Airbrushing.. what do you think of this type of content?
 

http://www.iheartbucks.com/lacey/hos...ocks/index.php

I mean, as a surfer, would you like that style of content? In my head, I can't stand it.. but that could be the webmaster in me. it's completely airbrushed to the point, she has no texture to her skin. i can't stand that.

but to a surfer, it may just look like a very 'professional' photo and she's near flawless?

what do you guys think? for the teen niche, i guess thats ok. glamour/art sites could never get away with that.

guess theres people that like airbrushed and people that like airbrushed but what do you think is more common?

I just wanted to hear your opinions as I came across this and since I spend a decent amount of time touching my photos so that they dont look like they have been, then I see there are companies max airbrushing their content still in 2010, i thought we were getting away from that? No?

- Also, no disrespect to Iheartbucks! Everybody has their preferences, I wasn't slamming you. Just wanted to hear peoples opinions :)

many surfers are clueless to the technical side of photography and graphics

just like many surfers don't even realize that perfectly round symmetrical cleavage tits might be fake, many people don't really analyze things like we do :2 cents:

too heavy - Portraiture or Kodak Digital Gem - over used for sure

I actually agree with you. Then I look at sites like met-art and x-art, etc. Those types of sites pride themselves in having extremely high quality content, which I agree, they do.

Then how come they haven't taken it up an extra notch and possibly done a tad of this to their photos? I mean if surfers are that clueless, then to them, it will be that much more perfect?

what are you talking about? Are you dissing your current gig to post your feelings about air brushing?

lol...

lol well my webmaster side agrees with you.

but what do you think surfers think about it? do you think iheartbucks would benefit more from spending the time touching the photos so that they dont look touched up? or that's their market?

also im curious as to how big the market really is for airbrushed content now like that.

obviously none of us could really say but im curious what your guess would be

I use skin filters according to the client, if you shoot for Met - trust me they would reject the pics you showed - they would call it over-retouched crap. Guys like Brig (x-art) may use it lightly - its an art to using it, but hiding the fact that you are using it.

What do you mean my current gig?

No I was simply asking what peoples opinions are on airbrushing in 2010 and if there really is still a large market for airbrushing. I was also wondering whether people like it from a personal standpoint (as a surfer). I also asked a couple more questions.

Nothing to do with 'dissing' anything. I did mention my feelings towards it.

Agreed.

Only reason I posted this is that I believe what you are saying and then I came across this and thought. Hey, im making this stuff super high quality and making it look like im not touching it up. Yet does the surfer even know? to alot of them, i bet they find that gallery i posted , of higher quality? Being in the industry for a while, I know that the average surfer isn't very technical like another gfy member mentioned in this thread. Made me question what I do for a second.

Time is the essence of the issue - if you are selling to a higher end site, you have to spend the extra time retouching carefully and BARELY using skin filters at like 25 percent (those pics you showed looked like 75-80 to me)...The over-airbrushed look is dying out but yes there is a market for this stuff still. Its younger traffic - college frat nerds - Twistys buyers...

Can't really compare something like that with art-nude.

Problem is also in every print magazine on the planet too though. Airbrushed to the point the skin looks plastic.

Stuff like Met-Art is realistic perfection leaving the viewer with no idea that actually the model has got a spotty arse and it has been carefully dealt with.

I airbrush to the clients tastes....and many still prefer a smooth perfect look. I've seen and done worse than the example above.

I personally don't mind the example, anything much more would be too much.