Key takeaways
- A financial advisor's headshot should look polished and approachable at once.
- Dark, solid, well-fitted wardrobe and a simple background keep the focus on your face.
- Check with your firm's marketing or compliance team about photo guidelines before your session.
- A formal look for the firm site and a more approachable one for LinkedIn gives you options.
The short answer
A financial advisor's headshot should look polished and approachable at once. Your relationships are built on credibility, and prospective clients look you up before they call. Your photo should signal the same care you bring to their goals, without looking stiff or distant.
Check your firm's guidelines first
Some firms have brand or compliance guidelines for professional photos. Before your session, check with your marketing or compliance team, and let us know if there are requirements for background, attire or file format.
Wardrobe
- Dark, solid, well-fitted wear photographs best. A tailored jacket in a dark solid color is the reliable choice.
- A tie is optional. We can shoot some images with a tie and some without.
- Avoid busy patterns, and keep accessories simple.
- Bring more than one option so we can find what works best on the day.
Two looks, two uses
Our session includes up to two looks. A more formal image can serve your firm website, and a more approachable one can serve LinkedIn, speaking and client communications. For more on tone, read should headshots be casual or formal.
Relaxed, not rehearsed
The goal is not to perform. It is to capture your authentic expression and confidence. We guide your posing and expression throughout, so you do not need to know how to pose.
See what is included
Our financial advisor headshots session includes professional grooming, expert direction, up to two looks and two retouched portraits. See pricing, the Executive Portrait Experience, or team headshots for a whole advisory team.
