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Places using real photos?
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I don’t get it. Why guys ask for real picture. Would you send them your real picture? Some of these girls do this on the side. Matter a fact a lot of them are here on a temp visa or student visa and aren’t even allowed to get work. It has to be under the table. With my experience, I usually stick with Thai girls. The pictures aren’t them but I tell you, it’s 85-90 percent close. I ask one girl, she said they use something picture as close as possible for safety. Cause a lot of them work a lone. They want there faces on the net. Imagine reverse searching an image and then it pops up on google. I don’t mind it. Just me. I don’t ask for explicit details on the phones either. That’s part of the hunt and excitement.
I don’t get it. Why guys ask for real picture. Would you send them your real picture? Some of these girls do this on the side. Matter a fact a lot of them are here on a temp visa or student visa and aren’t even allowed to get work. It has to be under the table. With my experience, I usually stick with Thai girls. The pictures aren’t them but I tell you, it’s 85-90 percent close. I ask one girl, she said they use something picture as close as possible for safety. Cause a lot of them work a lone. They want there faces on the net. Imagine reverse searching an image and then it pops up on google. I don’t mind it. Just me. I don’t ask for explicit details on the phones either. That’s part of the hunt and excitement.
Sounds like...a lot of folks are representing "real" photos as "raw, unblemished, show me all the faults so I can pick the one I'm offended by the least"
In this case you're thinking of women as a commodity. I think there's something wrong with you, not with retouched photos.
If you can take a moment to think outside your own perspective, consider that in this industry one's brand and privacy are big concerns. They want to use a pic that makes them look sexy, feel desirable, seem expensive, and highly valued. Best foot (or boob?) forward.
I do photography as a side hustle and shoot about 10 events, and about 100 portraits/headshots a year. In the last decade of my photography side hustle, I've never had a client that chooses a picture that they will distribute in a photo album of website or use for work that will show all of their blemishes in an open, plain, and bland fashion. To me it makes sense that working women who need to advertise will show that pic from 10 years ago when they modeled for a day, or had a semi-pro photog friend shoot and retouch a session for free in exchange for photo credit. Of course they'll use their best pics because it makes them feel good and confident in advertising.
About PH and other places with semi-staged shots on location, they hire someone who comes in to their location, shoots a couple pics with a single light setup real quick and they need retouching and editing because it's a quickly shot picture with not enough adequate lighting and retouching is needed to give it a glamour / studio feel. Without setting up lighting for Glamour shots, gotta photoshop the shit out of the pic. With a heavy hand in Photoshop smoothing over those stretch marks, tightening up those calves and hips, accentuating the breasts and hiding the face--im not surprised... Just move a few sliders over, couple of local adjustments, apply presets. It's a formula the retoucher applies on those pics, you can almost extrapolate what the woman looks like for real if you can see the edits. But maybe that's with a trained eye for those details. Possible the retoucher is in Asia too, where standards for what constitutes "natural retouching" is different from here.
What portrait or headshot or marketing shot is "real" according to your standards? Don't be dicks about it and blame the woman or the pic because you feel led on by a image and your imagination led you to expect something different from reality; this is standard behavior outside this industry too.
In this case you're thinking of women as a commodity. I think there's something wrong with you, not with retouched photos.
If you can take a moment to think outside your own perspective, consider that in this industry one's brand and privacy are big concerns. They want to use a pic that makes them look sexy, feel desirable, seem expensive, and highly valued. Best foot (or boob?) forward.
I do photography as a side hustle and shoot about 10 events, and about 100 portraits/headshots a year. In the last decade of my photography side hustle, I've never had a client that chooses a picture that they will distribute in a photo album of website or use for work that will show all of their blemishes in an open, plain, and bland fashion. To me it makes sense that working women who need to advertise will show that pic from 10 years ago when they modeled for a day, or had a semi-pro photog friend shoot and retouch a session for free in exchange for photo credit. Of course they'll use their best pics because it makes them feel good and confident in advertising.
About PH and other places with semi-staged shots on location, they hire someone who comes in to their location, shoots a couple pics with a single light setup real quick and they need retouching and editing because it's a quickly shot picture with not enough adequate lighting and retouching is needed to give it a glamour / studio feel. Without setting up lighting for Glamour shots, gotta photoshop the shit out of the pic. With a heavy hand in Photoshop smoothing over those stretch marks, tightening up those calves and hips, accentuating the breasts and hiding the face--im not surprised... Just move a few sliders over, couple of local adjustments, apply presets. It's a formula the retoucher applies on those pics, you can almost extrapolate what the woman looks like for real if you can see the edits. But maybe that's with a trained eye for those details. Possible the retoucher is in Asia too, where standards for what constitutes "natural retouching" is different from here.
What portrait or headshot or marketing shot is "real" according to your standards? Don't be dicks about it and blame the woman or the pic because you feel led on by a image and your imagination led you to expect something different from reality; this is standard behavior outside this industry too.
Sounds like...a lot of folks are representing "real" photos as "raw, unblemished, show me all the faults so I can pick the one I'm offended by the least"
In this case you're thinking of women as a commodity. I think there's something wrong with you, not with retouched photos.
If you can take a moment to think outside your own perspective, consider that in this industry one's brand and privacy are big concerns. They want to use a pic that makes them look sexy, feel desirable, seem expensive, and highly valued. Best foot (or boob?) forward.
I do photography as a side hustle and shoot about 10 events, and about 100 portraits/headshots a year. In the last decade of my photography side hustle, I've never had a client that chooses a picture that they will distribute in a photo album of website or use for work that will show all of their blemishes in an open, plain, and bland fashion. To me it makes sense that working women who need to advertise will show that pic from 10 years ago when they modeled for a day, or had a semi-pro photog friend shoot and retouch a session for free in exchange for photo credit. Of course they'll use their best pics because it makes them feel good and confident in advertising.
About PH and other places with semi-staged shots on location, they hire someone who comes in to their location, shoots a couple pics with a single light setup real quick and they need retouching and editing because it's a quickly shot picture with not enough adequate lighting and retouching is needed to give it a glamour / studio feel. Without setting up lighting for Glamour shots, gotta photoshop the shit out of the pic. With a heavy hand in Photoshop smoothing over those stretch marks, tightening up those calves and hips, accentuating the breasts and hiding the face--im not surprised... Just move a few sliders over, couple of local adjustments, apply presets. It's a formula the retoucher applies on those pics, you can almost extrapolate what the woman looks like for real if you can see the edits. But maybe that's with a trained eye for those details. Possible the retoucher is in Asia too, where standards for what constitutes "natural retouching" is different from here.
What portrait or headshot or marketing shot is "real" according to your standards? Don't be dicks about it and blame the woman or the pic because you feel led on by a image and your imagination led you to expect something different from reality; this is standard behavior outside this industry too.
In this case you're thinking of women as a commodity. I think there's something wrong with you, not with retouched photos.
If you can take a moment to think outside your own perspective, consider that in this industry one's brand and privacy are big concerns. They want to use a pic that makes them look sexy, feel desirable, seem expensive, and highly valued. Best foot (or boob?) forward.
I do photography as a side hustle and shoot about 10 events, and about 100 portraits/headshots a year. In the last decade of my photography side hustle, I've never had a client that chooses a picture that they will distribute in a photo album of website or use for work that will show all of their blemishes in an open, plain, and bland fashion. To me it makes sense that working women who need to advertise will show that pic from 10 years ago when they modeled for a day, or had a semi-pro photog friend shoot and retouch a session for free in exchange for photo credit. Of course they'll use their best pics because it makes them feel good and confident in advertising.
About PH and other places with semi-staged shots on location, they hire someone who comes in to their location, shoots a couple pics with a single light setup real quick and they need retouching and editing because it's a quickly shot picture with not enough adequate lighting and retouching is needed to give it a glamour / studio feel. Without setting up lighting for Glamour shots, gotta photoshop the shit out of the pic. With a heavy hand in Photoshop smoothing over those stretch marks, tightening up those calves and hips, accentuating the breasts and hiding the face--im not surprised... Just move a few sliders over, couple of local adjustments, apply presets. It's a formula the retoucher applies on those pics, you can almost extrapolate what the woman looks like for real if you can see the edits. But maybe that's with a trained eye for those details. Possible the retoucher is in Asia too, where standards for what constitutes "natural retouching" is different from here.
What portrait or headshot or marketing shot is "real" according to your standards? Don't be dicks about it and blame the woman or the pic because you feel led on by a image and your imagination led you to expect something different from reality; this is standard behavior outside this industry too.
Look it’s simple. If the girls not comfortable showing there real face, they will a model or girl that’s somewhat represents there superficial features accurately. Is this right? Yes and no. BUT guys, if you dislike the girl, walk away. That’s it... sure you wasted a little bit of time. But I rather have that than waste more money. but again I’m my own personal experience. I’ve gotten so many fakes pics and when that door opens. It’s a shy of relief, they are close to the pics and if not they stilll look good. selling them selves or not. They are still risking themselves, going to a strangers hotel, house, by themselves. give them a break.
Are there any places that routinely use real accurate photos? The best would be ones that show faces.
Looks matter to me and I prefer younger (18-25) girls. I’ve just been burned by too many completely bait and switch places or those that blur things enough to hide the fact that they have 40+ yo providers with heavy makeup trying pass as mid-20’s.
Looks matter to me and I prefer younger (18-25) girls. I’ve just been burned by too many completely bait and switch places or those that blur things enough to hide the fact that they have 40+ yo providers with heavy makeup trying pass as mid-20’s.
Imho none of the amps have ever used real photos, lol despite the fact they’re mostly international and no one would prob recognize em. A lot of the non-amp (if not ALL) that I visit use 1000% real photos though, but I would expect that with some of the prices for FS spots. If I’m going $$$/more, or even just $$, I want to know exactly what I fucking before I go.