Wow... at face value your job sounds fun but my god, you must have reached the point where you are so sick of looking at the naked body of a female, seeing all the flaws and all. I'll bet you can't help but think of the flaws when you see a nice looking woman out in public. What a horrible job. It must have ruined women for you. haha
first of all sorry to veer off topic (i guess i did sort of?). i just see so many requests/questions regarding this stuff in HD- that i thought it was semi-pertinent to the "topic". and that i want to point out and address that unless HD totally phases out SD (in terms of DVD with no more backwards compatability) we're probably not going to see a ton of HD or BR discs- of course there will be some. Assuming that HD broadcasts will eventually phase out SD broadcasts- i think what you will see is adult filmed widescreen at a lower resolution then uprezzed a bit to look nicer on our TV sets. it'll still look "nicer" but will not be as nice as HD. probably, actually, it will work that way for dvd. or some places like vivid, wicked, playboy will use some type of heavy softening filters if they go full on or a decent portion in HD. in all honesty i probably think playboy would do ok with their playmates who are still decent looking. it's when you get into the hardcore stars that you begin the see the toll that the long term "career" choice has. again not all of them are horrible looking or flawed...
but, yes, as far as the job. pays well, your individuality is respected, it is a stable career which can lead to bigger and better things. retouching photos is an art and becoming adept and really good at it can bring in good money if you go mainstream. a good retoucher can clear $150-$300 per hour in the mainstream world. getting there just not yet... also i can show up to work in a pair of shorts and t-shirt - noone cares.
the negative side is that yes, you become extremely critical of everything visual. i can pick out flaws in magazine covers, films and tv broadcasts. and worst of all humans. it gets to the point where you immediately size up a person upon meeting them and thinking "wow i could fix this and that". all my many flaws jump out in the mirror too.
as far as being a fan of adult. never was a huge won- but we all get "that hankering" from time to time. now- no way- i find clothing much more interesing...
back on topic.