preparation tips for headshot photography

Is your headshot photograph hurting you? by Dan Cantero

This questions comes up often. We all know that the first thing we look at when checking out a profile is the photo. You make a first impression within seconds. First impressions are hard to shake. Someone may not even both reading through your qualifications if they don’t like your photo. If you understand this, you need to make sure that the first impression is good. So let’s take a look at some statistics that are very telling. Below is the number of people that have selfies as their professional headshot photograph. The numbers are by the JDP analysis performed in 2018.

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We all have a pretty good understanding that a selfie is not a good headshot photograph. So going by these numbers, and depending on the industry that you are in, you know for a fact that you are going to be ahead of the curve by a significant distance. Let’s have a look at another statistic.

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These are the percentage of people that have cropped a group photograph and are using that as their professional corporate headshot. These numbers are even worse. When you put both of these charts together you start to see a picture that just by having a good photograph, you will stand out as more professional. This is the photo that is going to speak for you and against your competition when you are not there. Given this, why would you not want your headshot photograph to be the best it can be?

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