Camille Crimson

You all know by now that I have a big crush on Nigella Lawson.  She’s gorgeous, she’s in love with food and she’s a very sensual woman.  And that British accent!  I think she’s simply delicious.  I was recently pointed in the direction of this hilarious Youtube video and I just had to share it.

It’s a great compilation of a bunch of different episodes of Nigella’s various cooking shows, but put together so it sounds like she’s saying incredibly raunchy things, mostly about cream and clams and such.  It’s silly, but it’s also somewhat arousing all the same.  I think it’ just hearing that accent, using some British terms like tart for instance…  It all feels naughty and titilating.

I hope you have fun laughing at this little clip.  What do you think?  Does Nigella maybe secretly say things not unlike this video in her personal life?  I think there’s a lot to her under those gorgeous eyes and those incredible curves…

I have such a big crush on Nigella Lawson, as does Mike!  She’s so sexy and beautiful.  I’ve always had a thing for curvy brunettes with beautiful eyes, and she’s the epitome of all that.  She is unbelievably sensual and she lives for food.  We have a lot in common…  Besides, she has that incredible British accent.  I love it!

Look at that cleavage, the come-hither glance and the cake!  She is my dream girl!

Look at the pale skin and those perfect curves.  I have a very similar dress…  We could make dinner together, have a bacchanalian feast and then unzip them for each other…

If you haven’t seen Nigella Bites, Nigella Feasts, Nigella Express or Nigella Kitchen…  Go watch it now.  The cinematography is exquisite, her approach to food is revolutionary and you get to look at her.  What more could you want?  Her way of interacting with the camera, of establishing shots and of explaining things has really influenced me…  You’ll see.  ;)

EDIT: I found out I was mistaken about the DRM. It turns out the video has no DRM. Sorry for the confusion!

You all know I love Louis CK, right? Well, in case you didn’t know, now you do. He’s a brilliant and hilarious individual. I’m a big fan of his show, I’ve been lucky enough to see him in person and I bought his latest DVD called Live at the Beacon Theatre. The promotion he did for this latest DVD is very unorthodox, and I wanted to talk about it a bit today, specifically as it relates to my own experiences with the porn industry.

What Louis CK has done with his DVD is to have it available as an online item, which means that there’s no physical product, so he decided to charge just $5 for the video. Personally, I think he was selling himself a bit short, since it’s no more than a quarter of what an average comedy DVD would run for, but who am I to judge?

The result was incredibly positive, and he ended up breaking even within half a day and make a considerable amount of money within a week. That’s pretty impressive, but the fact is that he would have probably made more money and had to spend much less time and energy on it if he had just gone the traditional route. So, why did he do it?

Piracy. And I hate piracy. I applaud him for doing something like this to send out a message about how unfair piracy is. People don’t want to pay enough money for artists to actually turn a profit, so they find a way to get it for free. He’s created the alternative, to get more people to pay less instead of less people to pay more. He took a project he cared about, created it from the ground up, compensated the people around him fairly and gave a over a quarter of a million dollars to charity. That is a really cool thing of him to do, because he is a really cool guy. I wouldn’t expect any less from him and it’s really inspiring for someone like me, who deals with piracy and does things herself.

As I’m sure you can imagine, I deal with thoughts like this all the time. My sites aren’t ridiculously expensive, but people don’t need them to live, so they won’t pay for them unless they have ample money to do so. I completely understand it. To those of you who enjoy the blog and check out the free samples, great. I have no problem with that at all. What I have a problem with is that there is this deep sense of entitlement that results in people pirating what I do, posting it on evil forums, sharing around passwords and uploading my content to tubes. It’s one thing for me to share some samples, but it’s quite another for someone to decide they’ll just throw up a whole bunch of my new videos.

Piracy in general is a really big deal in porn. Everyone suffers, but at least larger companies can take the hit. Smaller companies rely on memberships to survive. The worst thing is that, whenever I find someone posting my content illegally, they are always so positive about it. They obviously like what I do and they act like they were just trying to help when I politely ask them to take it down. We’re in a culture where we’re already pretty deep in the mentality that “I can get it for free, so why should I pay?” and it’s not a good thing for a lot of industries.

This isn’t to say that we’re having issues staying afloat or anything. We’re lucky enough to be doing quite well. But the fact remains that each time someone pirates our content, that’s money that could be put towards creating new sites, hiring more people so we can focus more on shooting, getting better equipment… The things that will ensure that you can have lots more of the stuff you enjoy.

Ultimately, Louis CK’s experiment has opened some eyes about what has become necessary for artists to make a living making what people love. He’s brought an alternative to piracy into the spotlight, now it’s just important to look at his example and see what we can do to be as innovative.

XBIZ AWARDS 2012 Presented by MFC from XBIZ on Vimeo.

You guys!  You won’t believe it!  Except, you might…  We’re nominated for Specialty/Alternative Site of the Year at the XBIZ awards!  For those who don’t know what the XBIZ awards are, they’re basically the Oscars of the industry, along with the AVN awards, which announce the nominees after American Thanksgiving.  This is a really huge honour.  I feel like this year has been a dream.  Between our Feminist Porn Award, our 2011 Best Blowjob Site award from Rabbits Reviews, our DVD deal with Hustler and all the countless amazing interviews, reviews and features…  It almost doesn’t feel real, but I know it is.

We still haven’t worked out all the logistics about who is going to go, how it’s going to happen and all of that, and we are up against a lot of big name sites/companies/directors whom we really respect, but I sincerely think that we have a huge shot as something really unique in the porn world.  As you can see from the extravagant trailer, it’s going to be quite a lush affair going on in Hollywood on January 10th, so we just have a few short months to feel anxious before the big night.  I’m so excited.

As always, I just want to thank you all so much for being the wonderful supports you are.  I truly appreciate you all.

Yesterday, the world lost a beautiful man.  I posted a brief blog post, but because of my shock and sadness, I couldn’t even really believe it.  Almost a day later, the reality is starting to set in.  It’s sad that someone has died, it’s sad that it’s a death because of such a relentless disease, but it’s saddest because he was such an inspirational and innovative person.

Steve Jobs has revolutionized the world and created things that we could only have imagined.  His creations have such finesse and are designed with the user experience in mind.  It’s a philosophy that I’ve tried to apply to my life’s work, and it has payed off so much.  But there is so much more to him than that.  I don’t want to get caught up in overly sentimental tributes, but there are a few of his moments and thoughts that I’d like to share with you today in his memory.

“Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything — all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure – these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart. … Stay hungry. Stay foolish.”  - Steve Jobs

 

And finally, a cut of the Think Different campaign, narrated by the man himself, challenging us to go beyond what we think is possible.  It’s the best advice anyone could ever get, and it will live on as part of his incredible legacy.

Thank you, Steve.  You may be gone, but you’ll never be forgotten.

I know, I know, there’s been a whole lot of loving for Pornographic Love going on over here!  But when they’re getting such incredible feedback…  How can I not share?  I feel like a proud mama bear or something.  The incredible Violet Blue devoted an entire post to them, saying unbelievably kind things like this:

Unlike most other porn sites, Pornographic Love is a couple-focused non-commercial porn site that is run by a real-life couple who love to put their sexy selves in front of the camera as often as possible. The porn is hardcore, the sex and passion (and love) is real, and I have to say that like Crimson’s other fantastic sites, it is really quite lovely. Pretty-dirty.

I’m super-pleased to see sites like this start to emerge in force within the online porn landscape, and I hope they continue to grow this sweet little site. Like much of the porn that’s emerged in the past ten years, Pornographic Love contradicts malformed porn stereotypes to show the delight of two people opening their minds, hearts, and bodies to each other – and sharing this delight with us.

 

What a wonderful woman!  Our the amazing Jon over at Sex Life Canada was able to nab our very busy Lilyanne for an interview, so I figured I’d share a few of their best exchanges:

SLC: Does working in front of the camera change the dynamic of your sex?
Lilyanne: Yes it spices the things up. When we are shooting a video, we always have real passionate sex, but, of course, we need to keep cool head to be sure that the shots are great. Something new for us is that when we are editing our videos, we often get turned on by watching ourselves having sex. We don’t want to be narcissistic, but the concept of getting excited by ourselves is weird—but fun. We are also careful about keeping some time for sex without the camera. It is important to have moments when we focus on each other only and not about the right angle.

SLC: Are you ‘out’ about the website to friends and family?
Lilyanne: For my side, yes. All my close friends and family knows about it. I am very proud of the site and I have always been very open-minded about these things. But I am careful because I know that most of the people don’t see life the way I see it. Max’s closest friends know about the site, but he is more reserved about it than I am.

SLC: What key elements do you want to portray on your site?
Lilyanne: Love is definitely the main thing we want to display. A healthy, passionate and regular sex life is one the most satisfying things to experience and it is also beautiful to watch. It is something not very common in the porn industry right now and we are sure that there is an interest in it. Love is the biggest turn on.

 

Finally, long time friend The Writing Buddha has shared a few trailers to some very sexy videos as well as his take on Pornographic Love:

If you enjoy the The Art of Blowjob, but wish it were a bit more hardcore… here you go.  This is what you want.  There’s something about watching a real couple that just translates better.  The passion is genuine.  Nothing is faked.  The production is fantastic.  I mean… the lighting bathes everything in a lush, soft glow.  The camera never gets in the way of the scene.  Slow motion is used to great effect.  This is porn meant for both men and women.   It’s primal, yet sensual.

 

I’m so happy to see the influence of loving, beautiful porn growing and getting the recognition it deserves.  Lilyanne and Max are doing an amazing job and I hope you’re all able to watch their progression with a membership to Pornographic Love.