
As you know, Sophie recently started shooting for us. It won’t be happening all the time, but some of our shoots will have a little extra motion, courtesy of her stead hands behind the lens. You guys had a lot of questions about her level of participation and what it’s like having someone else in the room, and I gave you my answers and speculated on hers. She just posted a new article to GirlzPorn, all about her experience, so she’s letting me share a few of her own words:
Whenever I tell people about this new venture, the entire conversation whips into a frenzy, which is funny because my experiences in no way warrant any pomp and circumstance. Is it awkward when I’m clothed and other people are naked in my wake? Nah. Honestly, I don’t really notice. I think I might be entirely desensitized to nudity because of how much porn I watch on a day to day basis, but I don’t stare at all. We have conversations while they’re in various states of undress and I maintain eye contact in a way that isn’t even rigid or practiced. It just makes sense to engage with them while we’re talking. I know there are probably a million Camille Crimson fans right now who hate me for not gawking at the goods, but that’s no my style.
When it comes to the action actually unfolding in front of me, I’m similarly minded. Watching people have sex is very exciting when it’s in a personal way in which I am involved in a sexual capacity, but this is really different. These are two people in a moment together. I’m not in the moment. I’m outside, functioning as a living, breathing
piece of equipment to get the best shot possible. Sure, I make creative decisions about movement, angle, focus, but it’s not about me beyond that. I’m there to elevate what is going on in front of the camera. They say voyeurism is participation, but not always.
It’s not as if I’m completely dissociated from the experience. I’m present and in the moment, fully appreciative of the beauty unfolding in front of me, I just don’t want to permeate their perfect little bubble. It’s wonderful to just let them have at it, not interrupting or pulling focus, even minutely. Truth be told, I wouldn’t want it to be sexual even if it could be. Again, I hear the Camille Crimson fans screaming at me, but hear me out. The relationship I have with
Camille, and indeed the relationship I have/will have with anyone I shoot is one of artistic, intellectual and idealistic respect. Sexual attention can be respectful, but it doesn’t lend itself well to what I want to foster – a safe space where people can live out their sexuality with as much intimacy as possible.
Now I’m sure you can see just why we’re so comfortable having her in the room. There’s a lot more to it in the
rest of the article. She’s coming to shoot with us again next week, so we’ll have some fun behind the scenes photos (
Mike and I never have time to snap extra shots. We get a little too wrapped up in things!) and some more experimentation with our developing camera techniques. If there’s anything special you want to see in the way of movement or behind the scenes content, let me know and we’ll try to make it happen!
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