Online Dating Photographers Who Create The Best Dating Profile Pictures

What the heck is online dating photography?

I’m Saskia, the founder of Hey Saturday, and I’ve been credited by Time magazine, the BBC and world-renowned photographer, Martin Parr, for creating the genre of dating photography. We are the world’s first online dating photographers. I’m recognised as the leading industry expert in the UK, Europe & US on all things online dating photo related. Rather than a formal, portrait-style photoshoot, our dating photoshoots are more like an adventure with a good friend.

“Hey Saturday helps you create powerful dating profiles by enabling you to visually share the story of who you are. The more stories you can tell with your online dating pictures, the more you’ll be able to show people what it’s like to be in a relationship with you.”

What’s my story?

I spent many years online dating (until meeting my bf of many years on Guardian Soulmates) and spotted a gap in the market for a niche online dating photography business specialising in creating dating profile photos for online daters.

Can we help you?

We’ve worked with more than 6,000 awesome single people across the UK and US helping them to create a stand out set of online dating profile pictures for their dating profiles enabling them to get out there & reclaim their dating life. So yes, I reckon we can help you too.

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Try this: Stop focusing on building a ‘dating life’ and focus on creating a rewarding, thrilling life that you love. You’ll be way more available to new opportunities, experiences, people and places that’ll open up your world 🪐✨ In this new world you’re moving in, you’ll start to meet more of your kind of people, the kind of people you can connect with more deeply and maybe even create a big, beautiful life with 🪐 And if you don’t, at least you’ll be living a big, beautiful life that you’ve created by design. But I have a strong feeling, once you start to create an irresistible life, you’ll realise you’ve created an irresistible dating life too. #profilepictures #datingtips #datingtipsformen #profilepic #datingapps #tinderpicsfordays #heysaturday #datingtipsforwomen

A super-quick masterclass in compelling storytelling in your dating app pics: ✨ do, wear, hold and/or carry something you love. It immediately relaxes you and shows people, at a glance, a bit more about who you are ✨ 🔗Check out my mini podcast episode on props to get the full lowdown. Link in bio #profilepictures #datingprofile #datingtipsformen #datingtips #tinderpics #profilepic #datingapps #reelsinstagram #tinderpicsfordays #datingtips #datingtipsforwomen

The first rule of Manifestation Club is: ✨Like Attracts Like ✨ So if you want to attract a partner who has positive, uplifting, magnetic energy, the only way to do that authentically is to embody and live your life with that same energy. Like attracts like. This doesn’t mean repressing your negative emotions though, oh heck no, it means being able to sit with and navigate through these emotions, while intentionally continuing to work towards raising your vibrational frequency. No one wants to go on a date with an energy drainer, let alone build a life with them, right? So how can you raise your energetic frequency on a practical level? + Start reading up on energy and vibrational frequencies. Your personal energetic frequency is having an impact on your whole life, whether you’re aware of that or not. So learning about it and how you can work with it is going to have a massive positive impact on your life. + Become aware of all the available tools you can access to raise your energetic frequency such as: journaling meditation a solid gratitude practice prioritising moments of joy finding a community of like-minded folks to connect with visualisation affirmations etc Once you start digging into energy healing, you may find your dating life starts vibrating on the highest frequencies 🪐✨ #profilepictures #datingprofile #datingtipsformen #datingtips #profilepic #tinderpics #datingapps #heysaturday #tinderpicsfordays #reelsinstagram #energyhealing #manifestation #vibrationalhealing

It SUCKS but… We live in a world that thrives off making us feel inadequate, not quite good enough being just who we are. Existing as your authentic self, can be hard work and you kinda have to invest time, energy and resources into it… plus it’s not linear. It’s not your fault though, capitalism has designed it this way, so they can sell us more stuff to make us feel better about ourselves. But how about we challenge ourselves to imagine how we would feel if we woke up and understood exactly how amazing we are. Just the way we are right now. Now, as an experiment, take that feeling, embody it and head to your dating photo shoot with it and then head out on dates feeling it and notice how much more fun you have and how many more people want to be in your orbit. #profilepictures #datingprofile #datingtipsformen #datingtips #profilepic #tinderpics #datingapps #heysaturday #reelsinstagram #selflove #tinderpicsfordays #selfworth

If you start getting too serious too quickly, on the apps, your heart might try to get in on the act and that way lies madness. Embrace dating as just another way to connect with others socially, no expectations other than maybe having a bit of a laugh. And just see where it takes you. Expectation is the death of fun on the apps. #profilepictures #datingprofile #datingtipsformen #datingtips #profilepic #tinderpics #datingapps #tinderpicsfordays #heysaturday

Whoop whoop, it’s Megan in the house, shooting in the cool neighbourhood of The Custard Factory in Birmingham. J’adoring these shots, full of personality and good times. Photo credit: Megan for Hey Saturday, Birmingham. You have been watching Hey Saturday, the OG Dating Photographers. #datingapps #datingtips #explorepage #profilephoto #profilepic #datingadvice #singlelifestyle #explorereels #singlemomlife #datingcoach #datingadvice #datingphoto #datingphotography #datingphotographerlondon #onlinedatingphotographer #newprofilepic #selflove #profilepictures #soulmate #birminghamphotographer #portaitphotography #personalbranding #personaldatingbrand #goodtimes #datingmindset #mindsetmatters

My favourite dating photo tip Hold something 💛 When we’re in front of a camera lens, many of us feel self-conscious and often our first thought is ‘But what should I do with my hands?’ Holding something in your hand is a great way to relax your body and focus on looking and feeling good instead. Even better, is when you hold something you love 💛💛 When you hold something you love like a plant, your camera, your dog or guitar you feel instantly good, as your focus shifts from the shoot to something that brings you joy. It has the added benefit of telling people more about who you are, your personality interests and passions🍦 You have been watching Hey Saturday, the OG Dating Photographers. All photos taken by Hey Saturday photographers #singleandhappy #modernlove #mindset #loveyourself #datingwithapurpose #datingadvice #datinglife #profilepictures #profilepic #profilepics #profilephoto #onlinedating #datingphototips #happylife #happysingle #relationshipgoals #personalbrandingtips #datingapp #datingapps #datingadviceformen #datingadviceforwomen #profilephotography #visualstorytelling #onlinedatingphotographer #datingphotos #explore #explorepages

Hey Saturday - because you’re worth it. So much love for these gorgeous shots taken by Livia in one of our newest locations - Salford Quays. We’re loving this Manchester location as it tends to be pretty quiet, it’s by the water and there’s still lots of colour to add vibrancy and depth to the images. J’adore! Photo credit: Livia for Hey Saturday, Manchester You have been watching Hey Saturday, the OG Dating Photographers. #singleandhappy #modernlove #mindset #loveyourself #datingwithapurpose #datingadvice #datinglife #profilepictures #profilepic #profilepics #profilephoto #onlinedating #datingphototips #happylife #happysingle #relationshipgoals #personalbrandingtips #datingapp #datingapps #datingadviceformen #datingadviceforwomen #profilephotography #visualstorytelling #onlinedatingphotographer #datingphotos #explore #explorepages

There’s actual magic in relaxing and goofing off with your Hey Saturday photographer ✨ When people look at the photos captured by the photographer during these moments, they feel your joy, warmth and approachability. And they’ll more often than not want to connect. You have been watching Hey Saturday, the OG Dating Photographers. All photos taken by Hey Saturday photographers #singleandhappy #modernlove #mindset #loveyourself #datingwithapurpose #datingadvice #datinglife #profilepictures #profilepic #profilepics #profilephoto #onlinedating #datingphototips #happylife #happysingle #relationshipgoals #personalbrandingtips #datingapp #datingapps #datingadviceformen #datingadviceforwomen #profilephotography #visualstorytelling #onlinedatingphotographer #datingphotos #explore #explorepages

Wanna transform your dating life in 30 days? Um… yeah that reel went so much better in my head 😂 Can you tell I’ve had a month off from the ‘gram!? Jeez. Anyways ~ I’ve just shared a blogpost ‘30 Day Challenge Ideas that will Transform your Dating Life’. 30 day challenges can be life-changing …. but really adopting a dating challenge is about allowing yourself to become more playful and experimental with your dating life. The goal here isn’t to find your soulmate. It’s about + throwing yourself into the middle of life + chucking out your rule book + rewriting your dating story + discarding those awful checklists + taking risks + getting ghosted + challenging your expectations + accepting the sting of rejection + showing up as your wonderfully weird self + feeling cherished + getting butterflies Yeah there was no way my menopausal brain was going to remember all that for the reel, so no wonder I went off topic. But I digress… So yes, basically they help you throw yourself into the glorious, messy joy that is life. When it’s couched as a challenge though, you’ll find it’a much easier to accept whatever life throws at you, because it’s ‘just an experiment’. If you’re intrigued, there’s a link to the blog in our link-tree, go check it out and let us know how you get on 🔥🔥 You have been watching Hey Saturday, the happiest dating photo shoots. Any photos seen are taken by Hey Saturday photographers #singleandhappy #modernlove #mindset #loveyourself #datingwithapurpose #datingadvice #datinglife #profilepictures #profilepic #profilepics #profilephoto #onlinedating #datingphototips #happylife #happysingle #relationshipgoals #personalbrandingtips #datingapp #datingapps #datingadviceformen #datingadviceforwomen #profilephotography #visualstorytelling #onlinedatingphotographer #datingphotos #explore #explorepaģes

2022 - you’ve been a trip I’ve said goodbye to both my beloved in-laws ❤️ And a different kind of goodbye to my therapist, after 5 years of working together…although the inner and outer transformation will go on, Richard, I promise. But, alongside the awesomeness of Hey Saturday, it’s also been a wild ride through lots of new and old favourite places from Paris to Los Angeles and it’s provided so many moments of mischievous joy with friends and family, but most of all with my favourite person on the planet who, as of a week ago, I’m lucky enough to call my hubby ❤️ 2023? Heck yeah, I’ll dance to that. #therapyiscool #growthmindset #adventuretime #traveltime #wanderlust #goodtimes #intentionalliving #explorereels #explore #adventures #mindsetmatters #intentionallife #travellife #therapyworks #traveltherapy #lifegoals #lifeisgood #everythingislove #everythingisenergy #everythingiscool #innerwork #innerwisdom #innertransformation #transformative #habloespañol #losangeleslife #parisianstyle

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Yay, hands in the air for these cool online dating photographers. We are an awesome combination of creativity, technical mastery & admin nerdery and together we make a fantastic team. We are all unique & each have our own special quirks & interests, but what we have in common are tons of passion, talent & experience. We are massively committed to helping our clients enjoy an ultimately rewarding experience which can often push them right out of their comfort zone.