Ben Bale Photography

Well as a few people have talked about coming with us to Torture Garden next weekend, I thought it might be time for an update on here that’s a fetish related.

Of course it helps that I’ve just finished a photoshoot like the one below…

If everyone turns up at torture garden that has said they want to come, it should be an interesting evening. I’ve never been one to shy away from mixing work and personal lives – I don’t see the point of pretending to be someone else at work. Having said that, this will be the first time a number of people from the office have come down to TG with us…

Anyway, here’s a quick set of some random photos I’ve taken in the past that don’t really fit in at all with this post

Oh, and there’s far more from Priscilla coming soon, I just need to get round to uploading them!

A while ago I uploaded the first half of my photoshoot with Sophie which was a little bit of a mix between a fashion photography lady gaga glam mix and rough and ready rock and roll.

Well the second half of that shoot is a little bit more gentle. It’s more parisian boudoir I suppose. We redecorated our bedroom a couple of weeks ago, so I got Sophie round to give the purple walls something to look at! I think the mix is perfect, but then I’m biased.

Verdict?

Oh and here’s a candid one from while I was setting up, I think it’s quite fun

I’ve just watched Versace’s comedy take on Caligula – yes I know I’m 5 years behind most people, but I love who gorgeously tacky the whole thing is while being so ornate at the same time. It’s like watching a porn film designed by Jeff Coons (oh, no wait – this is).

Anyway, back to the photography. I’ve just finished a shoot with Adrian. Wax & Rope abound.

My favourite image from this shoot though, is this one…

This was one of my favourite photoshoots ever. It was something different, something a bit dark and dirty and yet very sexy at the same time. It helps that Dannie is good fun to work with and a very professional model.

This was a university bathroom and we just turned up, started shooting and left – a couple of builders turned up half way through the nude photoshoot and were so embarrassed they ran straight out again.

I’ve never quite understood the whole toliet fetish thing, I mean I get the fact that it’s seeing something private – more private than sex for some people, but it’s not something I’m that faffed about personally!

Everyone loves polaroids. I used to keep a polaroid camera with me at all times just in case. I really should buy another one – I love how strict it makes you in regards to what you will and wont photograph. The polaroids below are a mixture of nights out, photoshoots and just random things around the flat.

More polaroids coming later!

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I found this dummy/puppet at the side of a railroad near Southampton while doing a photoshoot. I couldn’t throw it away, but I’ve yet to fix it up, so it tends to randomly appear in different photoshoots over the years and currently sits in the loft of our flat in London. She/he doesn’t have a name yet and is bound to feature in future photoshoots, so any naming suggestions are welcome!

These were taken on a photoshoot near Canary Wharf in an empty flat. The model, FIona did really well as she was nude covered in these awful dead roses. I’d love to redo this shoot with a bottle of vodka, a Roxy Music album and a lot more roses to really bring out a darker more intimate side to the shoot. I suppose you could call this fashion photography- I’d buy the shoes from the top photo anyway!