5 Dating Profile Photography Tips
Dating profile photography tips to help you get the images you want! In no particular order, here are 5 great tips to help you prepare for the ultimate dating profile photos.
1. Dress to impress!
Dress like you are going on a first date. If you are uncertain of an outfit, get a friend or family member give you some feedback. Never be afraid to ask for some advice from people you trust. If you are stuck for inspiration you can visit Pinterest for Men’s Style Inspiration. There is no one style that’s a sure hit with everyone. Everybody has their own individual styles and tastes. The same goes for a potential partner you are trying to attract.
There is no simple hack but there are some universal fashion traits that will ensure you don’t miss a step. For example, I often see young stylish men with great outfits and nice boots or shoes with no belt. If you are going to wear nice boots or shoes be sure to find a matching coloured belt.
If you think you might struggle with matching colours, you can copy looks from other stylists, or if you want to can explore colour with this fun colour-palette generator.
2. Smile, smile, smile!
Smiling makes you seem more warm and friendly, and according to a 2012 study, it could even boost your perceived attractiveness. The study, published by Cognition & Emotion, found that attractiveness is strongly influenced by how intense a person’s smile appears. Researchers even found that a sunny smile could potentially compensate for relative unattractiveness. – Best Life Online magazine
If you aren’t used to smiling or feeling a little self-conscious of your smile, you can practice in front of a mirror or even try it out and about in your local store. Personally, I always find it nice when I meet a stranger in public and we smile at each other. It’s quite rewarding and it seems very positively re-affirming. When I’m photographing a client, I try to keep it very personable. If my client is relaxed and feeling happy and in good company, the easier it is for them to smile and the easier it will be to get the best images.
3. Be yourself!
our image. If you have something you are trying to hide about yourself, then chances are the person you end up dating will see it. One of the main driving factors of date disappointment is people feeling fooled by others’ profile photos. If you carry a little bit of a beer belly, that’s fine, you might be surprised by how many people like that or don’t mind it. What’s worse is if you are posing holding it in and when your date meets you, you aren’t looking like your photo.
4. It’s OK if your image looks posed, professional or “staged.”
I get some concern that people don’t want the photos to look “too professional.” While I can emapathise with this concern, I have another perspective. In my experience, I think this concern comes from the remnants of their being some taboo (in the eyes of some) in paying dating profile photos. There are way more important metrics that people are thinking of than “is this photo professionally done?”
A good dating profile photo or set of photos should show a good, clear medium close-up or a close-up of your face and at least one full-body photo. Whether it’s professional or not, doesn’t matter. I always say that if someone was feeling self-conscious of using professional photos on their page that they can always say a friend who is a photographer took them. But mostly, nobody really cares. I do try get variety so some more candid style photos can be taken for good measure aswell.
5. Distracting backgrounds and unnecessary locations.
Dating profile photos are about you. It’s about selling who you are. Locations and backgrounds are not super-important if the photographer knows what they’re doing. In fact, in a good photo, the background is going to be super blurry. What matters is that the background isn’t distracting; text, signage, clutter, other distracting people, natural or environmental lines in the background image sticking out of the subject’s head. What you want is simple, clean backgrounds, even patterned backgrounds that aren’t too distracting. Mostly muted colours so your outfit pops.
Special bonus tip!
Use PhotoFeeler to get unbiased feedback from strangers on your images. Undecided on your best images for dating? You can get other PhotoFeeler users to rate your images.
These are only some simple basic suggestions to help you achieve the best dating profile photography. I can answer any further questions you might have pre-shoot.