Having had a job that required me to stare at Photoshopped images for hours on end, I've developed an instinct to when an image has been altered. I understand that a lot of people don't have that kind of training and probably don't understand how far and easy the technology is.
I've detailed in this post on how to spot a scam. https://perb.cc/xenforo/threads/how-to-spot-a-scam.312248/#post-2291741
Let me add to it by showing you how to spot a fake photo.
1. Stolen photos. Most providers have two types of photos: professional glamour, and spontaneous moment of. Most stolen photos are rarely the glamour photos, I get the feeling glamour boudoir with concealed faces aren't a big market. It's more the "natural" photos you have to keep an eye out for. It's impossible for every image on the Internet to have been indexed, categorized and be made searchable. You can always try to search for an ads photos using https://images.google.com/ or https://tineye.com/ If you get results, you've saved yourself a lot of time and money. If there are no results it's a different story. So instead, you have to develop a sense of when a photo has been stolen from a professional source. Most scammers are lazy, and they just want to find a set of photos that will draw a mark in, and won't actually spend that much effort in changing it. Start an Instagram account and then follow these randomly chosen IG models:
https://www.instagram.com/michelleloulan/
https://www.instagram.com/jennajenovich/
https://www.instagram.com/valentinavignali/
https://www.instagram.com/cindyprado/
https://www.instagram.com/misserikagray/
https://www.instagram.com/annanystrom/
https://www.instagram.com/_your.hot.babes._/
Go through each account, spend a little time browsing through new and old posts. Your brain will start to recognize they all start to look the same. The same type of locations, the same lighting, the same poses, the same props, the same make up, the same filters. There's really not that much creativity out in the world, and if you find a SP's ad with photos the look suspiciously like like an IG model, odds are they're photos stolen from an IG model. It's almost always to good to be true. If you think this time, the odds are different, go out and buy a lottery ticket instead.
2. Verified photos. This is specific to Leolist. They have this verified photos system which is handy but can be problematic as well. The model sends in a photo, with their name, the words Leolist, and the date written down on a sign they're holding up. Sometimes it's the phone number as well. The Leolist crew is usually pretty good at filtering out fakes but once in a while they do screw up. In these cases, it's mostly the photos were stolen from another provider's ad, then using Photoshop, flipped to create an searchable mirror image. The the sign they're holding is altered with a different set of information. The flaw and give away it's stolen is usually in the sign itself. If the sign seems cut out, too clean, out of focus with the surrounding image, too sharp, too blurry, the wrong tint, the wrong angle, missing background texture, any and all of the above, it's probably a badly stolen image from another provider. My favourite is when the sign is just floating in the air with the providers hand completely covered by it. Also make sure there's a mark on the photo or ad that it's actually been verified. Just because an ad has a girl holding up a verification sign, doesn't mean the photo has been verified. More to that, even if the photos are real, there's not guarantee of good service. Refer to my other post for what to look for then.
3. Modified photos. There are two main tools for modifying photos: Liquefy and Blur. Liquefy slims and plump things up. Blur makes the model look younger,.
To understand how liquefy works watch this video:
Liquefy only really works if the model standing in front of a background that doesn't have straight lines, patterns, or complex shadows. If those things exist in the background, you will notice weird curves and bumps and distortion in otherwise linear textures and patterns. Like a door that sudden curves outwards. Sure there are tools to prevent those distortions, but most people are doing these things on a phone, and won't be spending the time to mask off potential problem areas.
To understand how blur works watch this video:
The problem with blur is that it removes pores and any texture of the skin. Really poor blurring makes the finished skin look plastic. Or you see blurred edges and there are these smudges in places where blur was poorly applied. Really good post processing can be possible, but most of the time these effects are being applied on a phone using app filters and tools. The final product will look progressively worse the more time the spend trying to fix it. If you're provider and you get back glamour shots that has removed all your pores and wrinkles, get your money back. There's one provider that just goes crazy with blur on her face to the point her eyes and lips look like they're floating in a foggy beige pool.
There are Snapchat filters that do this automatically. They try to even out the look by desaturating the photo so that it looks like there's grey film over the entire photo. Watch out for those too.
4. Poses. Though not really faking a photo, the right poses can conceal certain things. In this case, it's almost always body fat. I'm pretty shallow and like a flat stomach and these are usually warning signs if I see them in photos.
It's a lot, I know but after while your brain will start skipping over certain ads automatically, just from a quick glance at the thumbnail.
I've detailed in this post on how to spot a scam. https://perb.cc/xenforo/threads/how-to-spot-a-scam.312248/#post-2291741
Let me add to it by showing you how to spot a fake photo.
1. Stolen photos. Most providers have two types of photos: professional glamour, and spontaneous moment of. Most stolen photos are rarely the glamour photos, I get the feeling glamour boudoir with concealed faces aren't a big market. It's more the "natural" photos you have to keep an eye out for. It's impossible for every image on the Internet to have been indexed, categorized and be made searchable. You can always try to search for an ads photos using https://images.google.com/ or https://tineye.com/ If you get results, you've saved yourself a lot of time and money. If there are no results it's a different story. So instead, you have to develop a sense of when a photo has been stolen from a professional source. Most scammers are lazy, and they just want to find a set of photos that will draw a mark in, and won't actually spend that much effort in changing it. Start an Instagram account and then follow these randomly chosen IG models:
https://www.instagram.com/michelleloulan/
https://www.instagram.com/jennajenovich/
https://www.instagram.com/valentinavignali/
https://www.instagram.com/cindyprado/
https://www.instagram.com/misserikagray/
https://www.instagram.com/annanystrom/
https://www.instagram.com/_your.hot.babes._/
Go through each account, spend a little time browsing through new and old posts. Your brain will start to recognize they all start to look the same. The same type of locations, the same lighting, the same poses, the same props, the same make up, the same filters. There's really not that much creativity out in the world, and if you find a SP's ad with photos the look suspiciously like like an IG model, odds are they're photos stolen from an IG model. It's almost always to good to be true. If you think this time, the odds are different, go out and buy a lottery ticket instead.
2. Verified photos. This is specific to Leolist. They have this verified photos system which is handy but can be problematic as well. The model sends in a photo, with their name, the words Leolist, and the date written down on a sign they're holding up. Sometimes it's the phone number as well. The Leolist crew is usually pretty good at filtering out fakes but once in a while they do screw up. In these cases, it's mostly the photos were stolen from another provider's ad, then using Photoshop, flipped to create an searchable mirror image. The the sign they're holding is altered with a different set of information. The flaw and give away it's stolen is usually in the sign itself. If the sign seems cut out, too clean, out of focus with the surrounding image, too sharp, too blurry, the wrong tint, the wrong angle, missing background texture, any and all of the above, it's probably a badly stolen image from another provider. My favourite is when the sign is just floating in the air with the providers hand completely covered by it. Also make sure there's a mark on the photo or ad that it's actually been verified. Just because an ad has a girl holding up a verification sign, doesn't mean the photo has been verified. More to that, even if the photos are real, there's not guarantee of good service. Refer to my other post for what to look for then.
3. Modified photos. There are two main tools for modifying photos: Liquefy and Blur. Liquefy slims and plump things up. Blur makes the model look younger,.
To understand how liquefy works watch this video:
To understand how blur works watch this video:
There are Snapchat filters that do this automatically. They try to even out the look by desaturating the photo so that it looks like there's grey film over the entire photo. Watch out for those too.
4. Poses. Though not really faking a photo, the right poses can conceal certain things. In this case, it's almost always body fat. I'm pretty shallow and like a flat stomach and these are usually warning signs if I see them in photos.
- If all the photos are of her laying flat or mostly horizontal.
- If all her photos are of her from the lower boobs and up (boobs sell obviously).
- If she's holding a pillow or sign in front of her stomach in all her standing shots.
- All her outfits are babydoll style, and flair outward from the chest down.
It's a lot, I know but after while your brain will start skipping over certain ads automatically, just from a quick glance at the thumbnail.
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