What do you think about them? Even some men use them.
A friend was telling me every second woman he sees on dating apps has them.
Do you use them and why do you use them?

I don't like them and think they're stupid.

I'm a Jamaican with dreadlocks in one of my
not visible pics.

I have heard that a lot from men. They think the filters are decietful. But each to their own.

I don't have any filters on my pictures. Try to be original as can be hehe

I had advanced photography classes all thru high school.
I was taught the effective use of filters is where you can't tell they have been used.
Most pics on these dating sites do not use actual filters. The filter effect is done to the image, usually as a type of overlay enhancement. When people use these types of enhancements they usually go with default settings.

I do post processing changes to my photos but usually just cropping and color adjustments for image clarity. I'll tweak the contrast, brightness and very slightly, the saturation.

I have a whole range of enhancement packages I downloaded for Irfanview. I also use Photo Filtre for framing and will use a vector drawing program Micrographix Windows Draw 6 for custom printing. Draw 6 was bought out by Corel and is now in the hundreds of dollars to buy it. Mine only works on my WinXP laptop.

When I see poor use of photo enhancements I ignore them. Same as I ignore photos with cat wiskers and bunny ears. I never found it charming or funny or attractive. You can tell a real photo of a person if you look at it.

^^^ this ^^^

Either people like you, the way you are, or not. Bunny ears and teddy bear noses won't change that.

Though I think, catfishing is worse

To each their own.... I know someone that when they post on fb they always use the filters.. Never understood why, but some think it makes them look better.. When in reality once you meet them you end up thinking less of them.. I mean really it is not like you will not notice if you meet them in person..

And well on dating sites it does no justice for many times it is not hard to tell with the filters that many use..

If they feel the need to deceive you with pictures what else are they lying about??

I don't use them. And if i see a profile on date sites / apps i generally automatically disregard that profile.

But to each their own.

I don't like the beauty filter either. it makes people look plastic because most overuse them.
Now if you want to take a photo and happen to have dark rings under your eyes (example) that you normally don't have like that, then I think it's fair enough to lessen those. I don't think that's 'cheating' really as you're not alter much and let's be honest: the camera shows things in a way that the human eye doesn't see it.

But if someone uses the beauty filter and amps that up then someone's entire face changes drastically. I don't see the point. When you meet someone they're going to be horribly disappointed.
Personally I don't feel the need. I'm quite happy with the way I look

Come to think of it... you can also make a photo overlit, too dark, or black & white. Any of those also function as a filter to hide dark rings/bags, and wrinkles. This was possible on cameras way before the beauty filter came around, and was and is also used.

Never used them.
I put up the worst pics just so no one is disappointed, later ;-)

This says it all.
Experienced it too many times first hand.

Many of the photos I have posted are post-processed.
I have very shaky hands. I can't take a selfie like most people.
I rely on others to snap the photo and I crop and enlarge them to fill the view. When I do that, it affects the quality of the photo. Some post-processing needs to be done.

My main pic was from my old webcam. The lens was out of focus (and smudged). I like the pic so I post-processed it to appear as clear as I could get it. Nearly all the photos on my profile have some type of post-processing.
Not all my photos are current (I stopped updating my pics when I entered into a relationship). I posted up a range of pics showing how I look over time.
They give anyone a view of my looks as I age.

I can see how people looked in their younger years. When I see pictures of them in their home, I'm usually not surprised because many people retain their features.

If you use a program to change facial features, shrink the cheeks, straighten a nose or make a chin more prominent, you lie to those who view the picture.
If you change the color of your pasty skin, when others actually see you, you look sick.

A relationship founded in lies will fail.
Why would anyone think another wants to love a liar?
Some post-processing is normal.
When it's used to deceive its a lie.

I changed my pic, I think it is better for the forum pic.
Aside from cropping and contrast, no post-processing was done to it.
My hair is a bit longer but I basically look the same.
I miss those glasses tho...

Yeah filters are essential in some fields of photography, especially nature photography. And there are some filters which are absolutely essential like the UV, CPl(during the day). As we delve into various subjects different filters play an important role. So FILTERS are a basic essential.

Could be worse. Someone could show up on the first date WITH the bunny ears and the teddy bear nose!

But catfish can be good eating if they're cleaned correctly.

Anymore, as far as dating online goes, I don't see them as any different than plastic surgery, makeup, push up bras, waist cinchers, toupee's, or false teeth.

But they're one of many reasons why I know profiles are relatively meaningless and nothing matters until you actually meet up and date/have sex.

IOW, anymore, seems little different than getting drunk at the bar, going home with a 10 and waking up with a 310...lb gollum looking creature.
I don't get drunk for bar hookups anymore either.

Other than that, in a larger context, I think they're (photo filter/apps) scary as hell.
Have you seen those that can transform a guy into a girl, or girl into a guy, convincingly?
Or where they use a famous persons face only it is responding according to the users facial expressions, so the famous persons likeness is ultimately a puppet to the user, including their voice?
Think about that, have you ever seen a politician in person? Or only on t.v. and youtube videos? How do you know that politician is even alive, and not just a computer generated image responding to some random person.


I don't use them.
1. I don't know how.
2. I have better things to do.
3. I don't see how they add value or anything positive.
4. My vanity is in suits and hygiene products.

One of my hobbies is photography. I use filters to enhance my photos. Filters are used to adjust the visual effects, because not all photos you take are perfect, unless of course your photos are taken in a photo studio by a pro. Even then, the pro will take several photos to choose from.

Filters generally do not change the way you look. If used properly, filters will make your photo look better.

Here is a selfie I took on my laptop camera. Too dark, not enough light. There was a light on the wall that made my forehead yellowish. So I used some filters to brighten the photo. Brightening the photo reduced the yellow tint on my forehead and cleaned the face as well. To make it more natural, I sharpened the photo a little.



It is not a matter of being happy the way you look. I am blessed with good genes, so at 74 (75 next month) I look much younger than my age. I have very little wrinkles and contrary to what some people believe, I don't have warts

As a good photographer, I present my photos the best I could.


Standing up for filters!

@Ladywind: I guess you are talking about the digital software filters that are used in editing. Right?

Hi Kevin, I am talking about the apps used to make you look different than you really are. In all honesty I dont know what they are called, but you can tell the photo has been changed. My friend was showing me the difference they make on profiles, they can take off 20 years. I hope that helps. Ask Tom4uhere, he will know.