Does your Profile Picture affect how People perceive You ?

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  • chocl8girl
    chocl8girl Posts: 1,968 Member
    I just pick whichever picture *I* like, I don't really worry about how other people see it, although I do enjoy when other people like the picture I choose, as well.
  • Tat2dDom624
    Tat2dDom624 Posts: 1,226 Member
    It shouldn't affect how people perceive me. That's me in a nutshell...........laid-back, happy, with MAYBE a little "bad side" thrown in the mix. :wink:
  • ScatteredThoughts
    ScatteredThoughts Posts: 3,562 Member
    Not sure how it affects perception of me, but I don't take a lot of photos, so I tend not to change it much. The one I use now is somewhat recent, and I like how the shirt looks. :)
  • sumokitty3
    sumokitty3 Posts: 16
    that is the funniest picture I have ever seen. Thanks for making my morning! :)
  • _binary_jester_
    _binary_jester_ Posts: 2,132 Member
    Mine makes me very popular.
  • sumokitty3
    sumokitty3 Posts: 16
    The funny thing with my profile pic is that I just found it on my cell phone that I saved a long long time ago. And, I just laugh everytime that I see it. My Pic has been blank for quite some time though

    Hopefully it makes other's laugh as well. No rotations yet


    oops! I meant your picture - still figuring out this whole posting thing. :)
  • tryinghard71
    tryinghard71 Posts: 593
    Mine is my Dane Maddy looking down at me while I am on the floor doing crunches. I just thought it was funny and cute. Whenever I do them she looks down at me the whole time. It's like she is thinking "What are you doing down there?"
  • Discoveri
    Discoveri Posts: 435 Member
    I've gotten a few friend requests from folks who like Disney. I also have a pic of myself working out but I don't remember if I made that public or only available to friends.
  • ahlani
    ahlani Posts: 25 Member
    Mine was taken 6/07 and it was around the time I had met and fallen in love with my mate, which also happens to have been a month before my heart attack.

    I've lost a lot more since then (approx 50lbs) and my most recent photo taken was in March, though I've not posted it to my profile because it includes my adult son and don't want to overstep permissions LOL. I'll ask him tonight if it's ok to post it and perhaps get him to send me a copy of the shameful picture he took of me in '02 right before I started my journey.

    Otherwise I avoid cameras, I am like Earl, my eyes are always shut .. ack!
  • LegzyK
    LegzyK Posts: 172 Member
    I'm sure it does, It's my best feature and i just get tired of looking at my own face:laugh:
  • coachblt
    coachblt Posts: 1,090
    Yes - that's just the way it is.
  • heygurlheyyyy
    heygurlheyyyy Posts: 84 Member
    I really, really hope so.

    Your pics are the best!

    I picked mine because it's all of my fave things - summertime, the beach, little clothing, and BEER! Now if I can get back to feeling super comfy running around town like that without the help from beer, I'll be alright. LOL
  • laurin2010
    laurin2010 Posts: 65
    Simple. It shows my hard work, im proud of myself in very many ways!
  • PinoyChampion
    PinoyChampion Posts: 1
    Absolutely - so don't forget to smile!
  • dlwyatt82
    dlwyatt82 Posts: 1,077 Member
    It probably does. I just pick photos that make me smile, or that I'm proud of for one reason or another. My original profile pic was from the day my wife and I got married, and the current one is obvious. She's about 7 weeks old now. :happy:
  • jwaitman
    jwaitman Posts: 367 Member
    I picked my picture, just because I like the way I look in it. I was happy that day and having fun! How can you not be having fun when working with fire men and sitting in their fire truck!
  • lsjd2000
    lsjd2000 Posts: 287 Member
    not sure if it does or not - Its one of very few photos of me, my youngest (whos now 5 is in the photo with me - its also one of the few that I do have that I like since I am not all focused on my weight in the photo :)
  • ChrisRS87
    ChrisRS87 Posts: 781 Member
    I put this one up because I liked how I looked after my workout, and in 12 hours i got 6 friend requests, so I'd say yes lol
  • RunnerBlonde808
    RunnerBlonde808 Posts: 257 Member
    I don't know. I just change it based on my mood that day. I have no real reason or rhyme to why I put anything up.
  • dfborders
    dfborders Posts: 474 Member
    Not sure - It was more of a reflection of myself. For the longest time I wouldn't put my picture on here - too fat. Then I got a little bit of courage and posted this one (the dog is still covering half of me). Its not so much about how others perceive me it is more about what is going on in my own head. I still haven't updated my FB page yet - too afraid. It is not so much whether the picture affects how people perceive me - in truth probably not - but it is in my head as to how I think they will perceive me that freaks me out...
  • MsDivineM
    MsDivineM Posts: 48
    My pic is from New Years Eve this year, before any weight lose! That dress, no longer fits like that, it now needs to be altered in order to wear it! I felt so beautiful in the pic, that's why its still my profile pic!
  • Hambone23
    Hambone23 Posts: 486 Member
    I know profile pics affect how /I/ view other people, so I assume it works the other way around. I thought I'd be all honest and post a real facial pic when I first joined. Then I got sick of looking at myself. So now I usually go with a profile pic that reflects my sense of humor or something I find amusing. A lot of times the humor has to do with being fat. I figure if you can't laugh at yourself, then you're taking life--and yourself--too damn seriously.
  • AwesomeMoJo
    AwesomeMoJo Posts: 1,145 Member
    I am sure everyone's profile picture affects how they are perceived....

    I change mine up often...I have a silly picture, a picture with my family, pictures of just me, they all represent different parts of who I am....

    Some people share their family, some share what they want to look like, some have their "before" pictures, everyone shares a little piece of who they are with the profile picture....
  • HauteP1nk
    HauteP1nk Posts: 2,139 Member
    Yes, I think my pictures convey my personality. I am friendly so I try to pick pictures where I am smiling....and of course where I look my best...lol
  • SuperSexyDork
    SuperSexyDork Posts: 1,669 Member
    I just felt liberated in mine. I was taking pictures of myself in a bathing suit and I didn't feel like a complete idiot or like I weighed a ton... Besides, I was smiling!

    What do you think my picture says about me?
  • george29223
    george29223 Posts: 556 Member
    yeah i try to pick up chicks with mine
  • Il_DaniD_lI
    Il_DaniD_lI Posts: 1,593 Member
    I change mine depending on my mood!
  • SabrinaLC
    SabrinaLC Posts: 133 Member
    I chose mine because I like it, I thought it was cute.
    I guess people might think i'm cute from the picture or they may not.
  • rybo
    rybo Posts: 5,424 Member
    Yes it does, whether a person intentionally tries toproject a certain image or not. I don't care enough to change mine for every mood, I picked mine cause it was after my 2nd marathon and a proud moment for me.
  • TheFitHooker
    TheFitHooker Posts: 3,357 Member
    I've never really thought about it. I try to show off my progress and mine is my most recent photo of my body. I'm just proud of how far I've come and so close to the end. I honestly don't care how people see it, I'm sure the more conservative of people who don't like bikini's will not like it and classify me under the unmodest category, but I never claimed to be a modest person haha.
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