Our profile picture on social networks and dating sites may make or mar the initial connection with potential contacts. Hence, we can’t stop but capturing drool worthy pictures of us, keep on spending hours to “say cheese” in different styles and experiment with our looks to create the best profile picture for Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest or elsewhere. Moreover, Smartphone cameras and digital cameras have made it super easy to click us anytime we look striking, to pose in privacy and also getting us photographed without asking others.
Posing and smiling in front of the camera do not ensure a drool worthy Facebook profile picture, we need to spend time in looking for sufficient ambient light, editing tools and tactics as well. It does not require a professional photographer or photo editor to make an envious profile picture – all you need to do is to pay heed to following details –
Points to remember to create profile picture
- Great looking profile pictures need bright ambient light. Remember good lighting condition contribute to a better social network profile picture than a photo taken on a scenic backdrop. Make sure that the sun does not directly sun upon your face or reflect on an object near or in front of you.
- Solid walls, dark background can significantly brighten your photo and avoid any object around you that appears brighter than you. Find sides of a building to take portrait shots for making profile pictures.
- Make sure your face takes larger share of the frame and that’s why you need to zoom in till the face fills the frame. Also, avoid glaring flash as it may highlight those fading acne or dark spots on your face, unnecessarily.
- Make sure you are placing the digital camera on a tripod to avoid blur and shaky shots. When in doubt, take photos in continuous shots (the same what the ‘Burst mode’ on recent Smartphones) to shoot and select the best photo for your profile picture.
- Make sure the camera lens is held above you (slightly) with the face is tilted.
- Use Instagram, SmugMug or other photo editing apps on iPhone or Android mobile to edit and look flawless on your profile picture on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, LinkedIn or dating sites.
You may also use professional photo editor tools like Photoshop to make your social network or dating site avatar look eye-candy. Experiment with various filters and effects to get as creative as possible. Try paintbrush, sepia, lomographic effect etc., to transform an ordinary photo into a sumptuous profile picture. Also, try online photo effect sites like Photofunia, Mad Men Yourself etc., to get your photo flashed from a billboard or the Esquire or Vogue magazine – to glisten with instant fame of a celeb.
