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[foducossy42]

Not the third one. His eyes aren’t squinched.

I’d say 2 and 4 are the best. 1 is good too. Play around with it. Take lots of selfies on a tripod or take a video.

strangely thats one that came up when I searched up squinching, may go look for some others. I think the fourth one I could easily emulate w/ enough practice and having a leather jacket.

Yes I’ve also seen that pic (3rd pic) before as an “example” of squinching. It’s not, he looks like a puppy.

[rohanp]

Two (more technical) critiques for the two of you (@rohanp and @k314):

1) Make sure your lens is clean.

@rohanp, I can tell that your lens was dirty by the hazy look that your pictures have. I'm presuming you're using your phone. Before you take a picture, wipe the lens with your shirt (so long as it's reasonably clean) just to get the fingerprints & schmutz off of it.

If you're using an actual camera, clean the lens with a lens cloth when it gets dirty. Camera lenses are a lot more delicate than smart-phone lenses. They've got thin coatings to help improve image quality. The best way to clean a camera lens is to keep it clean in the first place; use the lens cap to keep the lens clean when you're not using it.

2) Unless you're going for a specific look, use indirect ("soft") lighting

Direct lighting makes you squint, throws harsh shadows on your face, and generally makes you look like a serial killer. If you can stare into the light source, it's direct lighting.

Indirect lighting lights your face without creating harsh shadows. You get indirect lighting when light bounces off of things (e.g. walls or floors) or is filtered by something "porous" (e.g. clouds or tree leaves).

I might throw together a quick reference of direct vs. indirect lighting styles.

@k314, regarding the boat pic: I'd say it's a no-go. I'd rather see a shot of you from the front of the boat with you sitting confidently behind the helm.

Really appreciate the advice! Yes, it was from my phone. I took them on my own.

[rohanp]

Hey guys need some honest feedback about my photos. I was having decent success using pics 1,8,9 in my medium sized town. I was able to get dates consistently, but I recently moved to LA and now I'm struggling. Took some more photos and would love some honest feedback if any of these are usable and what order I should put them in. Also should I include the group photo I know its not very candid, but it does show off my height. Any advice is welcome. Thank you.

Hey mate. I would say your guitar picture is definitely tinder worthy. I also really like number 6 as it comes of natural, and the sunset view absolutely harmonizes well as a background. 1 is also pretty good, but the facial expression on number 2 is not bad either.

[GoodLookingNerd]

Tried some more color grading to touch up this specific photo, it had potential but the color were very flat. Are these any good?


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Sidenote: I know this has been said a thousand times by now but how do you avoid the apps fucking up your image quality?

[pancakemouse]

Sidenote: I know this has been said a thousand times by now but how do you avoid the apps fucking up your image quality?

https://pancakemouse.wordpress.com/2021 ... ur-photos/

[GN44]

My leather jacket arrived today. What do you guys think? Fits pretty snug ngl

Also before y’all comment yes my mirror is dirty I’ll clean it.

[foducossy42]

My leather jacket arrived today. What do you guys think? Fits pretty snug ngl

Also before y’all comment yes my mirror is dirty I’ll clean it.

Yeah a little tight around the upper arms but the vibe is instantly more fuckboy. Your current photos look like this guy

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But with this new style in photos I think you can do much better.

[foducossy42]

Tried some more color grading to touch up this specific photo, it had potential but the color were very flat. Are these any good?

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Sidenote: I know this has been said a thousand times by now but how do you avoid the apps fucking up your image quality?

100% Mokko on background and 70% on the face/body on Faceapp

[foducossy42]

how do you avoid the apps fucking up your image quality?

Bumble desaturates photos as well. You will want to oversaturate.

If someone can figure out a system to keep track of all these variants of photos on an iPhone please let me know because this is killing me

[GN44]

My leather jacket arrived today. What do you guys think? Fits pretty snug ngl

Also before y’all comment yes my mirror is dirty I’ll clean it.

Yeah a little tight around the upper arms but the vibe is instantly more fuckboy. Your current photos look like this guy
IMG_2867.jpeg

But with this new style in photos I think you can do much better.

lol fair enough, I have my chain and some new shirts coming in soon. I think I need some new black/grey jeans now as well as some new footwear. I mainly wear dark blue Nike sneakers since I can use them for literally anything but they probably don’t go with a leather jacket.

[foducossy42]

Yeah a little tight around the upper arms but the vibe is instantly more fuckboy. Your current photos look like this guy
IMG_2867.jpeg

But with this new style in photos I think you can do much better.

lol fair enough, I have my chain and some new shirts coming in soon. I think I need some new black/grey jeans now as well as some new footwear. I mainly wear dark blue Nike sneakers since I can use them for literally anything but they probably don’t go with a leather jacket.

Adidas Stan smith style of shoes work with the leather jacket. So do black boots.

[Radical]

Get some Solovairs

[GN44]

lol fair enough, I have my chain and some new shirts coming in soon. I think I need some new black/grey jeans now as well as some new footwear. I mainly wear dark blue Nike sneakers since I can use them for literally anything but they probably don’t go with a leather jacket.

Adidas Stan smith style of shoes work with the leather jacket. So do black boots.

https://www.perryellis.com/products/bea ... d_source=1

would something like this do? I can buy this once my side hustle gets me more cash tommorow.

[foducossy42]

Adidas Stan smith style of shoes work with the leather jacket. So do black boots.

https://www.perryellis.com/products/bea ... d_source=1

would something like this do? I can buy this once my side hustle gets me more cash tommorow.

@Radical are these considered solovairs? They seem to have a similar look.

Imo this can work with a leather jacket.

Personally I’d go for the Black not the Black/Black (ie go for the one with polished leather, not (what appears to be) suede).

[GN44]

https://www.perryellis.com/products/bea ... d_source=1

would something like this do? I can buy this once my side hustle gets me more cash tommorow.

@Radical are these considered solovairs? They seem to have a similar look.

Imo this can work with a leather jacket.

Personally I’d go for the Black not the Black/Black (ie go for the one with polished leather, not (what appears to be) suede).

https://www.perryellis.com/products/bea ... 1676653646

so this one? if thats the case yeah once the money comes in I can buy it.