Is Photofeeler accurate? Legal? Photofeeler Review
While I think Photofeeler.com is a decent source for photo reviews (especially compared to getting no reviews at all), there are some things you want to know before you blindly follow the advice on these photo reviews.
Limited to photos only. While there are different lenses you can narrow your focus to (professionals, e.g. LinkedIn, dating profiles, etc.) in the photo sensor, it doesn’t offer personalized feedback on your app choices, bio, captions , the messages etc. (read: How to Write Online Dating Profile)
Good photos can only take you so far, and many people self-sabotage their chances through app selection, photo ordering, bios, messaging, etc. Additionally, different dating apps require different types of photos to be successful. What might work on Tinder might not work on Bumble or Hinge.
Read this post about what your dating profile pictures signal.
Location bias. This can lead to inflated scores. There are more people in big cities like Los Angeles, Chicago, New York and San Francisco etc. and your photos will be reviewed and rated by everyone, including smaller towns with possibly less discriminating expectations.
Not to say that there aren’t attractive people outside of bigger cities, but you should judge yourself against people you’re interested in meeting. Politics, lifestyle and background play a big part in factoring into scores.
Selection bias. Most people at Photofeeler come from the position of needing help themselves. Many are new to dating sites, others have been on dating sites for years without success.
If you needed help with your 3-point shot, would you ask Klay Thompson, or would you ask the people coming off the bench from the Knicks? Know your sources.
Either way, you don’t just have photos and you need to have a context in terms of your lifestyle so that you not only get feedback on the photos, but understand where you can improve.
Subreddits like r/IncelsWithout Hate use photofeeler as the default tool for rating themselves and rating others.
Privacy. Anyone can see your photos on Photofeeler. While you’ll show your photos to others when you’re on a dating site or app, you don’t want to expose bad photos of yourself right away without some feedback.
Some people don’t want to expose their photos to the public more than they have to, and that’s reason enough to seek help from a professional vs. the public.
According to the Privacy Policy: Certain information related to deleted accounts is retained in order to maintain the service for other users, for statistical and historical purposes, and for use in scientific research.
Context. Some photos will perform better on an app like Tinder versus an app like Coffee Meets Bagel. Whether you’re on the fast track to a long-term relationship or looking for something casual, it’s important to know how to market yourself and understand what your photos are conveying.
User reliability. While some users may have experience or even success in dating apps or get high ratings, some people just want to get comments and they will conquer the ratings as quickly as possible and not take the time to carefully check each photo. There is no benefit in helping others on a platform like this when others are seen as competition.
Score. Reducing looks, photos, appearance and dateability to a single score can be misleading and dangerous. Assigning a rating takes society back to evaluating people ala the days of beauty pageants and high school immaturity.
Many people suffer from negative and bad comments on sites like this which can affect morale and self-confidence.
Don’t let your self-worth be tied to a subjective score, you are more than that. Photofeeler attractiveness scores only consider existing photos, it cannot provide guidance on how to take photos in the future and how to complete your profile to complement existing photos (for help choosing the right photos for profile, see this introductory guide).
Doing better on dating apps isn’t about improving your scores, it’s about looking at everything, including app options, profile fatigue, bio, message replies, messages, and more.
Focus on who you want to attract and work to become that person to attract that profile instead of focusing on getting the highest ratings possible.
You attract what you are, not what you seek.
Evaluating individual photos versus telling a story. Ranking individual photos is not useful as you cannot assume that the sum of the parts equals the whole.
It’s very likely that you’ll get high scores on headshots, but that doesn’t mean you should use heads. Also, sites like this don’t tell you what photos to add to a profile.
How to improve your Photofeeler scores. It is very possible and easy to improve your Photofeeler scores. Apart from physique, other things that can improve your score are smiles, wardrobe, environments, poses, photo variety, photo captions, photo sequence and lighting.
Read more about how to look more attractive in your photos.
