How to Choose Dating Profile Photos

Your photos do not need to make you look perfect. They need to make it easy to recognize you and understand something about your life.

Lead with clarity

Your first image should clearly show your face. Avoid making a potential match solve a group-photo puzzle before they know who you are.

Use variety

Include a mix of close and wider shots, and consider showing an activity or setting that genuinely belongs in your life.

Use recent photos

A profile works best when the person who arrives for the date looks like the person represented online.

What to leave out

Too many sunglasses, heavily filtered images, repeated selfies, or photos where someone else is awkwardly cropped out can make a profile harder to read.