OLD Photos Review & Feedback

[Renton]

Hey everyone, got some new pics after hearing feedback from you guys. Let me know what y'all think. I'm gonna bite the bullet and actually make an OLD profile now, so would love to hear any feedback on how I can use these pics.

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Also these pics show up with lower resolution on the site, they look higher quality on my phone/computer.

1st and 3rd: This falls under the category of "oh look someone's holding up a camera, let me pose for the photo."

That never works - always looks super cheesy. Check out this guest post I wrote for KYIL for a better approach: http://killyourinnerloser.com/paparazzi-factor/

2nd: Okay. Looks very staged... Might be good enough to put in though, test it as your 2nd or 3rd photo and see what happens to your matches.

4th: The gym is completely empty behind you, throws off the vibe. If there were other people working out I'd say this is a good one. In my example gym photos above there are either people in the background, or you can't see much of the background.

5th: Cheesy posed cell phone photos like this are only good if the rest of your profile is stellar. It's a crappy photo of a fun situation... If the rest of your profile is all great, candid, professional photos, then adding a crappy cell phone photo like this near the end of your profile can make you seem real and relatable to girls. For now though you're not there. Mimic these social photos (have one friend take a photo of you over a second friend's shoulder):
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You're getting better. Keep it up!

Hey man, I've seen you often mention that 'staged' photos don't work well, etc.
Well, do you really think that if a girl sees a photo like either of the above that she honestly thinks it ISN'T staged? I find that hard to believe.

No one takes candid photos like that day-to-day. It just doesn't happen. To my eye it's very obvious these were shot by a professional photographer and not a typical iPhone capture. Who carries around a DSLR day-to-day these days just to get candid shots of their friends? Not many people.

I just wonder whether it makes all that much of a difference having these 'trying to seem candid but not really candid' pics, rather than a posed one?

 

[MILFandCookies]

1st and 3rd: This falls under the category of "oh look someone's holding up a camera, let me pose for the photo."

That never works - always looks super cheesy. Check out this guest post I wrote for KYIL for a better approach: http://killyourinnerloser.com/paparazzi-factor/

2nd: Okay. Looks very staged... Might be good enough to put in though, test it as your 2nd or 3rd photo and see what happens to your matches.

4th: The gym is completely empty behind you, throws off the vibe. If there were other people working out I'd say this is a good one. In my example gym photos above there are either people in the background, or you can't see much of the background.

5th: Cheesy posed cell phone photos like this are only good if the rest of your profile is stellar. It's a crappy photo of a fun situation... If the rest of your profile is all great, candid, professional photos, then adding a crappy cell phone photo like this near the end of your profile can make you seem real and relatable to girls. For now though you're not there. Mimic these social photos (have one friend take a photo of you over a second friend's shoulder):
Abdi-Dating-Unchained-319.jpg
Ed-Social-Shots.jpg


You're getting better. Keep it up!

Hey man, I've seen you often mention that 'staged' photos don't work well, etc.
Well, do you really think that if a girl sees a photo like either of the above that she honestly thinks it ISN'T staged? I find that hard to believe.

No one takes candid photos like that day-to-day. It just doesn't happen. To my eye it's very obvious these were shot by a professional photographer and not a typical iPhone capture. Who carries around a DSLR day-to-day these days just to get candid shots of their friends? Not many people.

I just wonder whether it makes all that much of a difference having these 'trying to seem candid but not really candid' pics, rather than a posed one?

You're very right. Girls aren't stupid, they know they're professional.

Girls are primarily emotional creatures, not logical. It's important that it FEELS candid (pose, action, facial expression etc.), not that they honestly believe it's candid.

Attaching a text I got from a client to back me up.

 

[MILFandCookies]

1st and 3rd: This falls under the category of "oh look someone's holding up a camera, let me pose for the photo."

That never works - always looks super cheesy. Check out this guest post I wrote for KYIL for a better approach: http://killyourinnerloser.com/paparazzi-factor/

2nd: Okay. Looks very staged... Might be good enough to put in though, test it as your 2nd or 3rd photo and see what happens to your matches.

4th: The gym is completely empty behind you, throws off the vibe. If there were other people working out I'd say this is a good one. In my example gym photos above there are either people in the background, or you can't see much of the background.

5th: Cheesy posed cell phone photos like this are only good if the rest of your profile is stellar. It's a crappy photo of a fun situation... If the rest of your profile is all great, candid, professional photos, then adding a crappy cell phone photo like this near the end of your profile can make you seem real and relatable to girls. For now though you're not there. Mimic these social photos (have one friend take a photo of you over a second friend's shoulder):
Abdi-Dating-Unchained-319.jpg
Ed-Social-Shots.jpg


You're getting better. Keep it up!

Appreciate the response! Yeah they look pretty staged because I've had to take a lot of pics on my own lol. My friends either suck at taking photos or are super awkward/weird about it. It's hard to take candid pics by yourself, just gotta keep working on that.

You're doing the right thing man - putting in the reps. Focusing on your facial expression and body language will put you in more control of how candid the photos feel.