Thanks all. To answer your question, it is my choice to put the bars on. I have model releases for each girl, and used to show the faces when I had my website and sold the CD's.
Since I no longer run the website or sell the CD's, I don't feel it's fair to the people who paid full price for the photos to find them later on the internet for free. Hence the black bars.
Also, in some cases the photos are older, and the same girls who were ok with the photos when they posed for them, may not feel the same after they get into a serious relationship, and again, since I'm no longer running the site, I decided there's no sense in embarrassing them for having a little fun a couple of years ago.
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