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Random Craziness

My Goofy Photos Story – How I Accidentally Became a Talent Scout for a Nude Photography Site

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This is a guest post written by a guy named Matt.

So, back in 2010, I was a genuine fan of some of the glamour nude photography of that time. I would peruse various galleries to see new photos and kept seeing that most I liked were from Digital Desire. It’s a site that was started by J. Stephen Hicks, who was a prolific photographer in the field. He’d spent quite a bit of time working for Playboy, Penthouse, etc. He eventually just went on his own because the internet was taking over from magazines as the primary source of glamour nudes and pornography. Stephen didn’t shoot any hardcore material for his site. It wasn’t his thing. He and his photographers were more interested in capturing the woman’s beauty.
One of the areas that I would browse on occasion was Model Mayhem. At the time, it was easy to get an account, and you could look over any new models that did nude shoots. One day I decided to send an email with some photos that I had found along with their contact info and just asked, “You guys ever see this one? She’d be great for your site.” They answered that they had not, but they were always looking for new talent. They’d love it if I would send any I found.

Here is the Full Story

I found tons and sent them all I could find. At the time, there weren’t any major agencies for that kind of work, so these models were using various websites to post their portfolios. Some models were excellent, but quite a few weren’t worth a second look. I had fun just trying to send as many as I could.

One day, after many days of replies, they wanted to reward me with something for my efforts. They wanted to send a Blu-ray with their videos. It was something that they used to sell on the site. That was a nice thing on their part. Stephen said that I had a real eye for spotting talent and had me send most of the model info to one of his photographers, Mark Lit. It was a good relationship.

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Rise of the Fake Model (Updated in 2025)

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Being a full-time social media influencer has become one of the most desired career choices for young people all over the globe. Thanks to the promise of generating significant sums of money simply by sharing multimedia content online. An Instagram influencer with over a million followers can earn more than $250,000 per post from sponsors. As if that wasn’t enough, Kylie Jenner could even make $1 million from a single sponsored Instagram post.

Recently, a new trend has appeared: the fake model.

Our Gorgeous Young Fake Model

A couple of months ago, we were shocked to learn that a model, Olivia Casta, had risen to number 1 in our top 25 list. She appeared out of nowhere, and many people began to question whether or not she was a genuine person. If you search for her name on Google, you will get plenty of results that lead you to believe she is a real person. At the moment of writing this article, she has over 950k followers on Instagram and over 100k followers on Twitter. She has plenty of images on the net, but you can only find pictures of her shot from the front with her looking at the camera, never from the side.

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Facing Upcoming Age Verification Laws: Your Opinion Matters

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We’ve been watching the evolving legal landscape, and things are changing fast. So far, 19 US states have passed age verification laws. In Louisiana, Pornhub is asking for age verification, while they’re simply blocking visitors from other states with age verification. And it’s not just the US: soon, similar age verification laws will be enacted in France and the UK.

These upcoming laws could mean that soon you might be asked to prove you’re 18+ in various ways. A quick age check (just entering your birthdate) isn’t robust enough to meet the new standards. It seems the industry is moving toward more secure methods, such as full ID verification or digital ID verification, using secure apps.

Our Dilemma: Age Verification Or Not

The new laws are creating a huge challenge for us. They vary widely from state to state and country to country, and there’s a lot of uncertainty about what regulators might do. They could choose not to enforce the rules, or they might turn up the heat with heavy consequences —like site blocks, search engine penalties, or hefty fines.

In the UK, for example, the regulator has already made it clear that pornography services must introduce age checks by July 2025 at the latest—this includes major sites like X and Reddit. Similar robust measures are on the horizon in France and many U.S. states. How will these sites respond, and what will regulators do?

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