TOPIC: Tinder = waste of time IF you don't know how their algorithms work

SmoothOperator wrote: I would totally replace that topless picture. It doesn't do you justice at all.

I can show you my topless pic privately if you want. I am not nearly as buffed as you, but several things...

Watch the angle of the shot and how close/zoom the camera is to you. All that can distort the picture. You want the distortion, point of view to make you look bigger, broader, taller. In this picture you looked hunched, and your shoulder is a lot narrower than it really is.

I don't know how tall you are, but I made my 5'7" Asian friend look like he is 5'10, 5'11" just through smart photography technique.

Also the lighting is "hard". I believe that is a photography term meaning you are using direct middle of the day sun light. Yes, light coming from the top really defines the abs, but it also gives out that washed out white. You have that Asian immigrant skin tone, not a cool surfer or a yachtsman tan. Of course you can get a better tan for your topless photo, and you should, but technique can go a long way.

*** correction, your skin tone is good in your other pictures, but notice the hard direct sun light kills your good natural skin tone?


And boxer showing through cargo pants - I don't think so. You can rent a surfboard for $10 and have some shots of you with the surfboard at the beach. Or boxing, MMA. Unless you have a perfect body, topless photo while doing an activity would be better.

This is all constructive criticism. Photography is my hobby.
Sounds like you are killing it at day game. I can learn a thing or 5 from you with day game.

Shanghai_Bobby wrote:

SmoothOperator wrote: I would totally replace that topless picture. It doesn't do you justice at all.

I can show you my topless pic privately if you want. I am not nearly as buffed as you, but several things...

Watch the angle of the shot and how close/zoom the camera is to you. All that can distort the picture. You want the distortion, point of view to make you look bigger, broader, taller. In this picture you looked hunched, and your shoulder is a lot narrower than it really is.

I don't know how tall you are, but I made my 5'7" Asian friend look like he is 5'10, 5'11" just through smart photography technique.

Also the lighting is "hard". I believe that is a photography term meaning you are using direct middle of the day sun light. Yes, light coming from the top really defines the abs, but it also gives out that washed out white. You have that Asian immigrant skin tone, not a cool surfer or a yachtsman tan. Of course you can get a better tan for your topless photo, and you should, but technique can go a long way.

*** correction, your skin tone is good in your other pictures, but notice the hard direct sun light kills your good natural skin tone?


And boxer showing through cargo pants - I don't think so. You can rent a surfboard for $10 and have some shots of you with the surfboard at the beach. Or boxing, MMA. Unless you have a perfect body, topless photo while doing an activity would be better.

This is all constructive criticism. Photography is my hobby.
Sounds like you are killing it at day game. I can learn a thing or 5 from you with day game.

Thanks SO

I'm just seriously considering whether it's worthwhile tindering as an ethnic minority after this experiment. One of my Asian friends is super good at photography, has tinder dates arrive, then instantly leave after telling him he's way ugly... Lol

Your Asian mate who you made look 5'11, is he getting good results?

I've decided to Facebook friends any girl who rejects me so I can use grim's Facebook poke strategy on their friends.

I'm 5,9.

Cheers,
SB

SmoothOperator wrote: Well, honestly online game suck ass for Asian guys, but the flip side is if you collect 5 good pictures, they can easily last you 5 years. And it takes no effort to do online game.

The only draw back is pure boredom from swiping with no results. But once in a blue moon you'll hit a jack pot.

My last serious GF was from match.com. 5'8" blonde who was scouted for an H & M photo shoot. Yeah after a year of wasted subscription and disappointing dates, this ONE hot blonde happen to like Asian guys winked at me. Fortunately I had a decent profile at the right time.

For me anyways, the good looking white girls who picked me online are very into Asian guys. My ex-GF told me she just like Asian guys. This blonde I met on Coffee Meets Bagel recently who is a DI swimmer, pretty good looking, also seem to have an Asian fetish. Yeah, it's f-cking rare, but you need good pics anyways, not just for Tinder. For Facebook, Instagram so might as well set your goal on collecting a set of good pics. And who knows, some hot blonde might just fall from the sky into your lap.

My 5'7 friends? Yeah, his date did tell him that he looked bigger in his picture, but they didn't walk away when they saw him IRL. He's not getting good results, but better.

See, you are 5'9", but in all your pics you look 5'8" ish or shorter. You should come across as a 6 foot guy in your photos, and just wear boots or insoles when you meet up with girls.

Shanghai_Bobby wrote:

SmoothOperator wrote: I would totally replace that topless picture. It doesn't do you justice at all.

I can show you my topless pic privately if you want. I am not nearly as buffed as you, but several things...

Watch the angle of the shot and how close/zoom the camera is to you. All that can distort the picture. You want the distortion, point of view to make you look bigger, broader, taller. In this picture you looked hunched, and your shoulder is a lot narrower than it really is.

I don't know how tall you are, but I made my 5'7" Asian friend look like he is 5'10, 5'11" just through smart photography technique.

Also the lighting is "hard". I believe that is a photography term meaning you are using direct middle of the day sun light. Yes, light coming from the top really defines the abs, but it also gives out that washed out white. You have that Asian immigrant skin tone, not a cool surfer or a yachtsman tan. Of course you can get a better tan for your topless photo, and you should, but technique can go a long way.

*** correction, your skin tone is good in your other pictures, but notice the hard direct sun light kills your good natural skin tone?


And boxer showing through cargo pants - I don't think so. You can rent a surfboard for $10 and have some shots of you with the surfboard at the beach. Or boxing, MMA. Unless you have a perfect body, topless photo while doing an activity would be better.

This is all constructive criticism. Photography is my hobby.
Sounds like you are killing it at day game. I can learn a thing or 5 from you with day game.

Thanks SO

I'm just seriously considering whether it's worthwhile tindering as an ethnic minority after this experiment. One of my Asian friends is super good at photography, has tinder dates arrive, then instantly leave after telling him he's way ugly... Lol

Your Asian mate who you made look 5'11, is he getting good results?

I've decided to Facebook friends any girl who rejects me so I can use grim's Facebook poke strategy on their friends.

I'm 5,9.

Cheers,
SB

Shanghai_Bobby wrote:

WoodisGood wrote: Yeah you are wasting time without the Plus if you want quality girls. It's essential for me because the super likes allow me to get attention from the top 2% on there when my location sucks (i am outside of 99% of hot girls radius)

I thought super like just screams 'I'm a beta'?

Deltsbrah wrote: Think about it, if you had a daughter, or a sister or other females family member who looked up to you would you tell them to be part of the whole Tinder thing? lmao!

T-Bone wrote: Tinder = Waste of time if you're ugly!!