Photography - how I started

Around two and a half years ago Kimberly Marvel posted her travel plans which included Columbus. Wow, a chance to actually meet and tie up a real bondage model! I asked for a session and she agreed.

At that point I had been to several bondage workshops so I knew I could tie a woman up but I didn't have a lot of experience. I hadn't really discovered what I could do and what I liked.

Kim is more likely to schedule shoots with unknown people than most models so I was not the first inexperienced photographer she had dealt with. Her husband commented on that yesterday.

The first thing that I learned is that I can do a good job of tying up a woman for photography. My ropework is nice and neat. I seldom look over the pictures I took and find messy ropework. It looks better than some professional sites and a lot of the bondage magazines from the 1970s.

I learned a lot about photography from that session. Most of my photography to that point had been outdoors landscape so I needed experience with indoor lighting and flashes.

Kim had book a room based on the stars the motel got. She ended up in a century-old hotel that gets a lot of convention business. The room was small and it only had one small window so most of the pictures were with lights or flash. These photos look flat and have distracting shadows in the background.

Near the end of the session I had her in a hogtie on the bed and I noticed that the window light was playing across her. I shot several pictures without a flash and they were easily the best of the day. Since then I have always tried to work in some natural light with good results.

I am definitely a glamor bondage photographer. I try to make the model look good and I spend a lot of effort on lighting.

The final thing that I discovered from that first session is the thrill of looking at a set of pictures and knowing that you took them.