Say you just found out about an invitation to speak at a very prestigious seminar. Do you have a professional headshot ready to go for the conference website, or the slides?

Mitch came down from Milwaukee to my Gurnee studio for some new headshots. He knew he needed some great images to make the best impression possible on his LInkedIn Profile.

Polishing up your professional online profile, tweaking your resume — these tasks can often feel tedious and dull, the kind of thing you put off as long as possible. But keeping your headshot fresh — which, if you're a professional, entrepreneur, or creative type, is just as important as keeping your resume current — doesn't have to feel like a chore at all. Turns out, it can feel like a party.

Once upon a time, only actors and executives thought about headshots. Now we all do.

Your Facebook profile photo? Your Twitter avatar? Your LinkedIn photo? They're all headshots. The context might have changed a bit, but many of the old rules still apply:

Recently, my good friend Mark inquired about a headshot. He was looking to brush up his LinkedIn profile. And it sounds like his mom was in need of a new photo of him as well (moms are always good clients, no matter how old the kids are).