The six photos that work
You don't need all six, but you'll get better drink invites if you have at least four. Mix face shots with context — and lead with the one where your face is clearest.
Six photos with this kind of variety — face, body, real life, people, something you love — beats six headshots.
- 01
Clear face
One photo with your face clearly visible — no sunglasses, no hats covering your eyes, decent light. This is the one that gets verified, and the one someone looks at first.
- 02
Full body
One photo where your full body is in frame. So the person on the other end knows what they're actually meeting at the bar on Friday.
- 03
You, doing a thing you actually do
At your kitchen counter making pasta. On the trail with the dog. At your favorite bookshop. The photo should look like a Tuesday in your real life, not a curated highlight.
- 04
You with friends (one is fine)
One photo with your people is great social proof. Don't make it the first photo — and make sure you're the most obvious person in it.
- 05
Something you care about
Your bike. Your garden. The corner booth at your spot. Photos with context give the person on the other end something to send a drink invite about.
- 06
A second face shot, different mood
Same person, different day. A laugh, a quiet moment, a candid. So they're not making a decision off one angle.
