Hinge photo tips for women

For women on Hinge, the photos that work show you clearly and show your life: a recent photo of your face first, one full-length photo, one doing something you love, one with people, one somewhere that matters to you, and one candid shot where you're mid-laugh. Natural beats polished.

The six photos

1. 1Clear face, natural lightLets people see you before anything else. Eye level, no sunglasses, no group.
2. 2Full length, standingAnswers the question everyone has and nobody asks. Taken from a few metres away, not a mirror.
3. 3Doing the thing you mentionedTurns a prompt claim into proof: the climbing wall, the pottery wheel, the pizza oven.
4. 4Candid, mid-laughShows what you are like when you are not posing. Ask a friend to talk to you while they shoot.
5. 5With friends, you obviousShows you have people. One photo is enough, and you should be easy to find in it.
6. 6A place that matters to youYour local café, your allotment, your Sunday route. Gives someone a first-date idea.

The order

1. Face, alone, daylight, no sunglasses.
2. Full length, taken by someone else.
3. Doing something: the pottery wheel, the run, the market stall.
4. Candid, mid-laugh.
5. With friends, where you're easy to find.
6. A place you love, or a dressed-up photo for range.

What to skip

• Group photos first, or several group photos in a row.
• Every photo with sunglasses, or every photo a selfie.
• Heavy face filters or beauty modes.
• Photos where the background tells more of a story than you do.

Get natural photos without a photographer

Pick one friend and one place you'd really be. Early evening light, or open shade. Ask them to talk to you while they take a burst, so you're mid-sentence. Take a few doing your hobby. Thirty photos in, a few will feel like you.

Let your photos back up your prompts

If you “I go crazy for” corner bakeries, a photo in one makes the answer real. A warm photo at home sits well next to “My simple pleasures”. A photo at the place you suggest in “Together, we could” turns it into a first-date idea, and a candid shot is the natural partner for “Dating me is like”.

Test your written answers with the prompt checker, and see Hinge profile tips for women for the rest of the profile.