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Now I didn't originate the idea of a photo routine, but there are parts of this that I though of myself. I probably didn't do anything other than re-invent the wheel, but I thought I would share this anyway. I learned about photo routines from my first coach Stickler back in Guildford, so I wanna be sure to give him love.
The Purpose-
Whenever you are taking a photo with a girl, as with any "routine," pattern, piece of conversation, escalation or whatever you want to call it, you need to know WHY you are doing it. The WHY will determine the effectiveness of the operation. If you just take pictures to take pictures, well you won't accomplish anything.
1. To have a ton of pictures with hotgirls - Let's not lie to each other. This is the main reason we take pictures with girls. We wanna throw them on our facebook page so that we can tell our friends we have social proof. We want to attach them to field reports so that guys from the internet will respect us.
Guess what? That's a 100% legitimate reason to take a picture with a girl. Building up your facebook page will slowly build up your social status, but the main thing that having a ton of hot girls on your facebook page does is make you feel good about yourself. It builds up your confidence and this is a KEY element of all the dating systems I have ever encountered.
A lot of guys will take a shitload of pictures when they are first learning game. This will last for about 6 months. I am not sure why, but it is usually about this long. I went from pictures of every set to pictures here and there, to once a month or at a big party.
2. To build attraction - You can spike attraction early in a set by taking a bunch of photos with a girl. It's fun and girls love to by photographed when they are out. Just because it only took you 15 minutes to get dressed, doesn't mean she spent less than an hour. Girls only go out if they look amazing, so they are photo-ready.
With this goal in mind, you take the photos fast and early, but you don't push for the kiss. This is more about having a ton of fun. Think of all those Japanese girls that love puricura. (the photobooth shit)
3. To build rapport- It's later in the set and you are struggling to get past attraction. You only have a tenuous connection with the girl. You can tell she likes you but you want to tie her to that second date.
In this case you will focus on taking rapport building pictures. Instead of you/her pictures you want US pictures. Girls like taking romantic or fun photos and this is an easy way to get that facebook close. She will want to be tagged in photos where she looks cute. It makes you real.
4. To escalate- Let's not fuck around. This is the main reason I rock the photo routine. It doesn't matter where you are in set if you get this right, so I am really going to focus on this part. I only break out the camera to get some pictures of a tongue war. And the example photos below are of this version of the routine.
The preparation
You need to plan this in advance. The first thing you need to do is get the right camera. I know it seems obvious, but cell phone pics still look like shit when compared to digital camera pics. I have been rocking the same camera for 5 years now and it's still taking way better photos than my new badass blackberry.
Equipment
I use a Casio Exilim. I bought the bitch in Japan in 2005. That's right. I'm that old. And this camera is my fucking soulmate. I took like 5k pictures of my oneitis with it. I took pictures in Thailand, South Korea, Cambodia, Japan, Sweden, Austria, and England with it. It has been there for my whole journey. It broke once. Like the zoom motor broke. I took it to an electronics shop in Japan and they fixed it for like 80 bucks. It's been perfect ever since.
I bought this camera for 2 very important reasons. Everyone I knew who had been in Japan for more than a year had the same camera. In a country where electronics kick ass, to see 10 people saying the same camera is awesome is a BIG sign. The other reason is more important. It's the exact width of my fingers. Most fuckers don't think of this shit. But I get drunk...A LOT. So some of the newer version of this camera are a little difficult for me to hold. Translation - I will drop them. I mean I am pretty sure that in 5 years I have dropped this camera 3-4 times. But it's endured. Also if a camera is too thick, you will hold it different each time. That's no good. So get one that fits your hand.
The case for your camera is also something to consider. If you got keys or your phone in the same pocket the thing is gonna get knocked around. I have a case that my camera slips into. It basically adds like 2mm on 5 of the 6 sides of the camera. It's not a big stupid camera case with room for film or whatever. I love it and it's SMALL. Remember you don't wanna wear like a fishing vest filled with your "pickup gear."
The 2 Ps - Plan and Partner
This is like the most important part of the photo routine. You gotta let your wing in on it. You need to have a 5 minute discussion with him about what to do. 2 years ago I almost punched Keychain in the face for fucking up my photo routine. You wanna make sure that your wing remembers that he is your friend and doesn't start doing that old school lame ass "alpha" shit like start taking pictures of himself and then hand the camera back.
Instead let him know that HE is crucial. When he has the camera girls RESPECT him. Think about how we treat photographers our whole lives. Our brains are programmed to obey them. And if a girl is a model, well then she really can't resist the commands of a camera man.
Your wing is important for 2 reasons - he can escalate on your behalf AND he is a buffer. If I can get a girl to kiss me on the cheek, then my wing can convince her to lick my cheek. This is a picture that Stickler took where he told 2 girls to lick the side of my face. He took like 3 pix but this is the best one. And BOTH of these girls had boyfriends like 5 feet away.
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He is a great buffer because if the girl rejects his escalation, it doesn't affect you. You can just burn him. If your buddy is like "make out!" and she freaks out. Just be like ignore him, he's always making trouble. And BOOM. You protected her. So you can still get points.
Strike Time
Now you do NOT need a reason to take a photo with a girl. Just in the middle of chatting say "Let's take a photo." It's that simple. Don't make it a big deal. If you are opening with a photo routine then you might need something else.
Goal 1 - If your goal is a ton of pics with hot girls then just do a speed version of this routine. Walk up to girls and say you are on vacation and you want pics of all the cool people from there. Just be high energy. Or have your wing say it's your birthday and you need pics because you are going to blackout. This both work. Just remember. HIGH ENERGY.
Goal 2 - About 5 minutes into the set either brake out the camera or have your wing do it. "You know what? You're pretty cool. Let's take a picture so we can treasure this moment forever." Say something fun or cheesy like that. Then take silly fun photos and only ratchet up for the romance at the end of the routine. Take a normal pic. Then underwater with cheeks puffed. Then scared like the boulder from Temple of Doom is rolling behind you. (Most girls I go for are too young for this movie so I just say being chased by the Abominable Snowman). The idea here is to have fun. You can make the final picture - Stare into each other's eyes like you are on top of the Eiffel Tower. This is money! Flips her romance switch. (If you are going for a bf situation) You gotta calibrate to what you want. But this is an easy way to transition to comfort.
Goal 3 - Take the pictures when you are getting to know each other. Make it more of a travel vacation theme. In front of the pyramids. In a space ship. In the future when you both have robot eyes. Shit like this. It's about future projecting and locational rapport. (To show you that I DO know some fancy ass pua terms.)
You want her to imagine you in her life in the future. And you want her to imagine you in different backgrounds. Both of this things make her feel like she has known you longer. She will feel more emotionally closer to you. This is comfort/rapport/connection or whatever pickup term YOU like to use for it.
NOW THE GOOD SHIT
Goal 4 - Escalate. If you read goals 1-3 and said fuck that noise. Then I totally hear you. Basically as you advance through game you will move this routine later and later in your set. Until you get tight and then just use it whenever you want.
First the DEMO!. These pics were taken by Tov last Friday after I taught him the basics of the routine.
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I met this girl about 3 minutes before this photo was taken. I was outside smoking and I just had a feeling. I gave Tov the signal and he was like lemme take a photo.
Now a beginner might look at this photo alone and thing "shit how does he do that" but I am gonna let you guys behind the curtain. It's all perception. If a girl feels a little bit comfortable with you, she will fall into her normal "I'm with a guy" pose. That's what is happening here. YES she is attracted to me, but just a little bit. This is her being normal for her.
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This photo is about 90% good winging by Tov. He says to her. What the fuck are you doing? Take a REAL photo. He's escalating her for me. So she leans in more. When I am winging I will shout things like "Show me the sexy!" But just see what girls respond to when you are the photog. Just think paparazzi. You can shout shit like "come on this shit is gonna be on TMZ, sex it up a little" Any shit like that.
So now she is leaned in close. Of course I think this pic sucks with here eyes blacked out. It isn't as good looking as the first one. Even though from a technical standpoint it's got a TON more kino and compliance from her. See how my body is pointed towards the camera but her's is pointed towards me? That's right. Her vagina is aimed at my cock.
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This picture is epic because a TON of things are happening right here. All within about 2 seconds. So I am gonna bring you through on slo-mo.
Tov starts by "fucking up" my routine. He over escalates. He says "now kiss." No lead in or anything. And I start to burn him and say "oh sorry he's such a card", BUT she immediately kisses me. The student becomes the master. It turns out that I underestimated the situation. Or how slutty this girl is, but either way. She complied with the full push.
So I hesitated, but the force of his will was enough to get me the makeout. This led to about a 20 minute dirty makeout session. The idea here is to have a good flow.
We went pictures -> sexy picture -> makeout.
The Standard Version
Now you should always be willing to vary what you do and experiment with new shit. But this is the basic Paladin Escalation Photo Routine. (PEPR- pronounced pepper) HAHA.. I just thought of that wicked name for this. You can be like hey wing "Got any Pepper?" and he can be like no, but I've got a fucking camera.
Ok so the photos have 3 phases. And I usually only take 3 photos.
1. Take anormal picture. Anything can work here. Just bring her in really tight. If she gives you 6 take 7. On the scale of like sexy photoness. So if she snuggles a little, just push for a little more.
2. This is the escalation photo. It's like preparing her for photo 3. Depending on vibe you want to go for the Under the Ocean pic or you can push for the Can't you be Sexy pic? Either way you are moving attraction and kino forward.
3. The close. Here I usually say now stare into my eyes. Depending on vibe, you can say something like just like in Lady and the Tramp. Or you can say somewhere romantic.
Again if your partner knows the pattern, all you have to do is let him direct. If you are obeying him, she will feel that and feel even more inclined to obey.
Final Thoughts
You and your wings should just have 1 camera for the night. I used to be the camera guy, but now I just give my camera to someone I trust. Now some guys will take the camera and then hand it back to you at the end of the nigh without having taken a picture. So never give that dude the camera again. It's a waste. For now Tov is my new camera dude because he's a maniac with it. I just opened iphoto to get those 3 demo photos and there are like 30 pics of that fucker with different girls. I mean really I want him taking pictures of me, but hey. Either way it's happening.
The other thing is that if you take a club photo with a girl you probably won't fuck her. This is pretty much why I stopped taking photos. Whenever I think a set is really good to go, I don't take a photo. Like these pics are from Friday. This girl wasn't special so whatever. But Saturday night I met a girl that was smoking hot and super cool. I only ran 1 set all night and so I didn't break out the camera. This might just be my personality. So you can experiment for yourself, but keep this in mind. Once a girl takes a pic with you a one night stand HAS to count. Because there is proof.
Don't take pictures to fuck with a girl. Don't post pictures to harm her or fuck with her reputation on facebook or some shit. For real. I have 3 sisters and 2 nieces and I fucking love women. So just don't use my shit for evil.
