OK. I understand that quantity is the name of the game in the TS porn biz and I know a lot of you guys complain when there are less than 100 photos or so per set. I also understand that many TS girls, myself included, have a few more unflattering angles than most cis women and that most shots, even the bad ones, need to be used. I mean, in my case I’ve been shot in questionable lighting, from a hard side profile, up my nose (yes, really), in shadows, etc. And that’s fine. Every shot can’t be 100%, but seriously, what I don’t understand is why the worst photos seem to always get used as promotional material for new sets. What’s up with that? I’m at the point where I feel my best shots are taken with my own point and shoot camera!
More specifically, I feel that two of the shoots I did were VERY poorly marketed and I’ve talked to plenty of other girls who feel the same way about some of theirs. So what’s the deal? Do these producers think that the photos are actually good or do they use good or bad photos in very particular ways in order to make or break the model in question? If it’s the latter I’d say that’s pretty messed up. Moreover, why do GG porn stars get professional makeup and wardrobe and we’re forced into DIY status (excepting SMC – they’re uber-professional)? What gives?!
Guys, girls, what say you?
~BB~
Personally, I do not release affiliate content that is ‘top quality…’ That is, I want actual Members of my site to get the best pictures and videos that I offer.
I think it’s good marketing to release content that is just good enough to pique curiosity and make people want to visit.
I don’t think that the majority of producers are as devious as you think they are.
As to the makeup question… obviously the budgets of mainstream porn far outweigh the budgets of most small TS porn producers. I hired a makeup artist once for a professional shoot and it was freakin’ expensive. I definitely could not afford to do that for every shoot! I really don’t think it’s that bad of a thing…
‘I donβt think that the majority of producers are as devious as you think they are.’
No, I agree. But there are certainly a few and still more who are ambivalent.
~BB~