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We live in a world where people often meet your photograph before they meet you. On LinkedIn, your company website, pitch decks, speaking bios – your headshot is the image that travels on your behalf.

A strong headshot isn’t about vanity. It’s about making sure the first impression people have of you matches the quality of the work you do.

Here’s how one good photograph can quietly support both your personal and business success.

Your Headshot Sets the Tone

Before anyone reads a word of your profile, they’ve already formed an opinion based on your photo. Are you approachable? Do you look confident? Do you seem like the sort of person they can trust with their time, money or career?

A well-crafted headshot gives clear, positive answers to those questions. Good posture, relaxed shoulders and engaged eyes send a much stronger message than a cropped group photo from a wedding ever can.

When your image looks considered and up to date, people naturally take you more seriously.

It Builds Trust Before You Even Speak

People want to feel they’re dealing with a real person, not just a logo or job title. A warm, natural expression helps others feel at ease and makes it easier for them to start a conversation with you.

That matters whether you’re a CEO, consultant, advisor, or part of a growing team. When your headshot looks like you on a good day – not a different person entirely – it feels honest. That honesty turns into trust.

Clients and colleagues are far more likely to reach out when they feel they already know who they’re contacting.

It Supports Your Personal Brand

Your headshot isn’t just a picture on a page. It sits alongside your experience, your values and your message. All of it together becomes your personal brand.

If you’re positioning yourself as a calm, steady presence, your headshot should reflect that. If you’re known for energy and ideas, your expression and body language can carry that too.

The aim is simple: when someone meets you in person or joins you on a video call, they should feel you match the image they saw online. That consistency is what makes you memorable.

It Helps Your Career Move Forward

Recruiters, clients and decision-makers move quickly. They scan profiles, make fast judgements and decide who to contact in a matter of seconds.

A strong headshot encourages them to pause and read more. It can be the difference between being skimmed past and being added to a shortlist.

For internal progression, it matters just as much. When your photo appears on leadership pages, internal systems or conference materials, it should reflect the responsibility you now carry, not who you were several roles ago.

It Gives You Confidence Too

There’s another side to all this that people don’t always expect: when you have a headshot you’re proud of, you actually use it.

Instead of dodging cameras or putting off updates, you start adding your image to profiles, proposals and presentations. You stop hiding behind that old selfie and start showing up as the professional you know you are.

I see it all the time. Once people see themselves looking calm, confident and approachable on screen, something shifts. They feel more comfortable being visible – on LinkedIn, on their website, and in the room.

Ready to Be Taken Seriously?

If your current headshot feels out of date, doesn’t really look like you anymore, or just doesn’t reflect the standard you work at, it’s probably time for a change.

A good session should feel straightforward and human. I’ll guide you through posture and expression, show you the images as we go, and make sure you leave with photographs you’re happy to use everywhere – from LinkedIn to speaking bios.

Based in Exeter and working across the South West (including Bristol, Bath, Plymouth and beyond), I bring a full mobile studio to your office or chosen location so you can fit professional photography around a normal working day.

If you’re ready for a headshot that helps people take you seriously from the moment they see your profile, book a session today.