{"name":"Lighting Is the Most Common Dating-Photo Strength","url":"https://bestpick.online/research/dating-photo-lighting","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","methodology":"https://bestpick.online/methodology","dataset":"https://bestpick.online/methodology/data.json","generated_at":"2026-07-14","dataset_start":"August 2025","finding":"On 347 dating apps photos with per-criterion scores, Lighting & Facial Clarity averaged 61.6 / 100. It was the weakest criterion in 10.7% of photos and the strongest in 34.0%.","citation":"BestPick (2026-07-14). Lighting Is the Most Common Dating-Photo Strength. https://bestpick.online/research/dating-photo-lighting. Dataset: https://bestpick.online/methodology/data.json (CC BY 4.0).","kind":"criterion","query":"does lighting matter in dating profile photos","sample":{"total_analyses":9547,"scored_analyses":2451,"min_n_to_publish":100},"goal":{"key":"dating","label":"Dating apps","n":527,"mean":54.5,"median":55,"pct_below_60":66.0,"pct_80_plus":2.7,"criteria_n":347},"criterion":{"name":"Lighting & Facial Clarity","n":287,"mean":61.6,"pct_weakest":10.7,"pct_strongest":34.0}}