GN44 said:
The cooking pic I have is pretty cuck so Ill need something more masculine. I don't know if this would help but a black apron could help.
My kitchen is pretty drab but my photographer said just use a lot more props to make it more lively+colorful.
The flame thing is such a dope idea but I have an electric stove in my apartment. I could defo attempt that though when I go home to my stove with an actual flame.
These two pics from my old shoot are a rough idea of what I am thinking I could do. I won't use these but would this idea be okay?
Let’s take a deeper look into the topic. Whatever I mention here basically works the same for any type of activity you ever consider to add on your profile.
Except for very weird stuff, every hobby or activity works. But more importantly, there are levels to convey for any activity. Because we’ll see based on these examples, you can be perceived as a loser with your cooking pic or a godlike chef.
What matters besides your appearance on these pics
- Location
- Your outfit
- Perceived skill of the activity or high value traits (confidence, pose, …), the latter is most important on portrait and I look good pics
How girls see these pics
1) This is a dork cooking with a shirt given by his mom in his grandmas kitchen. He seems to have no clue what he’s doing.
2) Decent looking dude who apparently lives healthy. Boring kitchen though and did he just threw veggies in the pan or is my man cooking for real?
3) Cool kitchen, he looks pretty decent at cooking. But I can’t see the food so is he legit. I’m not sure, maybe he’s acting. Eh so so
4) Ow damn he looks pretty good. Seems like we’ll be eating healthy and it looks delicious. Maybe we can cook together sometime.
5) Wow, he’s going to give me a full show when he’s cooking for me. He’s handsome and an amazing chef, swipe right.
For all I know, the dude on pic 5 might be a clown and can’t cook for shit. But due to his action combined with the location and the outfit, I’d assume he’s one hell of a cook.
You should aim to at least be at the level of number 3 if you except the picture to add value to your profile.
In your case I’d keep what you have for now but really try to get closer to the next level.
I can find many cooking activities on Airbnb near me. They have nice kitchens and multiple options as to what they will be making. You could try to find one of these with a friend and make cool pics of each other. Imo it’s going to be hard to find an angle to make your place look dope but maybe you can with enough trial and error. And don’t make a pasta, everyone can do that, girls know.