Photos

[Sheri 4242]

Just a straw poll but (I'm in no position to do this as I don't own a studio).... looking at people's photos here, most seem to have been done with all-in-one compact digital cameras with basic domestic lighting.

How many people here would prefer to go to an understanding studio for glamorous photos?

But if you publish to the web you could do as I do and mask the face. I notice many people don't mask their faces and wonder whether it's wise in a society that doesn't fully accept transvestism as normal.

1.) At first I was hesitant to put my photo on here, but I really don't worry about it anymore. To begin with, if you saw me in guy-mode and en femme, I seriously doubt you'd recognize me. Since my wife agrees, we both feel it is okay. That said, the odds of someone nefarious coming here -- and finding my photo -- are minimal IMHO. Additionally, most who come here are like-minded anyway, so I think a nefarious visitor is a low-odds situation. (And, I am from "small town" USA -- a redneck town at that. A town where I am very well known!!!)

All the above said, if it hapens it happens. Frankly, when I was in Las Vegas on "The Strip" in a wedding gown, I think there was, percentage wise, a better chance of running into someone who knows me -- and that was, IMO, also a low-odds situation!

2.) I like both professional and home photos. Different effects, different equipment, different outcome. The proofs from our vow renewal ceremony where I was the bride were professionally done. Yet, we're going to have them redone. Some were great, but some weren't -- like we didn't think about the fact that both my wife and I had on lipstick, so when we kissed the photos showed some natural smudging. The photographer should have caught this but didn't. So, we're going to have them retaken. Also, we're going to have a MAC SA do our makeup sometime soon and seek a different photographer for some shots. My current avatar photo is one my wife shot after our vow renewal ceremony. I had changed clothes (into something cooler) to go back to the hotel in, but my hair was mussed from the veil. Plus the heat was starting to play havoc with my makeup (the girl was slowly melting -- ). That said, my wife liked this photo b/c she felt it showed a casual moment where I was happy and my natural personality -- in her opinion -- showed through.

3.) My opinion: (a.) tell us where you are from (you don't have to say the city, just the state and/or country) b/c it is nice to know where everybody is from -- it is nice to know that in some instances I am talking to someone from my home state, or the next state down -- and it is nice to know that sometimes you're talking with someone in another country; and (b.) it IS nice to see who you are communicating with.