LinkedIn Headshots San Francisco

Organic, effortless, authentic & professional photos for LinkedIn, website, directories, press releases, & more San Francisco Bay Area: Oakland, Marin, Sonoma, San Mateo, Palo Alto, Berkeley & beyond.

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San Francisco Professional LinkedIn Photographer

Hate taking photos? Feel awkward posing? Not sure where to look or where to put your hands?

Eddie Hernandez Photography is one of the highest rated headshot services in the San Francisco Bay Area with over a decade of experience shooting modern headshots for business, executives, corporate, employees, entrepreneurs, solopreneurs, startups, CEO’s, founders and more.

I have been taking photos for over a decade and have worked with everyone from doctors, lawyers, chefs, models, founders, VC’s, world-renowned athletes, activists, therapists, socially awkward engineers, and more.

Photos taken outdoors, public spaces, clients sites (home, office) & more.

Why You Need A Professional LinkedIn Headshot

LinkedIn photos are an important way to market yourself, build business, attract clients and network as first impressions are everything. People often look at LinkedIn profiles when meeting people, interviewing them for jobs and more. As the first point of contact with many people, it’s important to stand out. Users with profile photos receive up to 21 times profile views than those without photos. 

When & How Often To Update LinkedIn Headshot

Experts recommend updating a LinkedIn headshot every 1-3 years, depending on things like changes in appearance (hair, glasses) or changes in career (promotion, new company or relocation). Changes in your photo often leads to people looking at the rest of your profile so it’s a great way to let people know you are on the job hunt or similar, given posts on LinkedIn often get lost in feeds.

Should You Use AI To Make A LinkedIn Headshot?

Given how often the first point of interaction people have with someone is through a Linkedin profile & photo, do you want to mislead people right off the bat? People may start to question other things about you such as your career, achievements, connections and more.

Similarly, once you do meet people in person or over a video call, it can be quite awkward to have people look confused if your photo doesn’t look anything like you in real life.

AI LinkedIn headshots can feel rather stiff and robotic and in an age where personality and authenticity are coveted, it helps to avoid associations that come with artificial illustrations as profiles may come off as fake, trying too hard with sales pushes or worse.

Beyond Professional LinkedIn Headshots: What I Offer

Professional headshots for executives, business, corporate, company, employees, office, about us pages and more.

I offer a range of services to get the most out of your photos from:

  • reviewing existing photos to see what, and how you want to improve your photos.

  • wardrobe consultation: review outfits to see which ones to use based on hair, skin tone and what you want to convey (who you want to attract)

  • custom location scouting: review places to get the most of your photos based on lifestyle, personality, interests and places that increase talking points

  • evaluate industries, profession and what you want to achieve: attract business, establish reputation & professionalism or be more approachable.

  • assist with posing and body language (guidance on how different positions signal different things based on angles, eyes, arms and more).

San Francisco LinkedIn Headshot Examples Men & Women

A woman with black hair, wearing a navy blazer and beige pants, sitting on a light-colored armchair in front of a white bookshelf with books and decorative items.
A woman wearing a blue geometric patterned jacket with a breathing mask connected to a tube, sitting outdoors.
A young man with dark hair styled upward, light skin, and a well-groomed beard, wearing a black and white leather jacket, standing in front of a brick wall.
A woman with curly hair wearing a white coat and yellow top standing outdoors with green foliage in the background.
A woman with shoulder-length dark hair, smiling, wearing a blue blazer outdoors with a blurred background of trees and buildings.
Headshot of a young man smiling outdoors in a city setting, wearing a gray suit and white dress shirt.
Portrait of a smiling woman with long dark hair, wearing a black sleeveless top and gold jewelry against a green wall.
A smiling man in a blue blazer and white shirt standing outdoors in front of a brick building and greenery.
A smiling woman with long black hair, wearing a light pink top, standing against a brick wall.
A woman with brown hair and hoop earrings smiling outdoors with a blurred background of glass windows and greenery.
Professional woman with long dark hair, wearing a black blazer and a red top, smiling against a dark background.
A man with short hair and a beard, wearing a blue button-up shirt, standing against a gray wall.
A woman with long dark hair smiling, wearing a patterned blue and white blouse, in front of a modern building with glass windows.
A smiling woman with long brown hair wearing a blue blazer and white top, standing outdoors on a city street with blurred background.
A woman with long wavy blonde hair wearing a black long-sleeve top standing against a dark gray brick wall.
A woman with light brown wavy hair wearing oversized blue glasses, a black blazer, and a blue top, standing against a brick wall.
Portrait of a man wearing glasses and a blue blazer outdoors
Professional portrait of a man with dark, slightly curly hair, wearing a dark blazer over a checkered shirt, standing in front of a bright, blurred background.

Where To Get Professional Linkedin Headshots San Francisco

These days, people get professional headshots in a variety of ways but the main outlets for obtaining headshots in the San Francisco Bay Area are:

  • career fairs and job seeker events that host headshot booths, stations

  • industry events and conferences that offer headshot stations, photoshoots in between sessions

  • headshot day at place of employment (some hire a photographer for hiring classes, new execs or annual parties)

  • hire a professional photographer directly (some photographers only shoot at studios - limiting options while others like myself shoot all over the San Francisco Bay Area including public spaces, outdoors, parks, downtowns, client sites (home and office) and more.

Professional LinkedIn Headshot Costs San Francisco

Professional headshot costs in the San Francisco Bay Area can range in pricing. Some can start as low as $100 for new photographers, amateurs, people off photographer for hire platforms, randos on Craigslist while higher end photographers can charge upward of $500-$1,000 for headshots.

The biggest factors affecting prices for professional headshots for Linkedin, corporate, business, executives and more are typically:

  • distance (how far are you requiring photographer to travel)

  • time (how much time is needed to plan and take photos)

  • number of outfits

  • how particular you are about your appearance, hair, posing and experience taking headshots (do you need extra time)

  • number of photos needed (some just need 1 photo ultimately but some need more than that for different outlets, sizes, compositions, poses and more.

Professional LinkedIn Headshot Tips

Check out my tips for taking the best LinkedIn professional headshots from preparation, styling, posting, wardrobe, colors, glasses, accessories, more examples and more.

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