Photoshop, truly the plague of this business, and here's why.

[InsidiousCid]

Photoshop is obviously rampant with models on magazine covers, billboards etc. And no one is losing any sleep over that.
Because of course we understand it, it's commercial, selling a product.

So how does escorting differ?

Because, when it comes to escorting, it's the actual person in the pictures themselves that's being marketed (independently). Not some external product they're endorsing.

A little airbrush here, and little filter there, no harm right?

Most clients don't seem too perturbed.

If I had my way about it, one clean sweep, any kind of photoshop at all would be a thing of past. To me it is positively and unquestionably thee worst thing about this business.
But why?

Simple reason: how the girls present in enhanced images, it's not that they're necessarily "more beautiful" or "more aesthetic" or more "perfect looking". And this is the reason why photoshop in escorting differs so dramatically from photoshop in other forms of marketing.

It's because those changes in facial features, in body type, quite frankly in how refined they look? It changes our perception of their personality. Their attitude. Who they are and how they behave.

And that's the basis of how we gauge an appointment would play out, what we expect from it, or even whether to attend them in the first place or not.

In other words, it's the ultimate bait and switch.

Anyways, I'm just saying, I hate photoshop.

[Bondvillian1]

Seen a story here last week where whatever happened the girl left the original photo then after a split second the Photoshop kicked in, she'd made herself more tanned and slightly skinnier on the cheeks, no idea why as she was amazing looking anyway but interesting to see

[IAmLIAm]

I do agree with the overall sentiment regarding over Photoshopping in society. However, a girl choosing to conceal her face or identifiable markers (tattoos, beauty marks, etc...) doesn't really bother me.

A girls photos are almost always going to be a more put together version of herself (it is an advertisement afterall). She's had the time to make herself up how she wants, puts herself into the poses she wants and then at the end of it all selects the photos she wants to include in her advert.

On any given day we can all look a bit different from the previous day. As long as the pictures are indicative of the provider, I don't really see the big deal.

There are girls out there (globally) using 10+ year old photos to get the guys in the door. Photoshop isn't a much different tactic. If the door opens and it's a bait and switch situation, walk away.

If you booked the time and are so critical of a girl not looking exactly like her professional photoshoot that you want to leave, I feel a bit of compensation is warranted.

[InsidiousCid]

As long as the pictures are indicative of the provider

That's the point my dude. As many have shared their point of view on, attitude, personality, these are the things that really determine connectivity in, and enjoyment of an appointment.

Photoshop can conceal quite expertly the genuine nature of a service provider in these areas.

so critical of a girl not looking exactly like her professional photoshoot

I think professional photoshoots are awesome.

It's the enhancements done on computer apps after the fact that I'm not thrilled about.

[IAmLIAm]

That's the point my dude. As many have shared their point of view on, attitude, personality, these are the things that really determine connectivity in, and enjoyment of an appointment.

Photoshop can conceal quite expertly the genuine nature of a service provider in these areas.



I think professional photoshoots are awesome.

It's the enhancements done on computer apps after the fact that I'm not thrilled about.

I do understand the thought that a SP who goes to great lengths to over Photoshop their pictures may not possess the qualities you are looking for to fully enjoy the appointment.

However, I feel most of us that are looking for more than just the aesthetic of a SP already have (or quickly learn to have) a bit of an eye for this when looking at an advert. It's not just the pictures, the verbage gives a bit of insight as well and to some degree so do reviews (where applicable).

The guys who base a visit primarily off the looks and finding somewhere warm and wet for 15min probably don't care too much about the personality anyway.

I feel like guys who are active on forums typically fall into the first group, as it's a level of investment slightly more than just the money.

Guys from the second group show up in forums occasionally to complain that a girl doesn't look like her pics because she doesn't have tan lines (even though it's winter and the pics are 4mo old) or she's changed her hair (when the profile states that she's gone back to her natural color).

Overall i agree that the over use of Photoshop (in this industry and others) has been a detriment to the consumer. I can understand the frustration with the practice (especially if you've been "fooled" or are having a hard time finding a suitable SP to spend some time with). But a SP blurring their face or covering identifiers doesn't seem such an egregious act to me, so I'm not quite onboard with a full ban.

[Privet]

What about food, it never looks the same on a plate compared to the photo posted by a food outlet. We would never eat the food if it we were not happy that it ‘did not look the same’ there are people whose job it is to make food look good for a photo……..

Sure if you look at the photos of a McDonald’s burger I would be tempted myself although I know I don’t like them

[InsidiousCid]

It's not just the pictures, the verbage gives a bit of insight as well and to some degree so do reviews (where applicable).

I've often questioned whether many advertisers even write their own profile descriptions? Or whether they're working off some kind of pre-prepared template?
Cause obviously the wording in several profiles is almost identical.

Reviews....... that's the one that can really baffle me, cause for enhanced picture they have so many five stars on "accuracy of image".
And the ones that second guess the advertisers appearance have the usual response, "look at all my reviews, no one questions my appearance but you" or, "all ladies use enhanced pictures" etc etc.

The guys who base a visit primarily off the looks and finding somewhere warm and wet for 15min probably don't care too much about the personality anyway.

I doubt it. Personality is basically your roadmap for how an appointment will play out. Oftentimes, for me at least, it's basically predictable how the advertiser and I will "get on", based on her pictures.

EXCEPT when photoshop is used. By which time your in her apartment and she has the other gambit of tricks to deploy.

I feel like guys who are active on forums typically fall into the first group, as it's a level of investment slightly more than just the money.

But a SP blurring their face or covering identifiers doesn't seem such an egregious act to me, so I'm not quite onboard with a full ban.

Blurring a face? To me that evens itself out cause that will be a natural turn off for a lot of clients. I don't really consider that photoshop in the usual sense.

Except where girls photoshop their face and THEN blur it....... lol. Which is just another means of plausible deniability.

Tattoos? I find it's often the advertisers that want to present as "bad girls" that get them in the first place.
If they went to the time and effort of getting tattoos and embracing that personality, then why go to so much additional trouble using photo shop pretending to be "sweet looking angels"?

I came here to mention something else entirely......

[ladiesman217]

A plague? Well I maybe wouldn't go that far. I mean, you're heading in that general direction but...

[AmyTantraMassage]

Seen a story here last week where whatever happened the girl left the original photo then after a split second the Photoshop kicked in, she'd made herself more tanned and slightly skinnier on the cheeks, no idea why as she was amazing looking anyway but interesting to see

Sounds like a Snapchat filter.

[konus]

Photoshop is obviously rampant with models on magazine covers, billboards etc. And no one is losing any sleep over that.
Because of course we understand it, it's commercial, selling a product.

So how does escorting differ?

Because, when it comes to escorting, it's the actual person in the pictures themselves that's being marketed (independently). Not some external product they're endorsing.

A little airbrush here, and little filter there, no harm right?

Most clients don't seem too perturbed.

If I had my way about it, one clean sweep, any kind of photoshop at all would be a thing of past. To me it is positively and unquestionably thee worst thing about this business.
But why?

Simple reason: how the girls present in enhanced images, it's not that they're necessarily "more beautiful" or "more aesthetic" or more "perfect looking". And this is the reason why photoshop in escorting differs so dramatically from photoshop in other forms of marketing.

It's because those changes in facial features, in body type, quite frankly in how refined they look? It changes our perception of their personality. Their attitude. Who they are and how they behave.

And that's the basis of how we gauge an appointment would play out, what we expect from it, or even whether to attend them in the first place or not.

In other words, it's the ultimate bait and switch.

Anyways, I'm just saying, I hate photoshop.

In our parents/grandparents day all sex was in the dark. No problems with photoshopping then. All sound , no picture !!