How photos can add a whole new dimension to your
profile
When creating your adoption profile in Parentfinder, photos are one of the
most important elements to consider during the creation process. By taking the
time to check the quality, content, and context of your photos, you are making
an investment in your profile.
Here are three tips based on birth mother and agency feedback
that will help you choose the best photos for your Parentfinder Profile:
1. Quality: Here
at Parentfinder, we require all photos used in adoption profiles to be above 500kb. The
reason we have this file size standard is that we want to make sure that your
book looks SUPER good – we care about quality. If your photos are below 500kb,
they may appear grainy, pixilated or fuzzy upon printing. That is not putting
your best foot forward.
2. Content: Every
day moments, memorable traditions and smiling faces– these are all elements of
photos that will convey to birth mothers that you are a happy family when she views your adoption profile. Some of
the content that we would rather you leave out:
sleepy faces, alcohol or cigarettes, sunglasses, too much skin or
mundane shots (think, working at a computer). Find your most fun photos and
make them the centerpiece of your adoption profile.
3. Context: Did
you write about last year’s trip to Disney World? Show us a picture! Also,
think about where a photo will be placed in your adoption profile: if we are trying to choose a front
cover photo, we need to make sure that the picture fits the context. This
shouldn’t be a wedding photo, a swimsuit shot, or a Christmas card cover.
Instead, this should be the best, most recent you have. Consider your front
cover to be your first introduction to a birth mother. It’s her first decision
she’ll make about you: should I open this book or not?
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