A practice used in online dating where an accurate image of oneself is not conveyed through pictures. This is done primarily by:
Exclusion- excluding photos that clearly show what you look
like between your
feet and shoulders. (all headshots).
Old pictures-pictures that are old when you were younger and in better shape or when one did not have children.
Filters-blurring and skin smoothing.
Camera angles such as
high overhead shots.
Color washing - wearing black against a black background or adjusting the brightness to hide
facial details.
Crowd hiding- being in a group picture wedged closely between two other
people.
Sliming or body shaping undergarments-wearing spanx or girdles.
I met a girl
online when I showed up on our first date she was clearly several years older and 30 lbs heavier than her pictures led me to
believe. I knew immediately she was kittenfishing but to avoid an awkward situation I
still continued the date that ended up costing $120 and about 10 hours of my life between communicating talking on the phone and the date.