1. Make sure the shoot is a “lifestyle“ shoot and not a corporate head shot. Therefore, refrain from using backdrops for solid colors. Much of this can be overcome by simply doing an on location shoot in a park or interesting area nearby. there is no substitute for natural light but when the weather doesn’t cooperate for an on location shoot, don’t worry the light form a window in a studio can be just as dramatic if done correctly.
2. Make sure there’s only one person in the photo, you! Never include anyone else including family, children or pets in your profile photos as studies have shown that it negatively impacts the perception of the image.
3. Dress for the occasion: even if you tend to be casual in nature, casual looks can sometimes equate to sloppy. Therefore, you will want to dress for the occasion. If you take the approach that you want to dress appropriately for your first date you should reflect this in your online dating photos and therefore dress as if you’re going on a “first date"
4. Leave your shirt on: this applies to all genders. This is not the place to show off your abs or tried to be overtly sexy, it always back fires
5. Never use a selfie for two reasons. First, it makes it look like you don’t even have friends that would take a snapshot of you. Second, everyone knows it’s a selfie and the impression is you didn’t even expand enough effort to “try“ to make a good first impression you just “snap something quick on your phone because it was good enough“. When you’re dealing with your career and relationships “good enough“ is never good enough
6. Smile or no smile…that is the question. there have been many debates on this subject particularly for shoots with men. In our experience, nothing beats a great smile as warm and inviting regardless if it's for LinkedIn or online dating. You can always shoot a few versions with you smiling and not smiling and judge for yourself
We think that you will agree that online dating photography is the key factor to being a successful online dater and literally setting yourself up for the very best dates. It really is a competition and you need to use all of the tips and tricks to make sure you come out on top whether its for your career of your romantic life.
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