Bondage photography

[Betticus]

I'm going to be doing some last minute kind of studying up on hot bondage photos, lighting, settings, layouts, etc... It would be geared toward a single female model, suicide girl type with dyed hair and tattoos. If anyone has any or knows where to look paste some links. It would be much appreciated.

 

[catalina_francisco]

You can find heaps on Flickr...just go to the groups page and type in bondage or any related type terms and you will find a lot of groups, some which have some great photos...usually have to click to join the group to see the pics, but that isn't much bother.

Catalina

 

[Betticus]

I'll have to look. Thanks Cat.

At least I have a week to get everything in order, run through my camera gear and check it out, clean, etc..

 

[catalina_francisco]

Don't think you will be disappointed...there are a ton of fetishists and D/s people on there, just they have to be careful and post in private groups (which you usually have to apply to admins to get into but isn't a biggee). Some very good fetish and BDSM photographers as well, then there are the ones which would like to be but haven't got the equipment or creative ideas as yet.

Catalina

 

[Homburg]

At this point, I'd like to figure out how to take candlelit photos with my camera. Whil eI liked the stark incandescent lighting in the first photoshoot as it allowed folks to see the detail work on the knots, I would like to take some soft, less-clinical photos as well.

Gotta play with the camera, and buy more candles probably.

 

[catalina_francisco]

At this point, I'd like to figure out how to take candlelit photos with my camera. Whil eI liked the stark incandescent lighting in the first photoshoot as it allowed folks to see the detail work on the knots, I would like to take some soft, less-clinical photos as well.

Gotta play with the camera, and buy more candles probably.

Which camera are you using?

Catalina

 

[Homburg]

Kodak z650. I probably have a manual somewhere...

It has "Night", "Night Portrait", and "Night landscape" settings. No clue about what these do. Night Portrait seems to be a slow lens speed setting with flash, whereas Night Landscape is a slow lens speed with no flash. Night looks to be auto flash, slow lens speed. Should I go with slow lens speed and no flash?

 

[Netzach]

Slow speed NO flash, tripod.

 

[Homburg]

Slow speed NO flash, tripod.

Thank you. I was thinking something along those lines. I just need a tripod now...

 

[catalina_francisco]

Definately no flash. If you can switch to manual settings as well, you may be able to get some great effects by fooling around with various options. I've been having an evening of fun printing out a variety of my shots into mostly 8x10" and putting in a display album. One of the local photographers around these parts has been hasseling me to get off my butt and start selling my work....it has been awhile since I bothered doing that, and I don't want to be in a position to be told what to photograph, but if I can sell some freelance, maybe I will be allowed some lens equipment to go with the new camera.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/173/458069086_4ed2903b90_t.jpg Catalina

 

[Homburg]

I gave it a shot tonight. Going to check and see how the pics turned out. If they're good enough, I'll post them in my ropework thread.

 

[Betticus]

I gave it a shot tonight. Going to check and see how the pics turned out. If they're good enough, I'll post them in my ropework thread.

Practice! Just get lots of practice, experiment with it and have fun with it.

 

[Netzach]

Thank you. I was thinking something along those lines. I just need a tripod now...

My first tripod was a box and some books

My second, a 30 dollar video camera tripd

My current is I think an 80 dollar bogen.

I like cheap, foldable, easy to schlep, no tears if it's damaged stuff. Well, other than the camera.

 

[catalina_francisco]

My first tripod was a box and some books

My second, a 30 dollar video camera tripd

My current is I think an 80 dollar bogen.

I like cheap, foldable, easy to schlep, no tears if it's damaged stuff. Well, other than the camera.

Yep, me too. I have my very first tripod (about 30 years old) still, but it is metal and not always easy to carry around for me. I have bought another couple of lightweight ones, both of which have broken in some way due to being mostly plastic, but I'm still able to use them. I will eventually get another lightweight one, though perhaps invest a bit more cash and make sure F knows how it works before accepting his offer of help.

Catalina

 

[Homburg]

If we keep this up, I'll be getting a cheap tripod. And more sheets to cover things so as to reduce visual noise. And maybe some lighting. And some sort of photo-manipulation software to help me crop, correct lighting, etc.

Fuck.

 

[catalina_francisco]

If we keep this up, I'll be getting a cheap tripod. And more sheets to cover things so as to reduce visual noise. And maybe some lighting. And some sort of photo-manipulation software to help me crop, correct lighting, etc.

Fuck.

LOL, oh dear, sounds like you're in danger of getting addicted. I have bought some nice pieces of remnant material from the haberdashery to use with my photography...and I have a shopping list of much more I want to get from them. You might also be able to download a programme from the internet if you are talented in such ways....I'm lucky F or my sone can do it for me as I am very technology challenged, but learning. Seriously, I have learned and been inspired more since joining Flickr than in the previous 30 years. Getting into groups which discuss technical skills and share knowledge is great, as well as some of the competition groups which once again will often be a great source of sharing as well as challenging you to up your game constantly while still doing it the way you want, not how a rule book says it should be done.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/135/325263498_419bcc5877_t.jpg Catalina

 

[Homburg]

Yes, I do tend to get addicted to hobbies. I've downloaded Gimp as a photo manipulation suite. Just have to learn it. Not interested in spending the scratch for photoshop.

I used to know a guy that did professional photgraphy for a hobby magazine that I used to read. His work was fantastic, and he shared a lot of great tips. Really pumped up my photos in that area to the point where I was able to turn out some brilliantly clear shots. It's just not useful advice here because it was taking close-ups of very small objects. Different world from taking shots of a live woman by candlelight...

 

[Netzach]

GIMP is a great tool, really does everything P shop does.

 

[Homburg]

Right now, I'd be happy to be able to figure out how to make it do anything =P

Were I smart, I'd go through the tutorial...

 

[Betticus]

If I remember right Kodak's website has some photography guides and tutorials that are full of good to know information.

I love to look at what's going on on the digital photography challenge website too.

www.dpchallenge.com

They do these open for interpretation subject challenges with time limits and see what photographers can come up with. It's really neat.