Picture Feedback Megathread

[IAndrewX]

Do any of this pics count as " activity pics " and if yes, would you guys use any of them for tinder / instagram ?

 

[Adrizzle]

Camera 2

This is a p fucking good shot. Like aesthetically, maybe only fault is the car is a bit distracting

I’d crop it much harder

 

[G.N]

I think our lifestyles are so different that this probably wouldn't fly elsewhere. The Midwest isn't super highly fashionable or competitive unlike LA.

I mean my city wasn't either.

Look give it a try and come back with your results. Maybe you have some success with it. But I predict it will be better, but not great and you'll be thinking you need better pics or think blackpill stuff.


I'm kind of debating how much more I should tell you. I'm skeptical that you're open to any feedback besides the ones you want to hear rn.

Because of comments like this

If you were commenting on the old pics I used, then yes, they were trash.

And this.

Regarding deer photo:

You're slouching. Doesn't look confident

Deer photo is just to show a goofy side and just say that I like animals, its not to show confidence or whatever, thats what the rest of the pics are for

But I'll give it one last try;


You're deer picture: and this isn't the only picture that's bad btw.

But you're deer picture.

Look the vibe you have to get off is someone who is sexy and confident FIRST. After girls think 'omg this guy is so hot and confident.'

Then you show poralizing things like 'oh he looks so rugged, but he helps at an animal shelter.' Or 'he looks so serious, but he can have fun'.

So goofy isn't good in and of itself. You need to be goofy for the sake of establishing yourself as a multidimensional guy. Girls like that polarization.

So problem why this goofy picture isn't good.

It's because youre body posture is not good. You need a goofy picture where you still look like a confident man. Even in the goofy picture.

Your profile follows a weakest link, phenomena. So if you have 3 great pictures, but 1 bad one. Your profile is as strong as your bad one. My profile has 3-4 pictures. That's many many many many many pictures I turned down because they were slightly off. Good isn't good enough. It has to be great.

So your slouching. That's a big deal. Go take some more goofy pictures where you still look like a man. This one looks like boyish.

And the other issue is that your friend in the picture looks leaner and thinner. Read: he makes you look worse. His hat is great and his pose os solid. Actually if it was your friend, I would say this picture is fine.


I know you put a lot of work into this shoot. And ya you might get better results, but I'm trying to tell you how to get great results.


I hope you question whether or not I'm right seriously.

If your not willing to consider other people's opinions, you'll have to wait for life to teach you all the lessons, because even if you're right in this circumstance there will be a hundred other things you'll have to learn the hard way. Your life will be a series of brutal hard lessons and eventually you'll figure it out after being massively frustrated. (It's not enough to read, find experienced people who disagree with you, and ask questions).


This stuff isn't easy, so the faster you get open to lots of different opinions the better.

I think I am only resistant to changing the deer photo because otherwise none of my social pics are good. All of them have egregious flaws like appearing super short (mainly cuz theyre with people who are like way taller than me), really stupid facial expression, stupid pose, etc. This was the "best of the worst". I was told that having all your pics just be of you makes you look way less attractive.

I also got told a lot you need at least one pic showing teeth so girls know your teeth don't look like shit. This one is hard for me since I have had braces for a long time, then had low confidence for another two years after i got them taken off (due to other circumstances) so I am not used to smiling in photos.

When you pick it apart, yeah, I agree its not objectively good. I had to sit for a few hours and really take in what you said.

I guess I should be more grateful at least I am being helped here. Everywhere else I get told I am crazy for putting in effort into the apps, especially Reddit where all they do is bitch and moan.

For the moment could I just run with a profile where none of my pics have others in them? Will it still be successful? I want to include at least one social pic but my circumstances are making it difficult to get.

 

[Fodu]

For the moment could I just run with a profile where none of my pics have others in them? Will it still be successful? I want to include at least one social pic but my circumstances are making it difficult to get.

Yes I don’t have anyone else in my profile and it works, I get laid.

I would probably benefit from one but it’s not necessary to get laid. And pancake has written a guide on what makes a social photo good. If a social photo is bad then don’t include it.

I’ve told you before, get the basics first. Don’t worry about the social photo yet.

 

[G.N]

Sorry if this is unwanted advice I also think you could improve your looks by plucking your eyebrows a bit to shape them. They are very strong, which is a good thing if they look well groomed

I second this. Mine are groomed. Get an electric eyebrow trimmer. Threading works too but it’s annoying having to rely on someone else to shape them, plus I can’t easily touch up, plus it costs money. I also run a comb through and trim, to shorten the hairs just so it’s a bit less dense.

Brown people have thick brows, a curse but an opportunity — lots that we can do to edit and shape them. Use that to your advantage.

I'm kind of debating how much more I should tell you. I'm skeptical that you're open to any feedback besides the ones you want to hear rn.

I agree with Manga here. @GN44 we’ve all been giving you the exact same fucking feedback on your pics — your expression, besides being *literally the same in every picture*, is boring and asexual. I’m patient with you because I see a lot of myself in you when I was in uni. Your list of hobbies is exactly the same as mine though I did ballroom instead of salsa. However you are resistant to feedback and make excuses like claiming your fashion is better than average. Looking at your friend in the deer pic, I disagree that your fashion is anything other than average — now that guy knows how to dress. Not my style but at least it’s a style. I posted some reading pics earlier — the last one has great style suitable for a guy in college and it’s really not that hard to do.

Also you need to reread Andy’s Tinder guide — fine isn’t good enough. We are not here to get mediocre results. We are here to, as the Gen Z girls say, slay.

So what if everyone around you dresses like shit? I agree that there is such a thing as overdressing, but you will benefit from being dressed at least within the top 10% of men.

Can’t afford many clothes? Narrow the list of clothes to get to a very small list. Can’t afford those? Go to cheap stores, fast fashion etc. Still can’t afford? Thrift, shop at charity shops, sales, eBay, hinting to parents that you want that leather jacket for your birthday (better than them giving you some nonsense you don’t want). And then there’s still part-time jobs on campus or other things you can do to make some money, eg buy and resell Playstation games (discs), give tuition idk.

There are ways to solve most problems. But you need to raise your standards first.

Yeah my fault on the eyebrows thing. I planned to get them shaped before my shoot, but I forgot.

I can hopefully get a leather jacket. I can probably get one that is less than 100$ since that is all I can afford atm.

I just remembered there is a goodwill nearby, I can go check it out since my weekend is pretty lax and see if I can find a leather jacket and some other accessories. Last time I went I remember seeing rows on rows of clothes. I managed to get some money from selling collectibles. I used a decent bits to pay for the photoshoot.

I do clearly remember the photos that I liked the most were way different from the ones he liked. Because I think his perspective is he cares most about: 1. What photos look best to him from a technical standpoint and 2. What gets me success on the apps. Meanwhile my priorities are just what will get me laid.

I appreciate you being patient with me (oh and I also do ballroom, salsa I just like more because I find it more fun and I like the music way more).

Here is my current plan. I will wait till Friday and hopefully my photographer sends me all the pictures from last week. I will pick out my faves and if those still don't have good facial expressions, I will ask if I can get some reshot. You guys are only seeing 1-2% of the photos he took.

In the meantime I will put up the best ones on a real profile, or at least just Hinge since its the platform I am familiar with.

 

[G.N]

For the moment could I just run with a profile where none of my pics have others in them? Will it still be successful? I want to include at least one social pic but my circumstances are making it difficult to get.

Yes I don’t have anyone else in my profile and it works, I get laid.

I would probably benefit from one but it’s not necessary to get laid. And pancake has written a guide on what makes a social photo good. If a social photo is bad then don’t include it.

I’ve told you before, get the basics first. Don’t worry about the social photo yet.

Kay ill just get rid of it. Ill probably still need to include at least one pic of me smiling so I don't look like a completely heartless dude.

 

[G.N]

Hinge is absolutely fucking up my photos, completely forgot that these things need to be squared. I thought that portrait was fine. Fucking hell, how do I fix this without screwing my image quality too hard?

 

[Adrizzle]

Crop in or background blur your photos

 

[brohankwon]

Hey guys,

Here is my current batch of potential dating app photos. Thanks in advance!

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piano

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red t-shirt in tunnel

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wedding 1

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wedding 2

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black shirt 1

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black shirt 2

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black shirt 3 (headshot)

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sunglasses 1

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sunglasses 2

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harbor 1


harbor 2

 

[Perseus]

I would consider editing 1 so the shadows make your abs pop a bit more.
Another edit I might consider is to make the pictures warmer

How is this?

 

[Perseus]

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red t-shirt in tunnel

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wedding 1

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wedding 2

Red shirt is great, wedding photos might work but I think they can frame you in a specific way (family way) so be careful with that

 

[Aspire2Greatness]

Hinge is absolutely fucking up my photos, completely forgot that these things need to be squared. I thought that portrait was fine. Fucking hell, how do I fix this without screwing my image quality too hard?

Pre-crop your photos in Photoshop or Lightroom to 600x600 pixels.
I've done similar stuff with my own photos for Tinder and gotten rid of the ugly-ass compression that you induce when you upload high quality photos.
Reference: https://tinder.com/@h2f

 

[G.N]

Hinge is absolutely fucking up my photos, completely forgot that these things need to be squared. I thought that portrait was fine. Fucking hell, how do I fix this without screwing my image quality too hard?

Pre-crop your photos in Photoshop or Lightroom to 600x600 pixels.
I've done similar stuff with my own photos for Tinder and gotten rid of the ugly-ass compression that you induce when you upload high quality photos.
Reference: https://tinder.com/@h2f

Did that a bit, worked decently for bumble and tinder, still need to fix it for Hinge. That profile looks my weakest currently (and is giving me the worst results). I haven't been as motivated to fix it yet as Hinge seems to have the worst quality girls in my area so far.

 

[Fodu]

I would consider editing 1 so the shadows make your abs pop a bit more.
Another edit I might consider is to make the pictures warmer

How is this?

So much better, I like the brightness of the overall pic. The vibe is better. I’d prefer if the sand were more yellow though. The day you shot this the sun wasn’t so bright so we aren’t getting the warm vibes of the beach as much as I’d like. It’s perfectly fine though, very good pic and it’s candid, you don’t seem like a douche showing off your abs but the abs still look great.

What could also help is to use the Mokko filter on Faceapp. Here it is at 30%.

What are your thoughts? Independent of my pov I’m curious to see if you think it’s better with Mokko.

 

[MILFandCookies]

How is this?

So much better, I like the brightness of the overall pic. The vibe is better. I’d prefer if the sand were more yellow though. The day you shot this the sun wasn’t so bright so we aren’t getting the warm vibes of the beach as much as I’d like. It’s perfectly fine though, very good pic and it’s candid, you don’t seem like a douche showing off your abs but the abs still look great.

What could also help is to use the Mokko filter on Faceapp. Here it is at 30%.

What are your thoughts? Independent of my pov I’m curious to see if you think it’s better with Mokko.

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I can barely tell the difference but it does seem a little warmer.

 

[MILFandCookies]

Hinge is absolutely fucking up my photos, completely forgot that these things need to be squared. I thought that portrait was fine. Fucking hell, how do I fix this without screwing my image quality too hard?

Yeah the square thing can be annoying. It limits the photos that can look good when cropped.

Portrait is still best, since hinge will fuck up horizontal photos too, and Tinder takes only portrait orientation photos.

The best way to combat this is to think of square crop when you take/plan the photos unfortunately. Some photos crop better than others depending on where you place the action in the photo.

 

[Perseus]

How is this?

So much better, I like the brightness of the overall pic. The vibe is better. I’d prefer if the sand were more yellow though. The day you shot this the sun wasn’t so bright so we aren’t getting the warm vibes of the beach as much as I’d like. It’s perfectly fine though, very good pic and it’s candid, you don’t seem like a douche showing off your abs but the abs still look great.

What could also help is to use the Mokko filter on Faceapp. Here it is at 30%.

What are your thoughts? Independent of my pov I’m curious to see if you think it’s better with Mokko.

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Looks a bit more saturated, but yeah its not much different

 

[Fodu]

So much better, I like the brightness of the overall pic. The vibe is better. I’d prefer if the sand were more yellow though. The day you shot this the sun wasn’t so bright so we aren’t getting the warm vibes of the beach as much as I’d like. It’s perfectly fine though, very good pic and it’s candid, you don’t seem like a douche showing off your abs but the abs still look great.

What could also help is to use the Mokko filter on Faceapp. Here it is at 30%.

What are your thoughts? Independent of my pov I’m curious to see if you think it’s better with Mokko.

IMG_2497.jpeg

Looks a bit more saturated, but yeah its not much different

Yeah it’s subtle. I can be a bit too detail oriented when it comes to these things. Btw Bumble is annoying, it will make the whole pic less saturated. Up to you which you pick, but your edit was already miles better than the original.

 

[G.N]

Hinge is absolutely fucking up my photos, completely forgot that these things need to be squared. I thought that portrait was fine. Fucking hell, how do I fix this without screwing my image quality too hard?

Yeah the square thing can be annoying. It limits the photos that can look good when cropped.

Portrait is still best, since hinge will fuck up horizontal photos too, and Tinder takes only portrait orientation photos.

The best way to combat this is to think of square crop when you take/plan the photos unfortunately. Some photos crop better than others depending on where you place the action in the photo.

Yeah Hinge is the worst for me rn. Only 1 like meanwhile Tinder and Bumble have given me roughly 8-11 each in 3 days. I have to figure out the editing of my photos.

 

[pancakemouse]

Hey guys,

Here is my current batch of potential dating app photos. Thanks in advance!

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piano

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red t-shirt in tunnel

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wedding 2

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black shirt 2

Use the four I quoted.