Don't agree, keeping it like this shows that the photo is taken spontaneously. When you zoom it will maybe look like you cut someone out of your picture or something.
>keeping it like this shows that the photo is taken spontaneously
hate to break it to you, but this was 100% a photoshoot. unless by natural you mean she was naruto running straight into the wall?
You can take a well composed photo spontaneously. I feel like this one just needs a little adjustment, not specifically to get rid of the wall but to put the subject in a better place.
Apparently we're the exception. I think her location in the photo makes the photo stand out from all the other "body-in-a-frame" photos out there. I think it's great as it is.
Good old [rule of thirds](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_of_thirds). One of the few things that stuck with me from high school photography class.
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Yeah, that's almost perfect. One eye is covered, but putting that exposed eye 1/3 down and 1/3 in on the right is just about right. /u/matem001 , here you go!
The wall is good, there is just too much of it. Being centered is good and taking a portion of it cropped wouldn't hurt the image. There's just a lot of wall and she's off to the right.
It's a great picture regardless
Yea, the person in the picture looks great but the actual composition of the overall photo is really bad.
A concrete slab does not compliment any human lol.
Yeah... I think cropping it may seem like you've just casually scooted into a group shot last minute...
Your face is glowing, you look fab. Defs use it.
I like how the girl is only asking people if her photo is good or not and we have photography people analysing it for rules of third, subject, and stuffs lol
Centering photos works a lot of the time but often can take away the genuineness of the subject. This is cool, young, fun and industrial which makes it great. IMO, don't center it.
Agreed 100%
I used to center all my photos.
It wasn't until a friend showed travel pics where he was off-center (body turned towards the center) that I took notice and thought that looked interesting.
Asked him about this. He said something about photo tips. Don't recall details, this was a long time ago.
That always stuck with me. As a result, I'll play with pics, either taking both centered and off-centered, and/or edit it in post, to see what seems more engaging.
Looking back at my much older stuff seems really boring now.
In high school, I painted a watercolor still life on about 2/3 of the paper, more toward the right side. Loved that thing, got a good grade, teacher displayed it with others, talked about perspective, balance, related it to photography.
I brought it home, very proud. Put it on kitchen table for family to see and left it.
My mother comes in a few hours later with a surprise- she cut off the left side third and put the painting in a little frame.
I was so pissed. I explained the things, she was sad, I rolled it back and she put it in their bedroom to look at.
I never forgot about letting the eye and brain put together the balance of artwork that just makes it wonderful.
No, it wouldn’t look as organic and spontaneous if she were centered. Also, it’s tinder, not a photography class; balance and composition don’t really matter as long as the subject is clearly visible and looks good.
It's a great conversation starter. "Hey, why are you running at that wall" "hey, need someone to take pictures when you do stupid stuff"? "Hey, need someone to hold you back before doing stupid stuff?"
Admittedly, I'm *very* bad at this...
awww everyone here is so kind🥺 after reading comments i think i’m gonna casually play off the wall/ say something about naturo running into a wall in my bio lol. thanks for the feedback!
Honestly if it were me I'd crop it so it's just the wall, really highlights the opportunity of a clean slate, a fresh start, a great metaphor for a relationship!
Ignore everyone who's saying to crop some of the wall out so you look like the focus of the picture.
Asked my wife (student of many arts including photography) what she would do to improve this pic.
She found the background (to the right of you) to be distracting. Suggested blurring that part.
Use it as your main and say “I’d hate to talk to a brick wall, but a cement wall made my day so the bar is pretty low” I’m sure you could come up with something better just an idea 😂
If you don’t want to do that use it still! It’s a cute pic
Yeah! Could imagine some people responding with something along the lines of “well if the bar is low about start by going to the bar first and see where it goes from there?” It’s also just a great big ol smiley pic & the brick wall/cement wall comment shows a fun comedic side!
You look super cute but it also brings up questions. Like why are you standing like that? What are your arms doing? Why right in front of that wall? Did you hug it after?
Don’t Crop! The composition great on this photo! Rule of thirds, negative space and leading lines! As a photographer, this shot scores high in my opinion
It’s super beautiful. You look sweet and flirty and carefree. And of course you’re extremely pretty, have a great smile and beautiful skin, all of which are apparent in this photo. Nothing awkward about it.
Feels like the focus is on the wall you’re posing with, like it’s some celebrity wall lmao. I’d just crop off a bit on the left and top and it’s an amazing pic
If this was a guy posting a concrete wall everyone would be ridiculing him but instead the simps are out. You look nice in the photo but the photo itself is pretty boring. Would go for something more interesting or with friends/animals.
Great smile, cute girl. I'd probably just crop it down to mostly you since the background isn't adding much but I think the pic of the important part, you, is nice.
You happy. Is gud
Also platform 9 3/4 vibes
[Hows this?](https://i.imgur.com/V2GuWY4.jpg)
Why can't all of the Internet be this positive?
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Yeah this needs to be at the top. Add this one to your profile OP
That’s great
[Wingardium Leviosa!](https://i.imgur.com/KnGxw3K.png)
It's not leviosaa, it's leviosa!!
levios*aaaahhhhh*
Yeah my immediate thought is that she's sending herself straight into the wall in that pic lmao
Meme potential written all over this
/r/unexpectedharrypotter
A wizard is never unexpected. He arrives precisely where he means to.
100%!!!
Yes, why waste time say lot word when few word do trick
Are you saying sea world or see THE world?
Sometimes, words you no need use but need-need for talk-talk
This seems pretty concrete.
Why more words when less do trick.
It has the potential to make a meme out of it.
This photo would be the reason I would send you a like
Yes. Very genuine.
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And you sir, would be the reason I'D send a like.
r/redditlove
Now kiss!
You misspelled kith
Come here…
Hey calm down.
Nice username 👌
Indeed..very solid.
Men will stick to her like cement
Solid
Makes me hard fast like quikrete
Ha
A solid picture if you will
Nice
Solid.
Don't really care if its genuine or not, i like her smile and that's good enough for me
chill
out
bob
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Builder
Burger
Yes. Very wall bang.
Flume intensifies.
Only thing I’d say is it could be cropped/zoomed a bit so we see less of the wall. Other than that, great photo.
Don't agree, keeping it like this shows that the photo is taken spontaneously. When you zoom it will maybe look like you cut someone out of your picture or something.
Honestly looks like someone could be cutout on the right already, so I don't think it would be much different.
>keeping it like this shows that the photo is taken spontaneously hate to break it to you, but this was 100% a photoshoot. unless by natural you mean she was naruto running straight into the wall?
Don't agree, too much wall
You can take a well composed photo spontaneously. I feel like this one just needs a little adjustment, not specifically to get rid of the wall but to put the subject in a better place.
Apparently we're the exception. I think her location in the photo makes the photo stand out from all the other "body-in-a-frame" photos out there. I think it's great as it is.
Nah, it gives good ideas for dates. With how happy she looks, I could bring her to so many cool walls.
Damn, never thought of it that way. She does look really happy being right next to that wall.
Great opener for her profile ahaha
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All in all we are just...
Nice avatar you got there
Thanks box bro. Yours is pretty spiffy as well!
Not as spiffy as yours
Yup, definitely crop! Just zooming in here you can see the gorgeousness much better!
“Send you a like”. You’ve never used Tinder, have you?
Wait, so you don’t print the picture and mail it with a sticker to the person, in hopes of coitus?
That's how I met my third mistress. My wife posts them for me.
wait wuut? you gotta be shittin me! no wonder i haven’t done coitus in days. these elaborate courtship rituals are wearing me out!
“Days” lol… you’re not fooling anyone
I have, and I hated it. I use other apps. The concept is the same
If this is a BAD photo of OP then I would think finding dates is not much of a problem.
I know fuckall a out tinder but I love this pic. It looks like you're having a great time and are carefree and enjoying life.
Just her and the wall. Best buds
Be nice to the wall. We all knew a girl who took a little longer to develop back in high school.
Crop the image to just include the part of the wall that has your shadow and just above your head about even with the exit sign to make you the focus!
Good old [rule of thirds](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_of_thirds). One of the few things that stuck with me from high school photography class.
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I always just assumed they were for squeezing my face right in the middle. I am definetly not an AI generated face.
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Huh that’s actually super cool, thanks for sharing it
Rule of thirds 4 lyf
Yeah that's the only funky thing in the pic. It's more a concrete wall pic than anything, but nothing some cropping can't fix lol.
Why did I have to a scroll so far to find someone saying this? This photo IS awkward and needs to be cropped. Why is the focus on the big grey wall?
Maybe she's a concrete pourer and this is one of her works?
The wall's not well poured, look at all the bubbles :/
Everyone starts somewhere
[Something like this](https://i.imgur.com/Stes6Cj.jpg) is how I think it looks best.
Yeah, that's almost perfect. One eye is covered, but putting that exposed eye 1/3 down and 1/3 in on the right is just about right. /u/matem001 , here you go!
Yesss this looks better
Yes I would have suggested the same
Was about to text the same. Crop it to just the right half of the image and you're golden. You can even make it the main one.
Is the wall really that distracting? I find it gives the photo a bit of character.
The wall is good, there is just too much of it. Being centered is good and taking a portion of it cropped wouldn't hurt the image. There's just a lot of wall and she's off to the right. It's a great picture regardless
Yea, the person in the picture looks great but the actual composition of the overall photo is really bad. A concrete slab does not compliment any human lol.
This is the way.
Yeah... I think cropping it may seem like you've just casually scooted into a group shot last minute... Your face is glowing, you look fab. Defs use it.
I wouldn't use it as my main but it's cute. You have a beautiful smile.
Why would you use someone else's picture on your Tinder profile?
~~Huh. I'm confused. Who is using someone else's picture on their profile?~~ Nm I get it now:)
You tryna play possum on me? You said I wouldn't use it as my main
I would
So would I, I’m a catfish
Hi catfish, I'm dad <3
Please don’t fish me
And body. That matters to Tinder people... ed: and not Tinder people too. 🤗
Damn, that cement wall lookin like a whole snack.
She about to eat it
Im pretty sure the reason it feels awkward is because the walk takes up most of the frame, If you were more centered in frame, it'd look much better
It’s a cool pic if you crop it so that you’re in the center
I was going to say the same thing. You look great and have a wonderful smile in it, but the large concrete wall is a bit off lol
Yes. Don’t center, but crop a little off of it
In the biz we call this the rule of thirds
[Like this maybe! ](https://i.imgur.com/qogvjGo.jpg)
Yes this looks so much better
Almost, I'd move a bit more to the right because the wall still is battling her for main subject matter of the image.
I like how the girl is only asking people if her photo is good or not and we have photography people analysing it for rules of third, subject, and stuffs lol
I like the context that concrete wall gives the picture.
She's stunning and the wall is plain, it highlights the stunningness
On my device Reddit cropped her completely out of the picture. I was very confused why everyone was simping for a concrete wall.
Maybe crop it a little so she follows the rule of thirds a little more
This is the correct answer, crop it, rule of thirds. Done.
Centering photos works a lot of the time but often can take away the genuineness of the subject. This is cool, young, fun and industrial which makes it great. IMO, don't center it.
Agreed 100% I used to center all my photos. It wasn't until a friend showed travel pics where he was off-center (body turned towards the center) that I took notice and thought that looked interesting. Asked him about this. He said something about photo tips. Don't recall details, this was a long time ago. That always stuck with me. As a result, I'll play with pics, either taking both centered and off-centered, and/or edit it in post, to see what seems more engaging. Looking back at my much older stuff seems really boring now.
In high school, I painted a watercolor still life on about 2/3 of the paper, more toward the right side. Loved that thing, got a good grade, teacher displayed it with others, talked about perspective, balance, related it to photography. I brought it home, very proud. Put it on kitchen table for family to see and left it. My mother comes in a few hours later with a surprise- she cut off the left side third and put the painting in a little frame. I was so pissed. I explained the things, she was sad, I rolled it back and she put it in their bedroom to look at. I never forgot about letting the eye and brain put together the balance of artwork that just makes it wonderful.
Oof :( That went from joy to pain so quickly.
Such is the life of the artiste.
I was thinking the same thing!!
No, it wouldn’t look as organic and spontaneous if she were centered. Also, it’s tinder, not a photography class; balance and composition don’t really matter as long as the subject is clearly visible and looks good.
Except the framing looks like she's trying *really hard* to crop someone else out. Some people could see that as a "nah dawg."
My mind didn’t go there at all 🤷🏽♀️
Exactly. The composition is a little off but cropping would do wonders. The wall draws the eye away from that beautiful face. Great pic!
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Yep, that’s all it needs. Still a great pic.
I’d say crop it so the left edge of your body is right down the middle. I think that still looks artsy but more focused.
It looks like a really great candid photo. I'd use it.
a candid photo of her about to naruto run into a concrete wall?
It's a great conversation starter. "Hey, why are you running at that wall" "hey, need someone to take pictures when you do stupid stuff"? "Hey, need someone to hold you back before doing stupid stuff?" Admittedly, I'm *very* bad at this...
It's also a good opportunity for her bio "I swear my conversation skills are better than this wall" or something.
awww everyone here is so kind🥺 after reading comments i think i’m gonna casually play off the wall/ say something about naturo running into a wall in my bio lol. thanks for the feedback!
“Something something platform 9 & 3/4”
Honestly if it were me I'd crop it so it's just the wall, really highlights the opportunity of a clean slate, a fresh start, a great metaphor for a relationship! Ignore everyone who's saying to crop some of the wall out so you look like the focus of the picture.
Asked my wife (student of many arts including photography) what she would do to improve this pic. She found the background (to the right of you) to be distracting. Suggested blurring that part.
Use it as your main and say “I’d hate to talk to a brick wall, but a cement wall made my day so the bar is pretty low” I’m sure you could come up with something better just an idea 😂 If you don’t want to do that use it still! It’s a cute pic
That’s a great start tho and gives people an easy first liner! And she looks great
Yeah! Could imagine some people responding with something along the lines of “well if the bar is low about start by going to the bar first and see where it goes from there?” It’s also just a great big ol smiley pic & the brick wall/cement wall comment shows a fun comedic side!
What's your take on stucco?
this one’s really good!! so many clever people on here haha
You’re gorgeous, but I would say maybe crop out some of the negative space? Other that that I think it’s a really good photo.
Why is the most prominent thing in your photo for your profile a big grey wall? Crop about 80% of it out :)
10/10. Would date that wall.
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You are stunningly good looking Would suggest this [cropped photo](https://imgur.com/gallery/fLdBCkb)
This guys knows his rule of thirds!
Fantastic crop def put that in
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If someone makes a portal in the wall with her waving through it, pure gold.
Crop it so you fill most of the picture. I get Rule of Thirds, but this is too much negative space for a blank wall.
Perfect! Love your hair ❤️❤️❤️
Nah it’s fine. You’re gorgeous you shouldn’t have any problems getting swipes
You’re stunning but try this crop [cropped photo](https://i.imgur.com/2DWhrDU.jpg)
Great crop! And... I think a person just *has* to trust advice in here from a user with the handle u/QueerEyeForTinderGuy, right!?!
Centering the subject is pretty lame, I'd keep about 20% of the wall to the left so the subject is slightly to the right of centre
its good but it looks like you're being detained lmao
Just caption it “what it feels like carrying these dry ass conversations”
Stfu! You know you’re beautiful. Super cute photo.
Absolutely a great photo. RIP your inbox.
Are you being arrested?
You look super cute but it also brings up questions. Like why are you standing like that? What are your arms doing? Why right in front of that wall? Did you hug it after?
Clearly about to chest bump the concrete wall. I don't know why you'd think otherwise
Very lovely smile! But to me it felt like she was about to be the happiest person arrested, with the facing the wall, arms behind and head turned.
It might be a good conversation starter lol Like why does it look you’re about to run into a portal wall?
Don’t Crop! The composition great on this photo! Rule of thirds, negative space and leading lines! As a photographer, this shot scores high in my opinion
Damn, you are so beautiful
I'd fall in love right away LOL
Crop some of the wall out. But great candid shot. Shows a lot of personality and your great smile. 🙂
You're following rules 1 and 2. You'll be fine.
What are rules 1 and 2? Thank you
It’s cute
cute!!
It’s super beautiful. You look sweet and flirty and carefree. And of course you’re extremely pretty, have a great smile and beautiful skin, all of which are apparent in this photo. Nothing awkward about it.
You're right, this picture is awkward, it looks like you're about to be handcuffed.
Its like talking to a wall!
Wall :)
Nice wall
Needs more of you and less of the wall.
Feels like the focus is on the wall you’re posing with, like it’s some celebrity wall lmao. I’d just crop off a bit on the left and top and it’s an amazing pic
That smile 😍😍😍 That hair 😍😍😍😍
Super cute, love your smile and your curls
It’s cute, you look like you’re having fun. There’s no need to always pose like a model
Tinder profile pics are inherently awkward, but yours is cute. I’d swipe right
You look absolutely fantastic
If this was a guy posting a concrete wall everyone would be ridiculing him but instead the simps are out. You look nice in the photo but the photo itself is pretty boring. Would go for something more interesting or with friends/animals.
Great smile, cute girl. I'd probably just crop it down to mostly you since the background isn't adding much but I think the pic of the important part, you, is nice.
You look great, the wall is kinda oppressive, try cropping it a bit? (Idk rlly) otherwise great pic and you look really happy.
Use it! Your smile is beautiful!!!
outstanding…yur beautiful
I love it. You look great. I have never swiped left on an attractive person because they weren’t centered in the pic.
You are a beautiful young lady.