As someone who has never had a headshot before I never quite understood the importance. I thought headshots were for ppl who wrote books and were aspiring actors, not little old me who basically wears pajamas to work (I'm a nurse, not a venture capitalist btw haha ). My linkedin photo is a grainy photo that I took of myself on my iPhone 6. I didn't really realize the importance of a good headshot and an updated profile until I was shopping around for a dermatologist! "This one looks mean, she looks like she is too busy, this one looks unprofessional..." Wow! It occurred to me that this grainy photo of me and this two sentence bio is what ppl would use to judge me..maybe that's why my email wasn't flooding with messages from recruiters begging for an opportunity to work with me . I didn't know exactly what I was signing up for, but with such a discounted rate (I'm friends with his wife) I decided why not? He offered to come meet me at my place but I opted to come to his house instead. Ambiance was so comfortable and it didn't hurt that he has three of the cutest kids ever. The littlest one with the eye patch and perfect teeth was the cutest! She sounded like the baby dinosaur that says "I'm the baby, gotta love me!" There was coffee from Bird Rock Coffee Roasters ( give this man a medal for his impeccable coffee taste!) and donut holes. He kept his mask on the entire time and had an awesome set up. I felt like I was on the set of a music video! I've never seen such beautiful lighting in my life! I stepped into this very lit up area and we began to shoot! It was nice cause he has two computer setups so I could see exactly how my photos were turning out. I couldn't believe how amazing I looked, imperfections and all! You could tell he loves what he does and has def honed in on his craft. He knew how to pose me to hide my double chin make my photos look flawless with tricks and tips like "pretend you're holding a subway sandwich." Modeling is definitely hard and having basically 3 hours of sleep didn't help (I work night shift). He was able to make me laugh and feel so comfortable and he legit had the dumbest dad jokes: "make you lips touch your ears!" He even pulled me aside and showed me my photos. It low-key felt like a therapy session. I just felt so good abt myself and holy cow when I saw my photos I was blown away. I sent them to my family right away and my mom called me freaking out! I think she was convinced I quit my job and moved to LA to become an actress hahah. I felt like a book author or some type of young professional. It really made me feel proud. I was so proud of what I saw in those photos and I'm glad he was able to get this version of myself that sometimes I don't see...the one who forgets that she's motivated, driven, and ambitious! I quickly uploaded this to my LinkedIn profile and really put a lot of thought and effort into my bio. It made me want to connect with other organizations and made me excited for the future! I changed it to my zoom profile picture and I can't even tell you how many compliments I get! I loved that he captured my essence and he kept it true to me...although I do wish he would have airbrushed my skin a little more... (rude!) but it's me! Imperfections and all. A picture is worth a million words...don't waste it with some iPhone photo haha. read more