How can I get more comfortable with photos?

I’ve been trying to meet people through dating apps for a while now, since I’ve never been in a relationship and just never seem to have luck meeting people IRL (I’m pretty social, but it just seems like no one is interested). My luck is not great on apps either and at that point I guess it comes down to having good enough photos.

I’ve never really liked being in pictures though and as a result I have very few good pictures of myself. I’ve tried MANY tips I’ve gotten through reddit to improve this situation but ultimately, I think my problem is that I just do not feel comfortable in pictures. I ask friends to take photos of me when we’re out but when I pose, I come out looking super uncomfortable. I’ve repeatedly asked people to please help me out by taking more candids, but my friends literally just don’t do it – they’ll say they will, and then they forget every time.

I’ve also gotten advice to try just taking more pictures of myself using a tripod setup. Well, this morning I got dressed up and felt cute and decided I was going to finally do it. But when I actually set up the phone to take some selfies, I just felt like crap. Nothing I was doing felt authentic and posing and acting cute for the camera doesn’t feel like me at all. I did take a few pictures but felt crappy and self conscious about all of them. All I can think is “this is not me,” I’m not a person who is image conscious at all so curating pictures and selfies just feels like I’m trying to be someone else and it’s not helping me feel more at ease with pictures.

I wonder if anyone has advice on how to get more comfortable in pictures. I feel like I’m trying everything and I just feel really discouraged.