Tens of photoshoots are not yielding Tinder results

Does it feel you’ve done tens of rounds of photos with no significant changes to your Tinder results in terms of matches or dates?

A photoshoot here, requesting a friend to snap a photo there, and to finish it off, photoshoot on a holiday. And in the end, nothing happens.

You feel that you’re taking a lot of pictures, probably more than most people that do well.

Friends and the internet say to “just get some photos with your friends or with a hobby, and your Tinder will explode because you already look so attractive” but your experience doesn’t suggest anything like like that.

So to remedy this, you decide to keep taking more photos… with no improved results. Can you tell what’s wrong with that?

The idea of just doing more and more photoshoots isn’t inherently wrong. When you learn and improve your photo quality without problems, taking more photos does what it’s supposed to.

It’s when you stop learning and improving that things don’t go as expected.

Why just getting more photos won’t work for Tinder?

What do think happens when keep taking pictures but don’t reflect on what to improve?

• A: You’re likely to get significantly better faring photos eventually
• B: You most likely get similar results as previous photos

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You can probably guess where I’m going with this, the correct answer is B.

Consider this analogue. You go to a gym, you squat, deadlift and bench with a bit of weight on the barbell say 40kg (~90lbs), and you go home. Next time, you lift with the same weight again and it feels a bit easier than last time. And the next time, you lift with the same weight again and it feels slightly easier as well.

But eventually you hit a wall. It doesn’t get any easier. And you’re nowhere near lifting hundreds of kilos like those advanced lifters. To lift hundreds of kilos, you need to progressively increase the weight you lift. Every time you challenge yourself to be a bit better.

Similarly, taking more photos without progressively improving is like lifting with the same weight again and again. So you should stop to evaluate and reflect on how to improve further so your Tinder photos actually get better.

Ask yourself where you could steadily improve your photos for a better Tinder profile

If you have taken 10s of rounds of photos without improvement in Tinder results, that suggests you haven’t improved on your photo taking.

Ask yourself these questions and pick what you could improve in your next photoshoot:

• Are you taking enough photos? Each time you take photos, take at least a hundred with different angles, poses, props, and facial expressions. The more varied photos you take each time, the more likely you are to get one that stand out way above the rest.
• Are you improving on photo quality? Ensure that the lighting is good, your eyes are in focus, background is slightly blurred, and you fill the photo frame to center the attention to you. These technical qualities can help improve how well the photo portrays you.
• Are you lacking specific skills to take good photos? If you’re using own equipment like smartphone or own DSLR, look at either improving your skills with own equipment or editing software like Photoshop. Paying attention to and understanding lighting and composition are the more important ones. Or if you’re too busy, consider hiring a professional do it for you.
• Are you using a professional and photos aren’t of good quality? See how could you direct them better to get photographs that you need for your Tinder or try another photographer to get better photos. To start with, tell them explicitly that these photos are meant for online dating and that you want to showcase specific hobbies in your Tinder profile. In addition when trying a new photographer, ask for their portfolio to see what kinds of dating pictures they’ve taken before.
• Are you evaluating your photos for Tinder qualities? Specifically for Tinder, you want to assess your photos based on how much you look like a person who gets laid, looks stylish, and has an interesting life.
• Are you focusing only on your pictures and neglecting other factors affecting Tinder success? While photos are important for Tinder success, you can’t forget about your physique, style, profile vibe and mental fortitude of improving every day. Neglecting these areas can severely bottleneck your results thus lead to an illusion of no progress.

Hopefully these questions help you improve your future photoshoots and Tinder results down the line.