09 Sep 2007

Bondage USA

Kumi Monster. Yeah, it is kinda stupid, isn't it?

I think it's fair to say that now Chuck Stevens has launched an official site, namely Bondage USA, that other bondage and BDSM sites really should be very wary. And indeed, very worried, for that matter.

To be honest, I can't really understand why it's taken him so long. Sure, his photography and content will probably have been seen on many other sites and places on the internet before, but never in an official capacity like this.

It's also good to see him arrive officially online because in a genre that is becoming increasingly diluted by 'bondage' content that is just some glamour models in leather and not much more, he really understands the genre.

He's not hardcore in his approach by any means - his approach does see him go the more glamorous route, but there's nothing wrong with that as long as it's done correctly. And he does it more than correctly.

For those sites that want to go the slightly less committed and more softcore route, they could learn a lot from Stevens. He knows how to take adult models not familiar to the genre and make them look great in it.

That's the mark of a great photographer - the subject doesn't have to be comfortable or even sure of what he or she is doing. But a gifted photographer knows how to mask that. The bloke's a bit of a class act.

Posted by Steve 15:16:00