the Factory is a magical place in some ways. Yesterday's shoot was
really challenging. i rigged a really hard position but there were some
technical problems that made it unbearable for the model. things in
general weren't as smooth as they usually are when i direct. i wonder
if part of it was that i hadn't rigged anyone since October.

today's
rigging was much more "on". i was more in tune with what i was doing. i
think it helped that i started the day on-camera with the lovely
Lorelei Lee. I don't usually rig off-screen/for scenes i'm not in, it
fucks with my creative process a bit. the scene with Lorelei was great.
She's so open and has an ethereal aura. it's not hard to connect with
her energy. she's definitely someone special.

next i rigged
Satine Phoenix. everyone has been telling me for the last couple years
that i should work with her and now i see why. i love it when i put a
model in a hard position and they can take it. her elbows were crunched
and raised high above her head in a stappado, her upper body was pulled
down while her legs were pulled apart while she balanced in stiletto
heels. she looked beautiful in my latex. my favourite position was at
the end, though. she was nude in a classic slave tie. at times she
looked so peaceful as if she had gone off into a zen space. i almost
took a picture with my cell phone, something i've never even
comtemplated doing while on set before. sometimes simplicity can be
breathtaking.

my time here so far has been inspiring. i had
planned to make these my last shoots and retire from modeling/being
on-camera. if Chanta likes what i have done, i may make her sites the
exception. i enjoy these shoots in a way that I don't with other shoots.