Most of their focus is getting photos that are modeling-esque, perfect portraits and a bit narcissistic rather than capturing personality, uniqueness, candidness and authenticity ( best types of photos in my opinion). Online dating headshots (dating app headshots) can feel to forced, try-hard (needy). Very few photographers specialize in this field and the ones that do it regularly, full-time, well they often lack approach and awareness of what actually works on dating apps. Professional profile pictures should be approached with caution.
Most professional dating photos can appear staged, still and awkward. Professional dating app photos can actually result in fewer matches. When outsourcing aspects of your dating life, it helps to know the limits of what so called dating app photographers can and cannot do. Most people make a mistake and assume all photographers are the same or that engagement, wedding, portrait or similar staged/planned environment photographers can take good dating profile photos – this is not the case.