{
  "name": "Matchframe 32-frame solo dating-photo session",
  "version": 1,
  "publishedOn": "2026-10-12",
  "publisher": "Matchframe",
  "canonicalGuide": "https://www.matchframe.me/guide/how-to-take-dating-profile-photos-alone",
  "purpose": "A practical four-block shot list for taking varied dating-profile photos alone with a phone.",
  "evidenceBoundary": "This is an editorial capture workflow, not a tested match formula or a promise of dating outcomes.",
  "setup": [
    "Stabilise the phone and clean the lens.",
    "Mark the phone and subject positions.",
    "Test focus, exposure and the timer or remote before the session.",
    "Keep the phone, light and distance fixed within each eight-frame block.",
    "Stop when the setup is unsafe, obstructive or includes unconsenting bystanders."
  ],
  "blocks": [
    {
      "block": 1,
      "role": "Clear opener",
      "frames": [
        "Neutral expression 1",
        "Neutral expression 2",
        "Small smile 1",
        "Small smile 2",
        "Direct eye line 1",
        "Direct eye line 2",
        "Look just past the lens 1",
        "Look just past the lens 2"
      ],
      "keepWhen": "The current face and eyes stay clear at phone-card size."
    },
    {
      "block": 2,
      "role": "Full-length movement",
      "frames": [
        "Still frame 1",
        "Still frame 2",
        "Step and stop 1",
        "Step and stop 2",
        "Turn 1",
        "Turn 2",
        "Walk-through 1",
        "Walk-through 2"
      ],
      "keepWhen": "Body proportions look natural and at least one moving frame keeps the face readable."
    },
    {
      "block": 3,
      "role": "Everyday seated moment",
      "frames": [
        "Settled posture 1",
        "Settled posture 2",
        "Look away 1",
        "Look away 2",
        "Return to lens 1",
        "Return to lens 2",
        "Small hand action 1",
        "Small hand action 2"
      ],
      "keepWhen": "The setting feels ordinary and truthful without hiding the face or exposing private information."
    },
    {
      "block": 4,
      "role": "Specific real activity",
      "frames": [
        "Activity setup 1",
        "Activity setup 2",
        "Activity action 1",
        "Activity action 2",
        "Activity pause 1",
        "Activity pause 2",
        "Face-readable finish 1",
        "Face-readable finish 2"
      ],
      "keepWhen": "The activity is real, explainable and distinct from the other three profile roles."
    }
  ],
  "reviewOrder": [
    "Technical: remove missed eye focus, motion blur and unusable exposure.",
    "Identity: remove old, distorted or heavily filtered versions of the person.",
    "Profile role: keep different jobs and remove near-duplicates.",
    "Privacy and truth: remove private details, unapproved people and misleading context."
  ]
}