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Looking Behind The Scene

Following many inquiries I would like to let you makes quick view at what happens behind the scenes! How are the photos made, how photo set is organized, what happens at the set, what is a set?

The photos which I show here were made at workshop in Chur, Switzerland by the well-known Swiss photographer Karl Louis. As one can easily recognize I wore some latex in this set. Latex is not only an interesting material for the experienced and knowing fetishists but also for the experienced photographer. Latex or rubber sits like a second skin, it shows all and nevertheless nothing. The shiny effects on my latex catsuit have their special attraction. Now latex is also a very sensitive material and only the real rubber fetishist knows, how arduous it is a to tighten a latex catsuit. It took me 20 minutes with the help of two guys to get into that very tight thing, but what a feeling once you put it on. Latex leaves however a very pleasant and sometimes, very horny feeling once worn. It becomes interesting or a bit complicated if photographers and helpers try work on you to tighten garters on my girdle to arrange seamed stockings. Very funny to have 6 hands working on you. Finally some tight high boots and I am ready.

Without high heeled shoes or boots nothing goes, I prefer to be assisted when gliding into my boots. Nothing better then photographing fetishists who suffer for the first shot and want to see you in all that fetish attire. This is especially for my narrow fitting custom made boots. Honestly over-knee boots or thigh high boots could only be worn very tight exactly the same as Latex or leathers and should be sitting very closely on the body. After all it is not completely simple to pose or walk with such footwear. 16 cm high heels without plateau require already a certain exercise and experience as you can seen this very often at the up to date model and runway shows. It requires toughness and patience by the model and sure instinct of the photographer. Because long floats on one place leads inevitably to pain. But what don’t we do to look good, and especially for the camera. I personally can stand more then 5 minutes on the highest spiked heels on one place. After that it causes pain, which of course is also a question of the quality of shoewear.

A further important point is the light setting and the make up. With many shootings I do my make up by myself. With larger events a make up artist is added. The more people at the set the more hectically it becomes. However it is naturally already simpler if there is a helping. Somebody who examines with critical view whether the eyelid line is smeared not yet or a cheek which shines too much in the light. I mostly work indoors. For me there is no more tingling thing, than to be observed during the photoset. It is a thrill to be styled and walk through the cities either. In those situations I get the whole attention, which I love pretty much. But sometimes I’m disturbed, by the envious views of conservative wives, who apparently become to some kind of hyenas. Faithfully after the quote of Coco Chanel: „There is nothing so concentrated, than the view to a woman on the dress of a female rival!“

But I curve off… such shoots last with preparation usually between 4 and 6 hours and represent an enormous material and financial expenditure. Probably most can simply not present this fact, but in fact also everything went very simply in the age of the digital cameras. However the difference between amateur shots and photographing or taking video clips is done with the complexity. I hope I gave you a quick view at my work. At this point I will not forget to ask for your support. I would be pleased much if there are some readers out there who could offer some stylish or unusual location for my photo sets, such as houses, garages, lounges, restaurants, cars and so on. Of course the opportunity to take part on such a photo shoot for you.