Sunday, April 6, 2008

Opinion: Black & White Porn

Maybe I'm just going through a phase, but I've taken to preferring my erotic imagery in black and white. There's something classic and sophisticated about the formalism of gray scale pictures. I had a friend who told me that she preferred the look of vintage photography. I can see her point. Women looked more "real" in the erotic photographs of the 1950s and older. But I'm not going to count myself an antiquarian like her. These old pics, even from my favorite style period of the 1920s and 1930s don't include my personal fetish touch stones of high heels and I still prefer modern undergarments.

I found a couple of good erotic photographers who produce excellent black and white photos. Chuck Stevens is one, but my favorite has to be Craig Morey. A few favorite images are included below. I have to admit that I respond to these particular images on two levels. The woman are sexy and beautiful on their own terms. The ropework and submissive body positions are undeniably arousing. But all these poses and compositions also stimulate in me memeories of past erotic situations I have experienced. Everyone should be so lucky.
This photo reminds me of a time a tied Simone with her arms over her head in a door frame. I was pretty happy with the results of my personal photo shoot I recall.

Amoung the things I like about the above picture are the fetish elements of the boots, thigh highs and the yanking of the dog collar.I like the exotic beauty of this model. The enchanting complexity of the Japanese-style bondage rope is well displayed. Notice the knot in the rope running between her legs? I like this techniques of placing a thing knot at the anus or clit to stimulate a sense of vulnerability and even discomfort in a sub.Classic heels, thigh-highs and corset. My absolute favorite lingerie combination. This pose fills me with pure lust as I think back to lingerie shopping in Paris. This picture pretty much touches on every fetish I appreciate most: slender long legs, great ass, thigh high stockings and sexy heels. Imagining dripping my hot cum on this back and ass: priceless.