i've noticed that certain people on the board think it's cooler to keep their sources and methods (to use CIA terminology) secret rather than sharing the links to the sites and the special links used to get ultra HQ images off sites such as lasenza, fredericks, bare necessities, etc. if someone's only claim to fame is that they're the only person on BZ who knows how to get certain pics then i feel sorry for them, especially when they ignore requests to identify how and where they got them from. (end of rant).

with that said, i now want to break that trend and make this topic the place for everyone to share the links to the best sites for HQ pics of their favorite models. the ones i'm going to list were painstakingly figured out by me through decompiling swf flash files, parsing html source, luck and guesswork.

I. http://www.barenecessities.com

excellent site with ultra HQ images on their servers, if you know how to get them. here's how:

1. go to the page with the small version of the pic you want in high-res:
http://www.barenecessities.com/Dolce--Gabb...57_,search,.htm

2. click "full set" under the image, bringing up this window:
http://www.barenecessities.com/productview...ceGabbanaM21157

3. right-click on the image and choose "properties." the full path to the small version is:
http://scene.barenecessities.com.edgesuite...lor=221,221,221

4. isolate the file name, which is "m21157dol_fs" (the file names are always in the same place in the URL)

5. paste that filename into this URL:
http://scene.barenecessities.com.edgesuite...157dol_fs?scl=1

6. congratulations, you now have a 4200x2900 pixel ultra HQ image that is as good as if you took the picture yourself with a high-end digital SLR. everyone on BZ will appreciate it when you post tons of UHQ images!

II. http://www.fredericks.com

all the pervs who have always loved the fredericks printed catalog can now celebrate the addition of HQ image to their online store!

1. visit the page with the image you want in HQ:
http://www.fredericks.com/product/lingerie...ace+bralette.do

2. right click on the image and use "properties" or "view image" (in firefox) to get the filename of the small version (94746.jpg):
http://ii.fredericks.com/fredericks/images...etail/94746.jpg

3. take that filename and paste it into this special URL:
http://ii.fredericks.com/fredericks/images...rce/94746_1.jpg?

4. bingo, a 1200x1200 HQ pic! note: sometimes even though you can zoom in on the pic in the flash window, the link doesn't work. keep clicking refresh or try again later. it usually works.

III. http://www.lasenza.com

another decent site with the possibly of getting HQ images.

1. visit the page with the pic you want:
http://www.lasenza.com/eng/categorysearch/...egoryLevel2=110

2. notice in the URL to that page the "itemID=212001-007" . take just the numbers and put them in this link (don't ask me why, but the "26_" and the "_5" just remain there. if you change the "5" to a "4" all you get is a much smaller image):
http://www.lasenza.com/_static/webUpload/7...12001-007_5.jpg

3. nice, now you have a 1200x1485 pixel HQ version. post that biotch on BZ and people will thank you over and over again.
http://www.lasenza.com/_static/webUpload/7...12001-007_5.jpg

there are quite a few other online catalogs that use the flash zoom viewer technology or otherwise have URL's that point to really large images. i know a few more but this was a lot of work and i'd like to see what other people have to contribute. if more people know where the good pics are, more pics will get posted on BZ, and more people will be totally stoked.... dude. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/winking0001.gif)

does anyone have any comments, thanks, or any of their own to add? it was a LOT of work figuring all of this out!

here's more:

IV. http://www.additionsdirect.co.uk

general clothing retailer in the UK with HQ images.

1. locate the filename using the same methods as i've explained

2. paste the filename into this link (in this example "ox463v47m" is the filename): http://s7v1.scene7.com/is/image/Littlewoods/ox463v47m?scl=1

V. http://www.macys.com

the online store for the department store. they host very large images.

1. get the filename (in the link below it is "260001_fpx.tif")

2. paste filename into the appropriate part of this link: http://slimages.macys.com/is/image/MCY/pro...200&scl=1.1

3. make sure you save the image as a jpg.

edit: i just noticed that you have to also match the directory in that link. in this part of the URL: "/1/optimized/260001_fpx.tif" sometimes it will point to a different directory/number, such as "/4/optimized/260001_fpx.tif"

thank you very much for posting this .i am sure you worked a lot!

even though i have nothing of any use to add,i wanted to reply just to say thanks! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smily new one.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/Flower for you.gif)

( i really do not have enything )

thanks for your thanks!

i was hoping other people would reply with their own info, but now that i think about it there are only a couple of people on here who know how to do this and one of them is being lame and never gives up any links, which is why i started the thread.

the other thing i was hoping for is a list of links to the best sites where the images are in the first place. i can figure out how to get the big versions myself, or someone else might. feel free to post other good catalog sites that have models people talk about on BZ.

I figured out how to hack the Venus site recently. I guess I'll cover that first.

Find a thumbnail picture:
http://image.venusswimwear.com/is/image/Ve...2.144X202$

Now all you have to do is change the extension at the end after the question mark:
http://image.venusswimwear.com/is/image/Ve...n=0,0,1600,2240

Also, the ".top" is a cropped version of the picture. So just remove the ".top" from the URL. The pic is a little bigger but not much.

I'd also recommend a program called URL helper. It's a network sniffer that shows you the files being transferred to your network as you browse the internet. So, if there is a flash image or video that you want to save, you just download it from the sniffer.

thanks for that!

can URL sniffer detect the URL of the big images displayed inside a flash viewer (the zooming apps)? i doubt it, but if it can that would be the answer to just about all of these sites. i've used a program called flash decompiler, but it's not easy to do because the action scripts inside flash use variables to make up the URL's. it's far from spelled out for you.

(what flash decompiler is great for though is if you find a flash website you really like, you can reverse engineer it and use part or all of it for your own site. sweet!)

OMG!! this is so priceless! thanx a million!
i have no idea u can do this haha.
im doing like ABB and i wanna reply to say THANX!!!

Yeah, I too have captured a great many things using flash decompiler. As far as sniffing the zoomed in image. I don't know really, I'd say that it depends on how the code performs the "zooming effect." I think it would be possible. But I can't sniff when I'm wireless, so (IMG:style_emoticons/default/hmm.gif)

and what about in sites to search pix of celebrities but u have to pay to get them in good quality?

JC Penney

http://www4.jcpenney.com/jcp/default.aspx

1- http://www4.jcpenney.com/jcp/Products.aspx...381|40391|40450

2- right click - copy the image adress

http://zoom.jcpenney.com//is/image/0900631...250&wid=250

3- change height an width

http://zoom.jcpenney.com//is/image/0900631...00&wid=1400

you can put 2000 pixel if you want, depends on the original resolution

Freemans

http://www.freemans.com/web/main/home.asp?N=0

1- http://www.freemans.com/web/main/productdi...%7CP%5FSize%7C0

2- copy the image adress
http://s7ondemand4.scene7.com/is/image/Ott...?$md$

Keep the name of the pic : 370525

3 - insert the number in this url

http://s7ondemand4.scene7.com/is/image?fmt...5&sizeN=0,1

Bloomingdales

http://www.bloomingdales.com/index.ognc

Fabiana for example http://www1.bloomingdales.com/catalog/prod...3*1*24*-1*-1*14

copy the image adress

http://images.bloomingdales.com/is/image/B...,0&fmt=jpeg

and put the scale up to 1

http://images.bloomingdales.com/is/image/B...1_fpx.tif?scl=1

Slacker, your tip for fredericks of hollywood doesn't work !

Your tip for addition direct works fine for littlewoods, too http://www.littlewoods.com/rf/navigation/home/index.do

Nordstrom

http://shop.nordstrom.com/C/2375500/0~2375500

1- http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/2946684/0~2376...2383542&P=1

2- Click once on zoom in and copy the image adress http://zoom.nordstrom.com/store/product/Zo....5&cvt=jpeg

3- Modify the url as follow

http://zoom.nordstrom.com/store/product/Zo...86.fpx?cvt=jpeg

Metrostyle

http://www.metrostyle.com/

1- http://www.metrostyle.com/clothing/Poplin-...;PurchaseType=0

2- copy the image url http://media.redcatsusa.com/is/image/lerne...mp;op_sharpen=1

3- scale up to 1
http://media.redcatsusa.com/is/image/lerne...27_mm.jpg?scl=1

I'll put some more later

weird! fredericks just changed something in the last two days! that URL has been working for the last few months, but you're right, i just clicked on it and the image was small. i'll look into it and see what happened. will also check littlewoods. thanks for posting yours.... i'll check them out later when i have time.

i don't know what's going on with that particular image on fredericks. that URL works fine with other images:

http://ii.fredericks.com/fredericks/images...rce/90152_1.jpg?
http://ii.fredericks.com/fredericks/images...rce/91354_1.jpg?

btw, who wears that stuff?! if i bought my girl those two things i wonder if she would?

ok, i think i figured it out... and this is really important: when you click on those links on a bellazon page, they don't work, but when you enter them manually into a browser when bellazon was NOT the referring page, they DO work. someone at fredericks must have seen bellazon too many times in the logs and realized it's sapping their bandwidth. we better stop clicking on these links in the bellazon pages and just copy them to our bookmarks. ideally, go to www.fredericks.com first, then click on them so fredericks itself will be the referring page. whooooo.....

that's my theory at least... let me know what you think.

that's different because they put those images behind real security on different servers or in a protected folder that requires a password (which would require potentially illegal hacking to get to). the links we're posting here are to images that are free and available if you know how to get them, no password required.

if you want to find images from paysites, try installing emule and searching for the name of the celebrity or the name of the paysite and restrict your search to the file type "archive" (.zip or .rar). sometimes people upload entire paysites in zip files on p2p networks.

hope that helps!

i really appreciate your thanks! i know a lot of people probably share the same frustration with me from people on BZ being greedy with their information and not sharing links. i hope this thread blows that wide open. information should be free.

i figured out the problem with the fredericks link (my first theory was wrong - too based on paranoia!): the bellazon page doesn't keep the "?" at the end of the clickable link. just add a "?" as the last thing in the URL string and you get the huge image. solved!