pictures

how important are pictures to you in choosing a provider. dismiss ATFs and those that you see regularly but let's say there is a new gal who's had a couple of good reviews but she doesn't have a website, showcase or attached images to ads. would you see her based on reviews? i guess it depends on the cred of the reviewers but in other cases how important is it to you?

i love the showcase by the way cause pictures are, imho, an essential part of the process. without them i'm usually passing. the tiny cell phone camera pics are even more annoying....something that has the shape of a woman but god help me if i can even tell what color her hair is.

seems providers try very hard in giving an accurate description of themselves but auburn to you may mean strawberry blond to me. curvy to you might mean bbw to me. you get the point....images just help paint a more complete picture.

I've seen a few providers where I didn't know what their face at least looked like and I've never been disappointed

In 7+ years, I've seen one provider without seeing pics beforehand. However, based on numerous reviews of this lady, I didn't think there was any way I'd be disappointed. I was right and wound up seeing her several times. That was very early in my time here. Today, there is no way I would consider seeking an appointment without seeing photos. Face shots aren't a necessity, but they do help a lot. And in addition to photos, I've got to be able to find several (2-3 minimum) recent reviews from established hobbyists. We're all different. I happen to be extremely visual. If I don't REALLY like what I see, I move on. Some guys like to roll the dice. My risk tolerance when it comes to the hobby is close to zero. But that's just me.

Good question. If the reviews are good I might be interested. But they would have to be fairly consistent describing her age, measurements, height over all appearance and so on. But, pictures certainly are not a guarantee. There are plenty who use pictures of others, there are those who show to little to really make any judgement, the ones who use pictures several years old. Not sure what they expect you to do close your eyes and pretend that is them now.

If it doesn't look close enough to them I let them know. I turn them away I may give them gas money just to keep the argument down. But ultimately they lied. I prefer someone I can put a little trust in.

How hard is it to get a picture taken these days. Hmmm. Well most cell phones have them. Which most escorts have a cell phone. There are times and reasons they may not that I get. Of course there are people as myself who do photography on different levels. I used to do weddings and such. These days just for fun. So if they asked not really a problem. Crap at least running digital these days doesn't cost in film development and allows for cleaning up images real easy.

And for my website any women who post on it and happen to be in the area I don't mind shooting for free. - something new I am offering.

the reason there is I much rather provide them a free shoot than have someone posting fake pictures. But they can still post what they want but if they are reported fake I remove them until I know it is their pics they are posting.

Listed in Order of my Search:

1) Pictures --- and as many as i can find on that lady.

2) Activities -- GFE++ (DFK, MSOG, Passion is a MUST have).

3) Reviews --- and as many as i can find on that lady & are the Pictures Accurate or Photo Editted? Do Reviews indicate Passion? Check out her stats: Height, Weight, Hair Length, Location, Energy Level & Attitude.

4) Rate --- In this Ecomony, (Specials for 90-min to 2/hr.) are Great.

5) The Rest of the info on her: IE, Since i am a smoker, it's nice to find out if she smokes, what she likes to drink, what her favorite flower is, what kind of gifts she likes, and after checking all this out, what seals the deal is if she can pull of the UIOP (Ultimiate Illusion of Passion).

CG

There's another side to this survey to consider.
I've seen some ladies that I thought were "good enough" to fuck, and not been disappointed, but then I see their "current" pics and think to myself.... "I'd never play with her based on those photos, much less pay her!"
There's a few good providers that show pics that not only don't do them justice, they actually turn me off.
Some people are, for whatever reason, naturally photogenic, then there are others that need every trick in the book just to look "okay". I don't know what it is but I find it true.
As a pro Under Water Photographer for several years, I learned what it took to make an average looking model look fantastic for U/W work, but trust me, it's an art to make folks look their best, in spite of their own best efforts.
Many ladies think that a quick snapshot will get their message across... and some know that quality is not an accident. That's one of the reasons that some ladies get $350 an hr and others are lucky to get $160. Afterall, the services are pretty much the same, the acts don't depend on looks, that's mental.
Like some ladies look great in bluejeans and a t-shirt and others look like crap in the same outfit. It a matter of quality, not only the products, but in the intent to LOOK GOOD! Some ladies show pics that make them look "rode hard and put up wet" and others have pics that make you more than willing to part with hard earned $$'s without a 2nd thought..... almost always based on our own fantasies of whom we picture ourselves to be worthy of being a bed partner.
Some (more than a few) of us mongers demand qualities of our providers that we can't possibly offer ourselves. I guess that's fair, since we are the one's paying, but if the roles were reversed.... well you get the picture.
Paid MALE escorts are NOT 50-150 lbs overweight, they do NOT show up dressed like the next stop is Home Depot and in fact, bless their hearts, the ladies (with a few notable/snotty exceptions) don't even ask about our physical shape, condition, or even age. I bet if they were paying us, there would be a great # of fellas here that would only get dates with the dregs of society or Rosey Palm.
But then, maybe that's just my observations. True or not.

Pictures to me are just as important as reviews. They should be recent and hopefully represent the appearance of her body. Even if a lady doesn't have any published pictures on this internet thingy, I have always been able to receive them via email.

Published face pics are not important to me, but if I have any concerns I will request them via email. This doesn't always happen as the lady may not want to disclose face pics, which is fine, then I have to make the determination based upon the information at hand whether to go for it. Since most of the time it is the little head making the decisions, I will go for it...

Happy hobbying and hang loose!

Nuglet used the phrase "rode hard and put up wet" ... which reminded me of a recent experience.

I was scanning the provider ads and came across a lady that I found interesting. I like women that are visibly interesting or unique... not a fan of the barbie doll look... anyway, I am scanning the ads when I see this lady who appears to be about 47 - 53, and she reminds me of a girl that I used to work with. I pulled up her bio and found that she is 38yo. hmmmm. She looked good for 47 - 53, but for 38 she looked "rode hard and put up wet". So I moved on.

I gotta have pics, and not avatar sized pics that could look like anyone. But quality shots that I can reasonably tell aren't "hiding" anything.

I almost always have to have face shots. I have made exceptions in the past and not been dissapointed. This is when reviews help me. If there is a review on a lady who doesn't show her face and the reviewer describes her as having a beautiful face, then I will take a shot.

I know that not all women can show face pics, and I actually respect that. It is more of a preference/hangup on my end.

Depends if the provider is recommended by a good friend that is in the game also.....when I meet Lilyan (Austin) the first time I only had been described her beauty and character verbally. Knowing that the fellow hobbyist had the same taste and requirements of mine, I knew that I would be comfortable with his recommendation, but I had no idea how much I would enjoy her and just how much of my wallet would disappear once we met face to face.

Generally pics, but there are exceptions as noted above!

What an exception Lilyan was! I saw several pics from her fairly brief agency stint, and actually saw her for the first time just before she went indy. That must have been one incredible surprise for you, Woody. Similar to you, I make as much use as possible of descriptions offered by friends who know my tastes. Also, I was glad to refer three friends to Lilyan, and two of them had never seen a photo.

Pictures are nice but they are not necessary if I have other solid information to refer to.

Also, there is that saying about not judging a book by its cover.

If a provider doesn't have pics., doesn't have any recent pics. or has pics that are too small for me to get a good idea of what she looks like I always just assume there's a reason, and I just move on to someone else.

I gotta have pics, and not avatar sized pics that could look like anyone. But quality shots that I can reasonably tell aren't "hiding" anything.

I almost always have to have face shots. I have made exceptions in the past and not been dissapointed. This is when reviews help me. If there is a review on a lady who doesn't show her face and the reviewer describes her as having a beautiful face, then I will take a shot.

I know that not all women can show face pics, and I actually respect that. It is more of a preference/hangup on my end. Originally Posted by rekcaSxT

Good description rekcaSxT. Its exactly the same for me. Maybe its because I'm particular and have a slightly different taste, but I like to have face shots so I know exactly what I am getting no surprises.

I really like to see pics. Ive gone by reviews from others only to be a bit dissapointed. Some have claimed that the woman was beautifull and etc. and I found them to be only ok. So it really is in the eye of the beholder.
I understand about privacy, and just body shots are fine but I find it really hard to see a providor with no pics at all.