Monday, November 14, 2011

Bondage Shoot-Providing Deniability

Not revealing the identity of a model at my photo shoots is a topic that comes up more often than not these days when in negotiation with a potential model.  In the very beginning of this venture, we took great pains to protect the identity of all our models and even went so far as to block out the models eyes by photo shopping in a silly black bar.  Anna was our first model to announce at a shoot she had no problem being recognized and the flood gates opened from there.  

One of the drawbacks of only using unpaid models as opposed to models that get compensated in monetary terms, is the issue of having images of themselves plastered all over the internet in bondage no matter how classy the work is.  Many very attractive and very willing women have come to me and expressed a keen interest in doing a bondage shoot but were extremely hesitant to do so because of career or personal reasons.  Elementary school teachers, bankers, lawyers, sales professionals, office workers, managers and even doctors have shied away from shooting because photos of this nature could be potentially damaging in more ways than one.  Of course and quite apparently, there are more than enough attractive women that have no such issues and get more than a little pleasure in seeing photos of themselves on display for the world to see.

I could go into some detail why a paid model would be no more expensive for me or in some cases even less costly than photographing a model that is unpaid.  As you can read, I am taking great pains not to use the terms "professional" and "amateur" because as far as I am concerned the woman I shoot are as professional as they come.  They just don't model for a living is all.  They model for me because they enjoy doing pinup style bondage which is the whole point.  Is the model being PAID to look happy and excited or is she ACTUALLY happy and excited in the photograph?  Cost is not the issue here folks.  Realism is.  

Yes of course we will work hard to ensure model confidentiality.  There are lots of very clever and classy ways to hide the identity of a model during the shoot.  Photos, while owned by Uncle M Productions, do not necessarily have to be posted on my website or even on the internet if agreed upon prior to the shoot.  Your role in the shoot may be limited, but damn it if we like each other details can and will be ironed out.

Cheers!

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