{"id":1760,"date":"2026-01-19T14:50:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T14:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/datefoto.nl\/?p=1760"},"modified":"2026-01-19T14:56:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T14:56:30","slug":"the-casual-photo-why-taken-photos-break-your-dating-profile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/datefoto.nl\/en\/de-nonchalante-foto-waarom-gemaakte-fotos-je-datingprofiel-breken\/","title":{"rendered":"The casual photo. Why taken photos break your dating profile"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1760\" class=\"elementor elementor-1760\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33957c3a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"33957c3a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24634a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24634a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">A lot of men think that a good dating photo is primarily about ''looking good\u201d Nice lighting, a good camera, a little posing, and you're done.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">But thinking that's all there is to it is a big mistake.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The photos that work best on dating apps almost never feel like they're part of a photoshoot. They feel like someone is observing you. As if the photo was taken by accident. And that's precisely makes them powerful.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:separator --><!-- wp:heading --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:separator --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4ca5d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d4ca5d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Content<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/datefoto.nl\/en\/de-nonchalante-foto-waarom-gemaakte-fotos-je-datingprofiel-breken\/#Waarom_alleen_gemaakte_fotos_niet_werken\" >Why only staged photos don't work<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/datefoto.nl\/en\/de-nonchalante-foto-waarom-gemaakte-fotos-je-datingprofiel-breken\/#Wat_vrouwen_wel_aantrekkelijk_vinden_in_fotos\" >What women do find attractive in photos<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/datefoto.nl\/en\/de-nonchalante-foto-waarom-gemaakte-fotos-je-datingprofiel-breken\/#Wat_ik_het_vaakst_mis_zie_gaan_bij_mannen\" >What men often get wrong<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/datefoto.nl\/en\/de-nonchalante-foto-waarom-gemaakte-fotos-je-datingprofiel-breken\/#Wat_een_nonchalante_foto_aantrekkelijk_maakt\" >What makes a nonchalant photo attractive<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/datefoto.nl\/en\/de-nonchalante-foto-waarom-gemaakte-fotos-je-datingprofiel-breken\/#Waarom_mannen_dit_vaak_niet_snappen\" >Why men never get this<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/datefoto.nl\/en\/de-nonchalante-foto-waarom-gemaakte-fotos-je-datingprofiel-breken\/#Context_is_belangrijker_dan_je_denkt\" >Context is more important than you think it is<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/datefoto.nl\/en\/de-nonchalante-foto-waarom-gemaakte-fotos-je-datingprofiel-breken\/#Betekent_dit_dat_je_nooit_mag_poseren\" >Does this mean you should never pose?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/datefoto.nl\/en\/de-nonchalante-foto-waarom-gemaakte-fotos-je-datingprofiel-breken\/#Wat_je_hier_praktisch_mee_moet_doen\" >What to do with this practically<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/datefoto.nl\/en\/de-nonchalante-foto-waarom-gemaakte-fotos-je-datingprofiel-breken\/#Over_Datefoto\" >About Datefoto<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Waarom_alleen_gemaakte_fotos_niet_werken\"><\/span><b>Why only staged photos don't work<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">What women find attractive on dating apps (and in real life) is not someone trying to impress them. It's someone <span class=\"s1\"><b>has innate value without the need to prove it.<\/b><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Compare it to a normal conversation. If the first thing someone tells you is that they earn a million a month, you don't think: \u201cthat's so awesome.\u201d You think: this person is trying to compensate for something.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Which has the exact same effect as posed photos.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The moment a woman feels you're trying too hard, she mentally checks out. Not consciously, but instinctively.<\/p>\n<p>Especially in the age of AI, women are very sensitive to something that feels too tryhard.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:separator --><!-- wp:heading --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:separator --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce6d78b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ce6d78b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/datefoto.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Gamehalldatingfoto-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1763\" alt=\"Dating photo of a man in a game hall\" srcset=\"https:\/\/datefoto.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Gamehalldatingfoto-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/datefoto.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Gamehalldatingfoto-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/datefoto.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Gamehalldatingfoto-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/datefoto.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Gamehalldatingfoto-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/datefoto.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Gamehalldatingfoto-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/datefoto.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Gamehalldatingfoto.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Fun in the arcade<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-066a68f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"066a68f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Wat_vrouwen_wel_aantrekkelijk_vinden_in_fotos\"><\/span><b>What women do find attractive in photos<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">Women react strongly to photos that show<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\">Someone who's comfortable<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\">Someone leading an interesting life<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\">that someone is not too concerned with how they come across<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\">It's not about perfection. It's about <span class=\"s2\"><b>nonchalance<\/b><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">You don't need to emphasize how successful, handsome, or interesting you are. That should be communicated visually and naturally.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:separator --><!-- wp:heading --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:separator --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd7cbe2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fd7cbe2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/datefoto.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/datefoto-tennisclub-amstelpark-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1653\" alt=\"activity tennis photo for a dating profile\" srcset=\"https:\/\/datefoto.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/datefoto-tennisclub-amstelpark-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/datefoto.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/datefoto-tennisclub-amstelpark-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/datefoto.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/datefoto-tennisclub-amstelpark-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/datefoto.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/datefoto-tennisclub-amstelpark-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/datefoto.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/datefoto-tennisclub-amstelpark-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/datefoto.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/datefoto-tennisclub-amstelpark.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Sneakily advertising your lifestyle<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ea409c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ea409c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Wat_ik_het_vaakst_mis_zie_gaan_bij_mannen\"><\/span><b>What men often get wrong<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">What I most often see in men is that they strive for a level of control.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">They're stiffly posed. Arms tight at their sides. Shoulders tense. Gaze straight at the camera. Everything feels staged and tense.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Which makes sense as most men hardly take pictures of themselves. As soon as a camera is pointed at them, they try to \u201cdo it right.\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">And that's precisely what makes undermines the photo on a dating app.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:separator --><!-- wp:heading --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:separator --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c808b44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c808b44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/datefoto.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Frontalkaal-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1753\" alt=\"Frontal dating photo of a man where you can clearly see his face\" srcset=\"https:\/\/datefoto.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Frontalkaal-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/datefoto.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Frontalkaal-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/datefoto.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Frontalkaal-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/datefoto.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Frontalkaal-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/datefoto.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Frontalkaal-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/datefoto.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Frontalkaal-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/datefoto.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Frontalkaal-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Relaxed in the photo<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5362514 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5362514\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Wat_een_nonchalante_foto_aantrekkelijk_maakt\"><\/span><b>What makes a nonchalant photo attractive<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">A photo is good when it doesn't feel like it was meant to be a photo.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The elements that make the biggest difference in this are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Look<\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Don't stare straight into the camera. Look away for a moment, then look back. That moment in between is often the most powerful.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Relaxation<\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">The calmer you look, the more attractive the photo. Tension is always visible.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Interacting with your environment<\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Have something in your hands. Something you're looking at. That takes away the focus from the camera.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Movement<\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Photos that are taken while walking, turning, or talking almost always feel better than still poses.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\">These are often small details, but they literally make the difference between a bad photo and a photo that works.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:separator --><!-- wp:heading --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:separator --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f65fe6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2f65fe6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/datefoto.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Motordatingfoto-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1762\" alt=\"Dating photo of a man working on his motorcycle\" srcset=\"https:\/\/datefoto.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Motordatingfoto-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/datefoto.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Motordatingfoto-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/datefoto.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Motordatingfoto-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/datefoto.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Motordatingfoto-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/datefoto.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Motordatingfoto-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/datefoto.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Motordatingfoto.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Interacting with your environment<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2186bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d2186bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Waarom_mannen_dit_vaak_niet_snappen\"><\/span><b>Why men never get this<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">Not because they can't, but because they never do.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">If you never take photos, you rarely know how you look in them. And if you don't know that, you automatically start posing. Checking. Forcing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Women usually have more experience in the photo game. They take more photos, are more relaxed about it, and unconsciously know what works.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">That major difference in experience is seen on their instagrams and oftentimes their dating apps.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:separator --><!-- wp:heading --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:separator --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2de6e26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2de6e26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Context_is_belangrijker_dan_je_denkt\"><\/span><b>Context is more important than you think it is<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">Nonchalant photos imply context.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">They show that you:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\">Have people around you<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\">Are working on something<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\">Have a life outside of dating apps<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\">Not because it is literally shown in the photo, but because it feels that way. <span class=\"s2\"><b>feels<\/b><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">And that feeling is what attracts women.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:separator --><!-- wp:heading --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:separator --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2861f2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2861f2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Betekent_dit_dat_je_nooit_mag_poseren\"><\/span><b>Does this mean you should never pose?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">No. Everyone understands that photos are taken by others<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">It's not about posing or not posing. It's about <span class=\"s1\"><b>how it feels<\/b><\/span>. If the photo looks like you were trying too hard to \u201cappear good,\u201d then it won't work.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">A few posed photos in your profile are fine. As long as the overall profile feels relaxed and natural.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:separator --><!-- wp:heading --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:separator --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f603b67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f603b67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/datefoto.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/drukkemandating-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1473\" alt=\"man in suit standing in dating photo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/datefoto.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/drukkemandating-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/datefoto.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/drukkemandating-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/datefoto.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/drukkemandating-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/datefoto.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/drukkemandating-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/datefoto.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/drukkemandating-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/datefoto.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/drukkemandating.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">A good balance between posing and nonchalance<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61b255d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61b255d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Wat_je_hier_praktisch_mee_moet_doen\"><\/span><b>What to do with this practically<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">If you're reading this and thinking, \u201cokay, but what now?\u201d, then there's a simple answer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Take more photos.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Not just one moment, not just one pose. But many. Every chance you get:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\">when you go out to eat<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\">When you're on vacation<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\">When you're at a party<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\">When you're out for a walk<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\">Ask people for photos. Move. Relax. Practice.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The more often you do this, the easier it becomes. And the faster you get photos that don't feel like a photoshoot.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:separator --><!-- wp:heading --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:separator --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-172e4aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"172e4aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Over_Datefoto\"><\/span><b>About Datefoto<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p3\">With <span class=\"s2\"><b>DateFoto<\/b><\/span> I help men take their dating profile to the next level.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">From location to natural posing and styling. everything is tailored to what suits you and what women find attractive.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">That's how you make the difference between no matches and real connections.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s2\">Book a photo shoot<\/span> at <a href=\"https:\/\/datefoto.nl\/en\/\">DateFoto<\/a>\u00a0and discover how the right presentation can change everything<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b735041 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b735041\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78ebe77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"78ebe77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/calendly.com\/datefoto\/call-dating-photos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Yes, I want to know more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Veel mannen denken dat een goede datingfoto vooral draait om er \u201cgoed op staan\u201d. Mooie belichting, goede camera, beetje poseren en klaar. Maar dat is precies waar het vaak misgaat. De foto\u2019s die het beste werken op dating apps voelen bijna nooit aan als een fotoshoot. Ze voelen alsof iemand je observeert. 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