So, as proven in my previous article average guys can get matches on dating apps (and a lot of them) if they take great photos. The obvious next question is, what makes great photos?

The answer is actually pretty simple. It simply comes down to taking photos that look…

1. Attractive

2. Candid

3. Aesthetic

These are the objectives of your photos, listed in order of importance.

Attractive

The photo on the left is essentially a perfect Online Dating photo (outside of one factor). It looks candid, it’s aesthetically pleasing to look at, and there’s even a dog in it, but despite all that, the photo on the right would still perform better on dating apps.

Why?

I simply just look more attractive in it. In the photo on the left my face is bloated, I look pale, and the camera angle makes my forehead look big, messing up my facial proportions. In the one on the right, I look essentially as handsome as my genetics allow.

Looking as attractive as you possibly can given you’re genetics is essential for getting the best results in online dating. It takes priority over all other factors and can’t be ignored.

If you nail this you’ll get matches whether you do the other two or not, assuming you’re at least average-looking overall (they will multiply your results, though).

Candid

I look as handsome as I possibly can in both of these photos, but the one on the right would still perform significantly better on dating apps.

Why?

It looks more candid. It looks like I didn’t ask anyone to take it, and therefore I must actually look like this in person (at least that’s how she’s subconsciously thinking about it).

Assuming a woman thinks you’re attractive she’ll immediately have two new questions…

1. Do you actually look like that in person?

2. Are you a serial killer who could hurt her?

Photos being candid relieves both of those concerns. It’s harder to fake what you look like in candid photos, and you couldn’t be a serial killer, you have friends who take photos (everyone knows serial killers don’t have friends who take photos lol).

I’ve seen a lot of dating coaches recommend taking staged photos with a high-quality camera, but I’ve always found they perform worse for the reasons stated above (new smartphones work best). It just makes her more suspicious (they’re still way better than ugly selfies though, those give serious serial killer vibes).

Aesthetic

Last and least important is the photo should be aesthetically pleasing to look at.

Both of these photos look relatively candid, and I look decently attractive in both, but the one on the right is miles more aesthetic, so it will perform way better.

I don’t think you need much of an explanation for this one.

better looking photos = better profile

It’s pretty self-explanatory.

This means no dirty mirrors, clean backgrounds, and less cluttered photos.

General Guidelines

To make it easy to accomplish these three objectives in every photo here are some general guidelines you should follow.

Be clearly visible in every photo. All the time I see guys put up pictures on their dating profiles with sunglasses and a hat covering their face, or group photos where you can barely tell which one they are, this is essentially a death wish for your matches. If she can’t tell what you look like she’s going to assume you’re ugly (hot guys wouldn’t hide their face).

Make sure the camera is either neutral or tilted slightly up for the photo. Tilting the camera down warps your face to make your jaw look slimmer, forehead bigger, and waist wider, making you look significantly worse overall. A neutral angle avoids this and a slight tilt up does the opposite.

Take photos in natural locations. This one is big for making your photos look candid and aesthetic. It’s extremely hard to make a dirty bathroom picture look candid or aesthetic. A picture at an arcade almost always will look both candid and aesthetic.

Take 20 photos every time you take 1. If you actually want a great pictures this is almost mandatory. The first photo rarely comes out well, but if you take 20 you always get at least one good one. Just tell your friend “just spam 20 for me, I think this one will be good for my tinder” and he’ll get it ;). Move around and try different facial expressions. You’ll get at least one good one.

Make sure you look you’re best when you go out to take photos. Get a good haircut, lose weight if you have to, and make sure your face is lean that day (check out my chiselled face video for help with that). When put together these things make a massive difference.

I could honestly make a full book out of this stuff, but these are the basics. As long as you are at least average looking, you look as attractive as possible in every photo, the photos look candid, and they’re not a total eye sore to look at, you’ll get matches.

If you have abs, a good shirtless photo will multiply your results, but I’ll save that for next week.

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and I’ll see you next Thursday.