What Every Bondage Producer Should Know (But OMG They Don't)

Disclaimer - I don't cover every possible thing that could go wrong in a bondage shoot during this video; it's not an exhaustive list. I'm just discussing 13 of the things that I think are most important, and that bondage photographers, riggers, and producers get wrong on a fairly regular basis. Photography generally, and BDSM photography in particular, is an industry with very little regulation. Consequently, it's up to individual employers to figure out what's safe and appropriate and what isn't, during shoots. I have some sympathy for people who get it wrong - as a model I have the luxury of visiting multiple producers and seeing how the best employers handle things. But producers/photographers often don't ever see anyone else at work, so they don't necessarily know how they could be improving their working environment for models. But I have to say that in my 18 years of working with bondage photographers, I have seen significant safety errors made over and over again. And much as I hate to criticise my industry when many of the people I work with are also friends, I feel like I have to make some of this stuff public in the hope that I might protect some future models from photographers who think it's ok to suspend someone from a light fitting. And I hope I might protect some photographers from future potential law suits. I love my industry, but if it were to get a little safer, it'd be good for everyone. Thanks as always for watching! xx PS, my husband Hywel who's a professional bondage photographer, put together this free guide to how he approaches safety at shoots; https://docs.google.com/document/d/1R... As always, I can be contacted directly on [email protected] and you can follow me on Twitter where I Tweet daily as @ArielAnderssen