Help Me! *Escort photo, anonymity* *Nsfw maybe*

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I guess you don't understand. If you're building a photographic catalog of sex workers...put your best foot forward.
 
I prefer the cut off head. Looks 'artistic' whereas the blur just looks like you're purposely trying to hide her identity (which, yes, I know you are). Just looks like a 'classier' way to do it, I suppose?

That's also my issue with croping vs blurring, I'm building my portfolio to one day become a professionnal. I know she wants to be annonymous, and since her picture will be on the internet, I can't have her non blurry or non croped photo in my portfolio without risking to exposed her. Can a photographer put a blur picture in is portfolio ? Is it weird. Because I do prefer the overall look of the one who isn't crop but the blur ruins it all. Usually, they are fine with only a part of their face.
Ex;
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Beautiful curves and nice color. Well done.

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I guess you don't understand. If you're building a photographic catalog of sex workers...put your best foot forward.

My eyes are bleeding. Since when a portfolio is a catalog ?
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Too late, maybe I should tell her, my photos of her are not internet worthy...
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Beautiful curves and nice color. Well done.

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Thank you :)
 
First, I'd go with the blur. I think that looks better than cutting off the head. And there are examples of sex workers with their promotional photos who blur their face for the same reasons that your subject does--to assure privacy. So that's no biggie and nothing that someone viewing the photo would assume is your fault or a bad photo.

Second, for future reference (since this is a genre of work you're focusing on), here are a couple of props to keep handy you can use for future shoots if other escorts want their face obscured and will work better than blurring it post-production:
--some fake roses held up partially in-front of the face (so you can see hair and eyes but the roses obscure most of the face
--a silk scarf (held across the face almost like a veil with eyes peering over the scarf)
--a lady's boudoir mirror (round with a handle) that she can hold up in front of her face and have an eye peering around the side with lipstick in the other hand (as if she was applying makeup while the photo was taken)
 
OK, I just came along here so forgive me.

First, I commend you. I think there IS a tremendous void in qualified photographers willing to create decent images of Escorts whom aren't wanting free love in return.

My first impression is why not have the face in the image? If I was a prospective client I certainly wouldn't want to spend my $ on a girl who's face wasn't pleasant to look at. Matter of fact I find the face the sexiest part of a woman. I'd personally try to convince my subjects that their face is the selling point.

I've worked with dancers and escorts. I have found in my life that they're the most honest people I've had the pleasure of working with.
 
But she doesn't want her family to know that she's an escort.
I like the idea of mirrors, reflections, scarfs, hats, etc.
I also don't like the blur nor the beheaded picture.

Cheers
 
any manner of hiding the face would (to me) imply a less than desirable appearance.

One option you may offer your shyer escorts is a pretty masquerade type of mask or even a simple black bar placed in edit to conceal the eyes?
 
First, I'd go with the blur. I think that looks better than cutting off the head. And there are examples of sex workers with their promotional photos who blur their face for the same reasons that your subject does--to assure privacy. So that's no biggie and nothing that someone viewing the photo would assume is your fault or a bad photo.

Second, for future reference (since this is a genre of work you're focusing on), here are a couple of props to keep handy you can use for future shoots if other escorts want their face obscured and will work better than blurring it post-production:
--some fake roses held up partially in-front of the face (so you can see hair and eyes but the roses obscure most of the face
--a silk scarf (held across the face almost like a veil with eyes peering over the scarf)
--a lady's boudoir mirror (round with a handle) that she can hold up in front of her face and have an eye peering around the side with lipstick in the other hand (as if she was applying makeup while the photo was taken)

Thank you for the ideas, I love the mirror and the scarf idea! Definitively gonna try it soon! I'm gonna need to shop for a nice antique mirror :) Yeahh! I love shopping for props.

I prefer working with sex workers, I'm looking for escorts, boudoir, erotic and porn.
Yep, I can see that we're going to have to get together and collaborate.

Sure ;)

OK, I just came along here so forgive me.

First, I commend you. I think there IS a tremendous void in qualified photographers willing to create decent images of Escorts whom aren't wanting free love in return.

My first impression is why not have the face in the image? If I was a prospective client I certainly wouldn't want to spend my $ on a girl who's face wasn't pleasant to look at. Matter of fact I find the face the sexiest part of a woman. I'd personally try to convince my subjects that their face is the selling point.

I've worked with dancers and escorts. I have found in my life that they're the most honest people I've had the pleasure of working with.

I get you,
I'm myself in the industry for more than 2 years, I show my face, I have no trouble with what I do for a living, I find it empowering and I'm always fighting stereotypes and stigma. Since I have some experience, I help new independants, how to brand themself, how to assure safety, how to work properly, it's a business, BUT often girls that start in the industry doesn't realise what it implies to show their face. My family knows, friends knows, I've lost friends... I'm being recognize in my city, have been recognize by a tourist in Cuba, I have to be caution to cross borders even if I'm just going on vacation... I'm never gonna get in politics, or any public carreer. Girls have to think about good and bad side, I don't want to influence them, I told them the truth. I think it's good they start with a blurred face or no face, and choose after gaining experience what they really want.
 
If your only option is cut or blur, I'd say try a shallow DOF and keep the subjects face out of the plane of focus so it doesn't look like it was a pp edit.

The props look like a good alternative option.

Cutting would only work in specific poses.

And a post processed blur is a very bad idea. No artistic value at all.

The attached photo which I discovered in a 10 second trawl illustrates both the shallow DOF (although opposite of what you would want to achieve) and the cut off face.

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Trever I was thinking along the same lines about what was meant by the term escort here. But there, as I've since found out, apparently escort = prostitute. I could be mistaken but I think the reference has been made to being sex workers.

So no, I don't think you'll find professional (or aspiring pro) photographers doing these type photo shoots here to be able to share about how they hide a subject's face etc. It would be risking your own professional reputation to work with clients knowing they're involved in illegal activities, and here it often occurs along with drug addiction and illegal drug activity and may involve sex for drugs etc. so I doubt a pro (or aspiring) photographer is going to knowingly work with clients involved in something illegal, or that there would be a paying client base for these type portraits.

If you're doing boudoir photography, there are photographers here who do that and might share ideas or provide feedback. But those clients or models would not have to have faces blurred etc. because they don't need to hide their identity.
 
Trever I was thinking along the same lines about what was meant by the term escort here. But there, as I've since found out, apparently escort = prostitute. I could be mistaken but I think the reference has been made to being sex workers.

So no, I don't think you'll find professional (or aspiring pro) photographers doing these type photo shoots here to be able to share about how they hide a subject's face etc. It would be risking your own professional reputation to work with clients knowing they're involved in illegal activities, and here it often occurs along with drug addiction and illegal drug activity and may involve sex for drugs etc. so I doubt a pro (or aspiring) photographer is going to knowingly work with clients involved in something illegal, or that there would be a paying client base for these type portraits.

If you're doing boudoir photography, there are photographers here who do that and might share ideas or provide feedback. But those clients or models would not have to have faces blurred etc. because they don't need to hide their identity.

You just sound like a pretentious fool. For someone who just learned what the true definition of what is an escort and what kind of service they provided, you suddenly seems to know a lot about it or should I say assume a lot. Nice stereotypes you have here. So tell me ? You know a lot of high end escort ? You base your supposition on what ? Movies, Media, litterature, yeah, that's what I thought. You're not even worthy of a debate. Thanks for the lol.
 
Maybe a bit blunt, but my advice is to throw it away....it is simply a terrible shot. You say you want to become a professional photographer...then spend the time and effort to study lighting, posing and other aspects of (studio, in this case) photography.
 
I think you've gotten a lot of good advise here regarding how to attractively photograph a woman with out showing her face. And I think in the last couple of posts you're both rallying to your respective causes but your parting shot about "a lot of high end escorts" has me wondering: have you ever taken pictures of any? And if so why not post some of those instead...
 
Maybe a bit blunt, but my advice is to throw it away....it is simply a terrible shot. You say you want to become a professional photographer...then spend the time and effort to study lighting, posing and other aspects of (studio, in this case) photography.

Ok.
Because doing photos for someone is not considered by you at least as putting time and effort in learning, studying and trying to improve. Good to know, thanks for telling me :)

Gosh, there's a lot of condescending people around here, so much fun.

Anyways thanks for thoses with really suggestions and advice to my problems!
 
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