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Photography for Law Firm Websites: Guides by SBD Marketing
People judge a defense firm by its photos before they read a word. These guides explain which photos a criminal defense website needs, how to plan a shoot, and how images affect your Google profile, page speed and the advertising rules.
Start here: why professional photography matters for defense firm websites
Defense Firm Photography Guides
Why Professional Photography Matters for Criminal Defense Law Firm Websites
Our main guide covers what photos tell a visitor in the first few seconds, why stock images often work against defense firms, the shot list most firms need, how to plan a shoot, Google Business Profile photo guidelines, image speed and search, and the privacy and courtroom rules that limit what you photograph.
At a glance
- Who it’s for: Defense firms planning a website refresh or new attorney photos
- Covers: Shot list, planning, Google profile photos, speed, privacy
- Time to read: About 9 minutes
- Updated: October 2026
For criminal defense firms
How SBD Marketing helps defense firms use photography well
SBD Marketing works only with criminal defense law firms, and only with one firm per city. Real photography is part of how we design defense firm websites and set up their Google profiles.
- Websites designed around real photos
Defense firm websites laid out to feature your attorneys and office, with images sized and compressed so pages stay fast on a phone. - Google Business Profile photos
Profile setup that puts the right exterior, office and attorney photos in front of people searching for a defense lawyer in your area. - Image SEO in every audit
SEO audits that check image file sizes, alt text and file names, along with the rest of your site’s technical health.
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Five photo checks for your defense firm website
Open your site on your phone and go through these. Most take a minute or two.
Find your stock photos
Note every image that isn’t your own office or people. Replace the ones near the top of the page first.
Check your attorney portraits
Make sure each lawyer has a current, clear photo and that the portraits share a similar style.
Look at your Google profile photos
Confirm there is a clear exterior photo and that your cover photo is one you chose.
Test your page speed
Run your home page through a speed test and see if a large image is slowing the first screen.
Read your alt text
Check that images have short, plain descriptions and that no client names or files appear in any photo.
Guides in this series
We’re building this series one topic at a time.
A shot list for criminal defense attorney portraits
Coming soon
Google Business Profile photos for defense firms
Coming soon
Compressing law firm website images without losing quality
Coming soon
How we put these guides together
Each guide draws on Google’s Business Profile and Search Central documentation, the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct, court rules on photography and what SBD Marketing sees building defense firm websites. Photography for Law Firm Websites is researched and published by SBD Marketing.
Explore the SBD Marketing network
Photography for Law Firm Websites is one of 28 guides published by SBD Marketing. Each one looks at a different side of marketing a criminal defense law firm.
Criminal Defense Visual Branding · Criminal Defense Firm Growth · DUI Attorney Marketing · Technical SEO for Law Firms · Legal Marketing Analytics · Law Firm Website Design · How Families Find Defense Lawyers · Attorney Image and Personal Branding · Law Firm Marketing Budgets · Local SEO Lessons from Fitness Businesses · Local SEO Lessons from Restaurants · Game Design and Law Firm UX · Healthcare Fraud Defense Content · Local SEO Lessons from Home Services · Criminal Defense SEO · Courtroom Storytelling and Legal Branding · Music Industry Branding Lessons for Law Firms · Legal SEO News · Legal Copywriting and Storytelling · Criminal Justice Policy and Search Trends · Criminal Defense SEO 101 · Law Firm Conversion Science · Defense Marketing for Athlete Cases · AI and Legal Marketing Technology · Out-of-State DUI and Location Search · Video Marketing for Defense Attorneys · Environmental Crime Defense Content
