True Passion Image - Shibari Arts

Self tie by @rope.daemon

Loved this upside down pose by @rope.demon. My home studio is @bayareaphotoart

Is Shibari artistic?

Finally got some spare time to play with photo editing again. I always consider post processing is very important of whole production and It is part of the planning during the shoot. Since I become more comfortable with rigging. In the upcoming projects, let see what I can explore more on the artistic respect of Shibari. The ...

Tenshi Harness

Last week I only had one shoot. so I had time to go through some of my photos shot with either partial suspension or non suspension in last couple years. This is one of the lovely photos. Love Emily Bee hair looks and her pose. My home studio is @b...

Shibari - a beautiful submissive pose

Once upon a time, I too focused on the suspension and I neglected some of my good shots captured regarding to Shibari. Such photo in my achieve is so beautiful and I should share. Kudo to the model @andranikart, it is such a amazing pose. My home s...

Minimalistic tie from a different angle

It breaks the calm from other shot but I like the perspective and more exposed.

Minimalistic Tie

It was a minimalistic tie. It turned out pretty well. The rope marks on @queenkitty710 body provides a good decoration but not being a distraction from the red rope ties among both legs and wrists. My home studio is 2022-08-05 23:39:53 +0000 UTC View Post

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Little predicament

It is always fun to do something simple after an intensive suspension session. A simple predicament by tying her hair to her feet. Model is @saraalexx.tv My home studio is 2022-08-04 20:28:15 +0000 UTC View Post

Shibari suspension is an engineering problem

Haha! I still argue that Shibari suspension is an engineering problem. Previous shoot I hit a few issues. Even it was a complicated chess harness and supposed to be comply. The previous chest harness caused breathing problem with @saraalexx.tv at ...

feet touch the ground

This was shot last October with @bound_lotus . It was a perfect picture but because I was looking for something else. I did not get excited and just put this picture in my archive. So silly. Suddenly I was inspired by a performance video lately whe...

Traditional Shibari Pose

I am looking forward to shoot with @saraalexx.tv again! This photo is from our previous shoot. My home studio is @bayareaphotoart

The unexpected

I love this shot a lot and I thought that I might be lucky to get this shot. The three ropes created a two beautiful triangles because the way @queenkitty710 extended her leg. I did not direct 2022-08-01 09:11:13 +0000 UTC View Post

Another first time suspension - model Hypear

I worked with model hypear today. It has been a while I worked with a model with such a short hair. She is super thin too. It is an opportunity and a challenge too to work with a model her first suspension. She did Shibari before but not suspension. As a photographer/rigger I would like to capture her first suspension, no mat...

Go with the flow

There is not a particular way to pose a model since every model's figure is different and how a model would move her body under load is arbitrary. I was luck and happy to capture this beautiful pose with @seraphina_lapis right leg hanging and extending with a bit body torsion and face down during a dynamic transition. My home...

Running Woman to Facedown Pose

From the running woman pose to facedown transition, here comes the skill of the model. As a rigger, I just need to do is to pull up her leg with the ankle tie higher. The pull up will create an intense back bent and please image that her other leg is still at the front of her body bending down. It is as intense as a split. To...

Running Woman

It was a joy to work with @paintermae the second time. I got her running woman pose today. 😉 Last time, we tied and shot with the bamboo, I am not sure why we did not do one. Yes, I am running woman pose collector officially now. My home studio i...

We will have new photos soon with paintermae

Can't wait for working with @paintermae again. Such a wonder model! Stay tune for new pictures of her. My home studio is @bayareaphotoart

Running man pose as an assessment tool

When I work with the model first time, I mostly do the running man pose on all experience levels. It is simple and quick to get in and out of the suspension. Also, it is a good assessment on how model handles the intensity of a suspension, shoulder problem and so on. As experience as @queenkitty710, she quickly turned the pos...

What is a bondage art?

Kudos to @queenkitty710, I have an epiphany. When is bondage an art? In this picture, was @queenkitty710 performing a body back bent with ropes supporting her or was...

BTS - Preparing for the shoot

As a photographer and rigger, I am managing two workflow simultaneously. The whole flow is so dynamic. The same harness I tie will vary a bit. The model may decide to pose herself differently to mitigate the intensive caused by harness. You never know how many shots you can make for a particular pose, you never know what is t...

A mini predicament

After an intensive suspension session, there was still some time left. Tied @wiild.angel hair; hanged the rope over the bamboo; down and secured the rope around her ankle (not visible in this shot). A mini predicament. 😊 Home studio is @bayareaphotoart 

Futomomo with a twist - M-Shape

Worked with @wiild.angel second time today. She is amazing model to work with. She made a comment on my previous works with her and other models the same running man poses from each model can be so different. It is a very good observation. It amaze...

Balancing the load to achieve the shape

Reading the visual cues of the model movement is still a big learning for me. From the hindsight, raising @seraphina_lapis left ankle a bit, guide her to pose I would like to have. However, how to provide the perfect rope loadings to shape the ...

Mighty rope to pose a model

Pale skin of @sperenza.etoile mixing with red ropes created a beautiful contrast. Her eyes are so beautiful and I did not think that I captured them properly. I am still amazing how you can use the rope support to pose a model without silly 1-2...

Running man with Sophie

Worked with @sperenza.etoile for shibari suspension today. We did the running man as usual with any model I worked with suspension first time. It always amazes me how the pose will turn out. My home studio is 2022-07-23 08:47:19 +0000 UTC View Post

Simple partial suspension

Shibari is so addictive per my photographic perspective. I no longer just only direct model poses verbally and I can direct the pose of the model via ropes in addition. With the experience shibari model like @seraphina_lapis , with the rope sup...

Upside down - mainly load is on the futomomo

The idea is based on the `LIVE PERFORMANCE WITH SAARA AND NEA` show on shibaristudy.com. Kudos to @seraphina_lapis, we achieve one further transition from my last couple attempts. She is mainly suspended by the futomomo in the picture. Guess wh...

Shibari suspension - showing off legs

As a photographer, for regular shoot, it is pure skills of the models to give you the greatest posts. Haha! you can always blame the model to not achieve the result you are looking for. 🤪 For shibari, it is a team work. It is a split of second to determine how high and how low the up lines should be. I love that 2022-07-20 04:06:58 +0000 UTC View Post

Luggage Cart - Different Crop

Crop it to have a close-up view.

Hotel Luggage Cart

For hotel shoot, one thing I love to shoot is using the luggage cart as a prop. If the luggage cart is big enough and your model is petite, you may even be able to do full suspension. As mentioned in my previous post, a typical hotel shoot is tough because of the space constraints. One light is almost max. I prefer to shoot a...