What''s the point showing Wedding Pictures w/faces blocked out?

[YMA]

I am the only one who get''s annoyed when looking at posted Wedding pictures with the faces blocked / scratched out.

It takes away from the whole pictures IMO.

What''s the point in posting them if you don''t want people to see your face.

Yma

 

[Lauren8211]

I prefer to see faces, of course, but I still like to see dresses, backgrounds/venues, rings, and other wedding details regardless.

 

[fieryred33143]

It has been in the spirit of BWW to share your wedding photos once you have gotten married. We are all part of each other’s wedding journeys so its nice to see the pictures of the dress, the decorations, the venue, etc. Some people want to remain anonymous so they block out their faces which I think is much better than asking for a year or so for opinions on the wedding and then never sharing the final pictures.

 

[ilovesparkles]

I completely agree YMA. I hate when the faces are blurred or covered with paint. It ruins the beauty of the picture, and overall look. Or just as bad, recently someone went so far to crop off the heads in pictures.

Imagine how much time it all takes. Just doesn''t make any sense!

 

[Miscka]

I have actually thought a lot about this.

I think scratching faces is kind of silly. Anyone who knows you would probably recognize all the other parts of your pictures anyway, if that is the concern.

I think I will do what IndyGal did, and put them up in entirety, for a limited time and then ask the thread to be removed so that its not hanging around forever.

 

[lucyandroger]

Well, I agree that I don''t like the pictures with the faces scratched out as much as the ones with faces...but I''d rather have those than no pictures at all!

 

[sunnyd]

Date: 6/24/2009 3:01:47 PM
Author: fiery
It has been in the spirit of BWW to share your wedding photos once you have gotten married. We are all part of each other’s wedding journeys so its nice to see the pictures of the dress, the decorations, the venue, etc. Some people want to remain anonymous so they block out their faces which I think is much better than asking for a year or so for opinions on the wedding and then never sharing the final pictures.

Ditto. If you don''t like it, then post your face. For me it''s about seeing all the details brides have shared coming together.

 

[merrymunky]

I have no issue with showing my face in my photos. My face is plastered all over myspace and facebook so I am not shy about it.

I have blacked out my face on my dress fitting pictured because I looked SO gormless you wouldn''t believe!

After my wedding, provided I don''t look hideous on them, I will post my photos in all their glory.

 

[mrscushion]

Date: 6/24/2009 2:37:06 PM
Author: elledizzy5
I prefer to see faces, of course, but I still like to see dresses, backgrounds/venues, rings, and other wedding details regardless.

Ditto. Doesn''t bother me.

 

[rhbgirl24]

Date: 6/24/2009 3:24:22 PM
Author: mscushion

Date: 6/24/2009 2:37:06 PM

Author: elledizzy5

I prefer to see faces, of course, but I still like to see dresses, backgrounds/venues, rings, and other wedding details regardless.

Ditto. Doesn''t bother me.

I prefer to see faces also and will probably post my pics none edited, but I guess everyone isnt comfortable with that!

 

[monarch64]

Date: 6/24/2009 3:24:22 PM
Author: mscushion

Date: 6/24/2009 2:37:06 PM
Author: elledizzy5
I prefer to see faces, of course, but I still like to see dresses, backgrounds/venues, rings, and other wedding details regardless.

Ditto. Doesn''t bother me.

Thritto. I don''t have an issue if someone doesn''t feel comfortable posting their face for all the world to see. It''s a wedding, it''s all about showing details here, not about showing your face.

 

[LilyKat]

Many people share very personal details on this forum, including problems with their fiance, family members, and so on. They may understandably be reluctant to lose anonymity and (potentially) be recognised from their photos by acquaintances and co-workers, who could then search for past threads and gain a lot of sensitive information. That''s why it''s different from posting photos on facebook and so on.

I agree that it''s nicer to see faces, but I totally understand why some people are reluctant. The idea of having them up for a limited period is a good one, as the chances you''ll be seen by someone you know in in real life in a short period of time are much less.

 

[CaliCushion]

Lilly, you hit the nail on the head. I feel that I''ve shared some information that I wouldn''t want family or employers to find. It''s not at all that I don''t want you ladies to see my face (and if anyone wants me to email them wedding photos privately, I''m happy to!!), it''s that this forum shows up in search engines and people who don''t post can find my postings. I realized how non-anonymous this site was when my jeweler informed me that someone from this site came to him with printed photos of my engagement ring.

You ladies have helped me pick a dress and given me advice, so I feel that I should share what I can of my own wedding. I also hope to pass on the help I''ve gotten and give Brides to Be some ideas they can use at their own weddings.

A lot of the wedding photos that I posted are photos of wedding related details and decor. I''d hope no one is posting threads of only wedding portraits with blurred faces!!

 

[Gypsy]

Privacy is the reason. And no it doesn't bother me. People have their individual comfort levels. But they've planned with us, shared their ups and downs with us, and want to share the details and feelings of the day with us. So I'm fine iwth the faces being blacked out. I'd much rather have that than to never see pics.

 

[YMA]

I guess I didn''t think about the privacy aspect of it.

I like looking at the pictures with the make-up styles, hair styles, and expressions of happiness on the faces when people get married and blotting out the faces kinda blah''s it out for me.

YMA

 

[CNOS128]

I, personally, posted pictures not only of myself, but of other people. I have not asked their permission to post photos of them on the internet, so I will not post identifiable photos of them. That''s my answer, plain and simple. Posting pictures of myself is another story. Some I''m comfortable showing, but some not.

But if photos that have no faces are worthless, I suppose I can have mine removed...

 

[Keepingthefaith21]

Date: 6/24/2009 5:15:54 PM
Author: Gypsy
Privacy is the reason. And no it doesn''t bother me. People have their individual comfort levels. But they''ve planned with us, shared their ups and downs with us, and want to share the details and feelings of the day with us. So I''m fine iwth the faces being blacked out. I''d much rather have that than to never see pics.

Ditto! Privacy. Also, for those who are posting their dresses from fittings etc., they may wish to remain faceless in case a FI stumbles upon the forum.

I like seeing the scenary and dresses just as much as the beautiful glowing faces.

 

[Octavia]

I''m one who will either post blurred faces or not post at all, for exactly the reasons LilyKat mentioned. It''s never bothered me a bit when people do that or only post photos that don''t show anyone''s faces...the overall effect is still always beautiful.

 

[iheartscience]

I get why people do it although sometimes I do think it''s a little silly. I guess I just figure that someone is just as likely to figure out who you are based on your venue/location/outfit/details as they are by your face. But to each her own!

 

[ilovesparkles]

Date: 6/24/2009 10:11:16 PM
Author: thing2of2
I get why people do it although sometimes I do think it''s a little silly. I guess I just figure that someone is just as likely to figure out who you are based on your venue/location/outfit/details as they are by your face. But to each her own!

This is why I also think it is silly. Because we can all recognize people from behind. It takes a lot more than just a face to make yourself anonymous. However, I also agree I would rather have photos without faces than no faces at all! I hope I didn''t offend anyone with my earlier post, its just always been a huge pet peeve of mine.

TheBigT - Please leave your photos up! This thread is about opinions I think, and no one should take it personally against him/herself.

 

[CNOS128]

Date: 6/24/2009 10:56:11 PM
Author: ilovesparkles

Date: 6/24/2009 10:11:16 PM

Author: thing2of2

I get why people do it although sometimes I do think it''s a little silly. I guess I just figure that someone is just as likely to figure out who you are based on your venue/location/outfit/details as they are by your face. But to each her own!

This is why I also think it is silly. Because we can all recognize people from behind. It takes a lot more than just a face to make yourself anonymous. However, I also agree I would rather have photos without faces than no faces at all! I hope I didn''t offend anyone with my earlier post, its just always been a huge pet peeve of mine.


TheBigT - Please leave your photos up! This thread is about opinions I think, and no one should take it personally against him/herself.

No worries, ilovesparkles - I realize my post comes across like an "I''m leaving!" sort of post, and I apologize for that.
I never intended to leave my own pictures up indefinitely, and figured they''d been there long enough for those who would enjoy them to do so, and beyond that there was little purpose to leaving them up, especially if they weren''t enjoyable. The last thing I want is for my wedding photos to inspire reactions of "That''s silly," or "What''s the point?" and I do kind of agree that with the faces removed, a lot of the feeling of the picture is lost.

But also posting my personal photos, even without the faces (as, certainly, I am recognizable even with my faced blurred) makes me feel vulnerable in a certain way, and this thread made me realize my discomfort with that vulnerability - if that makes any sense. Anyway... nothing anybody said offended me!

 

[jstarfireb]

Date: 6/24/2009 5:24:23 PM
Author: TheBigT
I, personally, posted pictures not only of myself, but of other people. I have not asked their permission to post photos of them on the internet, so I will not post identifiable photos of them. That''s my answer, plain and simple. Posting pictures of myself is another story. Some I''m comfortable showing, but some not.

Ditto. When I put up wedding photos, I specifically chose ones that were far enough away so you couldn''t really make out the faces of my bridal party unless you knew who they were beforehand. Unless I got their permission, I didn''t want to post close-ups. My husband asked me to blur his face out in the one closer-up photo I uploaded, so I did. My face isn''t blurred in that one, because it''s a good pic, and it doesn''t bother me too much that it''s out there. It''s not like it''s a nudie pic or something!

 

[Bia]

Date: 6/24/2009 5:24:23 PM
Author: TheBigT
I, personally, posted pictures not only of myself, but of other people. I have not asked their permission to post photos of them on the internet, so I will not post identifiable photos of them. That''s my answer, plain and simple. Posting pictures of myself is another story. Some I''m comfortable showing, but some not.

But if photos that have no faces are worthless, I suppose I can have mine removed...

Uhmmmm, where are those photos exactly? Because I didn''t see them!

I am one of those people that doesn''t like my business out there. Just posting a picture of my dog made me nervous at first, BUT, I had a very bad experience a few years ago that has made me super-duper-extra cautious. I get ribbed from friends because I don''t like doing the whole FB thing. I have it, but I don''t love it

I agree with whoever said it''s about your comfort level. And it doesn''t bother me one bit. Yea, I''d prefer to see all the lovely faces, but who am I to tell anyone what should make them comfortable. Like it or not, this is an open forum, and some of us have posted our names, and other personal information about ourselves, whether by accident or on purpose...

I think with my wedding pictures, I will post them with faces (I think

) because I want to share them with my PS friends, but I will probably take them down after awhile...depending on how I feel.

 

[Lynnie]

I''ve blurred out my face in the past, but my wedding photos came out so nice that I will be posting my face (when I finally get them back, which should be soon!).

I don''t mind if people blur... I can totally understand the privacy reasons. Did anyone hear about this??
http://www.nbc4i.com/cmh/news/local/article/family_photo_stolen_via_internet_used_in_ad/16498/

In short, a woman from St. Louis has a blog, with pics of her family. Her friend was visiting Prague, and saw a pic of her friend''s family plastered on the glassfront of a grocery store! Turns out, the grocery store swiped the photo from the internet. How crazy!

I wouldn''t want anyone stealing my photos, yanno? Especially if I feel I don''t look my best!

 

[katamari]

Date: 6/25/2009 11:25:47 AM
Author: Lynnie
I''ve blurred out my face in the past, but my wedding photos came out so nice that I will be posting my face (when I finally get them back, which should be soon!).


I don''t mind if people blur... I can totally understand the privacy reasons. Did anyone hear about this??

http://www.nbc4i.com/cmh/news/local/article/family_photo_stolen_via_internet_used_in_ad/16498/


In short, a woman from St. Louis has a blog, with pics of her family. Her friend was visiting Prague, and saw a pic of her friend''s family plastered on the glassfront of a grocery store! Turns out, the grocery store swiped the photo from the internet. How crazy!


I wouldn''t want anyone stealing my photos, yanno? Especially if I feel I don''t look my best!

Lynnie, are you in the ''Bus?

Sorry for the threadjack, so to answer your question, I wanted to give you a concrete example of why I blur my face (or, more often, post animal faces over my head). I am a PhD student and, for my stipend, I often have to teach. I teach college classes at various levels and often my students may become engaged or start looking around on wedding websites, thinking about engagements, etc. I do not feel comfortable with them knowing personal things about me, and I specifically cover my face to prevent them from seeing me. They would be absolutely unable to identify me from my wedding details, because they don''t know any of those pieces of personal information.

I think if you had to log in to see photos, I wouldn''t mind. But, that Jane Lurker could see my pics and connect them to personal details about my life--in my profession, I believe that would be extremely unprofessional. Plus, I do want to see how they turn out, given how much work I know went into the planning and execution. I am amazed by what the women here do, and I like to see it. I also get the "feel" from the photos, faces or not, and am always pleased to look through any PSers wedding thread!

 

[Lynnie]

Katamari,
No, I''m in Philly PA. I did see the story on my local news, though. I just linked the first google article that popped up.

I agree that you can get the feel for a wedding/dress etc without faces. Sure, it takes away from the pics, but like someone said, it''s all about your comfort level.