Being Hogtied ~ Part 1 of 3
We first start off with the model standing as if being tied individually from a chair or other surface. Uncle M usually likes to start off with a harness – wrapping the rope snugly around the upper rib area, making sure all the ropes lie flat and attractively against each other, then extending the same long rope to the upper chest area, above the bust, and then to the shoulders in a large V-shape, tucking in the rope ends to make sure everything stays in place and nothing moves even when the model struggles and forming the harness. Each knot is tied away from the model’s reach, as we do try to not have the model escape during the struggle for the photography and filming. As the rope is cinched at each junction point, you feel a slight tingle and then relief as it is released, sort of like when you stretch in the morning – you muscles tense up and then relaxes, leaving you just a bit more refreshed.
The hands are then placed at the back, usually crossed, and then tied together with a shorter piece of rope that is wrapped first around the wrists, and then around itself to make snug rope handcuffs. This is one of the places where Uncle M is very care to make sure that the models are comfortable, as blood flow in the extremities is usually the first to go when one is tied. Circulation is usually checked every 15-20 minutes or so by checking the colour of the hands, and also the temperature. If the hands are turning blue and the hands are deathly cold, it’s time to loosen the ropes on the hands. It is also vital that the model communicates any discomfort to Uncle M, especially as blood circulation is very vital to the shoot, as loss of blood flow in any part of the body usually causes discomfort, and simply does not fit with what Brandibondage aims for.
At this point, the model is helped to her knees in the slow and careful process to get her onto her stomach for the rest of the hogtie. Sometimes, the tying of the hands are postponed until the model is already on her stomach with simply the harness on, as it tends to be easier to lie down on one’s stomach when one’s hands are not tied. However, when the model’s hands are tied, one helper will support the front of the model’s shoulders while she uses gravity (and possibly some help with Uncle M) to slowly lever herself onto her stomach. This process is slow to avoid injuries associated with falling on one’s face, and also any sudden blood rushing to the head, which usually doesn’t affect the model until she tries to get up after the tie and finds herself rather dizzy. Then we simply leave the model there and start taking photographs…actually no. But we will continue with the process of being tied into a hogtie in the next essay, so stay tuned…
xoxo Anna