You Just Graduated. Here's the One Thing Missing From Your LinkedIn.
You spent four years earning credentials. Your LinkedIn profile photo is still a cropped image from someone's going-away party.
That's the gap worth closing before you start your job search in earnest.
What hiring managers actually see
Before any interview, most recruiters and hiring managers will search your name. LinkedIn comes up first. And the first thing on that profile is your photo.
A professional portrait signals something a selfie can't: that you take your professional presence seriously. It's not about looking perfect. It's about looking prepared. The way you manage your own professional presence is one of the first signals you send about how you'll manage theirs.
In a job market where you're competing against candidates with similar degrees and similar experience, the details matter more than you'd expect.
You don't need to dress like someone you're not
One of the most common concerns I hear from recent graduates is that professional portraits will make them look stiff, corporate, or like a completely different version of themselves.
That's not how I work.
I bring a professional mobile studio to you, and we spend the session figuring out how to photograph you at your best, not at your most formal. The result should look like you, just the version of you that's walking into an interview confident.
What the session looks like
I come to your location with professional lighting and backgrounds. We'll talk briefly about where you're planning to use these portraits and what feeling you want them to carry, then get to work. Most sessions take less than an hour.
You'll have portraits ready for LinkedIn, your personal website or portfolio, job applications, and anywhere else you need to show up professionally. Turnaround is three to five days.
Session fees start at $395 for a Quick Session. If you're building a broader professional presence, with a personal website, speaking engagements, or consulting work already in mind, options go up from there.
And if your family is still in gift-giving mode after graduation, this is an easy thing to point them toward.
Browse portrait session options at michaelklothphotography.com/store/business-portraits
Michael Kloth is a Certified Professional Photographer and MFA graduate based in Tucson, Arizona, serving professionals throughout greater Tucson, including Oro Valley, Marana, and the surrounding area.
