What effect does your individual look have when taking pro photos for online game?
12-14-2018, 10:32 PM
There are a lot of good threads from times old on the issue of how to wisely present yourself in photos for online gaming, but I didn’t see a whole lot in talking about the different biases or attractions we get depending on how people perceive your looks.
For instance, in the most detailed thread I recall, we were able to see how even a respectfully non-handsome Steve Buscemi was able to look great in his photos because it fused the elements complementing his best features, minimising his worst, and conveying an emotion from the clothing, setting, pose, and etc. that intrigues.
What I didn’t see much of was how to manoeuvre around the different biases we will inevitably convey for reasons mostly beyond our control (race, etc) , and the kind of looks that might be less complementary to one man of a perceived attractiveness over another in making any particular pose in any particular backdrop.
When considering the feedback i’ve received over the years whether it be from friends, family, exes, online (social media, photo feeler, etc.), they often suggest I would be better off actually smilng in my photos and making eye contact at or in close proximity to the camera. Personally, I don’t like smiling in my pictures because it’s difficult for me to do that without being caught in a genuine moment. I’m willing to give it a chance whenever I hook up with the professional photographer (to hopefully get 3-5 digital images), but it’s just counterintuitive to me for reasons i’m sure many other share.
Part of what I think might be holding me back in my online date pictures is 1. Not having professional photos, obviously; i’m doing something about that, though. And 2. When I look like my usual brooding self, I somehow seem less approachable than if it’s Steve Buscemi, holding all other factors equal. But when I look “friendlier”, I seem to look less like a creepy weirdo than if it was Steve Buscemi.
On Photo Feeler, I tested several of my pictures, and even my shitty selfies with a camera phone was able to score 87% in the attractiveness category. I was saying i’m a 30 yr old male, and I had women of any age serve as the test subjects. I could be wrong, but i’m guessing I might not be that far off from finally getting this right for once in my life, hence, hoping if anybody had some wisdom to share on the subject.
I could also be overthinking this, but I just have this nagging suspicion that some of our universal truths to attraction may need to contain a footnote stressing a need of being wary of too much rigidity in our application of any particular rule/tip.
For instance, in the most detailed thread I recall, we were able to see how even a respectfully non-handsome Steve Buscemi was able to look great in his photos because it fused the elements complementing his best features, minimising his worst, and conveying an emotion from the clothing, setting, pose, and etc. that intrigues.
What I didn’t see much of was how to manoeuvre around the different biases we will inevitably convey for reasons mostly beyond our control (race, etc) , and the kind of looks that might be less complementary to one man of a perceived attractiveness over another in making any particular pose in any particular backdrop.
When considering the feedback i’ve received over the years whether it be from friends, family, exes, online (social media, photo feeler, etc.), they often suggest I would be better off actually smilng in my photos and making eye contact at or in close proximity to the camera. Personally, I don’t like smiling in my pictures because it’s difficult for me to do that without being caught in a genuine moment. I’m willing to give it a chance whenever I hook up with the professional photographer (to hopefully get 3-5 digital images), but it’s just counterintuitive to me for reasons i’m sure many other share.
Part of what I think might be holding me back in my online date pictures is 1. Not having professional photos, obviously; i’m doing something about that, though. And 2. When I look like my usual brooding self, I somehow seem less approachable than if it’s Steve Buscemi, holding all other factors equal. But when I look “friendlier”, I seem to look less like a creepy weirdo than if it was Steve Buscemi.
On Photo Feeler, I tested several of my pictures, and even my shitty selfies with a camera phone was able to score 87% in the attractiveness category. I was saying i’m a 30 yr old male, and I had women of any age serve as the test subjects. I could be wrong, but i’m guessing I might not be that far off from finally getting this right for once in my life, hence, hoping if anybody had some wisdom to share on the subject.
I could also be overthinking this, but I just have this nagging suspicion that some of our universal truths to attraction may need to contain a footnote stressing a need of being wary of too much rigidity in our application of any particular rule/tip.
