Why You Should Have A Professional Headshot

A professional headshot is one of the best investments you can make for your career growth. First impressions count! A great corporate headshot can create an excellent first impression, reflect your commitment to quality, and help to earn the trust of your clients. You cannot afford to be in business today without a great professional headshot. MB Photo Solutions can provide the best quality corporate headshots to reflect your unique attributes and brand. 

Social media has made the professional headshot even more important, as this is the first time many of your future clients will see you. Since 2020, online meetings have largely replaced face-to-face meetings in many industries. It is critical to have a professional appearance. According to LinkedIn, which is the largest professional network on the internet, profiles with an amateur headshot get just 3% of the views received by a profile with a professional headshot. 

Stock photographs are not the optimal way to showcase your business. Your headshot has a great impact on how other professionals perceive you, both on and offline. A professional headshot is an investment in your career and your future. It is a reflection of your authenticity and credibility; and helps build connections and client trust. 

Professional photographers utilize a wide variety of photography and editing techniques to revise and optimize images. Powerful images connect viewers to a photograph; and hiring a professional will result in the best and most appealing headshots reflecting your confidence, professionalism, brand, and personality. It should be an image you are proud of, helping you stand out and shine. 

Your professional headshot is how you get noticed on your personal or company website and social media. It communicates your personality, and helps your clients choose you over the competition. Having a poor quality or unprofessional headshot on a website can be a bad reflection on an otherwise ideal company.  Your company’s photographs should reflect the quality and professionalism they deliver. 

Should you smile for your professional headshot? A good photographer can help you show a great and interesting smile, which engages the viewer and reflects your personality. You want clients to perceive you as an approachable, warm, and friendly professional with whom they would like to do business. If you are in a very conservative industry where the customer base may prefer a more serious expression, you may prefer not to smile. You’ll want your headshot to reflect what your company considers most appropriate. 

Every business can benefit from professional headshots on their website, which contributes to company branding, image, and success. Consistent professional headshots are very valuable to the image of any company, helping to engage customers to choose your company over the competition. Photographs are powerful, versatile content which make your website more engaging and help build your brand on social media. MB Photo Solutions offers corporate headshot photography in Maryland, Washington DC and Northern Virginia.  We can accommodate individual clients and large groups, and we are the go-to source for many of the Washington DC region’s largest employers.