How To Crop Your Headshot For Social Media

Now that the session is over and you have your headshot gallery, the next step is to distribute them to your social media accounts. Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram ect - they all have a profile photo that needs updating.

How Do I Crop My Headshot?

This is a very common question and below you’ll see exactly how to crop your headshot on social media profiles to get the most out of your image. After all you spent good money for these, you look the best you’ve ever looked so now it’s time to maximize that profile photo real estate.

Don’t Make This Mistake

Everyone’s first inclination is to make the photo completely zoomed out - THIS IS BAD!!!

What’s the point in having an amazing headshot, if no one can see your face?? Zoom your headshot in to where you crop the very top of your hair and the bottom is just around the clavicle. This type of cropping will ensure that you use the very valuable profile photo for the right purpose.

A correct crop like this says that you’re a professional, a subject matter expert and you want everyone to see that. You look confidant and you want everyone to see that.

Below you’ll find a few more examples of the correct way to crop your headshot on social media accounts!

Cheers!
- Peter