There are some very good tips for the budding portrait photographer in the article below. Tip number 1 actually sounds like a dating service. I am not real good with the portrait genre of photography, so i might try some of this myself.
Taking great photos of women relies hugely on great understanding. It is vital to understand your subject, whatever you are photographing, in order to get the best out of them, and no more so than with women. Women are probably the most self-critical people to photograph, and I should know, I’ve photographed over 10,000 of them throughout my career! Even models think they are fat, so there is no hope for us mere mortals!