One of the most important aspects of being successful on a free dating site is developing an attention-getting profile. Of course, the main ingredient for any effective profile is a stunning photograph. Below are some tips that will help you choose the best profile for your free dating site profile.
Professional or Personal
When you are selecting a photo for your free dating site, the first step is to decide whether you want a professionally taken picture or one you’ve taken yourself or that was taken by someone else you know. The biggest factor is your preference. While you’ll have to pay good money for quality photos from a professional, you will benefit from their lighting expertise and their ability to shoot you in the best possible angle. However, personal photographs are typically more natural and allow more of your personality to seep through.
Regardless of which choice you make, do not resort to those professionals who will “glamourize” you for the photo shoot. You want to look as natural as possible.
Background Considerations
When you are choosing a photo for your free dating site profile, you also need to keep in mind the background of any shots you consider using. Remember that your safety should be a top priority, so don’t take any photographs that might give away your location, including the names of schools, landmarks, or anything similar.
You also don’t want to pick photographs that include other people, even parts of other people. For one, you should never publicize someone’s photograph without their permission. More importantly, you don’t want to distract viewers from your image. This is a good reason why you should take new pictures instead of relying on old ones.
Pick Recent Photographs
One of the biggest ways people stretch the photographic truth on a free dating site is by posting out-of-date photos. When nothing in the background can give away the time of the photo, you may be able to fool a possible respondent with a ten year old photograph. However, you won’t be able to fool that person when you meet offline. If you are serious about having a relationship outside of the Internet, you need to choose photographs that show what you look like today even if that means sharing a few of your flaws, such as a few extra pounds or a receding hair line.
Limit Yourself
Although many profiles at a free dating site will let you upload a large number of photographs, you want to stick to only a couple. The maximum you use should always be around three. If you want people to see more images of you, direct them to a personal web site. You should consider a head shot (from the shoulders up) for your profile’s main image. Choose a full-length image for one of your other photographs and use the other to show off something you enjoy doing, such as golfing or collecting movies.
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