Pic 1; I'm interesting as fuck and you must view my other pics
-Eye catching. Unless you are outlandishly handsome, you will need something to grab attention. This could be a nice suit, nature backdrop, cute asf dog, great body, halloween costume, guitar etc. Certain colours, ie vivid blue, red, black n white catch the eye.
-Must identify you and clearly show your face. If using a group pic, crop it so you are the focus.
-Ideally cropped from the waist or lower chest. Full body pics can be used as openers, but they still need to show the face.
-An open mouthed smile makes most people look their best.
-Confident pose.
-Outfit and grooming 100% on point.
-Include as many things which show you're someone good to be around.
-If you have a good body, rep a shirtless pic in a logical situation like the beach or lake etc.
-If you aren't aesthetically gifted, smash as much humour and personality and eye catching crap into this photo as possible. Even if you are a handsome motherfucker, you should try to do this.
Pic 2; My body is bangin
-Full body or waist crop.
-Well fitting and flattering clothing to ensure your body type is communicated.
-ideally this would be either a suit/formal photo or a rugged outdoorsy photo. Whatever is the polar opposite of pic 1, to show two sides of you. So by now the girl looking at your pics knows you're active and can dress well.
Pic 3; I leave the basement on occasion
-Full body or cropped
-Doing something with other humans ie hiking, at a restaurant, team sport photo, a lineup pic with your bros or ladies.
-Ideally display some kind of setting which would be appealing to the kind of girl you like. They now should be able to visualise themselves slotting into your lifestyle.
Pic 4; I'm quirky or funny or really interesting
-Just show off your interests / humour / personality / cute dog etc.
If you have more photos which add something tangible then by all means use 5 or 6.
What's your M.O?
-Are you looking for hookups? If so, I recommend displaying as many masculine traits as possible. Show your confidence by standing front centre in group pics, make sure your clothes flatter your chest and arms, have some stubble or a beard, have some unsmiling pics, rep your tattoos, include the colour red in your photos, go shirtless more than once if you have the body for it.
-Are you looking for a girlfriend? Play the nice guy card. Cuddle animals, pose with your family, wear white shirts, smile, do dreamy outdoors shit, show off travel and and a desirable lifestyle, show your safe looking bunch of pals.
-What age do you want to appeal to? Younger girls may prefer an adventurous guy who displays his athletic prowess, party animal side and goofiness, whereas older girls may prefer a career guy who shows off his income, sophisticated humour and maturity. Reference current pop culture trends like music and movies etc.
-Do you want a certain "type"? Reference whatever they are into. If you want a party girl, have photos at clubs and socialite events. If you want a sporty girl, show your team photos and trophies off. If you want a deviant, include some dark / morbid / sexual shit. If you want a hipster, fuck you.
-I generally recommend trying to be as broad in your appeal as possible, particularly if you seek hookups. I don't give a shit what kind of girls I bang as long as they look decent. So I show every aspect of myself; in shape, has a brain, likes animals and humans, leaves the house, is a tad edgy, etc.
General good shit to include
-A range of close and full body photos.
-Handsomeness, which can be increased via good grooming, physical fitness and fashion.
-Good grooming. Get a haircut and style that shit. Keep your facial hair under control.
-Fashion. Clothes should fit well and be in good condition, colours should be complimentary to your skin, you should include minimum of one "well dressed" photo. Generally simple fashion is better ie a fitted white t shirt looks great on pretty much everyone, as does an ironed dress shirt... whereas a t-shirt with a bright, goofy logo may look immature.
-Access to cool shit. Nice watch or car; exotic holidays; fancy house? Find a non douchey way to show them off.
-Cute animals. Dogs are the best, cats are good too, and anything kinda different could catch the eye. If it doesn't belong to you that's ok; just say it died.
-Athleticism
-Happiness
-Masculinity
-Artiness
-Education
-Musicality
-Tattoos
-Social life
-Career
-Confidence!!!!
-Diversity. You should treat your tinder photos as a portfolio, each photo adding something new or displaying a different aspect of you.
Shit I recommend against
-Selfies. Most guys are terrible at taking them, and lens distortion will ALWAYS make you look less attractive than you are.
-Sunglasses in more than one pic. Sunglasses in the opener.
-Photos which you aren't even in. This seems to be really common particularly with animal pics. Ffs pick that cat up and take a photo of you with it. Noone wants to bang your pet. Or maybe they do.
-Photos in which you are obscured or facing away.
-Messy backdrops. Noone wants to see your dump of a bedroom in the background.
-Snapchat filters or "beauty mode". Anything which creepily smooths your skin or makes your eyes look super vivid must be avoided. Girls use them a lot but they'll make you look like a fuckin idiot.
-Stupid hand signs or derpy face pulling.
-Divisive points like smoking, obviously drunk, political or religious shit, drugs, etc.
-Creepy friends. Your tinder date needs confidence you don't hang with a bunch of sinister mofos.
-Obvious exes. Any photo which shows you looking cosy with one female will put off many girls. However you with two or more girls will be a positive.
-Don't be a wallflower. Any group pics should focus on you either via composition or via cropping.
-There is a lot of other shit I can't be bothered listing, but just use your brain and you should be fine.
Final comments;
-Be aware of the difference in quality of photos from cell phone, to camera, to pro camera. Google "lens distortion face" to understand how bad a crappy camera can make you look.
-Lighting is the key to getting a good photo. Pics taken around dawn or dusk or on cloudy days tend to be most flattering to your face. The light source should be behind the camera.
-Don't edit photos unless you know what the fuck you're doing, and don't dramatically change your appearance. Lighting mods are fine, as are minor touchups.
-Use Square Instapic to put photos on a square canvas for easy uploading without annoying edge crops. Facetune is a great mobile pic editor. Photolayers is a great mobile app for creative photo editing.
-Cropping should be full body, mid thigh, waist or chest. No floating heads or awkward knee crops.
-Watch your pose. Crossed arms can look masculine and tough, but can also look defensive and unfriendly. Arms behind your back can look confident. Hands in pockets can look casual or awkward. Be aware of what flatters your physique and what makes you look like a sack of crap.
-If you lack suitable photos, buy a sony rx100 and start getting pics taken when possible. Use a tripod and timer to take your own. Get pro pics taken by a photography student or fashion photographer. Say they're for extras work if you're weird about it. Actively attend things which can result in photos ie nightlife spots, social sport events etc.
-I recommend using only 3-4 pics unless you're really hot or really interesting or happen to have a fuckton of good pics. Generally it's best to condense as much desirable shit into as few photos as possible, rather than provide 6 photos full of left swipe ammo.
-All the above is without knowing anything about you. Obviously noone can portray all those aspects, but everyone can portray some. Play to your strengths, hide your weaknesses, fake it til you make it, smile, dress well, be interesting and cool.
