Pictures on Swing Lifestyle

[JandC78]

I was curios what everyones thoughts are on pictures to put on their Swing Lifestyle profile. We want to stay somewhat anonomous, but also know that one of the first things people look at are what someone looks like. We was thinking of a G rated photo but with no face shots. What is everyone elses opionion

[exploringRM]

Many have anonymous pictures as public but we won't consider meeting anyone unless the other couple shares non-masked pictures at some point; either via email in Swing Lifestyle or opening up private pictures to us.

That being said, we won't contact anyone first unless we see non-masked pictures of the male and female of the couple. Just avoids the awkward "ummm never mind email".

We also don't jump over to Yahoo IM for picture exchange. Been burned by fakes and pictures collectors.

[LagniappeDC]

We agree with the above poster. Now, we certainly agree that personality goes a long way for us with whether we proceed with a new couple, but looks do play into that equation. There are just certain things that work and don't work for us and given how busy we are we'd like to know that we are at least physically attracted to the couple.

Now...back to the original topic There are no rules that say that you have to have pictures, but you'll find that you'll have a lot more interest/options if you do. Take some time to go through the site and see how others do it. We prefer pictures where the couple is either looking away to hide their face or use a photo editing software to do something creative. We find the pictures where the couple is just cut off at the next a bit odd IOHO.

Also, don't forget that most sites, including Swing Lifestyle, allow you to have private pictures that you only open up to couples you are interested in. You can use those to show your face in a way that allows you to guard your pictures a bit more closely (though there are no guarantees in life). Just put up what you are comfortable with in case they ever 'got out.' And don't forget, if a friend, colleague, etc, comes across your pics, just ask yourself what it was they were doing on the site in the first place

And one final plea...put pictures up of both of you. So many couples only put up pictures of the female. That's only half the equation. If we don't see pics of both then we simply take a pass.

[DiscreetDesires]

Pictures on Swing Lifestyle, we keep our faces hidden but our profile lists that we have pics to share.
On other swinger sites, we are open about who we are because they have different restrictions to those who can view. Swing Lifestyle is just a bit too public of a site for us to have face shots up for the general public, and since we don't generally meet the most of people from that site, we do not see the need to have a paying membership.. hence we cannot store private photos.

When we do see pics of a couple on a profile, we like to see both clothed and unclothed. The unclothed isn't that big of an issue really, but we do not care for all the "Here I am all wide and open" shots.
Not that there is really anything bad about it, we just do not care for those type of shots.
A little left to the imagination is always a good thing!

[Pensacolapair]

On Swing Lifestyle, we have several full-length pictures with faces pixilated that are viewable by all members (public). A couple of her, a couple of him, and one of us together. With the exception of the pixilated faces, the pictures are recent, clear, and not shot from 500 meters away without a zoom lens. The rest of our pictures are in private galleries.

If we contact another couple, we enclose the picture of us together without the face pixilated in the 'Hello' email. If someone contacts us, and we are interested, we enclose that same picture.

We sometimes get 'Hello' emails from others where they have opened one of their private galleries as part of their introduction. Again, if we are interested, we have a private gallery that we open in turn.

Originally Posted by LagniappeDC

And one final plea...put pictures up of both of you. So many couples only put up pictures of the female. That's only half the equation. If we don't see pics of both then we simply take a pass.

AMEN! Isn't it funny how so many think the 'wife-as-bait' thing works?

M

[SW_PA_Couple]

Sending a message to a Swinglifestyle profile having no picture has worked to our advantage only once. We stopped doing this. When we receieve a message from a profile saying "our yahoo address is . . .", we say, "No, thank you."

This is the twenty-first century. For anyone who claims that they don't know how to use or cannot afford to buy a digital camera or a full Swinglifestylee membership, too bad. You'll leave us wondering who is going to be picking up the tip at the restaurtant table. The way things are set up at Swinglifestyle, there is no excuse. You can keep private pictures at a private gallery. The only people who need to see are the ones you want.

~Michael

[trekal]

Pictures for us are now a must. We have sent couples messages in the past . but when we meet in person they did not look anything like their posted pictures. We get along with everyone and can hold a conversation and have fun, however when playing with other couples there needs to be some type of attraction. Pictures start off the couriosity if we want to persue conversations.

[Trace Ekies]

We have public pics that give people a very good idea of what we look like...and private pics that remove all doubt.

We don't know how to swing without pics...we're looking for nice people who look the way we like so we can have wild sex. Without pics we can't make a pre-date judgement regarding looks.

We have VERY explicit pics in our "For Pervs" gallery...we do that just for fun...almost everybody wants to see pics of a pretty girl having sex. We don't require anyone to have them...just some clear, close, clothed photos so we know what you look like.

Trace

[Brian and Jo]

We have G-rated pics with our faces blanked out in the general pics part of our Swing Lifestyle profile. Our private pics which we share with couples who interest us are quite different - there you will find pics with faces, both of us nude front and back view, singly and together. Our nude pics are full body shots with no close ups below the belt. We have found that this approach works well for us.

[JandC78]

We decided (well the wife put it there) to just put one shot of us together showing our body and face. It is not blanked out or anything. I guess if we are going to do this, it might as well be the right way. We do get a lot of people wanting us to send pics, and will send one of two that we have with face shots, but we are yet to get any back. We may have to rethink sending pics to people.

I have been talkind to a few people but most of them seem to be going no where, other then someone we meet here. Still talking and trying to plan a meet and greet.

[divenaked]

We have clothed pics showing a variety of activities we participate in. We also have nudes, both candid and professional. All are public pics, we do not have any private pics. We think if someone we know sees them, they are there for the same reason we are.

[coolcouple51]

We just started a swing lifestyle profile last week. We really like the site but we don't have pics up yet. We are considering putting our pictures on there we just aren't sure yet. Does that really effect are chances of getting people to notices us/respond to our messages?We have pic a few pics that we can share with those that are interested. Wish we could more, note to everyone a digital camera in a bag along with a bottle of diet coke is a really bad idea.....

[divenaked]

Originally Posted by coolcouple51

We just started a swing lifestyle profile last week. We really like the site but we don't have pics up yet. We are considering putting our pictures on there we just aren't sure yet. Does that really effect are chances of getting people to notices us/respond to our messages?We have pic a few pics that we can share with those that are interested. Wish we could more, note to everyone a digital camera in a bag along with a bottle of diet coke is a really bad idea.....

Yes, pics make a big difference in the number of people who browse your profile. I usually just skip over the ones with no pic at all.

[sexcupid]

Originally Posted by coolcouple51

Does that really effect are chances of getting people to notices us/respond to our messages?

In one word: Yes.

On Swing Lifestyle (and I'm sure other sites, Swing Lifestyle is the only one we really use), you can limit your search parameters to only show profiles with pictures...I know we do, I'm sure lots of other people do too.

Does that mean we may potentially be passing over compatible playmates that just don't have pictures posted (but would be willing to share)? I'm sure it does. On the flip side of the coin, does that mean that we are more easily dismissed as potential playmates b/c people can see what we look like? Probably...but it does resolve the issue I know others have had where conversation is going along great and then a picture gets sent or a webcam gets turned on and then all of a sudden your're manning your own personal version of a SETI telescope...your're sending out signals, but no one is responding. Or they've just been called away for an emergency.

The thing is, you will show up on more searches with pictures than without. If someone doesn't like the way you look, they can pass on you without ever making contact. Shallow? Perhaps....but we are looking for someone that we would like to have sex with, so being attracted to the package the personality comes in can be sort of important.

The question to those that don't post pictures on their profiles: do you exclusively look at other no picture profiles or do you gravitate towards profiles that have pictures?

[JustAskJulie]

My first choice would be a g-rated full body picture that shows faces. BUT, I understand why some would not be comfortable doing so, so I'm ok with faces being blocked so long as the rest is shown. I'd still rather see a g-rated full body shot as it's what I would most likely see in real life when we met and shows much more about who you are and what you look like than any posed, naked, sexy shot will.