Dating App Photographer
Warsaw
Women swipe right on only 6% of men's profiles. That's not a typo. You have less than three seconds to stop someone's thumb on your photo.
Shots that work
Choose your package
Silver Package
Ideal if you want to quickly refresh your profile and land your first solid matches.
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1 hour of an outdoor shoot The shoot covers active shooting time plus short transitions between locations.
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Up to 200 photos from the shoot Over an hour of shooting I take around 200 shots. I can share the private online gallery with all the frames as soon as the day of the shoot, so you get instant access to them.
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Retouching of 10 photos included Retouching means professional editing of the chosen frames: skin correction, removing blemishes, refining every detail. I'm happy to help you pick the best 10 shots, the ones the dating algorithms will rank highest.
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2 different locations and styles I plan the route in Warsaw so that the top photo spots and varied backdrops are right next to each other. Instead of wasting time on long journeys, we quickly change the feel of the frames, so your profile doesn't look like a single shot against a wall.
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2-3 different outfits (clothes) A quick change of jacket, hoodie or glasses on location dramatically changes how a photo reads. We also change backdrops, so the frames look like they were taken on different occasions.
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Finished photos in 5 business days The full, advanced retouching takes a maximum of 5 business days. The clock starts the moment the final ten are chosen - whether you pick the photos yourself (right after the shoot) or we do it together.
Gold Package
You want a clear jump in reach and a well-balanced profile that sets you apart from the crowd.
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2 hours of an outdoor shoot The shoot covers active shooting time plus short transitions between locations. More time means full ease on location and no rush.
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Up to 400 photos from the shoot During the whole meeting I take around 400 varied shots. I can share the private online gallery with all the frames as soon as the day of the shoot, so you get instant access to them.
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Retouching of 20 photos included Professional Premium editing (skin correction, refining the details and a cinematic colour grade). I'm happy to help you pick the best 20 shots, the ones that will maximise your matches on the apps.
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4 different locations and styles I plan the route in Warsaw to combine as many as 4 varied places. We rapidly change the surroundings and backdrops, building a multi-layered profile without losing minutes on long journeys.
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4-6 different outfits (clothes) A large rotation of clothes (from a loose t-shirt/hoodie to smart-casual). Changing sets and settings makes the photos look like they were gathered naturally over several months, rather than taken in a single day.
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Finished photos in 4 business days The full, advanced retouching takes a maximum of 4 business days. The clock starts the moment the final twenty are chosen - whether you pick the photos yourself or we do it together.
Platinum Package
You want the maximum boost from the algorithms and a set of frames across many dimensions.
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4 hours of an outdoor shoot I respect your comfort and energy. These 4 hours can be done in one go or split into two comfortable blocks (e.g. 2h in the morning in daylight and 2h in the evening in the mood of the city at night) - even on a different day.
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Up to 800 photos from the shoot A powerful body of source material. I take around 800 shots. I can share the private online gallery with all the frames as soon as the day of the shoot, so you get instant access to them.
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Retouching of 40 photos included A complete dating portfolio with advanced editing (skin, light, cinematic mood). I help you pick 40 shots that let you completely replace your photos across all the apps and social media for a very long time.
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Up to 8 different locations and styles After a short chat with you I work out a ready logistics plan so that your profile works for the algorithms, reflects your true character and shows exactly what's worth highlighting in you.
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Unlimited outfit changes Maximum rotation of clothes (from a loose t-shirt/streetwear to elegant smart-casual). By changing this many sets and settings, the photos look like authentic frames from your life gathered over half a year.
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Finished photos in 4 business days The full, advanced retouching takes a maximum of 4 business days. The clock starts the moment the final forty are chosen - whether you pick the photos yourself or we do it together.
The 5-Frame Method
Most photographers take portraits. A good portrait looks good as a single image. A dating profile, though, is a set of 4-6 photos that together tell a story about who you are. The Tinder algorithm rewards profiles with variety. Photos that work well on a profile are not the same as photos that look good in a gallery.
That's 5 frames from five different situations, not 5 variations of the same pose against a wall.
Since 2018, over 300 shoots
Since 2018 I've done over 600 portrait shoots for men in Warsaw, of which over 300 were dedicated exclusively to dating apps. I started working as a dating-app photographer when I saw that standard portrait shoots don't give clients a set that really works on a profile.
I changed my mind once I started comparing clients' results. Those who uploaded a set made up of varied frames following the scheme above clearly got more matches than those with 5 pretty portraits from a single location.
That's why a dating-app shoot is a separate offer with me, with its own scenario, its own location plan and a different approach to selecting the photos at the editing stage.
Step by step
Consultation before the shoot
We text or talk for 15 minutes. We settle the style, the locations, what to bring. I advise what to wear for each set - I'll help you choose clothes and outfits so everything looks cohesive and attractive in the photos.
Warm-up without the camera
The first 10 minutes are just a chat. Most people stop thinking about being on a shoot after a quarter of an hour.
Working across several locations
The centre, Powiśle, Praga or Wola. We change the setting so the set is varied rather than monotonous.
Outfit changes
2-3 outfits in the basic package, 4-6 in the extended one. Each set of clothes gives the frame a different feel.
Selection and editing
The online gallery the next day. You choose which photos we edit. I advise what works on a given app. The finished edits come back to you within 5 business days.
I don't screen clients
I don't ask about looks or how active you are on the apps. Men write to me who:
Are setting up a profile from scratch after a long time and want to start with good material.
Already have a profile but get few matches and suspect it's down to the photos.
Are returning to the apps after a long relationship and want something other than old selfies.
Simply never had a good set of photos and decided it was time to change that.
If you'd rather have a shoot for LinkedIn, a company website or Instagram as a content creator, I invite you to the separate portrait-shoots page. Here I focus exclusively on dating apps.
One meeting. A month of dating that works.
"I'd had a Tinder account for two years and the whole time I got maybe one match a week. After the shoot I uploaded new photos and in the first week I had eight. Tomek told me before the shoot that it's a matter of variety across frames, not just the quality of a single photo. He was right, which I had absolutely no idea about."
"I put off the shoot for a long time, because I wasn't sure it made sense for a woman. It turned out it absolutely did. Tomek understands that a Hinge profile isn't a fashion shoot and doesn't try to style you up. The photos came out looking like me at my best. Three weeks after uploading the new ones I'd arranged four dates with people I actually wanted to meet."
"I wanted something better than phone photos taken by a friend against a wall. I didn't expect the shoot to be this on-point: a location plan, what to wear, how to stand. No waffling. I noticed the results on Bumble straight away. My first match the same evening I uploaded the photos."
Ready for a better profile?
One meeting is enough to have photos that work for a long time.
See packages and pricesGot questions?
No. I do shoots for men and women. Most of my clients for this particular offer are men, but women write to me too and the results are just as good.
That's exactly what this shoot is for. I show every pose and explain what to adjust. You don't need to know anything about photography.
No. They come out well on Hinge, Bumble, Badoo and any other app. Some clients also use them on Instagram as lifestyle photos.
Yes. I don't publish photos from the shoot without the client's written consent. Some clients agree to let me use their photos in my portfolio, but it's never a condition of booking.
Usually 1-2 weeks. It's worth writing in advance, especially in spring and summer.
I work as a dating-app photographer mainly in Warsaw. The centre, Powiśle, Praga, Wola and a studio in Targówek. I occasionally travel, but that's an individual quote.