According to this research done by the okcupid guys here: http://blog.okcupid.com/index.php/page/7/ http://blog.okcupid.com/index.php/page/7/ "The flash adds 7

According to this research done by the okcupid guys here: http://blog.okcupid.com/index.php/page/7/ http://blog.okcupid.com/index.php/page/7/ "The flash adds 7 years" "The type and brand of camera you use has a huge effect on how good you look in your pictures." "There are peak times of the day to take a good picture." ala you are more attractive in photos taken at sunrise and sunset. Between that blog entry and the other ones on the topic the conclusion really is that how attractive you are in real life and how attractive you are in your photo can have very little correlation.