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MsPleasure -> RE: Photography in BDSM (10/10/2007 10:15:35 PM)

Whoever said a picture is worth a thousand words was on to something.  I was pleasantly surprised when I saw my first pictures in lingerie.  I actually saw for myself the sensual sexiness Ive been complimented on throughout the years.    Now I like taking them of others, especially during a session.   For me they are memories and depending on the pose a turn on.  I believe everyone should take at least one "with a trustworthy person". 



Mercnbeth -> RE: Photography in BDSM (10/11/2007 6:58:05 AM)

Didn't see this mentioned...

We take pictures because the world keeps turning. We have hundreds taken over the past five years. Someday we won't look as we do. We already don't look as we did. Pictures benchmark experiences. Looking back on them; whether they are of raw sex, erotic encounter, or beth flashing at some exotic location; generate memories of the experience.

People get old - thanks to digital photography photos don't fade as memories do. You just have to keep them away from strong magnetic fields.



michelleryder -> RE: Photography in BDSM (10/11/2007 7:30:27 AM)

We have hundreds of me. Some are good some are ok and some just want deleting but master keeps every single one. As lots of other people said it's always nice to look back.



littlebitxxx -> RE: Photography in BDSM (10/11/2007 2:55:08 PM)

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ORIGINAL: feralcat

Hey there littlebitxxx!
That is exactly why I take so many pictures,to show someone "where they have been" during a scene. I use a lot of hoods and bondage when I play , so sometimes even familiar things are "new" because you have no eyes or hands to "see" them with....funny how removing senses can make something old new again. I also like capturing that vulnerable feeling while bound. Many are not happy with having someone take pictures of them. The "no eyes" gives them a comfort zone.

As for me,I like revisiting emotions,pictures do that for me.

Ms Feral


You got it, Ms Feral!  It's like the little kid thing with their head under the pillow "I can't see you therefore you can't see me".  It IS a comfort zone to be blindfolded, whether pictures are taken or not.  I can go off into my own little world and no one is the wiser, no one can even see me coz I'm not really there, right?  And then afterward, and even months or years afterward, to look back at the pics and almost re-live the session, remember the different sensations.  It's great.  And without pictures, I would always have to ask..."Have we tried such-and-such?  Did I like it?"    lol



laurell3 -> RE: Photography in BDSM (10/11/2007 2:58:59 PM)

Photos are a hard limit for me.  Lasting proof of my participation in the lifestyle is not something I will compromise on.
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kittybri -> RE: Photography in BDSM (10/11/2007 5:09:48 PM)

as a photographer I like to take pictures of things I enjoy. I just want to create kick ass photos. From the beautiful redwoods I live in to the lifestyle I'm in. A photo so strong and filled with emotions that when someone looks at it they a blown away. I've done a few lifetsyle shoots with some heavy player in the local scene. Watching them in a scene was so powerful and I wanted that energy to come out in the pictures. I don't use being a photographer just as a way to perv on people. It's my hobbie.... I used to shoot for a famous car site in hawaii. People would ask..isn't it fun taking pics of all the pretty models? I was say no..I'm in it for the cars..could care less for the models :)...



obis -> RE: Photography in BDSM (10/11/2007 7:25:22 PM)

I'm an artist, and photography is something I've always been involved in. I do document scenes and emotions, and definitely on occasion as a form of submission for the subject. Photography is a form of objectification, and it's also a form of humiliation for most girls I've been with to see themselves in such a compromised state. it's also a great way to show them themselves from my point of view -- I've had girls really very, very emotional to see themselves so beautifully captured through my eyes/lens. It's one thing to tell someone, another thing entirely to be able to show them. But that's something I love about being an artist in general, finding beauty and showing it to all the people who pass by it every day, or can only see the flaws.



Amaros -> RE: Photography in BDSM (10/11/2007 7:28:02 PM)

I think everybody into BDSM is a bit of a vouyour/exhibitionist - well, maybe not all, but a significant number maybe - sometimes I feel like it's almost a shame to go to all the work with no audience to appreciate it, I mean, there are times when it's like a work of fucking art - seems almost a waste not to... I dunno, memorialize it or something - in many ways, it is kind of like private performance art - not for everybody, certainly, but it's there.

Anyway, my only caveat is - learn to take a picture, study lighting, etc., learn from your mistakes - treat it like art, because it is, a photo is just a glimpse.



ownedgirlie -> RE: Photography in BDSM (10/12/2007 12:23:12 AM)

He takes pictures of me whenever, wherever, however he chooses.  I take photos of myself for him weekly.  He must have about 5,000 photos of me, most of which will likely not be shared with anyone else.  He has the right to do with them what he wishes, but agrees that once out of his hands they are out of his control, and since he loves his control..............



LadyPact -> RE: Photography in BDSM (10/12/2007 4:34:15 AM)

I have literally hundreds.  Photos of Myself, photos of My boys, photos of scenes.  (I've yet to make any short films, though the opportunity is coming.)  Some of the shots that I love most at the after shots.  Pictures of different marks by various things.  I love shots of the eyes when I'm still in Top space and the other is still in bottom space. 



TNstepsout -> RE: Photography in BDSM (10/12/2007 4:53:57 AM)

To me it is another form of exhibitionism. I tend to be quite the exhibitionist, so I like photos. However I did come to realize I need to be a lot more careful. I had some very explicit pics taken, that in the hands of a less than honorable person, could have been very bad. The problem is I didn't really take the time to know if he was really trustworthy or not. So I'm much more cautious these days.



taintedgypsy -> RE: Photography in BDSM (10/12/2007 5:14:50 AM)

I love it when he decideds to play barbie doll and has me dress up for him to take photos, or when he poses me in play situations or outdoors, and when we have been distance I love suprising him with photos (hmmm the valentines spread was a good one). However it was agreed before the first photo was taken that should the relationship end that all photos of a provocotive nature would revert to my decision as to whether they were deleted from his possession or not.

Hey the repercussions possible from these sort of photos in the wrong hands would hurt me not him ... it is my body and it is my life and if he is not part of my life than he no longer has rights of possession to those photos. My thoughts are if the collar is returned than so should the photos be.

just my 2 cents worth.

edited because I hit OK instead of preview and posted it half written lol



MasterShibari -> RE: Photography in BDSM (10/12/2007 10:04:02 AM)

I think its important for me to clarify.

For me, photography in BDSM is not about making porn. 

One of the greatest gifts I've ever recieved was a pin-up calender a girl made of herself.  The shots were tasteful, if slightly risque, but no nudity was involved.  Each shot was a gift, a dedicated piece of work with full costume, hair, and makeup.  It must have taken her hours to get them all done.  Needless to say, I was quite impressed.

M. Shibari



pleasureforck -> RE: Photography in BDSM (10/12/2007 10:49:59 AM)

My Sir started having me take pics of body parts only at first since I was very shy. I think the first was a nipple and it gradually increased to where I was taking my whole body without my face and now I have no problem with my face in the pics. Now the pics are of various positions that sometimes he chooses and sometimes I do. We have been long distance for almost a year so it was a way to feel closer and it shows how the trust grew also. Now that he is moving in soon I'm sure he will be taking lots of his own pics. That will be hard at first since I can't pick and choose which he sees and keeps that way. I know he sees me giving him pics as an act of my submission to him and is very proud that I've come this far. [:)]



obis -> RE: Photography in BDSM (10/12/2007 4:12:31 PM)

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ORIGINAL: MasterShibari
One of the greatest gifts I've ever recieved was a pin-up calender a girl made of herself. The shots were tasteful, if slightly risque, but no nudity was involved. Each shot was a gift, a dedicated piece of work with full costume, hair, and makeup. It must have taken her hours to get them all done. Needless to say, I was quite impressed.


That's just about the coolest gift I've ever heard of, it's one of those things that would be treasured for life.



MasterShibari -> RE: Photography in BDSM (10/13/2007 9:13:40 AM)

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ORIGINAL: obis

That's just about the coolest gift I've ever heard of, it's one of those things that would be treasured for life.


It always will be, especially because she also gave me the dozens and dozens of photos she decided not to use as well in an album.

M. Shibari



ImpGrrl -> RE: Photography in BDSM (10/13/2007 9:31:00 AM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: MasterShibari

So this thread is about photography as a form of S/m play, and the psychology behind it.  Primarily, I’m interested in two things.

1).  Do you use photography as a form of play, and if so, how?
2).  What does a picture or movie of yourself or your partner in a compromising situation mean to you?



I use photography for the art aspect, and because I love images in general.  It's porn, art, and fun.  I do not use it *in* my SM (for humiliation, especially), but I like to take pictures of SM-related things.  My owner is a rope guy, and we both love documenting his rope work as well.




imtempting -> RE: Photography in BDSM (10/13/2007 9:36:26 AM)

Photo's is a hard limit for me too. While everything is going good between you and the other partner no worries but if things go astray who knows where the photo's can end up



dvart -> RE: Photography in BDSM (10/13/2007 9:44:36 AM)

I wonder if anyone has used photography as part of play?
I have this idea of putting a girl into tight bondage and then making her look at a real time video images of intimate parts of her bound body.
The idea came from "The Story of O"
"Every when the girl in the music room was detached, O took her place until the hour when the bell rang for dinner. And Anne-Marie was right: it was perfectly true that during those two hours, she could think of nothing save that she was open"
Haven't found the right girl yet, but I'm working on it.



MasterShibari -> RE: Photography in BDSM (10/13/2007 11:20:28 PM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: dvart

I wonder if anyone has used photography as part of play?



quote:

ORIGINAL: MasterShibari

So this thread is about photography as a form of S/m play, and the psychology behind it.  Primarily, I’m interested in two things.

1).  Do you use photography as a form of play, and if so, how?


There are many fine examples of photography as a form of play on this thread, that was the idea. 

One thing that I often use photgraphy for is a form of aftercare.  When I am snuggling up with my submissive after a particularily edgy scene, we will curl up around the camera and look at all of the photographs of the scene transpiring.  It truly helps, especially with new partners, to be able to go back to a particular photo and say "ooooh, I liked it when that was happening." 

M. Shibari



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