I’m going to disagree with the cap and yellow, Supersport. Most of the shirts I have are fairly muted in color – black, olive green, navy blue. I decided to get a few t-shirts that were a bit bolder – yellow and orange – and the feedback so far has been pretty positive. A black t-shirt ain’t gonna stand out. Yellow does. I’m also not worried about women questioning my masculinity by wearing the yellow. :P Black is especially bad as it hides the body. Someone who has a potbelly will often wear a darker color because it obscures the gut. I know this because it’s what I did two years ago when I was 40 pounds heavier.
On the cap, I typically have at least one pic where I am sans chapeau but the main one will almost always have me wearing the cap because that’s how I’ll look when you meet me. Besides, the cap doesn’t cover up the face, just the top of my head.
The plan with the ex is to do another round of pics and make them less-staged. I think he’s doing the Grouse Grind with a friend next week so I may try to weasel in on that.
Based on Ned’s reply I guess there’s no point in creating a Straight Eye for the Queer Guy reality show.
The shirt is fine, Ned. And yes, the second picture is worlds better than the first: a shadow is half-obscuring your face in your old picture! The problem with the photos, though, is they’re all posed for: if you’re nervous in front of a camera (and I definitely am) the best shots are the ones where you don’t know someone is aiming a camera at you.
Ezdaar
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Clearly you need more duck face in the pictures.
Leigha here emailed me; she sounds perfect for Dave Long, but I think he’s already married (as am I, sadly). Still, she sounds eager to meet people.
[quote=Leigha Grubb <Knappenberlftec@hotmail.com>]Hey. How are you? Andrew
I last saw you past weekend, if I remember rightly. My name is Leigha.
I’m big chested, could care less about my job, friendly as hell, and am hooked on the Wii.
Email me back, my gentleman …
Bye-bye,
Leigha.[/quote]
I see your point on the shirt. What about a white V-neck? Still not sold on the cap. and agree with everybody here that your second photo is better than your first.
JM1
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I think a smile would make a bigger difference than a different shirt.
I don’t like v-necks because I have a long neck to begin with and v-necks get a kind of giraffe thing going. I also agree a smile would be better but I blame the ex for not getting a version of the above photo with me smiling. I’m probably better off with the ‘didn’t know the pic was being taken’ for one of those, though.
I’ve had a few more looks and responses so I’m sorting through those now. There’s definitely been an uptick in activity since changing the primary photo on my profiles.
I’ve been ignoring the internet dating scene for while now, main reason being that I lack any good photos, or pretty much any photos of myself at all to be honest and I have no good practical way of obtaining some. Anyway I check my spam filter this morning and apparently I have a good 5-6 messages on OKcupid. So after a few messages I have some dates lined up now… This’ll be interesting.
This. There is nothing technical wrong with the photo, but you look like Red from That 70s Show. Candid shots would help with that, but so would lifting your cheeks a little bit. Next photo session say “Glee!”
Kurtwood Smith? Ouch. I do have a smilin’ pic in my profile, it’s just not the main image. I am hesitant to share it here.
Also, a few more miscellaneous complaints about PoF while I’m here:
If you want to block a person, the only way to do that is by viewing an e-mail they have sent you and choosing the Block option from there. What if you already deleted any mail they sent? No blocking for you! But then, why would you block someone, unless they were harassing or stalking you? Because now PoF lists anyone who mailed you at the top of your inbox, even if it was some creepy 25 year old from South America. Or worse, Toronto. The only way to get them from showing up (I think) is to block them, but maybe that wouldn’t work, anyway.
PoF: The Interface That Hates You and All You Believe In.
OK, I’ve finally started making a serious effort at making a profile for OKCupid. These pics are kind of just a placeholder until I get something better, but what do you think? I went black and white because I currently have a big red zit below my mouth. Does it work, or do black and white pics make people think I’m hiding something (which I am). Which one of these looks better? My teeth are kind of jacked, so I’m not sure if I should go with the toothier smile or not.
Pic 1
Pic 2
Photoshop the zit off, and lose that creepy fucking eye over your shoulder.
robsam
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Pic 1 is better, but not because of your teeth, they don’t look “jacked” in Pic 2. Your overall expression just looks better in Pic 1. I would go with color though, and a less cluttered background. What are you trying to hide by using black and white, are you green?
I think Pic 1 looks better because you are sitting ramrod straight in Pic 2 after looking at them again. You look more relaxed in Pic 1.
Edit: Did not see your reason for editing the first read, I apologize. Kerzain is right.
robsam
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Damn Kerzain, you are one direct bastard. heh
He brought the zit up as a reason for the B&W vs color photo, I just figured that if the zit were a problem it isn’t anything computer magic can’t address. I wouldn’t have brought it up if he hadn’t mentioned it as an issue. As for the eye, well… fuck, look at it.
Haha, please be as direct as possible. I don’t expect potential suitors to be any kinder in their judgment. I think the first pic looks better too… you’re right about the posture and such… and the eye!
Here’s a similar picture in color. I think I still like the B&W one better.
The B&W one probably seems better because it obscures a lot of the noise that’s apparent in the color version. I also agree that unless the blemish is some permanent addition, feel free to use an image editor to get rid of it.
