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

The Pores Don't Lie!

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.

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.

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.