Is it normal for a provider to ask for a pic?

I have had two providers ask me for pictures.  One I really wanted to see so I sent her the pic (ironically I still never did get to see her).  The other one I wasn't all that interested in anyway so I just moved on.

its my first time so I am just trying to cover my bases.  Any advise?  She is reviewed on here and another site.  Didnt find her on CL of BP.

Be pretty hesitant to send a pic  unless I had a really good comfort level that everything was legit with the girl.  If you've got a VIP membership and she has reviews, then I'd PM a couple of the reviewers and see if this is just her normal protocol for screening new customers.

If not, I probably wouldn't do it.

handicapped etc.  They will use the pics to screen out anyone they deem undesirable. It's true, and many will admit it privately.

I sent her a pic...She told me I look like Charles Manson...I don't send pics anymore.

That's funny hungry1951..

That said, I would never send a picture of myself. Once a picture gets loose in cyberspace, you never know where it will end up.

As far as women using it to weed out "undesirables", if a woman can't stand to be with certain types of men, and I happen to fall into one of the categories that turns her off, I don't really want a session with that woman anyhow.

Some women are capable of having sex with men that other women are repulsed by, good for them and they will hopefully have more successful careers. Some women just can't do it, who are we to decide that a woman has to fuck every guy who has a few hundred bucks?

I've heard  of some providers doing this. I guess it would be helpful if you are meeting in a casino or bar. Personally I don't care what a gentleman looks like, I only require that he be respectful, have good hygeine and I love a man with a great sense of humor.

Only happened once and it was a lady I had met at a M & G.  It was part of her screening process (i.e. a deterant in case she didn't return from the date I guess).  She claims she deletes pics after the date.

hay there, I have asked for a pic on 2 different occasions. Reason is because info provided didnt add up 100 percent. Precaution.
I personally dont care about looks.

I have never been asked but if I email someone for the first time I will run down my appearance (height, build, nationality) just as a starting point. I do know of some ladies that won't see certain types of guys so I do this to get it out of the way first. If she never replies back I move on, simple as that.

I would never send a pic personally if I have never met her before. You don't know her and have no idea what she will do with the picture.

I have met him and he doesn't look like charles manson,
he has dark hair and a beard and dark eyes, and thats it.
theres no tattoo on the middle of his forehead, at least not when I met him!!

This is what they get.

Let's face it, hobbyists use picture of them to weed them out too!

As for pics; I'm a semi-public figure so giving a potential provider a pic of me that is otherwise available in other published formats is no biggie.

she told me that she asks for all local guys to make sure she does not know them?

Every girl runs her business in her own special way, When i was on another site, there was a really beautiful provider, and i mean pretty pretty that only saw Gentlemen, that she was attracted too, no if's ands or but's, and i asked her about that once, and her response was, "If i'm not attracted then i won't be into it" Just like some of us (which isn't the norm) have their pics password protected and it's done for alot of reasons, It's the way we run our business, If your not comfortable with showing yourself before actually meeting her, or in my case, not making the effort then it's your choice to move on to someone that fits YOUR guide lines. Whatever the reasons people do what they do, it should be respected.
Best of Luck as a Hobbyist!
Grace