\/01\/linkedin-photo-how-to-get-a-good-one\/\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\" layout=\"button_count\"  size=\"small\"><\/fb:like><\/div><\/div><p><a href=\"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/2013\/01\/linkedin-photo-how-to-get-a-good-one\/old-fashioned-camera\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1357\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1357\" style=\"margin-left: 10px;margin-right: 10px\" alt=\"old fashioned camera\" src=\"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/old-fashioned-camera-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/old-fashioned-camera-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/old-fashioned-camera.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Your photo is critical.\u00a0 People are visual.\u00a0 A LinkedIn profile without a photo seems as if something is missing.\u00a0 In fact, something is missing \u2013 your photo!\u00a0 <strong>Today everyone needs a good professional head shot.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If your head shot is old, consider updating it.\u00a0 If you are still a \u201cno photo\u201d hold out with one of these excuses\u00a0 &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>no time to schedule a portrait appointment<\/li>\n<li>hate having my photo taken<\/li>\n<li>have a head shot but don&#8217;t like it<\/li>\n<li>worried about age discrimination<\/li>\n<li>or &#8230;\u00a0 &lt;add your excuse here&gt;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Here are the top four tips to getting a great head shot:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol start=\"1\">\n<li>Look at the work of potential photographers.\u00a0 Do you like it?\u00a0 If not, keep looking.\u00a0 They are not the photographer for you.<\/li>\n<li>Like their work?\u00a0 Interview them.\u00a0 Ask questions, learn about their style, studio and rates. Tell the photographer about your photo&#8217;s use and the look you are seeking for your head shot.\u00a0 Do you click?\u00a0 Will you enjoy working with them?<\/li>\n<li>Set an appointment &#8212; do it a good time of day for you &#8212; then do some planning.\u00a0 Think about hair, clothes, and the look you want.\u00a0\u00a0 Love the clothes you wear for your head shot. \u00a0 I thought this was interesting advice because in a head shot you don&#8217;t see much of the outfit. \u00a0 One photographer pointed out that if you don\u2019t like what you pick to wear, it will \u2018show\u2019.\u00a0 Another\u00a0 photographer had a note in the studio that said \u201cIf you don\u2019t like the outfit \u2013 neither does the camera.&#8221;\u00a0 Great point!<\/li>\n<li>When you arrive for your appointment think \u201cShowtime!&#8221;\u00a0 Be on-time, listen to the photographer, be coachable and have fun.\u00a0 If you drop the self-consciousness and enjoy the session, odds are you will get a great head shot.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Have a comment?\u00a0 Post it below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your photo is critical.\u00a0 People are visual.\u00a0 A LinkedIn profile without a photo seems as if something is missing.\u00a0 In fact, something is missing \u2013 your photo!\u00a0 Today everyone needs a good professional head shot. If your head shot is old, consider updating it.\u00a0 If you are still a \u201cno photo\u201d hold out with one [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26,29,15,22,20],"tags":[9,21,83,138,27,84],"class_list":["post-1316","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-action-tips","category-career-management","category-linkedin","category-personal-branding","category-resources","tag-accelerate-your-search","tag-branding","tag-headshot","tag-linkedin","tag-personal-branding-2","tag-photo"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1316","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1316"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1316\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1316"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1316"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1316"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}