Make a LinkedIn headshot from a selfie

Your LinkedIn headshot is the first thing a recruiter sees, and it renders at 400 by 400 pixels on a profile and far smaller in the feed. Upload a selfie, describe the look you want, and get a LinkedIn profile picture that reads clearly at every size.

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"professional LinkedIn headshot, light gray studio background, navy blazer over a white shirt, soft even lighting"

How to do it

Pick a selfie with a clear, unobstructed face

Shoot at eye level or slightly above, in soft indirect light. Skip sunglasses, hats, and heavy backlighting. A LinkedIn headshot is cropped to a circle, so leave a little room around your head.
Describe the background and outfit

For most industries a plain background reads best: 'clean light gray studio background, navy blazer over a white shirt, soft even lighting'. Muted, solid backgrounds keep the focus on your face at thumbnail size.
Check it small before you upload

Shrink the result to about 100 pixels wide and look at it. If your face is still clear and the background is not busy, it will work as a LinkedIn profile picture. Iterate for one credit per try.

Prompt ideas to try

Copy any of these as a starting point, or write your own.

"professional LinkedIn headshot, light gray studio background, navy blazer over a white shirt, soft even lighting"

The safe default. Works across finance, law, consulting, and tech.
"LinkedIn headshot with a softly blurred modern office background and warm natural light"

Reads approachable rather than formal. Good for sales and recruiting.
"business casual LinkedIn photo, no tie, plain white background, friendly natural smile"

Startup and creative roles.
"crop this to a tight head-and-shoulders LinkedIn profile picture with clean framing"

Fixes a photo where you are too far from the camera.
"brighten the lighting evenly and remove the harsh shadow on the left side of my face"

Questions about linkedin headshot generator: make a professional linkedin photo

What size should a LinkedIn headshot be?

LinkedIn displays profile photos at 400 by 400 pixels and accepts images up to 8 MB. Upload something square and at least 400 pixels on each side. MightyPhoto returns roughly 1024 by 1024, which is comfortably above the minimum.

What should I wear in a LinkedIn headshot?

Match what you would wear to an interview in your field, one notch more formal than your day to day. Solid colors photograph better than patterns, which can shimmer at small sizes. You can try several outfits on the same photo: just change the outfit in the prompt and run it again.

What background works best for a LinkedIn profile picture?

A plain light gray, white, or softly blurred office background. Busy backgrounds compete with your face once LinkedIn crops the photo to a small circle in the feed.

Is an AI LinkedIn headshot allowed?

LinkedIn requires your profile photo to be a likeness of you, so an edited photo of your own face is fine. What is not fine is using someone else's photo or a fully synthetic face. MightyPhoto edits the photo you upload and preserves your likeness.