Ansprechende Profilfotos

Hello Tanja

The photos should portray me as attractive, trustworthy and competent. For me attractiveness means displaying masculinity, dominance, bravery, pride and confidence in no particular order.

The photoshooting should take place outdoors during the golden hour i.e. right before sunset or right after sunrise.

During the photoshooting I want to change the outfit several times. Also I want a location which offers multiple interesting backgrounds.

I want a good mix of candid and posed photos.

I want to avoid looking shorter. So I want to fill the frame of the photo and avoid high-angle shots.

Also I want to avoid extreme closeups because it distorts the face.

I have an oblong face. So my face is longer than it's wide. So I want to avoid photos which elongate my face. Creating the illusion of a square shaped face would be optimal.

Based on research I came up with five ideas.

1. A full body shot in sport clothes of me doing an activity.

I thought about jogging, cycling or doing bodyweight exercises like dips, pullups or pushups.

On the website you said the activity shouldn't be too intense. How about walking with my bike?

2. A headshot to accentuate my jawline by moving the forehead down and a little forward combined with a slight smile to show my beautiful teeth.

I have great difficulties putting on a natural smile so I'd appreciate guidance.

The photo should be taken from the front or at a slight angle.

When taking the picture from a sligth angle the left face should be the focus to make use of the leftward bias.

The picture should portray sex appeal withouth looking aggressive or dangerous.

3. A picture where I sit in a black leather chair with outstretched limbs to show dominance. I'd like to wear a suit to show how I would look like in a noble environment. But maybe it would look too posed. How can we mitigate this?

4. Chess is a great hobby of mine. A picture of me playing chess. So there would be a chess board, chess clock and I'd be moving a piece. I'd bring the chess equipment.

5. A variation of 2. where the goal is to create trust so a woman feels safe preferably in a suit because it boosts trustworthiness.

6. A shot where I am standing looking as good as possible. On youtube I'd search for good poses to prepare.

7. A picture where I'm reading a book outside. Maybe we could simulate a natural look to the camera by making a noise so I look up from the book surprised.

8. A picture with me sitting in a chair at a table looking into the camera smiling. It should give the woman the impression of how I would look like on a date.

I hope the ideas are not too vague and if you need clarification or more details please don't hesitate to ask me. I'm willing to do further research. Good preparation is the key to a good photoshoot because with a clear goal in mind we can produce better results faster.

A problem would be that we wouldn't be able to use all of the ideas at one location because some ideas require being indoors while others require being outdoors.

I'd prefer a location where not many people are walking around because it's only my second photoshooting and I remember how awkward the first time felt.

I'd say the first two photos should be posed and professional. Then more candid shots of me doing different activities would be good.

Also after the photoshoot I'd like to show the pictures to some woman to pick the best ones. Is that possible?