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