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That site with ******* and ***** in the title
I really should love that site and be a member but for some odd reason it never clicked with me...something in the way the girls are shot just never puts me over that edge....that feeling of "Now this I like". I'm pretty sure I'm in the minority in regards to that....
It has some big strengths...like massive amounts of attractive women...and some cred amoung whoever buys into that be it scenesters or advertisers.
What I really found odd about it was how the personality and reality of the women are pushed via the journals many keep on the site. Now one can debate how truthful that is but that's not the point...it sort of breaks a rule that I never thought was all that important. The distance between the image and the person IN the image.
Their is a thin line between pin ups and polaroids these days...seeing an amazing girl I know I'll never meet or talk to is half the fun of the artform and I think kind of important to it. Getting to "know" the pin up through the work is real fun stuff. Once that line is crossed though and I learn TOO much about them...then it feels like naked pictures of a net chick...and that SUCKS. I'm not damning the site or saying IT sucks...just the lil thing about making pin up girls...real people.
That fucks up the illusion...and the magic of it all. At least for me anyhow not sure how the rest of you feel about it...but do share.
There are exceptions to this however cause one can't deny the fact the net allows for that kind of interaction in ways that are pretty new and many modern pin up models (or whatever you want to call them) are indeed real people. That reality of it all seems to make it harder for a model to reach that mythic status cause they are so easy to "know" on some personal level. So I'll admit it has made me appreciate a few models a bit more for their work (won't name any cause it'll sound too much like a lame internet compliment like "I love your work!" followed by 9 jillion emoticons)
At least for me one has to wonder how personal is TOO personal? Or is the Blog/Journal/Whatever simply a part of our entertainment and social lives that it needs to be accepted?
I dunno about the rest of you but hearing about beautiful women bitch and moan about their lives kinda kills off the fantasy of it all. Not in every case mind you...but I could point out many.
Guess this is why I prefer the BB sites and models...cause I kinda want to know them as people...odd as that may sound. Guess that's a testemant to the work done on the various BB sites...the women seem interesting on various levels. PlusI've always liked how approachable the creators are...their genuine passion and love for their work and people they work with comes off in so many small ways I don't think even they are aware of it...or how much it adds to their work. It all has a perfect lil balance that is rare to come across if like me that's what you're looking for. It's really something I've come to appreciate over the years.
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