Field notes from 15,000+ sessions
Pricing, wardrobe, LinkedIn, AI, prep. Twelve guides from a working Fort Myers studio that has shot more than 3 million headshot images.
The truth about AI headshots
AI apps promise a gallery in 30 minutes for $20. Here's what hiring managers and recruiters actually see when you upload one to LinkedIn.
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How much do headshots cost in 2026?
Headshot pricing is the most-googled question in the entire portrait category. Here's what one actually costs, and where every dollar goes.
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Professional headshot cost, line by line
A working photographer's breakdown of where the money actually goes inside a professional headshot quote. Validated against the PPA cost-of-doing-business study.
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What to wear for headshots
Half of every headshot session is fixed before the first frame is shot. The wardrobe is doing more work than the lighting. Real rules from 15,000+ sessions.
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What to wear for corporate headshots
A team headshot gallery is a brand asset, not a yearbook. The wardrobe call is the difference between a polished firm and a stack of mismatched portraits.
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What to wear for a LinkedIn photo
LinkedIn is not Instagram. The crop is square, tight, and unforgiving. Most of your outfit doesn't make the frame. Here's what actually does.
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The complete headshot guide for LinkedIn
Recruiters scan profiles in half a second and decide based largely on the photo. A working-photographer guide to LinkedIn headshots that actually convert.
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How often should you update your LinkedIn photo?
The honest answer is every 2 to 4 years, with earlier refreshes when life gives you a reason. Most professionals wait too long, and the cost is invisible.
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How often should you update your headshot?
The cadence depends on where the photo lives. Avvo and Healthgrades aren't LinkedIn. A use-case-by-use-case guide to refresh timing.
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How to prepare for a headshot session
Most people show up having spent three hours picking an outfit and zero minutes sleeping. Here's the 24-hour prep that makes a real difference.
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How to choose a headshot photographer
Most people pick the photographer with the prettiest website. The website doesn't take the photo. Here's what actually decides whether your headshot works.
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Why headshots matter for professionals
A recruiter scans your LinkedIn in three seconds. A patient picks a doctor on Healthgrades in five. Your photo is doing the introduction before you walk in.
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The vocabulary across our blog
Three concepts that come up across our headshot-photography articles.
A tightly framed portrait focused on the face, shoulders, and expression. Used for LinkedIn profiles, company about pages, press kits, and any context where a single image stands in for the person.
Post-production work that cleans up skin, color, stray hair, wardrobe wrinkles, and background imperfections without changing the subject's identity. Every selected image from a JA Headshots session includes professional retouching at no extra cost.
The deliberate shaping of how a professional presents themselves in public-facing channels. A headshot is the visual anchor of a personal brand; the same person can read confident, approachable, or commanding depending on how the portrait is shot, lit, and edited.