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I disagree. I've done quite a bit of online dating, and professional photos (a) don't show your fun side, and (b) often look quite different than how you look o

by psyklic 17y ago

I disagree. I've done quite a bit of online dating, and professional photos (a) don't show your fun side, and (b) often look quite different than how you look on an average day. What this results in is me distrusting them -- before I meet anyone, I need to see a candid shot of them in natural lighting.

Tichy 17y ago
I think there would have to be a special kind of service: a photographer who can take photos that look as if they were casual, but aren't. Even for Twitter and other social networks casual is probably better, but few photographers (if any) understand that so far.
- gaius 17y ago
  Any photojournalist worth his or her salt could pull that off. Might be a nice little side-income.
  - rbritton 17y ago
    I am a photographer, and I've had inquiries for this. No one is willing to pay more than a few dollars, which doesn't even offset the time required or the depreciation of the equipment.
    - warfangle 17y ago
      As a photographer, what is your opinion on the "going rate" or similar for a spread of five natural looking photos, compared to what you get offered ("just a few bucks")? Curious if it's similar to what happens when people in "typical" social circles find out I'm a freelance web developer, offering as little as $100 for what could easily (after graphic design and so forth) be two weeks of work.
    - Tichy 17y ago
      What would be a decent rate for that kind of work? More than classical portraits? Honestly the "social networking" photographs would be more important to me than the classical photographs for job applications. As they say, job applications are dead - but employers and clients are likely to look at social network profiles...
    - netcan 17y ago
      How much would it have to cost to be worth your while? I don't know where you are, but around here (Australia) little mall studios for glamour shots are quite common. People seem willing to pay $50-$100 for some underwear shots.
netcan 17y ago
Get professionally taken casual shots in natural lighting.

by psyklic 17y ago

Tichy 17y ago

I think there would have to be a special kind of service: a photographer who can take photos that look as if they were casual, but aren't. Even for Twitter and other social networks casual is probably better, but few photographers (if any) understand that so far.

gaius 17y ago
Any photojournalist worth his or her salt could pull that off. Might be a nice little side-income.
- rbritton 17y ago
  I am a photographer, and I've had inquiries for this. No one is willing to pay more than a few dollars, which doesn't even offset the time required or the depreciation of the equipment.
  - warfangle 17y ago
    As a photographer, what is your opinion on the "going rate" or similar for a spread of five natural looking photos, compared to what you get offered ("just a few bucks")? Curious if it's similar to what happens when people in "typical" social circles find out I'm a freelance web developer, offering as little as $100 for what could easily (after graphic design and so forth) be two weeks of work.
  - Tichy 17y ago
    What would be a decent rate for that kind of work? More than classical portraits? Honestly the "social networking" photographs would be more important to me than the classical photographs for job applications. As they say, job applications are dead - but employers and clients are likely to look at social network profiles...
  - netcan 17y ago
    How much would it have to cost to be worth your while? I don't know where you are, but around here (Australia) little mall studios for glamour shots are quite common. People seem willing to pay $50-$100 for some underwear shots.

netcan 17y ago

Get professionally taken casual shots in natural lighting.