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4th of July

Another holiday that seems to have had it's meaning lost...
Between Memorial Day and Independence Day I'm not sure which gets a worse deal...two holidays designed to honor people that created the USA are now nothing more than excuses to get drunk and eat bar b q'd meat...(nothing against those things) Even if you are able to admit that we do some shitty stuff as a country, even if you admit that things aren't perfect - you still need to admit that there is no place else like it. It deserves a birthday party...a party that all Americans can take part in...I'm not saying that hospitals or police should be closed but is there any reason for the people making 8/hr at the Quickie Market to be open...do you really need to shop at Macy's? Can't figure out what you needed the rest of the week?
Enough with my complaining - just that in most "industrialized countries" when they have a national holiday everyone is off...
Have a great day - kick ass and say happy birthday to the US

Capt. Stu's House

I was lucky enough to be invited out to Capt. Stu's place (brought along by the man myth and legend LC of Misfit Studios ) It was a great experience with talented people everywhere - so many that I didn't get to work with all of them. I am trying to rectify that in the near future.
In any event I was lucky enough to shoot with three great models - the super sultry Cry Kitten, the ridiculously tough pixie known as Laura UnBound, and last but not least (though in this group least would be better than most places) Mysha Kitten. There were some amazing shots to be had and the vibe was more party (kinky crazy party but still a party) than work and i hope it shows in the images. I proudly captured the popping of Mysha's rope cherry and I can only hope she likes the images as much as I do...
For your viewing pleasure :

Nude In The Land Of Shabbos and Hipsters

Had the opportunity to meet up with Samantha Erin yesterday. She'd been coming from another shoot and we had booked on short notice so the shoot was going to be shorter than I would have liked. She was new to rope and new to public shooting. Sounds like someone I shouldn't bother with right? But no...we met, hit it off, and produced some images that I am very very proud of. I tied her and drove over to the land of Hipsters and Hasidim. Bout a ten minute ride in the car brought us to Williamsburg Brooklyn. I headed down toward the water and warehouses so that there would be less people. I wanted to make sure Samantha had a great first experience with public shooting. I think she did....

Tattoos And Rope - Dina Desade

Every now and then someone will surprise you. I had the chance to work with Dina while doing some rigging for Aeric and at first impression I didn't think the rope portion of the shoot was going to go all that well. She was no really "into rope" as some put it but once she was tied and the cameras started shooting she was amazing...
Here are a few of the shots that I took in the background - not my usual set up etc.
Enjoy

Purple Passion And My Workshop

As posted before I will be giving an Intro To Bondage Workshop on June 20th from 12 - 5 pm in NYC. As posted before the cost of the class is 100 dollars per pair/couple/set of bondage loving people. You can find all the info below (and I will post it again here) but the key reason for this post is to give you a way to save 20 bucks....

By special agreement with the lovely folks over at Purple Passion in NYC on 211 W. 20th St (Between 6th and 7th) if you come by the store and pick up one of the flyers that I put there you will get a 20% discount on the class. So you and your partner can come and get 5 hrs of intensive but easy to follow and fun rope instruction for 80 dollars.

The class if half booked already so get over, get the flyer, and get in touch.

They are great folks with a great selection of BDSM gear and clothing. Tell them JC Stark-Arts said hello....

Brooklyn (Bridge) Bound

more to come about this in a moment...

Take a moment to google Engel Schrei and see the rest of the amazing work she has done...

Intro To Bondage Class June 20th In NYC

Hello All - I've had many people over the past year ask me how I learned to tie and ask me how hard is it and ask me if I would teach them. I always say - I learned by having an experienced rope guy stand over me and make me tie over and over and over until it made sense. I then say that once you get the basics - it's easy. Really easy. I then say yes I can teach and plan to have a class.

The time is now...

June 20th at HTC Studios at 508 W. 26th St. I will be teaching an intensive introductory rope bondage class from 12-5pm. There will be a short break to eat at 3. The cost of the class is 100/pair of students. All are welcome and invited.

The class is aimed at beginners looking to demystify rope bondage. I will cover the following.

1. Basic safety.
   
2. Rope selection
3. Analyzing your partner to decide on what is best for you both
4. Tying, Tying, Tying. - This class will aim to immerse you in the basics so that when you leave you will be capable of adding rope bondage to your (rope) bag of tricks competently and without hurting anyone.

What this class will NOT be....

1. A suspension class. I have been tying for years now and still will not do suspensions with just anyone. It is not something for everyone and certainly not for beginners.
2. A pick up joint. I totally encourage you to bring someone with you. I totally encourage anyone that is single to come. I totally encourage people to be friendly, have fun, and exchange ideas. I will not tolerate any harrassment. This is a class to learn. I will NOT tolerate any harassment of anyone. Please be clear here...

Here is one more thing that will separate this class from many others you might go to. I will have a model. I will be tying her. She will be very scantily clothed. I do invite you to bring your camera and take pictures of what I do and what you do. This is not a model shoot but I am sure that there will be some good chances to take images if that is something that intersts you.

Class Requirements:

1. An open mind.
2. 4 30' lengths of rope...at least. Everything I do can be done that way. More is good. A few short ones always is helpful but for the basics you can do lots with that much rope. Home depot is your friend. Cheap is fine to learn.
3. Good hygiene. No one likes to be locked in a studio with any stinky folks.
4. ID that shows you to be at least 18. There may be some nudity in the class.
   

You can contact either me or htcstudios@aol.com for more details. Hope to see you there...

Printers And Bears Oh My

Got my new printer to replace my old printer from a company that will remain nameless. I got a great deal on the first one and it had great reviews with the exception of it seeming to have a high crap out rate. Knowing that the internet is the home of the complainer I decided to take my chances hoping that the crap out rate was an exaggeration. After creating some wonderful prints in the first month I had it the law of Murphy caught up with me and mine too went in the shitter....so a few calls back and forth with apparent native English speakers and they said - No problem...new printer on the way.
Wow I say to myself. That kinda makes up for the piece of shit breaking...and it's here. And it's taking an hour to initialize and making the same awful noises that the old one made that were part of the reason that I thought it was broken (combined with streaking on the right side of the images). Well the end result is amazing prints and I can again recommend that HP 9180 as a wonderful printer...

Now why the hell don't they make mattes that are 12 by 18?

Subway Bound

Between shooting as much as I can and working and being a tad bit under the weather I've had a busy month...
As always you can check out JWCIMAGING for my newest work. I shot the extremely fun Damiana on the trains of the NYC subways this week as well as bringing the incomparable Koan back to my pages with her first new images in over a year....
Here are a couple to look at...

For The Love of Fisheyes And Bound Japanese Women

Another shot featuring one of the lovely women from NYC's FEMDOMNYC At the urging of one of my good buddies LC of Misfit Studios I broke out the fisheye for a couple of shots. I hope you all enjoy...

FemDomNYC

Had a chance to meet up and shoot with the crew over at femdomnyc the other night and they were quite charming. The women were all beautiful and the setting was quite relaxed. I recommend checking them out for both professional Dommes and Switches...

Above are Hime (pronounced Hee May), Anna, and Yoko

A Little Discipline Can Go A Long Way

Healthy Sex

Link of the day...

Bathrooms

my friend Irvin Kelly has a bathroom fetish. If you scroll down a few posts (well more than a few) you will see him in the bathroom. He usually is shooting and the work is really great...you should check it out for sure...
In any event - I shot this one a little while back and it makes me think of Irv.

The Model is Narcissa - Model Mayhem # 1024566

A Recent Fave Image

crawling around under the west side highway - inches of debris on the ground and this is what I found....

The Hidden Chamber

Hitching

the truth about life is that you never know what will come to you or when it will. love, money, opportunity, everything that we want seems to be beyond our grasps until we have it and then far too often we let it slip through our fingers. sometimes you see what it is at the last moment and your catch it with your pinky and if you put enough focus into it you can pull it back from the edge...
it's worth it...

The Places You Will Go

The Frying Pan - a ship moored on the west side of NYC near 26th st. gave me some of the best ideas for shoots that I've had in so long...too long...
very excited to explore it properly with at least one naked tied up woman...

quote of the day

Bob Porter: Looks like you've been missing a lot of work lately.
Peter Gibbons: I wouldn't say I've been *missing* it, Bob


not sure what that quote and a picture of my dog have in common but I just love my dog so much lol

Trying New Things

Spring is here and it seems that it is the time of year that I want to fuck around and experiment. I bought a 10 stop neutral density last week so that I could work on a series of long exposure images designed to show a solitary subject - sometimes a person or sometimes a place. Doing this by being able to shoot 10 - 30 second exposures during even the brightest of days is pretty amusing...now to find some subjects willing to be shot in that good old stark-arts style...
In any event - I took my dogs to get their nails clipped on Saturday in Sheepshead Bay and decided to make a turn toward the Ocean to check out the boardwalk at Coney Island after...
Here is one of the results...