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A truly epic party

I told you about my first spanking of 2012. The day before, I was lamenting my unspanked state and wondering how long I had to wait. By the end of that weekend, I’d been spanked so many times I lost count.

The occasion was Paul and Lucy’s housewarming party, a grand occasion full of kinky friends, familiar faces and new people. Not everyone worth knowing was there, but everyone there was worth knowing. It’s a rare scene event where I feel truly comfortable with all the people in the room.

Tom had originally hoped to accompany me, but when he was laid low with a cold I decided I couldn’t miss this one – I’d go on my own. I knew that people would be playing, and I was fairly sure I wanted to join in given the opportunity. But I’m not used to going out without a spanker if I want to play, not least because I’m quite picky about who I play with. I was interested in a couple of prospects, but I wasn’t sure if it was mutual, if they’d be available, and it’s always an effort negotiating this sort of thing without offending anyone you don’t want to play with.

It turns out I needn’t have worried.

Lucy and Paul throw truly epic parties. Quite aside from the pleasure of catching up with old friends and making several new ones, the night contained a number of memorable kinky experiences. Some of the moments that will stay with me:

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Meet the dreamers

Are you still dreaming, or is my website finally online?

Pinch yourself. After six years of inspiration and shooting, three years of production and editing and a year of development, my dream is finally a reality.

Dreams of Spanking has edgy punishment fantasies, historical scenarios, heartfelt dominance and submission, romance, drama, adventure and a hell of a lot of spanking. It has girls and boys being punished together. It has some of the most raw, honest and intense films I’ve ever made, with some of my favourite people. I mean, it goes without saying that you’ll be able to see me getting spanked on there, but I’m not the only one. Let me introduce the amazing performers who have joined me so far:


Spanking superstar Amelia Jane Rutherford, dancer, actor and choreographer. Elegant, graceful, kind, and ever so keen on spanking.


The unbelievably sexy Zille Defeu, a petite redhead with a kinky mind as creatively deviant as she is beautiful.


Jimmy Holloway, the young man about to take the spanking scene by storm. Switchy, gorgeous, and one of the best actors I’ve ever seen in porn.


Stunning, smart, switchy Adele Haze, who first inspired me to start thinking politically about spanking porn, and has kept me motivated ever since.


My beloved Thomas Cameron: director, actor, storyteller, and absolute expert at spanking me.


The lovely, sharp-witted Caroline Grey, who can upstage me any day and has a wicked switch side when provoked.


Zoe Montana: gorgeous, warm-hearted, fantastic at scolding. My female top of choice for working with new spankees.


Hot, kinky switch Sebastian Hawley, who’d developed a newfound taste for spanking by the end of his first shoot.


Blogger and switch Kaelah: pretty, thoughtful and sincere, who honoured me with her first ever shoot for a commercial site.


My beautiful dominant D: a geek, a pervert and a gentleman. I build the parts of the website that look nice. He built the bits that make it work.


… and, of course, yours truly.

Come dream with us!

Her Ladyship’s Breakfast

I’ve just announced, with great pleasure and no small amount of trepidation, the launch date of my long-awaited spanking website. Dreams of Spanking will finally go live this Friday, 23rd December.

Tonight, I want to share with you the first F/M scene I produced for Dreams of Spanking, and the only "pure" F/M scene we're launching with (if you exclude F/MF). It's called "Her Ladyship's Breakfast" and it represents a whole heap of firsts, actually: 

  • The first time real life couple Adele Haze and Jimmy Holloway played together on camera
  • Adele's first scene for us as a top
  • The first scene of the day on our shoot with talented photographer Daniel R, an old online friend who spent a day taking beautiful photos for (and of!) us
  • The first scene I produced/directed without also performing in it
  • My first attempt to produce/direct a spanking scene with a male spankee.



I'd done a lot of thinking about malesub spanking before getting to this point – going from political sympathy and outrage with the general shortage of beautiful, empathic spanking scenes which treat male submissive bodies as sexy, to starting to look out for this sort of material and, in fact, developing a taste for it. I had some very clear ideas about what I wanted. Physical chemistry between the characters; subtle characterisation and complex motivations; a romantic, elegant aesthetic and a strong visual focus on the appealing form of the male spankee. Mutual sexual desire, but focussing particularly on the desire, affection and respect the female top feels for her beautiful, strong, vulnerable male bottom. 

Adele and Jimmy, close friends of mine and long term supporters of this project, had been playing together for five months, and it was a new dynamic for both of them. I had particularly enjoyed following my friend Jimmy's journey into affirming, positive bottoming and submission with a nurturing partner who respected his limits.

These days, the pair switch easily between roles and Jimmy has developed a very sexy confidence as a top/dom. But when we shot this scene they were still quite strongly in an F/M place, and I'm really glad that we were able to capture the unique flow of energy between them in this amazing scene.

What stands out to me about these images is the heat in Adele's gaze as she looks at Jimmy; his exquisite nude figure and heartbreaking vulnerability; the palpable D/S dynamic which implies no weakness on Jimmy's part, but rather strengthens both of them by their mutual trust.

Perhaps I can feel this more acutely because I'm not, personally, in it, but for me this embodies the principle that you should make the kind of porn you like to look at. I can't stop looking at this one, and I hope you like looking at it, too.


Click on any of the images to view the free gallery. The full set of 149 high res photographs plus behind the scenes commentary by Adele and Jimmy will be available to view on Dreams of Spanking from December 23.

Radical porn

Jimmy Holloway and Adele Haze at Dreams of SpankingI’ve just published a two part article on the Dreams of Spanking blog about making radical porn.

In part 1 I ask: is gender segregation in porn as intolerant as race segregation would be, and is it okay to discriminate on gender lines because it’s “not your kink”? To what extent can we hold individual producers responsible for being complicit in segregation and inequality in porn? How much social responsibility do porn producers have, anyway? I also question the tendency to defer to “market forces” as an excuse for maintaining an unfair status quo.

In part 2 I look at the duty website owners have to cater to the taste of their members, and the extent to which all businesses choose their audience. I also examine the tension between quality/originality and marketability/profitability and the assessment and balancing of risks which is inherent in all creative entrepreneurship, and the role economic and social privilege plays in this. Finally, I examine my own privilege in an unfair society – and why I’ve made the choices I have.

This article is the culmination of quite a lot of thinking on the social and economic issues involved in pushing the boundaries of porn production. I’d be very interested to hear what people have to say.

Radical porn I: complicity and the status quo

Radical porn II: privilege and balancing risks

Temperance

Before Christmas I asked D if he’d do something for me. I’d become aware, lately, that I’d been drinking more than I was comfortable with, and I wanted help keeping track of it. With some nervousness, I hinted that the sort of help I wanted was the D/s type. D’s never been particularly comfortable with [...]

Porn, criticism and dialogue

As some of you will have seen, this week has seen Kink.com come under scrutiny for the press release starting to be known as “Hymen-gate”, in which the ceremonial deflowering of young model Nicki Blue was marketed using sexist and damaging language. It’s been an enlightening conversation for all sorts of reasons. Here’s the lowdown:

The offending press release, as reposted across the adult web.

Kink.com model Maggie Mayhem wrote a comprehensive and balanced critique of the press release, complete with educational material on vaginal anatomy and why these details are socially and ethically important. She has just published an inspiring follow-up post in which she credits Kink for responding quickly and positively to the criticism and talks about the ways in which small things can change the world.

The post on the Kink forums in which Nicki Blue announced her desire to experience her first vaginal penetration on video. It’s interesting that Nicki seems to have initiated the problematic language about “taking her virginity” and “breaking her hymen” – either her forum post is deeply ‘in character’ of her virgin fantasy, or she could perhaps benefit from a little sex education herself.

Adele Haze explains why, although this isn’t okay, it isn’t surprising given Kink’s track record with affiliate promos that are demeaning to women (which is weird, given this trend really isn’t reflected in the scenes themselves).

Maybe Maimed roundly condemns Kink for their mode of porn-selling, if not their mode of porn-making; his post contains a number of links to other discussions of this issue, if you’re interested.

This discussion has been fascinating for its revelations into Kink’s workings. Like Maggie, they were one of the first BDSM websites I came across, and I always felt comfortable with the extremity of their scenarios because of their overt focus on consent, the enjoyment and limits of the models, and transparency. In the presentation of scenes on the site the promo text is usually “out of character” and praises the models’ professionalism, courage, endurance, beauty and horniness. Even in the free previews you get a happy smiling post-scene shot, and the videos are supplemented by forum discussions and a lot of behind the scenes content. It’s great to be reassured that this impression is upheld by outspoken feminist performers who have worked for them.

At the same time, the models who support them don’t do so unconditionally. Being able to honestly and publicly critique a studio you hope to work for again is hell of a brave thing to do, and I’m full of respect not only for models like Maggie who are prepared to do so firmly and politely, but also for a studio that can listen, take the criticism on board and not take offence. That’s got to be healthy, and it’s the sort of dialogue I’d like to see between more models and producers in an open and respectful way.

This is why the internet has revolutionalised porn; because it facilitates exactly this sort of conversation. This is why blogging, online commentary and interaction between viewers, performers and producers will be instrumental to transforming the porn industry into the safe, respectful, thoughtful and sex-positive place we want it to be.

2010 redux, 2011 resolutions

Happy new year, kinksters! How’s 2011 shaping up for you so far? I’ve had a lovely, low-key few days, mostly taken up with cooking and housework, but also picking up the project threads laid aside over Christmas, scenting that new year energy on the wind. Twelve months ago I wrote a long kinky retrospective on [...]

The magician’s (other) apprentice

I’ve just received the images from one of the most exciting photostories we shot at the last stills shoot for my new site, with new photographer Daniel. I knew that one of Adele Haze‘s favourite fantasies was a “magician’s apprentice” scenario. We decided to shoot a set based on a story she was writing, in [...]

We who would virtuous be / leave smut behind us

Perhaps unsurprisingly when your starting point is a group of adult women indulging in erotic roleplay, sexual misdemeanours became a bit of a theme during the Finishing School weekend. Of course, our tutors Mrs Darling and Miss Hammond-Grant wholly disapproved of any crudeness or wanton behaviour. Those of you who read Amy Hunter’s blog will [...]

SpankingCast Episode 10: “Adventures at a spanking shoot”

Work this week is ridiculous, but thanks to the Spanking Writers’ podcast, I managed to sneak in a kinky moment yesterday with their latest episode. Haron (AKA Adele Haze) was talking about the shoot we did on Monday, and I was pleased to hear that she had all good things to say about it. We [...]

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