Summary: Dating profile pic dos, don'ts and oh-hell-nos. We talk about one of the most important features of your online dating profile, your picture! Join us for our two cents, as well as some emails from listeners talking about their experiences and recommendations for your profile pictures. - Direct MP3 Download - iTunes Subscription - RSS Feed Tweet Show Notes for episode 2 below… DDP Ep. 002 Show Notes: On DDP episode numero dos Joel and Lara talk about... Our thoughts on profile pictures: have more than one picture! make sure your pic isn’t taken from too far away pictures should be clear, from a good perspective thoughtful accessories - if a someone has a hat on in every shot it’s hard to tell what they really look like multiple pics of the same thing - eg 3 shots in a row taken from your webcam in the same shirt etc. smile! Why post a pic of yourself looking grumpy or too serious? clothing: should be appropriate for the activity (partial nudity means you’re likely to be contacted by a different crowd than if you have normal clothes on) what about pictures that show someone doing something they say they don’t do (eg smoking) cropping - be careful about only uploading the picture you intend to - you may think you’re able to crop out your friends in an image, but when users click on your thumbnail they may be able to see the entire shot, so take care Having more than one pic is a good idea, but if you don’t have many photos of yourself, what do you do? Joel recommends trawling your Facebook friends’ photo albums, snagging pictures you’re in, and cropping individual photos appropriately. Pictures are really important, but what else? NEWS Dr. Marina Adshade, Professor of Economics at Dalhousie Univeristy in Halifax and instructor of the course, The Economics of Sex and Love: “Do Women Really Value Income Over Looks in a Mate?” Gavin Clarke: “iPhone users get more sex than Android Fans" Listener email: Darryl B. writes about his first experience with online dating - he arranged to meet someone he’d made a connection with on an online dating site, only to be unable to recognize her because her profile pic didn’t look like her and was taken from the awkward “downshot” angle. It was really awkward and disappointing to be surprised that way! Thanks for sharing your story, Darryl! Anne M. writes about her pet peeves with profile pics - don’t use a mirror, and bathroom pics look terrible! Use a timer or get a friend to take a picture. Leave something to the imagination - keep your clothes on! Pictures should just be of you, or if there are several people, make sure to point out which one is you. A good picture needs to be clear and natural. Thanks for sharing your pet peeves, Anne! Email us (datingdigital AT gmail DOT com) with your thoughts or questions about profile pictures for your online profile, what you look for in other people’s online profiles, and stories about your experience with trying to make connections in the world of online dating. Check us out on Twitter (@ddpodcast), and feel free to record a voicemail and send that to our gmail account as well. We’ll be back in 2-3 weeks with another episode and look forward to hearing from you in the meantime!
