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Why you should ditch headshots for portraits
From the course: Creating Your Online Image
Why you should ditch headshots for portraits
- It's time to update your profile photo. You know you need a new headshot to look professional, credible and your absolute best. Well, I think you should ditch the traditional headshot and get personal branding portraits instead. Here's why. Traditionally, a headshot is a photo taken from the chest or shoulders up with a focus on the face. Most people associate headshots to the photos actors and models use to book jobs, and they're right. Here are a few of my former headshot as an actress and model. Headshots are usually shot with the shoulders at an angle, the face to the camera with a smile or straight face. The subject is usually looking up, indicating that the camera angle is shooting downward. This is diminutive and can make you appear compliant and submissive. Not a good look if you want to appear confident and professional. Headshots can absolutely work, but they lack the versatility you need to make your…
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