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Dating & personal brand · Melbourne

You don't need better genetics. You need better photos.

Directed photography for men whose photos never caught up to the life they built.

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The gap

You built the career.

You put in the work.

You sorted the life.

Your photos never caught up.

We fix that.

Client portrait, directed shoot in Melbourne

Selected work

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The experience

Direction

Before a camera comes out, we plan how you should be seen. Angle, wardrobe and locations that read like your actual life.

Pre-shoot direction, Melbourne

The session

A directed shoot across locations that suit you. You are moved, posed and talked through every frame.

Directed on-location session

The edit

A graded set, sequenced for your profile. The first frame earns the swipe, and every frame after has a job.

Final graded set
Client files

The same man, seen properly.

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Over 100 men photographed in Melbourne. Individual results vary.

Results

Matches, messages, dates.

Client's Tinder inbox showing 99+ likes and new matches, identities blurred
99+ likes, 20 matches
Tinder notification showing 99 likes received, identity blurred
99 likes
Message from a client: I have enough dates to schedule a year in advance
In their own words
The profile, live in the app
Behind the scenes
Drag · client files

Shared with client permission. Names and faces of third parties blurred.

It's not catfishing. It's clarity.

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Directed shoots, Melbourne · Dating profiles and personal brand

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