'Beautified' photos

So many people seem to be doing this now - mainly females it has to be said but certainly not exclusively by any means. Personally, I think they look false and weird (no lines/skin texture, overly large eyes etc) but that's just my opinion. What I'm wondering is, though, what on earth do those who process their images to such an extent hope to gain when they meet for real? We can all post any images we like here and try to pass them off as ourselves, but why would anyone who actually wants to meet other people do that? Some time ago we met a guy who'd obviously neglected to change his profile pictures for some considerable time as he'd put on quite a lot of weight.  When he turned up at the pub, we didn't recognise him and were quite shocked but what on Earth did he think would happen?...   

ah photoshop has come a long way hasn't it? I guess if your trying to get initial "attraction" to you profile well... 'maybe..' its a  good thing (I don't think I would risk it though) but sooner or later you would be plain daft not to share some honest media before a meet. I would think it would be plain embarrassing to rock up looking nothing like your 20 year old photo when you were a keep fit gym bunny..!

Definitely agree with you both there on prettyfied (If thats even a word ha) photos. Filters are ok, but hey no one needs a catfish right? No point in my eyes as yes if arranged a meet then all will come to light that those bunny ears aren't in fact attached to your head! Or big eyes. I've been caught out before by people baring old photos then got abuse as I said no. People are strange eh. Just for the record, no filters or prettyfying on my profile ...

well pocketbunny you've used the word prettyfied and its plural prettfying twice so i must be real. Just like all the pictures and profiles on this website. 😂

I turned up for a meet once ,pre this website, and the picture of the woman must of been at least 20 years off. I was very polite though We try show our best side but non of us want to hurt people's feeling do we. I just said "I" had cold feet..so I probably got slagged of for it instead..😏🤣🤣🥴

Ha well it was late at night and the mind is clearly was wandering. Ha well it was her loss then. What could she expect right?

Many years ago I used to have a photo shop,I did all sorts of photos for day I got a call at my shop asking if I would be interested in taking some personal photos of this guys girlfriend,without thinking I just said yes,no gave me an address and I went the next night to the address in the middle of story short,it was a brothel,and the woman in question was,yep,you guessed was a,shall we say an aged woman,not a bad body,but the boat race had been well lived in,Janet was her name,pleasant woman.I did the photos of her,then some of her and the boyfriend,again,pleasant guy,then told her I would be in for her I had, as always back then taken a few soft filters along with me.

When I developed the roll film,no digital then,I was quite surprised how they made her face look...from a lived in ,to nice smoothish skin and nice yes,these photos of Janet were used to advertise her wares,don't know what her customers thought when they turned up for a session thinking,''is this really her''.The real bonus for me was that one of her work colleagues contacted me and asked me how I made Janet look like that on the photos,and could she have some the other woman,in fact was quite a stunner and didn't need any help looking good,she was quite a bit younger though...she later became,a FWB,which lasted a couple of years until she got out of the ''Game'',so to speak.

Great times back in the early 90's..

Not getting any now..at the moment..swings and roundabouts

Its just got to be risk to mess with pictures in this type of situation. Just toooo embarrassing at crunch time.

ooops...i supposed ill have to come clean, neither of us are swirly faceless humans though in the winter some of sammys skin is as pale as the grey scale photos> Joking aside though the public profile pics are just for interest we dont meet without exchanging pics from the private album anyway, no point arranging something thatll never happen on the night. luckily it hasnt happened yet, but you never know. There are lots of profiles on here though that just like sharing pics and if thats all there in here for, to share enticing photos, and noones going to meet and be dissapointed/feel decieved, then i dont see much harm in it personally.

Put a picture on the is new and not 10 years old, if you meet up with a potential partner or partners at least they will not scream and run, fake photos are like fake words in my book, be truthful and honest and then hopefully you can become friends and playmates. Here endeth the lesson

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One of my pet hates is this whole beautifying pics... additives thing. Don’t get me wrong, I understand that we all want to look our best for prospective partners etc.... but I need to actually see what you look like....’au naturelle‘ as it were. I’ve fallen foul of that twice now.... on one occasion, turned up for a meet, and didn’t recognise the person I was meeting ! 
That must have been a really old photo on that profile ! 😳

Is that a problem with photo editing or out of date photos though? 

I mean there are a fair few on here where its a women or guy in their 20's in the photo, the profile age says "53" and the photo has one of those old red hues that all kinda gives it away. equally the upload dates on a lot of pics show how old the pic is, its why we continually upload newer ones and move older ones to the private folders. 

Equally there are loads with beauty filters on. Some of ours have greyscale filters on the ones i was too lazy to get the exposures right for etc for example. I think its more an issue (for people that are interested in looks primarily) where people dont share recent, unedited photos before a meet. Nearly all us "swingers" have fallen foul of not being diligent enough in the arrangements at some point in the early stages of swinging. We insist on exchanging up to date pics or camming prior to organised meets to play. If its dogging though we dont really care what people look like as its irrevlvant.

maybe it's sometimes a hard call. reading the above I can see two sude of the coins. If your just into pic swaps and chatting here then no harm done Is there so I've learned something I guess. I,m not really i that bracket so making myself look better than i am would be a little silly. And that's comings from a fella. I cant exactly hit the make-up back....

well not me personally its not my thing..🙂

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maybe it's sometimes a hard call. reading the above I can see two sude of the coins. If your just into pic swaps and chatting here then no harm done Is there so I've learned something I guess. I,m not really i that bracket so making myself look better than i am would be a little silly. And that's comings from a fella. I cant exactly hit the make-up back....
well not me personally its not my thing..🙂

 Then we have the same problem regarding real make-up 

Some people on here like real swinging and also photography, and "modelling" so I see no harm in accepting the profiles with 300 odd photos spanning a decade as just exploring their mixed interests without suggestions of deception etc. granted there are some deliberately fake profiles, but i cant bring myself to label all profiles that have out of date or heavily edited photos under the same heading, just because now and then i get too horny and mistakenly assume its an off the cuff, raw picture from yesterday 

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maybe it's sometimes a hard call. reading the above I can see two sude of the coins. If your just into pic swaps and chatting here then no harm done Is there so I've learned something I guess. I,m not really i that bracket so making myself look better than i am would be a little silly. And that's comings from a fella. I cant exactly hit the make-up back....
well not me personally its not my thing..🙂

 Then we have the same problem regarding real make-up 

Some people on here like real swinging and also photography, and "modelling" so I see no harm in accepting the profiles with 300 odd photos spanning a decade as just exploring their mixed interests without suggestions of deception etc. granted there are some deliberately fake profiles, but i cant bring myself to label all profiles that have out of date or heavily edited photos under the same heading, just because now and then i get too horny and mistakenly assume its an off the cuff, raw picture from yesterday 

The thing is if there's a mix of old and new images it's perfectly obvious which are older so it's not misleading at all. Those who display pictures for the fun of it are welcome to and that's great.  I'm just wondering about those who are looking to meet yet are displaying images which are clearly 'beautified' to the extent that they're misleading.  What sort of reaction do they expect? 

Lucky I don’t need lippy and foundation, tried the hair dye thing and even I laughed 😂😂

I agree with your original position.

I suppose there probably isnt a general answer and itmay be best to take it on a case by case basis.

Some people are self concious about that tan line/ scar, want to hide their eye colour or eyes but still want eyes in the picture. Some people dont think others will meet them because they are plain, when most potential partners arent looking for supermodels so it doesnt matter. Some people are trying to "punch above their weight" in the swinging world and get a meet with couples that do care alot about looks. Others are just blissfully unaware of its relevance. Theres also the others that are too lazy and still have the pitcture and one "will update later" from 20 years ago who think (and may even have) got a meet like that, somehow. 

When im bored and cant sleep though, the beautified pictures of otherwise "real" people is more entertaining than porn or repeats of tv programs, especially when i cant game as itll wake Sammy up lol. just part of the swingine experience i guess, learnign to weed out the different things we dont want in the people we look to meet. Interesting thread though with some great perspectives.

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One of my pet hates is this whole beautifying pics... additives thing. Don’t get me wrong, I understand that we all want to look our best for prospective partners etc.... but I need to actually see what you look like....’au naturelle‘ as it were. I’ve fallen foul of that twice now.... on one occasion, turned up for a meet, and didn’t recognise the person I was meeting ! 
That must have been a really old photo on that profile ! 😳

There's the thing. Yes we all try to look our best (or should do) but what did that person expect to happen?  Some of these programmes not only mask lines/wrinkles like makeup but alter the size and shape of major features like eyes, cheeks, lips. What's the point of using an image like that to attract someone when the truth is going to be obvious at the very first meeting?  I wonder whether some people are spending so much time online viewing distorted images and information that they're losing touch with reality.  It's quite worrying really.

There's the thing. Yes we all try to look our best (or should do) but what did that person expect to happen?  Some of these programmes not only mask lines/wrinkles like makeup but alter the size and shape of major features like eyes, cheeks, lips. What's the point of using an image like that to attract someone when the truth is going to be obvious at the very first meeting?  I wonder whether some people are spending so much time online viewing distorted images and information that they're losing touch with reality.  It's quite worrying really.

 Okay well thats not "beautifying" thats heavy end image manipulation and isnt at all simple for the majority of people using SH. Those people are probably either more into photography and editing than swinging or running a scam lol

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There's the thing. Yes we all try to look our best (or should do) but what did that person expect to happen?  Some of these programmes not only mask lines/wrinkles like makeup but alter the size and shape of major features like eyes, cheeks, lips. What's the point of using an image like that to attract someone when the truth is going to be obvious at the very first meeting?  I wonder whether some people are spending so much time online viewing distorted images and information that they're losing touch with reality.  It's quite worrying really.

 Okay well thats not "beautifying" thats heavy end image manipulation and isnt at all simple for the majority of people using SH. Those people are probably either more into photography and editing than swinging or running a scam lol

'Beautify' is just one name for camera software that exists in most phones which are more than capable of exaggerating certain features and removing 'blemishes' with no need for what used to require expensive image editing software. Scammers have no need to resort to image editing since they'll never meet anyone and can easily steal other images with which to deceive. I'm simply referring to people who're seeking meetings (even just dating maybe) displaying images which are heavily processed and wondering what they think other people see.

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Snuffles87.... regarding your comment above about outdated pics.... I think it’s reasonable to update a face pic now and then.... we all change. Body pics too. I’m not saying we should update monthly... or even annually... but if we Change significantly (and let’s face it.... we ALL know when we’ve put on 10kgs.... or grown facial hair (ladies included 😉)) - then isn’t it fair and right to update our pics ? 

 depends, if youre actually interested in meeting. if its all photos then id say no.

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'Beautify' is just one name for camera software that exists in most phones which are more than capable of exaggerating certain features and removing 'blemishes' with no need for what used to require expensive image editing software. Scammers have no need to resort to image editing since they'll never meet anyone and can easily steal other images with which to deceive. I'm simply referring to people who're seeking meetings (even just dating maybe) displaying images which are heavily processed and wondering what they think other people see.

 Maybe im just not looking very hard but Ive never found a cheap app that can change major facial or body features without heavy distortion thats obvious to someone viewing the picture (as you mentioned in the OP). 

If someone sees obvious distortions in a picture and doesnt question it before a meet, id suggest thats on them. Ive never met a woman with cat ears, animal eyes and whiskers on a tinder pic and gone "oh shit, i was expecting a real life neko girl it turns out shes a normal girl with a cat filter on her pic im going home"