Kittenfishing

A practice used in online dating where an accurate image of oneself is not conveyed through pictures. This is done primarily by: Exclusion- excluding photos that clearly show what you look like between your feet and shoulders. (all headshots). Old pictures-pictures that are old when you were younger and in better shape or when one did not have children. Filters-blurring and skin smoothing. Camera angles such as high overhead shots. Color washing - wearing black against a black background or adjusting the brightness to hide facial details. Crowd hiding- being in a group picture wedged closely between two other people. Sliming or body shaping undergarments-wearing spanx or girdles.