Dating Profile Photo Tips For Over 70s

A profile with a good photo gets far more attention than one without, and you do not need to look like a film star to get it right. All it takes is you, some decent light and a willing grandchild with a phone. Here are five simple tips.

1. Smile Please!

A genuine smile does more for your photo than any filter. Think of something that makes you laugh, perhaps the All Blacks putting one over the Wallabies, or your brother in law insisting the pavlova is a Kiwi invention, and let it show. A warm smile tells people you are friendly and easy to talk to.

2. Find Some Good Light

Daylight is far kinder than a gloomy lounge. Stand outside or facing a window in the soft morning or late afternoon light, and avoid the harsh midday sun that has everyone squinting. A second photo of you doing something you love, out on the bowling green, fishing off the wharf or tramping a gentle track, gives people something to ask about.

3. Frame It Well

Dating sites often crop pictures to fit, so keep your face near the centre with a little space around it, or you may lose the top of your head. Hold the camera at eye level, make sure the photo is sharp, and use a head and shoulders shot as your main picture.

4. Just You, Please

That photo from the family get together at the bach may be a favourite, but with twenty cousins in the frame nobody will know which one is you. Choose pictures where you are on your own. It is also kinder to leave out photos with a late spouse or former partner in them, even cropped.

5. Keep It Current

Use photos taken in the last year or so. The one from your sixtieth may be lovely, but your date will be expecting that person to walk into the cafe. A modern phone takes excellent photos, so ask a son, daughter or mokopuna to take a few snaps outdoors and pick the best two or three.

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