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Archive: Strawberries!Photoset (60 photos) starring Andrea NealAdded 02-05-2025Tags: rope bondage, dress, ungagged This is one of my favourite sets from the early days. Properly early, I shot it in Los Angeles a few weeks before Restrained Elegance opened, courtesy of Lorelei from Bedroom Bondage who arranged for me to shoot Andrea Neal at her studio, just before Andrea retired from modelling. When I was thinking what to do to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the site, it realised that I'd never seen these early sets in their full glory. They were shot on slide film, and at the time I could only afford to have them batch scanned by the processing lab when the slides were developed. Even so, the cost of the film, development and scanning made up fully half the cost of the trip (which is why I bought a digital camera as soon as I got back, and why I have been shooting digitally ever since). The lab scans were, frankly, pretty crappy. An automatic scanning machine cannot tell that a photo is meant to have a black or white background. It tries to average everything to mid-grey, which works OK for landscapes and snapshots but does not do a great job for studio shots like these. The resolution also left a lot to be desired. I knew from viewing the slides on a projector that there was more in these shots than I'd ever been able to show on the website Thus was the idea born of celebrating ten years by having the slides professionally scanned, to show some of these earliest sets in their fully glory. Unfortunately, professional scanning hasn't got any cheaper in the intervening decade. I clearly wasn't going to be able to scan in all the slide-shot films without taking out a second mortgage and probably selling a kidney. I settled on the plan- I'd have the sets of Andrea Neal scanned, plus a couple of sets shot on black and white negative film that even I'd never seen. Andrea Neal had been my favourite model in the days when I was getting started, and it felt like something special to have been lucky enough to grab just the one shoot with her while I could. So I drove halfway across the country with a big storage box of precious slides, and entrusted them to fellow-pro photographer Nick, who was taking a break from writing a book about his time as a sports photographer and fancied a few weeks of careful but fairly routine work scanning the slides. And here they are, in their full 20 megaxpixel glory. If you download the huge full versions and zoom right in, you'll see how different the character of images shot on film was- the grain is clearly there, even on these sumptuous slow slide films. It gives the shots a very different character from the crisp cleanliness of our modern Hasselblad shots, but a very attractive soft and slightly retro look. Which I guess is perfect for a ten-year retrospective! Check back later this month for more of the scanned sets and a BRAND NEW set of Andrea Neal which has never been seen before! And here's the original storyline: It had been a hard day at work, and she really was hungry! But he was determined to tease her for a while. He moved her seat just a little away from the table, added an extra loop of rope between the one at her wrists and the one around her waist. She couldn't quite reach the table, and that was the way her wanted it. He walked out of the kitchen. "I'll be back in an hour or so. I have other things to arrange." She shot a look of pure venom at his departing back. A whole hour! She started to struggle to reach the table. Maybe she could win a little victory by getting a strawberry before he came back. That would probably make him a little mad at her, and that had to be a good thing!! He was so much more inventive with punishments when he was a little mad! There was no way he was going to give her a whole hour to get free. The ropes weren't that well tied! Instead he waiting just around the corner, hoping to be able to catch her in the act of scoffing a strawberry against his orders. His own self discipline, unusually, failed first. He came back into the kitchen before she had really managed to make any progress towards the feast. Since he'd already miscalculated, he thought he'd better brazen it out. Don't want to spoil the fantasy or puncture the illusion of total mastery! "You haven't got very far in an hour, have you? You'd think you weren't hungry? Don't you like strawberries?" "Oh YES sir but..." "No buts! Open your mouth right now! You'll eat all the fruit I have carefully prepared for you, or you'll feel my riding crop across your backside!" She lowered her eyes and opened her mouth. She had almost managed to make him angry enough to crop her. But there were going to be plenty more opportunities to provoke him into giving her what she longed for this weekend. And she was hungry, and she did love strawberries, and round red grapes, and melon slices... and this was so much more fun that eating a TV dinner in front of some boring old film! |
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Archive: Pinned to the PolePhotoset (72 photos) starring Ariel AnderssenAdded 02-05-2025Tags: gag, barefoot, blonde, shackles, bondage pole, latex, chains, metal bondage, nude, collar, topless Read the full story inside, exclusive to members! |
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Archive: Do Not TouchPhotoset (105 photos) starring MarianneAdded 01-05-2025Tags: ballgag, rope bondage, barefoot, shoes, silk, lingerie Read the full story inside, exclusive to members! |
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Archive: Wicked Warrior Woman ChainedPhotoset (108 photos) starring Zoe PageAdded 01-05-2025Tags: handcuffs, boots, leg irons, medieval, chains, metal bondage, ungagged, redhead Read the full story inside, exclusive to members! |
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Archive: Casino (Part One)Photoset (71 photos) starring Jasmine SinclairAdded 30-04-2025Tags: rope bondage, barefoot, satin, blouse Read the full story inside, exclusive to members! |
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Archive: Casino (Part Two)Photoset (61 photos) starring Jasmine SinclairAdded 30-04-2025Tags: ballgag, rope bondage, barefoot, satin, blouse, strappado Read the full story inside, exclusive to members! |
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Archive: Kobe Lee Chained, Clamped, Crotch-chained and Ball-gagged in metal!Video (04:26 minute video) starring Kobe LeeAdded 30-04-2025Tags: ballgag, barefoot, bedroom, handcuffs, chains, nipple clamps, nude, crotch rope Read the full story inside, exclusive to members! |
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Archive: Janey Captured!Photoset (59 photos) starring JaneyAdded 29-04-2025Tags: rope bondage, barefoot, lingerie, ungagged Read the full story inside, exclusive to members! |
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Archive: Living her artPhotoset (180 photos) starring DeltaAdded 29-04-2025Tags: barefoot, shackles, brunette, leg irons, metal bondage, dress, ungagged Read the full story inside, exclusive to members! |
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Archive: Wicked SinPhotoset (56 photos) starring Candice SimmonsAdded 28-04-2025Tags: barefoot, shackles, leg irons, chains, lingerie, metal bondage, collar Read the full story inside, exclusive to members! |
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Archive: The Tudors Part Four: Catherine Howard's Bedroom DelightsVideo (05:31 minute video) starring Lucy Lauren and Zoe PageAdded 28-04-2025Tags: rope bondage, girlgirl, ballgown, barefoot, satin, bedroom, historical, blonde, humiliation, silk, slave training, lesbian, lingerie, medieval, cosplay, ungagged, redhead Read the full story inside, exclusive to members! |
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Archive: Paige plays a blinderPhotoset (47 photos) starring Paige RobbinsAdded 27-04-2025Tags: rope bondage, lingerie, stockings, pvc Read the full story inside, exclusive to members! |
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Archive: Silk Stocking WAG hogtied and gaggedPhotoset (114 photos) starring Ariel AnderssenAdded 27-04-2025Tags: rope bondage, satin, hogtie, blonde, silk, lingerie, stockings, cloth gag Read the full story inside, exclusive to members! |
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Archive: Sneaky Time OffPhotoset (58 photos) starring ZoeAdded 26-04-2025Tags: barefoot, handcuffs, satin, boots, silk, leg irons Read the full story inside, exclusive to members! |
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Archive: Sensual Heavy MetalVideo (05:53 minute video) starring Sophia SmithAdded 26-04-2025Tags: barefoot, handcuffs, leg irons, metal bondage, nude, ungagged Read the full story inside, exclusive to members! |
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Archive: Jewell Marceau HogtiedPhotoset (100 photos) starring Jewell MarceauAdded 25-04-2025Tags: rope bondage, hogtie, lingerie, stockings Read the full story inside, exclusive to members! |
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Archive: Jewell Marceau Hogtied... and Gagged!Photoset (70 photos) starring Jewell MarceauAdded 25-04-2025Tags: ballgag, rope bondage, hogtie, stockings Read the full story inside, exclusive to members! |
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Archive: Industrial UrbexPhotoset (159 photos) starring Lucy LaurenAdded 25-04-2025Tags: rope bondage, barefoot, blonde, humiliation, nipple clamps, collar, outdoor, dress, topless, ungagged Read the full story inside, exclusive to members! |
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Archive: Night watch (Part One)Photoset (75 photos) starring Kendra JamesAdded 24-04-2025Tags: rope bondage, satin, blouse, shoes, silk, stockings Read the full story inside, exclusive to members! |
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Archive: Night Watch Part TwoPhotoset (50 photos) starring Kendra JamesAdded 24-04-2025Tags: rope bondage, blouse, silk, stockings Read the full story inside, exclusive to members! |
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Archive: Aisha Spread On The BedPhotoset (160 photos) starring AishaAdded 24-04-2025Tags: rope bondage, barefoot, bedroom, brunette, lingerie, topless, ungagged Read the full story inside, exclusive to members! |
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Archive: Dressing Up for the Party: PolicewomanPhotoset (68 photos) starring BelleAdded 23-04-2025Tags: barefoot, handcuffs, bit gag, leg irons, metal bondage, uniform Read the full story inside, exclusive to members! |
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