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FedShot

Professional headshots for federal employees

Your federal headshot. Professional-grade, in 60 seconds.

Upload any photo from your phone. See 6 professional headshots in under 60 seconds — free, no card needed.

Skip the $250–500 photographer.
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12,000+ federal headshots delivered for LinkedIn, agency bios, and speaker pages.

Before: an everyday phone photoBefore
After: a professional FedShot headshotAfter

A real result from a phone selfie

Preview 6 professional headshots first. Pay only if you want the full-resolution files.

Take or choose a photo

Good lighting helps. Any background is fine.

No card required for previews

6 free previews · no card. Keep the HD set from $9.99 only if you love them.

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HTTPS secured · Photos deleted in 30 days · Never shared or sold · Not used to train AI

Why FedShot exists

Many federal employees are using headshots that are years out of date. Studio sessions are expensive, schedules are tight, and asking a coworker to take a portrait is awkward. But a current photo still matters for LinkedIn, agency bios, speaker pages, and professional profiles.

FedShot helps federal employees and contractors create a professional headshot from a photo on their phone. Pick your attire, choose between neutral studio, home-office, or American flag backgrounds, and add a lapel pin if you want one.

Built by FedTools, the team behind the GS Pay Calculator and other free tools used by federal employees nationwide.

Use it anywhere you need a better headshot

Good for career profiles, bios, directories, and professional events.

Career transitions

Refresh LinkedIn, networking profiles, and professional bios without scheduling a studio session.

LinkedIn-ready

Agency and team pages

Create a clean portrait for staff directories, office bios, and internal tools.

Workplace appropriate

Speaking and public bios

Get a current, polished bio photo for webinars, panels, newsletters, and conference programs.

Bio-ready

Try it with your own photo

Start with a free preview.

Upload your photo, see 6 previews, then decide if any are worth keeping. No card required to try it.

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Unlock the ones you want to keep

Preview first, then buy full-resolution downloads only if you like the results.

All images are yours to keep. No watermarks, no subscriptions.

Not happy with your headshots?

Reply to your receipt within 30 days and we will refund your purchase.

Government headshot guides

Federal employee headshot requirements: where a photo actually matters

Three places a professional photo genuinely affects your federal career: your LinkedIn profile (where hiring managers and contractors informally vet candidates), your agency directory and official bio pages, and conference or speaker pages. Two places it does not belong: PIV card enrollment, which uses agency-captured photos under FIPS 201 and cannot be substituted, and USAJOBS resumes, which should not include photos at all.

For the surfaces you actually control, a government headshot from FedShot takes about 60 seconds from any clear phone photo.

Military and uniformed service headshots for the civilian transition

Separating and retiring service members hit a specific gap: the only professional photos on hand are in uniform, and a civilian job search needs a civilian image. Your CAC photo belongs to the agency; your LinkedIn photo is yours. Base portrait studios book out weeks; terminal leave does not wait.

FedShot generates a civilian professional headshot, flag or neutral studio background, from a phone photo before your terminal leave ends. If you are mapping the rest of the transition, start with the Military-to-GS Salary Translator.

Headshots for government job applications and agency directories

The moments that call for a current photo: you accepted a GS offer and want LinkedIn updated before day one; a promotion left your agency directory showing a years-old picture; a leadership detail needs an executive bio; a contracting proposal requires headshots for its key-personnel section.

USAJOBS deliberately excludes photos from resumes — but recruiters and contracting officers who look you up afterward land on LinkedIn first. That photo is the one doing the work.