Guys, what do you think of girls who use filters on their pictures?

Question

Do guys prefer natural ones? below is an example of a girl who posted a pic with and without a filter  is it fake? Or is it just harmless fun?

CubsterShura · Accepted Answer

Quick answer: they find it bothersome if literally all of your pictures are filtered.

Am pretty sure no one minds a filtered pic once in a while if you wanna do it for better color, to get creative or just have some fun...

It becomes a problem when you're so obsessed with it that anyone can hardly see what your face looks like WITHOUT them. Especially if it's on a dating website or to a guy that you're dating. At least that's where you should show your natural appearance.

As much as it hurts, a man (if he is a potential partner) doesn't give two shits about how you wish you looked, he cares about how you really look, which comes with features that you may not entirely like about yourself.

lolilola · Accepted Answer

As a girl , I dont like overly filtered photos. I feel decieved and my intelligence insulted. A little touch up is ok as long as it doesn't change your facial features and what you really look like... it does come of as insecure and it probably is.. I say that because I've done that before because I'm insecure about the way I look. I would usually make my lips slightly bigger, and neck a little longer, hair a little more volume, remove 2 or 3 zits. As for that girl in the pictures she looks better in the untouched picture simply because she looks more human, however to look more presentable she could've just applied some under eye concealer and lipstick (before smart phones that's how we used to do it).

MrWolf · Accepted Answer

If it's just for the joy of the cool filter am ok.

But then is kind with that car on sale you see online and it looks good and awesome and it comes time to see it in person in real life and it turns out is a piece of junk.

I get that feeling lately with them filters.

Like yo seriously it's gotten so worse.

There a train for any of us. Or a passenger to our trains kindish sure there are a few bad apples here and there.

Natural look is the way it needs to be. Becuse no matter how much paint you apply to that heap of junk it will still rust in time.

So what i mean is you see one thing online and here comes real life. So no thank you.

Trooper205 · Accepted Answer

I see it as False Advertizing. Another way of Lying about how you look.

devdole · Answer

I think they are not fully confident and comfortable on their look. The reason behind this is very simple because in this time we all have internet access and because of that we can know others opinion about look, and even the looks have been categorised which make not only some girls but boys also. We've accepted good character as superior and not so good character as inferior, by the judgement of other people.

So as asked my opinion is i don't care if a girl or a boy is using filter but they should be proud on their looks, and to show the world their good looks they don't have to use these features because we all know that Social media is not real.

Thank you for reading this long. Have a good day/evening/night.

TheFireTiger · Answer

I really love what the girls use all filters what she can. Why? Because why not? Where is that forbidden?

So. For example a woman celebrity. In her "social media" she put a Picture, previously She has a lot of cosmetic surgeries in her face, body and so on, second, the picture has edit with Photoshop for example, and third they have cover make up and plus they use filters in their pics

Son why a single woman without cosmetic surgery or with cosmetic surgeries can not put a picture with filters? when the 99.0 percent of celebrities use this (filters + Photoshop + cosmetic surgeries + girdles + fake nails + wig or "extensions") so Do we need to make a scandal because a woman uses a filters? Shouldn't it be better to censor mass celebrities who send the wrong message to teenage girls and young ladies?

gym4ever · Answer

thats pic down is obv with filter.
More natural photos are better. And ill rather focus on fixing things that are filters doing for you. So basicly filter is changing ur appereance and making you more attractive. That means you should work on those things, for example skin. Using skin creams, eathing healthier, doing sports will make your skin look better, then there would be no need for filters. Its much harder but filters can change your photos and not real life, thats why its harder. The harder you try, the better it gets.

LazyMan · Answer

If it's on the like of dating sites and in places where the intention is to meet people. I do not like it. Filters are false advertising.

They not only obscure the natural look of your face but how your face looks in general. A lot of filters even play with recolouring skin tone and reshaping facial structure ever so slightly.

Throwaway4397 · Answer

Depends what your intentions are. For just messing around I guess there's nothing wrong with it. But if you're trying to present yourself to someone a certain way (i. e., business or dating profiles), I think it's misleading. To be honest, filters and excessive makeup are the first things I look for when deciding how I feel about a girl. If it's not a mark of vanity, I think it's certainly a mark of a lack of real beauty.

ztrok · Answer

I think it's messed up on dating sites because guys already give a chance to girls below their level and then you find out she's even uglier in person. It's annoying because it's dishonest and guys aren't doing the same thing.

Like say a guy is an 7/10 and that girl is a 6/10 with the filter he's thinking okay she's similar enough.

Boom meets her in person and she's a 5/10.

It's the equivalent of a guy saying he's 6ft and then he shows up to the date at 5'6", you'd be pissed because you were misled.

On things unrelated to dating go for it but almost every date from Bumble I've been on the girl was way uglier than her pics so I was not happy about it and ruins the date.

ZackBan · Answer

Filters are kind of cheating. I mean make up is fine in a moderate dose but look at the girl you posted, with filter she has bad skin but its really her with filter it's the lie. I like the guts to show ones true self, and if she wants smooth skin she can take care of hers better.

lightbulb27 · Answer

It's very different, eyes and complexion. I think it results in a shock on the first meeting if there is excessive false advertising.
The original looks ok, but in contrast does not so much, especially her eyes. I wonder if she intentionally made herself look bad in that?

aWes0MeNeSs · Answer

I'm not a guy, but I'm personally not a fan. I don't like how they make some girls' eyes huge and put that weird glossy-ness on them.

I also know of a few older women who put only photos of themselves with filters on social media and dating sites trying to pick up guys, but look much older (the filters erase the wrinkles) and way different in person, and think that's false advertisement, lol.

BCA6010 · Answer

It's fake. It's acceptable (I guess) when explicitly using them for fun or just enhancing photos for social media but when it's used for professional reasons or dating apps, they're a recipe for disaster. Employers and first dates don't appreciate being lied to, and it's generally taken much harder than realizing the burger you ordered doesn't look like the one on the menu...

kav__ir · Answer

Well, what's the concept of filters? Variety of filters are available as you know nobody is a perfect being from body to mind
talking about both good and bad sides
Good side is if it makes you happy then go for it no second opinion, almost everyone use filters even b&w or contrast high/low and if somebody want to look attractive woth little changes he/she is free to go on, different filters for different occasions and its in social trend

Bad side
Lack in confidence.. if someone post highly filtered pics he/she might have a fear of people opinion that's why filters in trend... but as of me it breaks u'r confidence on social gatherings

Adam1978 · Answer

If you do anything beyond light filters you are creating fake pictures. So I guess it depends on who you send them too. For me it ranges from I don't care to dislike. I don't see when it ever would be positive, it's like lies sometimes they are white but really they are never good.

cicchis0 · Answer

I hate filters, particularly on dating sites where photos are meant to be used for discrimination (I don't publish photos with a zucchini down my pants) and I also dislike that trend of Dutch angles, traditionally used to disorient and cause uneasiness in film making.

DankRaviolis · Answer

I think it’s harmless fun. Because it doesn’t really matter right? If you wanna use a filter, then use a filter. No ones gonna stop you. Imeanunlessitslikeafamilyorspeacialoccasionphoto.

Anonymous · Answer

Camera catch details the human eye doesn't or lights the face in an unnatural way. Images only offer fantasy, so I prefer meeting in person to see if I like her scent. People shatter their own self confidence in a world of make believe, they photograph themselves alter that photo but when their lie is accepted they question their own appearance. Guys are visual but we are also influenced by biological factors you don't get from a picture.

emmily2396 · Answer

Editing pics is fine to me as long as it looks natural. Phone cameras suck anyway, they drag your features down, make. your nose big and lengthen your chin and forhead. So in any case, they are not realistic to begin with. Plus, phones have software that automatically edits the picture in some cases.

hellacray · Answer

Why did she have to take two different pictures? How come she didn't just apply a filter to the first pic?

To me it seems like she didn't use any makeup in the first one either.

But yes I think girls go way overboard with the filters. If I can look good without filters so can you.

loveslongnails · Answer

If it's someone you intend to meet, it's not in your best interest to use a filter. If I were meeting someone for the first time, and had seen her photos, I'd be expecting a certain accuracy in what they portrayed. If it was bullshit, I'm turning around and leaving. If you're never going to meet, yeah it may be fake but, what difference does it make?

MannMitAntworten · Answer

Well, if they are trying to attract someone and they look one way in person and essentially glamorous online only, they are going to find a large number of guys will wonder where the hell that other woman is when you both meet. May as well look as you do in person...

genericname85 · Answer

i'm a hobby photographer and that's just what you do in photos. you take temporary blemishes and pimples out in post, cause you want a picture that shows how the person looks like generally and not tell the story of the pimple on her chin xD so yeah. i think within certain boundaries, putting a filter is acceptable, cause not everyone knows how to use photoshop or lightroom.

Lecter · Answer

As long as the picture looks good it's fine with me. There are some pics where the filters actually make the girls look unattractive so go easy on the intensity of the effect.

Dongtai · Answer

It screams insecurity/immaturity. I’ve never seen a girl with a filter and saw her as a “woman”. There’s exceptions like black and white filters or if she uses them every now and then for fun. But girls who use them constantly seem immature to me.

r2xash · Answer

Most of the time filter pics are not flattering / not beautiful as the originals. doesn't matter if u have acne or scars. Seeing those are way better than a overdid snapchat filter.

Sonorous · Answer

It can be fun. If they aren't trying to fool people then I'm okay with it. Although it can be dangerous if they're already self-conscious, It's only annoying if I actually wanna see what the person looks like. If there's no need, then I don't mind.

KillerToffy · Answer

It's good that people use filters.
I can probably always spot it, and it shows how insecure they are.
What do you think I would go for?
The girl with a fake smile and filters, or the one with defects but a real smile and confidence?

drearyknight187 · Answer

It depends, if you're trying to trick a guy with them thenit's bad, but for a selfie to post on some outlet I think it's okay. As long as it's not trying to trick somebody into thinking you look different so they'll date you, its okay.

ZSean · Answer

Rather have natural. How would you feel if guys only posted modified photos?

gta_fan · Answer

Why not show unfiltered pictures, can you filter your face/body in real life? I'm not this shallow but if a guy sees a picture of a girl (like say on a dating site) and she's a 10 but after meeting in person she's a (lets say) 5, he's gone cause she doesn't look like her filtered picture

mollyyyy37474 · Answer

I would first say take care of yourself ( your dark circles acne etc. ) and you wouldn’t have to rely on filters most of the time because i bet if you did you would look 10x better naturally

Prof_Don · Answer

They’re fun on occasion but can be annoying if there are NO natural pics at all

FictionalCharacter · Answer

Filters help with a bit of self esteem.  The girl in the post is already pretty, but I understand we have little flaws that we’re afraid people will notice. So filtering can fix that a bit.

CaptainOverthink · Answer

Its hard to say.. I mean I would like to not be decieved but really, makeup has been mainstream for so long now and it's sort of the same in a way. How could I judge?

sarahhcmarie · Answer

both, i mean... it depends the type of filter. if it makes your eyes bigger, face smaller, yeah its fake. if its just like a color change its not really fake

midnightmoon05 · Answer

I thought I was meeting the wrong person... Since I am not dating them... whatever... I don't like the fakeness

4eyes2mouths · Answer

It's 2020. Why aren't you using filters these days. It's completely normal.

spartan55 · Answer

Those Snapchat filters are about the stupidest things I've seen.

i1T2daty · Answer

Pretty damn cute either way. I think a lost of -participants would do better with a filter for their mouth- I'm sure there are plenty that think that of me- than their pics

Mollynotgemma · Answer

Filters are done as long as there are also pictures without! Filters are just fun... but don’t trust a girl who has no natural pics

ShortCircuit · Answer

Filters can't make ugly girls attractive. It can only make already attractive girls more attractive.

Finchie40 · Answer

I think it’s silly to be honest , the real beauty is yourself

ManhattanAgent · Answer

It's alright, as long as it's not done to the point that they look like they got run over by a floor polisher.

wilfh1965 · Answer

Make-up or filters doesn't matter if you can't get passed the looks until you find personality you deserve what you get

SexyAshh · Answer

Everyone uses filters, who gives a shit. You do you.  And fyi, the filtered just looks like they have makeup on.

Jjpayne · Answer

I feel it's nice to have filters but not all the time. I would like most to be natural pictures

needy1234_ · Answer

I think most girls use filters because their insecure about their looks.

Richard-Tilburg · Answer

People who you meet after seeing pictures always look different. Even while videocalling they look different. It is something that helps on the first meeting... I always preferpure nature.

slicwhenwet · Answer

Doesn't matter to me. If it makes her feel better than I'm for it.

flagadajones · Answer

It is ok to use the filters on a picture or too, but a girl posting only filters photos is seen as total fake.

Goma15 · Answer

I have no particular problem with filters, it's pretty harmless. But I do prefer the natural look.

simplelikeme · Answer

Insecure and fake. There is no need to make yourself into something your not. Be yourself 😊 if they don't like you for who you truly are...
Then fuk-em... and not literally 😂
Just my thoughts 😂😂😂

bulletbob555 · Answer

Well I tried a dating site. Only met one person. When I did meet her i felt slightly deceived and she wasn't as advertised. So maybe under some conditions no harm but definitely evasive to use on a site

lolcraft · Answer

I swipe left on filtered pics. Your profile pic should be off your face as clear as possible and not obscured in any way.

Interstate · Answer

If they are that self-conscious and insecure, they obviously have self-esteem issues.

DarkEn147 · Answer

You have to change the way you click your photos click them as if you will not use filter cause natural is good

jgibsonian1986 · Answer

I think they want to feel beautiful, and believe that they way to do so is physically.

archiz · Answer

Yea that's too much. I sometimes use filters if the colour of the overall pic ain't right (dark or faded) But never to change my looks.

LilElph · Answer

I feel like people should calm down I know both girls and guys who uses filters. It's not like its photoshop

Anonymous · Answer

ill say both but still everyone is unique in there own way so with out is just as amazing with. everyone is beautiful even if they got spots but thats life.

realperson02 · Answer

I would prefer natural pics but if I am just looking at a girl I dont want then filter pics ain't that bad to just look at

Darcia · Answer

I like it! It shows the beautiful side with the beauty part.

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