Exit the producers, the imposed actors, and the repetitive shootings, the camgirls have control of their activities and shake up cyberporn.
Every morning, after helping her children get ready for school, Karine takes two hours to prepare her work station. Make-up, false eyelashes, lingerie, storage, testing of computer equipment: it becomes ComtesseQc. His job, huh? Camgirl, or make shows, from the softest to the hardest, in front of her Cyboyoyeurs webcam against remuneration. There are men, couples and transsexuals in this business, but most of the money goes to women who make up about 50 percent of the models.
Cam-to-cam versus freemium
In the world of porn webcams, there are two types of operation: cam-to-cam and freemium. The first is a private show that costs the spectator between EUR 1 and EUR 9 per minute. Created in the 1990s, the phenomenon developed in 2001 with the creation of LiveJasmin, the leader of the genre. Since its arrival, the second system has been in serious competition with the first. Freemium is a free contract and a high-end service premium. MyFreeCams is the first site to be offered in 2004. Since then, Stripcamfun, Sexdchat, Chaturbate, Cam4, and many others have joined the Freemium ranks. Internet users will thus be able to rinse their eyes in front of public shows without paying around. To reward the performance of the camgirl or ask the camgirl to perform an action-undress yourself or more if affinities-you must release the tokens (editor note: tokens) worth 10 cents per unit. Count a hundred for your flash tits (show your breasts). Triple for “sex toy in pussy” or even more for other physical feats based on fruit and vegetables. You can also pay for a private show on these platforms, but other tippers (payers) can spy on this show for a few dollars.
Are the Webcam girls taking over porn?
As porn loses its ground, the webcam is buzzing with parts of the sex business. Consumers are very fond of the impression of proximity to the model. Unlike bimbos and unaffordable porn actresses, hot webcam girls are women of all ages who might be a neighbor, a baker, or a woman on the street. “The ‘girl next door’ side works well because the spectators can project themselves. It’s like looking at the keyhole. “All pornstars, with rare exceptions, have crashed while trying to cam,” says Stephen des Aulnois, founder of the Le Tag Parfait porn culture site.
“You’re very passive in front of a movie, you watch. With the camera, you’ve got to be active to make something happen. In a public show, the video is linked to a cat. You can see the tokens and messages addressed directly to the camgirl. Unlike porn, they interact with the host they watch. “I did shows in public that were not sexual, there’s a lot of fun and talk, it’s close to a fun evening with friends at last,” says Carmina, 31, who describes her activity as shared intimate sex.
You have to be active with the camera to make something happen, you have to break the screen barrier, confirms Stephen des Aulnois. That’s why Ohmybod connected sex toys were a hit. The token and the object are vibrating. The interaction is instant. It’s a device, but it works very well. “It’s not because the customer pays that I’m going to do it” This activity offers great freedom of schedule to the practitioners. “I am not accountable to anyone. I am free from my schedules, my outfits. It can be done from anywhere, you just need a good computer, sound, a microphone, a camera,” testifies ClaraHot, a cam girl earns up to 5000 dollars per month for more than 10 years. From a few hours per month to full-time work, the model chooses its connection for more than 10 years.
By registering on a porn webcam platform like Stripcamfun or Sexdchat, the camgirl ticks off the services that she agrees to perform. But paying doesn’t mean imposing. “It’s not because the customer pays that I’ll do it. It’s me who decides, Carmina insists. Besides, tippers pay to reward your show instead of asking for action.” Against a few more tokens, some beginners exceed the limits they set themselves.
Commissions and pimp 2.0
The camgirl remains dependent on the location on which it operates.
She pays back between 30 and 75 percent of the sums she earns during her sessions to use the turnkey service.
This (large) percentage includes hosting costs, site bandwidth, and commission. “They’re providing us with a webcam platform that they’re running from A to Z,” explains ClaraHot. They advertise at their expense to bring customers so I really understand that their commissions are important, she admits. “There are cam factories in Eastern Europe and South America with 2.0 pimps in which girls work nonstop hours. But not all camgirls are equally free. “There are cam factories in Eastern Europe and South America with pimps 2.0 in which girls work for non-stop hours,” denounces Stephen des Aulnois. “The dollar / local currency conversion is very interesting, but they take on huge commissions.” If women earn more than the average wage in their country, they remain exploited.
The webcam business is said to have an impact on the world of porn. In recent months, the trend has been rampant among webcam girls: girls record shows that they sell on sites like Clips4sale or ManyVids. “Camgirls have popularized the idea of making porn by controlling their images and their videos,” says Stephen des Aulnois. When we’re in classic porn, the production will do everything it can to make it see.
