Now I know why women don't find me attractive. An analysis of the EXIF and survey data from the dating site OkCupid has found a few interesting things about how prospective date pictures are perceived. The statistic that keeps getting reported on the rest of the Web is that iPhone users get more sex than Android users (who wants to have sex with an Android? Oh, right, fetishes).
What isn't being reported as much is that the brand of camera you use has an impact on how you look in your pictures. Survey says, use a Panasonic GF1 or GH1. Next best choice, a Leica compact camera. Followed by Canon DSLRs, Pentax DSLRs, and finally Nikon DSLRs (Sony DSLR users fell behind the Nikon users). Well, there's my problem right there. Oh, and those of that use flash? Adds seven years to your attractiveness profile. Still with me? Well, f/1.2 makes you more attractive than f/22. Don't take your picture midday (3am and 4pm seem to produce the best attractiveness results ;~). Whatever you do don't let your picture be snapped by a Kodak EasyShare, Windows phone, or Motorola phone.
So I've set my GF1 on a timer to take a picture of me tonight at 3am while I'm sleeping, with no flash, and at f/1.2. That should do the trick...