I know what you're thinking: What da fuck does that have to do with the hobby?
Let me explain.
 With the advancement of technology and computers, now you have photoshop and pitch correction software. That means you can have any provider, no matter what she looks like, and airbrush the shit out of her and have some pictures of a beautiful looking lady. Conversely, you can get a singer that sings as bad as Britney Spears or Madona and using pitch correction software, make them sound if not decent, at least reasonably in tune. I know, this last one doesn't relate to the hobby, but it's the same idea: you don't know for sure what's real and what's not.

Don't despair, not all providers do that..my pictures are true to form...I don't believe in bait-n-switch.

Well to some extent this is true and certainly girls might spend more time on makeup ,hair and What they wear for a photoshoot than they might say when they meet you .But all the photoshop in the world isn't going to make Oprah look like Naomi . Someone taking out a spot shouldn't make her look like a different person .Good luck out there Look for well reviewed providers and you will not be surprised . Kendall

I've learned to take with a grain of salt any pictures where you can't see any facial detail should you zoom in on the picture. Or, if her face is blurred, another part of her body showing skin. You should be able to see pores or the fine body hair most ladies have. If it's too smooth, the pics have been 'Shopped' in some way. Could be minor or major detailing done.

No wonder you're the sage.
Thanks for the tip.

I agree it should not make her look like a different person.  Then again are you going to see this lady under the harsh lights that are used to photograph her?  The camera compresses a non flat image and in essence is not true to life either. Its like being under a magnifying glass.  Photo shop also can take out any birthmarks that can give away who she is to those who know her.  Blurring is needed in some cases. Read reviews and stop picking apart the ladies you want to see. Enlarging an image to pick out her flaws? Thats rediculous.
There are very few who can endure this type of magnification, we are not perfect by any means.

That's why you read reviews and look for comments like "she looked nothing like her pictures" or "her pictures were at least ten years old". Even beautiful models get photo-shopped to some degree. Read the reviews and hope that guys are honest about what they actually saw in the room.

As for the music business...nothing new there. Before the harmonizer and pro tools there were shadow vocalists recording the actual tracks and hiding off stage singing the vocals in concert.

Hm Bostonguy, do I detect a fellow musician?

We don't usually see the first review saying 'she looked nothing like her pictures'. It is more commonly found amongst ladies who are beyond their 20's, and who have had a number of reviews already. So someone later goes in and gets disappointed. Since a disclaimer is rarely put on pics, for a person who wants as much surety as they can get, and is mostly visual in their pursuits, 'shopped' pics can bring one to pause.

amen

Or green...I don't see girls with just one review.

LOL, what gave it away???

Well here's an example floating out in cyberspace.  

Are they the same person?  Yes.

Is it turning Oprah into Naomi? No.

But this is what many guys are always leery of when they meet someone new, even if she is well-reviewed.

so often I find providers look considerably better than their photos.

I suspect many cut corners by having a friend take the photos instead of a professional photog.

I'd bet their business would do much better if they did use a pro.

A good pro brings out the best in a person without resorting to tricks so that when you see them, you think the photos are very good representations of them.

Underlit and poorly posed photos constitute the bulk of what I'd call bad photos.

I can only think of one or two experiences where it was clear that a provider used tricks to make her breast appear larger or excised wrinkles, etc. from her face or bulk from her body.

The telephone is an old technology device that if used correctly can help a hobbyist determine if a providers photos are accurate.

How?
Are you talking about the videophones like 007 has?