Originally Posted by Paul Markham

Pornography has little to nothing to do with the quality of the photography.

Is everyone clear on that?

A person buying porn is looking to fantasise and associate himself in the scenario presented. He's not interested in the quality of the photgraphy. This said if "Amateur" is shot to the standard of "Playboy" or visa versa neither will sell.

The images need to be BELIEVABLE. A beautiful but bored model shot to perfection will not sell, an "Amateur" model shot average in an amateur setting, with a look on her face that shows she is looking to go home will also fail.

The fantasy is that the model will fuck the viewer, that the sex they are having is real, that they know they are being watched and inviting the viewer to see and join in.

Shooting 10 sets in a day makes the creation of this fantasy difficult. Eva now shoots half days only for us, why? Because after 4 hours she is running out of steam, the model is running out of steam and the work is going down in PORN FANTASY QUALITY. The best selling work either of us have shot involved girls we were intimate with, the fantasy was the reality. The model was sleeping with us.

So please stop saying I think the quality of photography makes any difference to the porn value of a scene. What makes the real difference is the relationship between the models and shooter.