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June 12, 2010 at 22:52 #9894
Hi All,
Just got back from an amazing (if slightly manic) week shooting in Norway. We were properly above the arctic circle this time, so the sun never set and it never got even slightly dark. On the up side, the sun always stayed pretty low, so we got more-or-less flattering low light the whole day. It didn’t go as golden as we were hoping, exept for at 2 am when we drove back to the airport.
Ariel and Katy were fun, loony, manic, giddy muppets… but also extremely professional and dedicated, getting great sets despite the single-figure temperatures and considerable wind chill plus occasional rain. Here are a few teasers from the trip- some behind the scenes and a couple of samples from the sets we shot. Full sets will be up on the site over the next few months.
Cheers, Hywel.
PS files are hot off the camera, haven’t done anything to them other than a basic exposure tweak (and added the Aceeeed smily face, obviously). Final versions will be more polished.
June 12, 2010 at 23:31 #16000Fabulous – if still very chilly looking – shots!! What an amazing and unique setting!
I adore the shot of Ariel nude on the rock against the snowy mountains and blue, blue sky with the dudey leg rigging. And love the expression on Katy’s face with the really cool turquoise elbows together tie.
Great work to all – now go have a nice cup of cocoa and relax! š
Kate x
June 13, 2010 at 14:37 #16001Nice shots Hywel… Ariel – i didn’t think you get any more beautiful – and you go and surprise me once again… keep it up!
btw – The Bondage Awards maybe over but in the yahoo group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Rope_Dreams/ we are holding our own awards… and your sites got a few mentions as well as the models… and these are the ‘fan awards’
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Fans Fave Model
Zoe (Aimee) Restrained Elegance
Honey
Paige Robbins
Missey
Chanta Rose
Petra Morgan
Fi Stevens
Foxy
Jasmine Sinclair
Ariel Anderssen
Kate The Temptress / Temptress KateFans Fave Rigger
Hywel PhillipsFans Fave Pro Photographer (must have website ā be that membership based or free)
Hywel PhillipsFans Fave Pen and Ink Artist
Hywel PhillipsThe Bondage āHall Of Fameā To be in this category the model/rigger/photographer/artist must not have any new work released in the past 2 years
Sub Categories are as follows
Bondage āHall Of FameāModel
Andrea Neal
Katrina NikitaBest Legs
Jasmine Sinclair
Kobe Lee
Ariel AndersonNicest Breasts
Jasmine SinclairBest Looking Feet
Jasmine SinclairThe Sites āAttention To Detailā (according to the blurb this means no taped rope ends in sight of the lens)
Restrained EleganceThe Best Original Background (the ones who bring to their work a constant care on original background / scenery / scene settings)
Restrained EleganceThe Best Original Outfit (the one who brings to their work a constant care on original clothes / costumes / outfit)
Restrained Elegance
Jasmine SinclairBest Hope / Newcomer (Newly arrived model/photgrapher/producer)
Sub Categories
Model Newcomer / Best Hope for 2011
Foxy
Honey
ZarinaBest Gagged Babe
Ariel AnderssonJune 14, 2010 at 15:21 #16002Greetings from New Jersey,
Hi Everyone,
Well I trust Ariel, Katy, Steve and Hywel that you have all thawed out by this point. Pity you didnāt get the amount of āgolden lightā you had hoped for going so far north but looks like you all did a wonderful job under some rather harsh conditions. Obviously a big thanks to all and particularly the ladies for enduring the cold temperatures for all of us. Iām sure the finished sets will be amazing.
Iāve always been a big fan of the outdoor shots RE does and the backgrounds on a couple of these look fantastic. Of course the bondage in the foreground isnāt bad either. And I always like the behind the scenes shots as well. The last example photo is a classic of this. Take just the left hand half of the photo and you have a classic damsel in distress shot with Ariel looking fairly deep in character on the rocks at the waters edge. But take the whole scene with Ariel on one side and Katy and Steve just hanging out on the other and the juxtaposition becomes almost a little humorous, in a good way.
I have to agree with Kate on the shots with Katy and the turquoise elbow tie and with Ariel nude on the rock. Particularly stunning background on that shot with Ariel between the deep blue sky, the snowy rocks and the different colors of the water. I also liked the photo of Ariel in the white dress with her arms in the box tie. Given the Norway setting one could easily imagine a Norse Saga about a soon to be Valkyrie awaiting the arrival of Odin.
Thanks as always for all the RE efforts and good luck on the other location trips over the next few months.
All the best and Cheers,
Jeff
June 16, 2010 at 23:54 #16003SOooooooo lush! They’re going to be awesome pictures. And I love the manic behind the scenes stuff. Can’t wait to work with you again next month!
xxxJune 22, 2010 at 18:10 #16004Ah, the homeland! Where exactly did you travel? I’m guessing somewhere along the Helgeland coast in Nordland?
The pictures, as always, are rocking. Especially for me, since – y’know – I live here.
(Back, btw. :P)
June 22, 2010 at 19:39 #16005HI,
Welcome back, Northerner! We were at Oksevik, near Lyngen, near TromsĆø:
Furtherest North I’ve been to date… loved it. Although slightly further south would actually have been better for the light, as it turns out. Still… very, very beautiful bit of the planet, Norway!! š š š
Cheers, Hywel.
June 22, 2010 at 21:35 #16006If another trip ever comes up, you should try the Lofoten islands in autumn (after September), when the light is nothing short of spectacular. It’s called the Blue Hour (den blĆ„ timen), and you could probably do awesome things with it. Having been there a couple of times, I can vouch for its awesomeness. Of course, by this time of the year the midnight sun is a thing of the past, so there’s that to consider…
July 6, 2010 at 20:35 #16007Soo gorgeous and amazing pics ! Will be fun to see them go up on the site.
Norways nature is spectacular, can just imagine how cold it must have been that far north. Great work everyone!
Looks like you had a lot of fun and a lot of hard work,. WasnĀ“t it hard finding out how to tie up a model still with a big jacket on? šI really like the second one from the top, with the hemp ropes, the light and the kind of mystic nature in the background, feels like something out if a nordic saga.
// Pling x
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