Download - Profile Pictures - Dos and Donts
Profile Pictures - Do's and Don'ts
1 - don't be an egg
Get a picture. Now.
2 - get close
there isn't a lot of space in social media pictures - make sure we can actually see your face
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3 - keep it simple
skip the props, the action or location shots - there simply isn't room
save your action pics for your site
4 - face the viewer
looking away isn't cool - connect with your audience
5 - neutral background
no clutter, no distraction - it should be about you
6 - lose the greens
Love nature? Good for you. But there's a reason photographers never use a green backdrop.
Green doesn't do great things for skin tones. And trees tend to stick out in odd places.
7 - no significant other
people want to know who you are, not who you're with
and please - no post-breakup crops. don't do it to yourself and don't do it to us.
8 - no holiday shots
that vacation picture in which you look so happy and relaxed? NO!
9 - no party pics
remember that great office party? NO!
10 - be yourself
yes. it's that simple. be you. be open. connect.
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