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Tips for Recognizing Fake Photos
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Tips for Recognizing Fake Photos Most of us have dealt with it at one point in our lives or another. A potential love interest on the internet sends a picture displaying stunning almost unbelievable features, only for you to find out later the photo is not of them. First let’s talk about why someone might use a fake photo in order to better understand how to verify them (if you don’t care skip to the third paragraph). There are a number of reasons a person may share a photo that isn’t of them. The most well-known reason many may think of is catfishing, or the act of using fake information about one’s self such as pictures, gender, employment, or other details in order to intentionally deceive people; usually done when there is no intention of meeting the person and for reasons of personal gratification. It’s obvious why someone catfishing would not use a picture of themselves they are intending to deceive, so they will often use a picture that is over-the-top. A similar yet not quite the same practice, and one I see on Adult Dating zone quite frequently, is when people appear to use actual pictures of themselves but inject sexually explicit pictures that they pass of as themselves but are from elsewhere; Often done during flirting or when trying to impress a potential match. People sometimes do this as they do not want to share sexually explicit photos of themselves online for fear they could be leaked, they may even attempt to find a picture that is a close approximation of what they look like as to not be totally deceitful. Whether to impress a potential partner, to troll, to hide one’s identity there are some key things one can look out and consider when looking at photos to determine their authenticity. I’ll put the best method right up front. If you have access to the internet one of the best methods is to do a “reverse image search”. This works by uploading the picture in question into a program that tries to match identical images that are on existing websites. If you run a reverse image search and find no matches it’s a fair indication the image is likely legitimate, if you get matches on several different sites and sources the image has likely been lifted from a secondary source. People tend to be lazy so they’ll take readily available idealized images from porn sites or others and pass them off. The site I prefer is “Tineye” its free, quick, and fairly good at spotting fakes. Another method that is less accurate but still a good practice is noting inconsistencies between multiple photos. If someone shares a photo with several tattoos, and then in another photo the person has different tattoos or none at all that’s a sign one of them isn’t really them. Other inconsistencies such as shape of genitalia, hair color, size shape and color of areolas or other body parts can be good indications. Resolution and quality can be another circumstantial factor. Very few people on adult websites are using High Definition DSLR cameras to take their photos. Most people are using photos that are taken with cell phones by their partners with a resolution between 2 and 8 megapixels vs the 50-100 of a professional grade camera. Along similar lines I would also look for watermarks that might suggest it’s been taken from a different site. If the image size is large and has an extremely high resolution it might indicate it was taken from a professional photoshoot set of some sort. Conversely I would be skeptical of pictures that look extremely pixelated or have extremely low quality. Many times when images have been copied and pasted, compressed, resized over and over after being passed around they can lose a lot of definition and resolution. If you are communicating with someone you suspect is using fake images and you feel comfortable, one thing you can do is ask for verification. This used to be a big thing in the days of Craigslist Classifieds. It doesn't even necessarily need to be a nude, you could ask them to hold up a picture of a number or flash a peace sign, or wink. Something thats distinguishing from the pictures you've already seen. If they get confrontational or say "I don't do that sort of thing" or "I don't do tricks" there's a high probability they're trying to deceive you. In the day and age of cell phones its not that difficult to snap a quick obscure picture and send it, especially if what's on stake is a relationship or hot<b> steamy </font></b>sex. Ultimately there is no full-proof way to tell if someone is sending you fake photos without actually meeting them in person. So eventually regardless of how many of these methods you use, you’ll have to verify the old fashioned way. Generally rule of thumb, most things that are too good to be true probably aren’t. I’ll admit, there are exceptions. I met a gorgeous young Puerto Rican chick on Tinder, her photos looked way too good to be true, but they were, and I used the methods above to distinguish that. I’d also like to take the time to say I am not judging people who use fake photos. I’m a huge believer of internet privacy, and respect peoples wish for anonymity. But I also believe in giving people the tools to protect themselves and know when they’re being misled. I’d say if you are gonna use fake photos of yourself, at least make sure it looks very similar to you, doesn’t utilize someone else’s face or distinguishing marks, and is from an obscure to find source.  |
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