7 Must-have photos for dating apps

Straight up selfies won’t help you out much when trying to create a strong dating profile. Tinder, Bumble, Hinge and many of the other online dating apps are hugely popular so your competition is likely way ahead of you.

You want to show a diverse selection of your personality and a broad range of natural moments. Let’s look at some of the staples that we provide in our dating photoshoots.

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Best photos for dating apps

While your dating app profile should be focused on you with little distraction, it’s hugely beneficial if you can work in a few snaps of your life activities.

1. Active shot

Photos that have you breaking a sweat will always provide a major boost to your profile and suggest an outgoing lifestyle.

2. Affectionate shot

Replace snaps of you and your ex with pictures of you showing affection to pets or whatever you get comfort from.

3. Full body shots

You can cheat here, show off what ever fashion or style you want to showcase for the shot.

4. Lifestyle shot

For a lifestyle shot you should be creative and bring to light things in your life that you would want someone to know about. Could be your passions or it could be the environments you love to spend time in.

5. Down time

Doesn’t matter how you chill :) just show you can do it with class.

6. Sports shot

Again this doesn’t have to be your most focused portrait since you’re probably on the move, but sports shots are typically the most popular shots you can feature.

7. Laughter shot

Smiling in a photo is only beaten by laughing - since we have to engage so much more of ourselves to do it. This is a perfect way to showcase more of our personality.

Dating site photography

There are many staples that can lead to success on a dating profile. And although you don’t want to have more than 8-9 photos, you always want to increase the range of depth and be versitile in what pictures you pick.