As a professional portrait photographer, Ryan Walter Wagner works with lots of people trying to look their best.

But lately, Wagner has noticed another trend: people booking photo sessions specifically to upgrade their online dating platforms. 

He said clients sometimes tell him what the photos are for. Other times, he’ll later notice his photographs on dating apps like Tinder or Bumble.

“I think it’s great. It means that I did something that portrayed that person in the manner that they felt they were