Overview

The Solo assessment area, Adopt a Tease-Payoff approach improves customer satisfaction. We achieve this by building up and capturing key events (“Firsts”) as the “Tease”, then showing customers revealing details (the “Payoff”). 

This assessment area follows the Managing emotion over time principles. 

What are “Firsts”?

“Firsts” is the shorthand word we use to mean “the imagery from the first time anatomy or clothing is fully revealed to the customer”. For example;

A model is wearing a t-shirt with no bra (a Tease). She takes her t-shirt off, and stands up – customers can now see her breasts with nothing in the way (the Payoff). 

In this theoretical shoot, this is the first time customers have been able to see her breasts clearly. 

That’s a “First”. 

There is a finite list of Firsts;

1. Bra
2. Nipples
3. Breasts
4. Panties
5. Pubic region
6. Labia (OL+)
7. Anus (OL+)
8. Clitoris (EXP+) (from Aug 1 2023)

This is listed in a typical shoot-order, but there’s no requirement for the same order to be followed between shoots. The list changes occasionally – SPs will always be notified. 

The model’s selected Posing Level affects the last few items, as indicated – for example, it’s never appropriate to capture;

• An anus First for a model doing the Nude Posing Level (only Open Leg, Explicit and Insertions)
• The clitoris First for a model doing the Open Leg Posing Level (one Explicit and Insertions)

What “Tease” means in this context

“Tease” means to hint at something. For example; with nipple Tease an SP might direct the model to; 

           ✅ Verbally describe her unique nipples while clothed 

           (Layering with the “Conversation” assessment area) 👍

           ✅ Wear a tight top with no bra, revealing the outline of their nipples

           (Layering with the “Clothing used effectively” assessment area) 👍

           ✅ Pinch her nipples through clothing to make them visibly harden 

           (Layering with “Clothing used effectively” assessment area) 👍

           ✅ Manipulate clothing on her body so that part of the areola is visible 

          (again Layering “Clothing used effectively” assessment area) 👍

Layering other assessment areas should often be used with Tease.

Successful teasing slowly reveals clues about the First, building up the desire for the customer to see that First in full. In general, the greater the anticipation to see the First, the greater the satisfaction the customer will derive from the Payoff… 

Teasing of a First may begin long before the intended reveal, slowly building up over time. However, teasing must resume immediately before a First is revealed, so customers are focused and thinking about that First at the point it is shown to them. If this is not done all the anticipation built up by earlier tease can lose its impact.

There is also a danger of Teases being carried on for too long! Consider this analogy;

          You’re the annoying older sister. Your grandma gave you $€£50 to give to your younger sister as a birthday gift. 

          As she’s leaving to go to the pub with friends, you dangle the money in front of her. As she tries to grab the money, you pull it away. You both laugh. 🤣

          You do it six more times. You’re getting bored 🥱 and your sister is getting pissed off. 🤬

Don’t annoy customers (they complain about this exact thing, then cancel their subscription). Tease, then pay off, then repeat the cycle revealing more and more of the model. 

What “Payoff” means in this context

Payoff is the moment when the customer finally gets to clearly see the Teased “First” in full, with nothing in the way. Payoffs have two elements;

1. The actual reveal moment when all is exposed, closely followed by… 
2. The in-depth exploration of the newly-exposed anatomy or clothing. 

The reveal moment of the First

When and how a First is “Paid-off” affects the impact of the reveal. For example; 

          A nipple reveal will have limited impact if it takes place just after an extensive panties Tease sequence. 

          At that moment, the customer desires a full view of her panties – not her nipple! 

Extending our older-sister analogy…

          As she’s getting ready to go out for her birthday celebration, you tell your younger sister that you have a $€£50 gift for her, from your grandma. 

          You see your sister getting excited (perhaps more excited than if you had just left the money in an envelope on the kitchen table?). 

          You say you will go get the money to give to her, but then your boyfriend calls to talk about a surprise vacation trip, and you head out for the weekend with him. You don’t give the money to your sister until a week later when you see                  her again. 

          Your sister is glad to have the money in the end, but she’s frustrated you Teased her, then delayed the pay off! The nice feeling of anticipation was un-done by a tease that was poorly executed and lasted too long.  

Don’t annoy customers by over-delaying the Payoff!

A Payoff that happens too-quickly will have a limited impact on the customer. Drawing out the moment appropriately maximises the emotional impact of the reveal.

Exploration in depth of the newly exposed First

Once a First has been revealed, the critical aspect of the Payoff is showing the customer the details that were hinted at during the Tease. The first reveal is the start of the Payoff – not the entire Payoff!

A customer who has heard a model talk about her unique nipple while clothed will want to see this unique detail, in detail. 

Continuing our big-sister analogy;

          After a quick “denial” game, you give your sister the $€£50.

          But right before she leaves for the pub, you snatch the money back, reminding her that actually, she owes you $€£50 from last month!

          It’s true, she really does owe you that money, but you’re being a dick 🍆 to claim it like that. 

Let customers enjoy the moment, enjoy “spending the money” they have (literally) paid, giving them time to enjoy the experience. That’s what the Payoff is.

(Remember that to us, nude women can seem “ho-hum”, just another boring day at work… but for a customer this is the first time they have ever seen this young woman, and they want to enjoy every moment, as if they were undressing each other slowly in real life).

Assessment requirements

When creating Solo shoots at Level 1, 2 and 3, the Tease-Payoff assessment requires;

• Every First must be Teased before being paid-off;
• Every First must be treated separately, with individual reveal sequences
• Customers must be focused back onto a First immediately before it is seen for the first time (tease).

Teasing: Building anticipation by “drawing out”

Our Emotion Over Time approach dictates that a Tease should start small, then crescendo with the thorough reveal of the First. 

Layering other assessment areas with the Tease and Payoff assessment area is always appropriate. This gives the SP tools to focus the customer on each First, and makes the shoot day be completed in a reasonable timeframe.  

(1) The outline of the erect nipple is visible through clothing, talking about other stuff. 

(2) The model adjusts her top, drawing the eye to the erect nipple. 

(3) The model rests her glasses on the neckline of her top, causing it to lower showing more cleavage (closer to the nipple).

(4) The model talks about her nipple shape and sensitivity, while touching it over her clothing. 

(5) The model deliberately pulls down on her glasses, exposing more cleavage – we can almost see her areola now…

(6) The model pinches her nipples through her clothing, and describes how she likes them touched. 

(7) The model wets her top, revealing more of the shape of the nipples. 

(8) The nipple is revealed. The shoot continues.

No two shoots should have the same Tease for each First – this is an extensive example, and not every First needs 8 teasing steps (but some in each shoot should). Overall, each First Tease and Payoff should take around three minutes of screen time, and perhaps five minutes to shoot.

The structure in which other assessment areas can be Layered with Tease, can be repeated every time. There are a few ways we can draw out the Tease…

Using Clothing to “engineer” Tease

Subtle clothing Tease 

Subtle Teases can be found by directing models to adjust their clothing in ways that appear accidental but are in fact specifically designed to catch the customer’s attention. We call this engineering. In the above image of Kristal, her pose appears natural and the glimpse of her panties seems to be a genuine “accident” (note the engaging curl of her toes!). In fact, it was very carefully planned by the Shoot Producer! 👍

The main clothing-use techniques for subtle Teases are:

• Upskirt 
• Downblouse 
• Cameltoe

Clothing selection can also create Tease opportunities. Some examples include;

• Tops worn with no bras 
• Skirts or dresses worn with no panties
• Light fabrics that lifts and gape during MMaiA
• Transparent fabrics (sheer; lace; thin; worn) on tops, bottoms, panties, bras
• Contrasting colours/patterns that draw attention to different clothing items.

“Less is more” when exploring these approaches. A heavy handed Tease equates to no Tease. For further details on the less-is-more principle of clothing use, see the excellent Upskirt and Downblouse pages in Fetish Finder.

Obvious clothing Tease 

As a Tease progresses, the SP plays with customers’ expectations of being Teased as well as their tacit understanding of the deliberate effort to Tease them. At this stage, Clothing Use no longer needs to appear accidental, instead becoming a tool to explore details of a First from which the customer will crave a Payoff.

Some tools include;

• Wearing clothing items backwards
• Wearing clothing items on the “wrong” part of the body
• Stretch clothing (while worn) to the extreme
• Twisting and ripping clothing
• Wetting garments, so they become see-through
• Exploiting holes, gaps and fastenings in clothing
• Wearing clothes without underwear or a bra

Using Props to engineer Tease

The same Tease principles which apply to clothing also apply to props, with a caution that unnatural prop use can go against the paradigm. 

          ❌ A model with playing cards stuck to her nipples to obscure them from view ahead of a reveal, is a step too far into the obscure. Not a good fit for the all natural, casual-at-home paradigm, too “contrived”.

          ✅ A model playing cards while naked hides her nipples with some cards while playfully winking at the camera is appropriate. 

Tease and Payoff both need drama and some ceremony but should never cross over into cheesy stage-magician territory. 🎩 🐇 

The dangers of prop use working against the paradigm is explained in the Actively use suitable props SDLP. 

Using Conversation to engineer Tease 

During the build-up to a First, if a model makes verbal references to the impending and Teased First it greatly increases the customer’s craving to see the Payoff. The SP asks questions intended to reveal the most appealing and unique features of each First, always keeping in mind the Payoff possibilities.

          ❌ A model in an OL Posing Level Solo shoot shouldn’t talk about loving anal penetration as part of anus Tease, as this can’t be paid off. That would be frustrating for customers.

          ✅ A model in an INS Posing Level Solo who will do anal penetration on camera, indeed should talk about her love of anal stimulation as part of anal Tease (and in fact, she could do this quite early in the shoot!).

Conversational Tease can be:

•  Direct 
  • That is, a physical description of the First 
  • eg “My nipples are pretty unusual because of how long they are”
  • (this could be mentioned well before the actual nipple reveal, and without touching her nipples)
• Incidental 
  • That is, an element within a wider story
  • eg “The best foreplay I ever had was in high school with a boy from my French class. He had massive hands which he would put up my top so he could pinch my nipples and it made me weak at the knees”

Using MMaiA to engineer Tease

MMaiA activities can be engineered to help with Tease-Payoff moments, often while also Layering with other assessment areas, for example;

• Everyday and Fitness activities (which often involve props) can be used to create upskirt and downblouse Teases. They can also help clothing to “accidentally” fall or lift. 
• Repetitive movements that slowly open then close is an excellent Tease
  • Consider: a model opening and closing her legs while in form-fitting underwear – opportunities for tantalising labia Tease (also excellent No Nude, Pushing It content!).

• Breasts are a great First because of their unique movements. Any action that causes a model’s breasts to move creates a desire for the customer to see the model’s naked breasts (as motion can hint at breast size and pertness.) 

Use framing to engineer Tease

Framing decisions taken by the SP will directly influence which element/s the customer focuses on. When teasing, the SP ensures focus is fully on a First at the time it is being Teased, so subtle details are not missed in the capture (ie, there’s nothing “in the way”, as customers say). CUs and XCUs can be used to maximise Tease by showing every clue in a lot of detail 🔬.

Capture thorough Payoffs

Without a thorough Payoff, there is limited value in a Tease. The Tease is a build up of excited energy; that energy can be wasted (and therefore have little impact)… or can be harnessed to create a strong reaction in customers.Payoffs are most impactful when captured thoroughly. This means, actions should be:

• Slow – really s l o w
• Deliberate   
• Controlled
• With nothing in the way

SPs can utilise repetitions of actions (for example, a model slowly squeezing her breasts over and over) for greater impact. This can create a mesmerising and alluring effect which is most impactful in cycles of three or more. Customers want to touch models breasts, but they cannot… so the model touching her own breasts is a good second option! Don’t rush it.

Props and clothing are tools that can be utilised to help with Payoffs just as extensively as they are to generate Tease.

The Solo shoot assessment area “Sexiness not continuity” means an SP could be tempted to skip 

the thorough capture – but no, the Payoff is the sexiness!

For example, when shooting Stills;

          ❌ The SP captures an image of the model wearing a bra (teasing the breasts First), then captures an image of  the model not wearing a bra, showing her breasts. Then the SP moves on with panties removal.

          ✅ The SP adopts a more thorough approach, capturing the First thoroughly; 

• Show the method of the reveal (Model pulls her bra tight to her body while pulling upwards, so the breasts are stretched up before dropping down and out of the bra one by one 🥥…🥥 
• Show the breasts falling from the bra, showcasing their size, weight and bounce
• Capture the Both breasts Must Have
• Capture the Single Breast in Profile Must Have
• Capture a profile shot of the model’s head and breasts
• Direct the model to do some playful actions with her breasts, while looking at the camera
  • Squeeze both hard into her chest
  • Emulate the support her bra provides, with her hands
  • Pinch both nipples
  • Weigh one breast, winking at the camera
  • Cross her arms under her breasts

Firsts shouldn’t “quietly sneak into view through a backdoor”, they should throw open the front door loudly, halting all other conversation and the piano – like the hero in a Western film entering the bar. 🤠

Good Payoffs have a “Wow! Look at this!” theatrical quality to them. Like a good showman, payoffs “milk the moment” by being thoroughly teased, revealed and explored.  

Payoff: Thoroughly exploring Firsts once they are revealed

A good Tease causes the customer to wonder and become increasingly curious. A good Payoff answers their questions. 

This is one reason why there must be a separate reveal sequence for every First – the customer shouldn’t have to wait to learn about a nipple while a breast is revealed. The longer the delay between a Tease and its Payoff, the smaller the impact; the greater the risk the customer’s attention may have wandered (perhaps even to a different website!). 

Must Haves and Payoffs

Several Firsts have corresponding Must Haves. Capturing those Must Haves as soon as the First is exposed helps showcase details in full without delay. 

For example, the panties Must Haves are:

• Bum in panties CU
• In panties wide 
• Front panties
• Front panties XCU 

The above Must Haves are most impactful just after the panties have been exposed for the first time, allowing customers to fully appreciate the newly revealed details. Shooting them some time later (or at the end of the shoot, because that’s when the SP remembers) reduces the impact of those Must Haves.

Shooting associated Must Haves as part of a First Payoff also helps with SP organisation, making it more likely to remember to include said Must Haves!

In the editing process, images and footage can be moved around, but the continuity always mismatches in jarring ways. While our policy is “Fuck continuity!”, we should not go out of our way to make jarring or disjoined content, unless it is directly benefiting customers. 

Camera positions, lens length and Payoffs

The SP approaches the Payoff for Firsts with a similar approach as exploring the highest Posing Level in depth across their eight unique poses. 

SPs make use of different camera angles (positions) and lens lengths to further Tease and Payoff Firsts. 

Common mistakes

• Inconsistency 
  • Each defined First should be teased and paid-off as described above
  • Capturing only five Firsts well out of the seven does not meet requirements
• Teases with “late” reveals
  • It is not ok to Tease Firsts earlier in the shoot but not refocusing customers back to that First with additional tease in the moments immediately before the pay-off.
• Revealing multiple Firsts in the one moment
  • Each First is worthy of its own special, separate moment
• Firsts revealed, but not explored immediately
  • Most commonly the nipple will be revealed but not shown in depth until after both breasts have been revealed.