Guide to Lawyer & Attorney Headshots

Lawyer headshots are professional photos used to represent legal professionals on their firm's website, marketing collateral, and other professional platforms. These photos focus on the subject's face, aiming to capture their professionalism and confidence. A good lawyer headshot can make your profile stand out and help build trust with potential clients.

Lawyer headshots are an essential part of your professional image. They convey your professionalism and create a sense of trust and credibility with potential clients. A high-quality headshot can make a strong first impression, showcasing your professionalism and confidence. Maybe more importantly - missing, inconsistent, dated, or low quality headshots may turn clients away before you ever have a conversation.

Dress to represent your professional image. Your attire should reflect the seriousness and formality of the legal profession. A suit and tie or a formal blouse are typically appropriate. Solid colors tend to do best on camera.

Posing for lawyer headshots should feel natural and confident. The goal is to capture your professionalism and confidence, so feel free to experiment with different expressions. However, remember to keep it natural and avoid overly dramatic or exaggerated poses.

Read more: The Best Professional Headshot Poses

The background of your headshot should be simple and not distract from your face. Neutral colors or a simple office setting often work well. The focus should be on you, not the background. If the firm has brand colors, you can try incorporating these, and for capturing larger teams you can use automated solutions that remove backgrounds and output multiple formats for different purposes (like our Snapbar Studio).

To prepare for your headshot, make sure you're well-rested and your outfit fits properly. Practice your expressions in the mirror and get comfortable in front of the camera. If applicable, consider hiring a professional makeup artist to ensure you look your best. Overall, lighting is the most important factor so make sure you have the right setting, professional lighting, or use editing to adjust and balance photos.

A high-end camera and good lighting can help capture a high-quality headshot, but you can also do a lot with a modern smartphone and decent ambient lighting. It’s generally easiest and going to come across the most natural if you can have a colleague take your photo. Also, your forward-facing camera on your phone is generally much better than the selfie-camera. Take a couple of practice shots to see how the lighting and contrast work out in the spot you’ve chosen.

Read more: How to Take a Professional Headshot at Home

The cost of professional headshots can vary widely from hundreds or thousands of dollars with a professional photo shoot, to free if you do it in-house. They are well worth the investment, though, in both time and money as a high-quality headshot can make a significant difference in how people perceive you online and in print.

If you need professional headshots for multiple people, you’ll be best served by using an automated platform to streamline editing and outputs. Check out the solutions we offer below!