Photographer - LinkedIn headshot

LinkedIn is an essential platform in the professional world.
Employees wishing to develop their careers, freelancers looking for prospects…
All professionals have good reasons to be visible on LinkedIn.
Yet, the first thing you see on a profile is the headshot!

The many scientific studies on the subject are unanimous and perfectly logical.
The more engaging your photo is, the better the impression a recruiter will have of you, even before having read your CV and the description of your skills.
Subconsciously, they will have formed a positive (or poor) opinion of you.
If your headshot highlights your dynamism and professionalism, you are more likely to have your CV read and shared.
If your LinkedIn photo is a selfie taken in the bathroom or a party photo, the message sent is likely to be disastrous.

A professional LinkedIn headshot will never substitute for your education, experience, or soft skills. However, a solid resume with a blurry photo will probably not be as effective as it could be!
Images, still or moving, are everywhere in our contemporary culture.
Give yourself every opportunity to be in the spotlight, and make the most of your professional image.

Anyone can, on occasion, make great pictures.
Sometimes “by chance”, sometimes with a sharp eye and the right timing.
The skilled photographer knows both the technique and the rules of composition.
He also knows how to make his model pose in order to make him/her look good.
Thus, he will reach the desired goal much more surely and quickly than by experimenting.
In a word, he is a pro!

Of course, the photographer masters the technical aspects.
He knows his camera, knows which lens to use to get the best result.
He also knows how to use artificial light, which is essential for creating perfect professional portraits. The studio equipment (flashes, light modifiers, reflectors, backgrounds…) are all parameters that he masters.

If technique represents the foundation of a photographer’s know-how, the experienced photographer is best known for his ability to use this technique to sublimate it.
Making a “successful” portrait is all about conveying emotion!
In the context of a LinkedIn headshot, the photographer seeks to evoke the dynamism and professionalism of the model.

Non-verbal communication is not taught in school.
The experienced photographer knows how to read images, looks and smiles.
He will guide you to achieve your goal: a LinkedIn headshot that inspires confidence.

I am a craftsman, and I do not work on a production line.
So I have chosen to offer high quality services to those I photograph.
I never do more than one session per day in order to focus on my model and understand her expectations.
Moreover, the photo sessions are never limited in time, nor in the number of photos taken.
What matters is to get a perfect result that will satisfy my client.

The session usually lasts between 1 and 2 hours, and more than 100 photos are taken during the shoot. Many different poses and outfits are tested.
Never before has a session lasted 4 hours…
However, as long as THE photo is not shot, the photo session continues!

My services are also premium because rather than quantity, I bet on quality.
The basic pack contains 3 high definition headshots, and all are delivered subtly retouched.
I will never deliver raw images, straight out of the camera.

So, in order to obtain a high quality service, I make sure that everything is geared towards a qualitative result.
This includes the attention paid to the client, the time spent taking the photos and the time spent retouching them.
If you’re going to do something, you might as well do it with passion and rigour.
This is my professional philosophy.