Pink on white just ain't right

You might notice a few things about today's image. Angelique looks hot as hell, pink latex and perfect hair on a beautiful gal. The restraint is fine, crisp and neat. Angelique's hair looks wonderful. The bitgag is sunk deeply as a bitgag should. Oh yeah, it looks like she's in a basement. Actually for that set we wanted the look of an area under renovation, but that's not the final plan. It's a set space, so we need it to look like a completely finished corner ... an any-room. That's just my term for a set area that you can re-paint and re-furnish for shoots. One shoot it looks like a living room, the next it's a bedroom and the next it's a secret laboratory.

Our old house was terrible. It was about 25 years old, had dated looks everywhere and couldn't run an A/C unit for more than a week without breaking down. The carpets were this sickly blue that was faded and I'm sure the height of rug fashion in 1982. Maybe Duran Duran would comment kindly if they ever visited but for shooting it was a terrible color. Everything was dark. The windows were small and none of the hardwoods had been pruned in over a decade, so shade was everywhere. It was a rough living space and an absolutely dreadful shooting space.

The dining room was a different story. It had beautiful hardwood floors, earthy red and green walls, crisp white trim and actual light. That was because of Angelique though. She had me go out and take down three of the sickliest beach trees you'll come across. That's a post in itself. If you've never dug out the root system of three trees I would recommend paying someone to do it or investing in dynamite. With the trees gone sunlight invaded the hell maw and we had nice, even lighting in the dining room. Even better the colors suited models well and were easy to light. Earth-tones tend to absorb light instead of reflecting it and fair-skinned models hate when blue or green walls make them look like something 13 minutes into a zombie flick.

That's the plan for the set space, and my task for today. I get to spackle, paint and add trim until we have a convincing corner of a dining room. Well worth it I'd say with Carissa Montgomery being the first to become a tight little bundle there. Unfortunately for her having two complete walls as part of the set means the suspension rig is secure and totally safe. Might be time for that upside-down duct-tape mummification I've been planning.

Brought to your courtesy of Pretty Tied Up in Pink with Angelique!

Heels, hose and helpless!

I consider myself a bit classical in nature when it comes to bondage. I was around during the days when pretty gals wore the bare essentials and got tied up tight. Images of ladies wearing nothing but high heels, hosiery and panties (and a lot of rope) were everywhere. I've always focused heavily on that but until I started going back into my video archives I never realized just how much. It seems like every model I've worked with at some point has been down to nothing but heels and hose. There's just something about the tease of being almost nude and the embarrassment of being helpless in your scandalous hose and heels. It takes the elements that a woman uses to tease men when fully dressed and making that her only bit of coverage. Amazingly those elements still hold just as much allure when that is all a girl can hold onto for dignity.

The above image is from Black, White and Helpless All Over with Lyric. If features what I consider the number one outfit for a damsel: black heels, black thigh highs and black panties. To be honest that probably ties with a garter instead of panties, but both rank well above anything else for my tastes!

Pretty Tied Up in Pink

I love statistics and check traffic on all my portals frequently. Something that I really like is to see so many visitors from all over the world. There is no better feeling than knowing that what you do is appreciated by people from so many countries. A huge thank you to everyone who visits my website, this blog and my clips stores. I couldn't properly say thank you without pointing out the tremendous number of hits that I get from Germany, France and Italy. I speak none of these languages so forgive me if I am incorrect when I say danke, merci and grazie!

My first poll has ended and thank you to everyone who voted! I frankly expected to get no votes and although the turn-out was slim it was meaningful. We had a vote for almost everything which means we'll keep doing a variety of dress for upcoming shoots, but I will be focusing more on sets that feature nude except for heels and garters, hose and heels. I have to admit I love a gal wearing only heals or topless and bottomless but not fully nude, so I got a smile seeing the results. Sales are my primary way of knowing what people like, so I like having this as another way to help me keep tweaking upcoming shoots to have what you want.

Things are getting very hectic in a good way. The studio was a lot of work but I like having a new area to utilize. I've already shot Angelique and Deanna Deadly out there. I also have Chrissy Daniels coming soon to roll around in the studio with Hannah Perez, Ashley Graham, Kendra James, JJ Plush and Stacie Snow waiting in the wings. The nice thing is that having a space that doesn't involve destroying my living room has resulted in a lot more shooting and that means a lot more damsels. Although I like the basement feel that it has right now, we're thinking of creating formal sets with painted walls. I have plans to make facades that give a warehouse feel because somethings you just need dingy.

When I'm not shooting and updating clips I plan to work on my website some more. I get a lot of hits and that deserves rotating content through there more often. I keep getting asked why I don't have a paysite, and I can't really answer. I guess I just don't get around to it with everything else, but I know if I buckled down I could get something up and going. I have a look that I like which is always the hardest thing for me, so maybe I should start buckling.

The image is from the first shoot I got to do in the new space was with Angelique. She wore this awesome pink latex outfit complete with a little latex bow. We wanted to do something with more intricate but simple ropework (less rope but cleaner restraint). Since she was doing latex I decided to just tie her up and start filming. The set was wonderful. I got some images to update my photography portfolio and a fun clip of her in a bitgag sweating and drooling! I called it Pretty Tied Up in Pink.

Take-downs!

I love on-screen tying, and I love take-down scenarios even more. There is nothing more raw and dramatic than grabbing a gal, physically restraining her and then tying her from start to finish while she struggles. I've hidden around corners, popped out of closets and even been cut and bruised more times than a prize fighter. It's always worth it though because it makes for the best-looking video.

I used to work with Sammie Sparks a while back. She'd come through the area and we'd get in 4-6 hours. I almost cried when she moved to California, but the several shoots we had were some of the best for active video. She struggled like a hellcat, always said the best damsel lines and her husband was great with a camera. That meant I was free to grab, grope and rope without stopping to reset camera angles. There's something a bit primal about that method of shooting. The two actors can really get into the role. She's really struggling against me, and I'm really fighting to get her under control. And the bondage is ALWAYS tighter than normal.

The first sequence we ever shot was a short film about Sammie coming home from work. I always liked shooting outdoor sequences because the neighbor across the street had a thing for high heels, and I'd always film the models going up the steps. He'd see me raking the lawn or something on odd days and ask when the next shoot was lol. Anyway, Sammie pops in, is grabbed and then it's non-stop footage of her and I and a crap-load of electrical tape. Poor Sammie is eventually balltied and going nowhere while her captor rifles through her purse and gropes the hell out of her trying to get her to talk.

Sammie Sparks in He Just Kept Adding Electrical Tape is up now!

Bikinis and Belts

Back in April somebody suggested the idea of shooting girls in bikinis, straps and ballgags. It was a simple request for a girl in a bikini, ballgagged and struggling on a couch. Don't get me wrong, I love all three of those elements, but the way I shoot doesn't just allow me to pick things I like and throw them into a video. The idea sat around for months until I could figure out how to shoot it in the way that worked in my mind.

How the hell hard can it be Ted? Well, I used to write methodical scripts. This was huge fail shooting fetish material because you have such limited time with the models. The shooting is fast and furious and gives limited time for coaching on dialog and character. Detailed scripts slow down shooting. I learned very quickly that you needed to set up a scenario that was easy to grasp and could be explained while the model was getting dressed. The story, however simple, needed to make sense to me as well because we're shooting on-the-fly. The girl rolls off the couch? No problem, just stop, change the angle and start filming again. A strap falls down? No problem, just say something like, "that's why I should always go an extra notch and put it back on."

I'm also big on "whys" Why was this girl in a bikini and high heels? Why would she get tied up? The visual works but the "whys" always bothers me until they can all be answered. The task then was to let the idea percolate in my head for a couple months until I could justify the desired elements with a plausible story that could be shot on-the-fly. A favorite model of mine was coming by to shoot, and I asked her if she had a bikini. When she said yes, the entire idea just popped into my head. She had a body similar to girls in bikini contests and she had a sassy attitude on video. Everything just fell into place. She'd be a bitchy winner of many a bikini contest. Her rival wanted her out of the way for the next contest and hires someone to come by and take care of the problem. Anyone who's ever seen a girl's closet knows that there are a bazillion belts, and there you have it.

Kerri Taylor in Tight Straps Keep the Bikini Contestant Under Wraps is born!

She Drooled All Over Herself

One of the things I notice about some models is that they drool .. a lot. Almost every one of them apologize for drooling and say something like, "I can't help it, the gag makes me drool and I try to keep it in but it leaks out." I then says something like, "no, let it flow and the video will be awesome!" They look at me like I'm a weirdo, and I can't blame them; it's an odd request.

Angelique did that the first time we shot. She kept swallowing the drool. A little while back she asked what people liked in clips, and I mentioned big gags as one of those things. She made a comment about not being able to hold back the drool with big gags, and the little guy on my shoulder who twists his mustache while a damsel is on the railroad tracks whispered, "jackpot" into my ear. I whispered back, "no crap!" Angelique said, "who are you talking to?" We have a lot of conversations similar to that.

The other day she got all dolled up and looked unbelievable. She asked for the big, blue ballgag purposely, and the second the camera rolled she started drooling. In the video you can see it streaming out of her face, glistening on her bosom and strewn across her thighs. It was everywhere, and it looked sweet. That gag is going to make plenty of appearances from now on, and poor Angelique is going to be drooling ... a lot!

Oh, and if you care to see proof check out Angelique in She Drooled All Over Herself.

Kendra James what were you thinking?

It's always fun to go through video and pull out the odd things that happen during a shoot. Like when the dog gets loose and gets into the scene or UPS picks the the perfectly wrong moment to need a signature on a delivery. I should do a blooper reel someday! I do actually have a piece of video where the model told me her boyfriend would be checking up on her once an hour and if she was indisposed I should pick up and tell him she'd call him right back. Sure enough in full restraint and tape-gagged the phone rings, I pick up and I say the classic, "she's a bit tied up at the moment, she'll call you back." He said to put the phone by her ear and she mmmphhs four times. After the shoot she told me they agreed that any number of mmmphs other than four would mean call the cops. I find that funny until this day! Why four? Who knows, still damn funny though.

My first shoot with Kendra had some funny moments as well, mainly because she's a hoot to be around. I still have a vivid recollection of her in a naked lotus tie, neck to ankles, and hearing, "little help please." I know I've told the story but turning around to see nothing but feet and you-know-what was a bit shocking, very funny and just plain awesome from a perv point of view.

Some of the things that really get my wheels turning though are when I see expressions and wonder what is going through their heads at the time. It's fairly obvious when the expression means "just get this over with idiot!" Other times it's a bit harder to read. I was working on screen shots and just had to put up this one from Kendra James in Vintage Vixen Hogtied. I had recently re-mastered it for better color and a higher bit rate. I took the screen shot because it had drool, and I LOVE drool. Nobody plays a character in distress better than Kendra, so it could just be play-acting. The more I look at it though the more it seems to say that she knows the only way I'll get the camera out of her face is to drool. I can't even view it anymore without knowing she's thinking, "here, it's all over my bra now, happy, now film something else already!"