When you post your photo on a dating site is it better to use a studio photo or a self shot photo? When I was running my matchmaking site I always told the girls to get some nice studio shots done. Sometimes they wouldn’t and would give me horrible little passport photos to post with their profiles.
The ones who got nice studio shots often looked great in their photos and got lots of contacts. But that sometimes led to a problem when a man met them and was upset that she didn’t look nearly as good in person, ouch! But what about revealing and suggestive self shots like this one? It seems more intimate and personal and maybe better than even those really nice studio shots.
Tags: online dating
You might also like
Down the top self shot cleavage photos most popular
When I asked before about self shot photos and if they are the best for dating sites a reader commented...
|
|
Outsource your online dating I know a little something about online dating since I used to run the Asian Sweetheart dating site (now...
|
Sexy Studio shots from photographer Dis
He labels his photos Sexy @ Studio and calls himself Dis but gives only a Hotmail address, no website...
|
5 Responses to “Are self shot photos better?”
Leave a Reply
Filed Under: Dating
September 18th, 2009 at 5:28 pm
On online dating sites involving Thai women, the default photo these days usually seems to include some variety of self-done cleavage shot… Not that I mind too much!!!
September 18th, 2009 at 6:41 pm
Another side of the same coin, frequently amateur models use highly stylized and retouched photos to advertise themselves. Sometimes, the model bears little resemblance to the photo, which can be surprising or even irritating to a photographer.
There is something intimate and “gritty” about some self-made “suggestive” photos. However, a good photographer can achieve the same emotional impact even with a highly produced set – look at Helmut Newton’s work for exceptional examples.
I do admit that the intimate, self-made photos on the “Meet This Girl” ads do tend to be more eye-catching, though.
September 18th, 2009 at 9:16 pm
I’ll tell you what I’ll try to hook up with that girl. Photo is really enticing.
September 19th, 2009 at 12:43 am
Good luck Al! Be sure to update us if you make contact with her.
September 19th, 2009 at 5:21 am
I don’t get too excited about dating websites, mainly because they are too expensive… but I am on several websites like, facebook,tagged, etc.. and to tell the truth, I hardly ever answer to any of the girls unless they happen to have some revealing photos in their profile… I figure, what the heck, if she is going to be advertising, show the wares, right?