My San Francisco Trip

If you subscribe to my YouTube channel, SophieNovaTV you will already have heard about most of my adventures in San Francisco the other weekend. To recap, I booked loads of work, shot with Kat Attack Photography for Rabid Magazine, and spent one day out shooting in the forests and streams near Menlo Park.

I wanted to post some of the images from that day here, as I won't use them all in my portfolio but I absolutely love them and wanted to share them somewhere!



















The first three images are by Paindancer Productions.

The rest are the copyright of Natural Light Studios, Inc.

Let me know your favorites :)

Dirty Girls

On the 11th of June I attended the Dirty Show, held at the City Center Motel in Los Angeles. It was a really fun evening, with each Hotel Room being used as an individual Art Gallery, so visitors could roam from room to room to see an assortment of erotic and fetish-inspired art and photography.

Only 10 minutes into my exploration, I was accosted by a fellow Englishman with a Polaroid Camera, and we got some really funny shots of me and fellow model Sha-Lynne posing in the dingy bathroom of one of the rooms.

After a bit more wandering and admiring a ceramic ass candle-holder, a selection of gimp art, and some carved wood vagina pipes, I did a quick interview with the gorgeous Merrie Swain for G4's Attack of the Show. To see my bouncing on a bed in my custom Vaunt Designs latex with Sha and Merrie, just click here : http://www.g4tv.com/videos/53959/Viewer-Army-at-The-Dirty-Show/

It was a really great experience and I hope the show comes back to LA next year, I need to start saving up for some seriously kinky art :)

Crazy Week is Crazy!

And it's still in the early stages!

On Sunday morning I was the first model for Adam Chilson's Shadowplay workshop. The participants were experimenting with the effects of light and shadow on the body, to give a more cinematic quality to the images. I spoke to Adam about what he wanted as far as hair and make-up, and we settled on a 20's inspired look with smokey eyes and dark, defined lips to stand up to the harsh lighting. The workshop was a lot of fun, and it's always nice to meet new people, so I can't wait for the next one :)

Rebelflowers kindly sent me some of her images from the day which you can see below. You can find more of her work here : http://rebelflowers.deviantart.com/







Next up was an awesome shoot with Danger Ninja! Something somewhere got a little muddled, and I was very surprised to open the door to 4 people arriving instead of one! I had spent all morning getting my hair and make-up ready for the shoot, and Daniel had somehow gotten the message that I required styling assistance, and thoughtfully brought Morgan and Tayler as well as the gorgeous Carrion who twittered about how much she liked my ass :)

We decided on shooting one outfit with my hair and make-up the way it was, then shot with the hair and make-up from Morgan and Tayler, and everyone was happy. I can't wait to see the images from the shoot, everyone was brilliant to work with and there was a wonderful, relaxed, creative vibe that to me, is what a trade shoot is all about.

The next day I had a paid shoot with a photographer from NYC, and then I rushed to get the house cleaned and ready for Destroy Inc's arrival. The next morning I was up bright and early (Ok, 9am) and we shot my custom latex outfit from Vaunt Designs and a gorgeous piece from Mother of London.

Tomorrow I have Awesometographer and Sha-Lynne coming to stay, and on Saturday night I will be attending the Dirty Show in Los Angeles, hopefully to film a short interview for G4. Stay tuned!

Next week I am fully booked with paid shoots, so I'll report back if there's anything left of me in 7 days :)

Happiness is...

Life is just getting better and better right now. I have lots of paid work offers, am traveling again (San Francisco early July, Oklahoma late July, a possible trip to England in August) and will be modeling for 4 workshops over the next month and a half, working with a few photographers on my "wish list", potentially shooting a magazine cover, and am also collaborating with Santa Monica College's Photography Chairman, the legendary Larry Jones, on a coffee table book about... me! Yes, really, me. I'm so excited about this I couldn't just sit on it and say nothing. It's going to probably take over a year to complete, but I'm honored to be asked, and it makes me truly happy to be an official muse.

I met "Jones" a few weeks ago as his wife had booked me for one of the nude workshops he holds for students from Santa Monica College every couple of months. Some of the attendees had never worked with a professional model before, so it was especially thrilling to see them so excited over the results we were getting. Jones took quite a liking to me, and despite the hail and rain, we all had a wonderful time shooting up in the mountains and odd patches of farmland on the way back down. I've already been booked for the next two workshops, and continue to be inspired by the students I work with. I only hope that I can continue inspire them right back.

Some recent additions have been made to the apartment, including a deer shoulder mount named "Darwin" and luxurious satin bedding for glamour and boudoir photography. I also purchased a huge softbox and hope to use it soon for my custom latex shoot.

Meet my new apartment

I am very excited to announce that I have moved into a gorgeous new apartment that will also serve as a shoot space. The building is from the 1920's and was inspired by a French Chateau.

I plan to honor the historical significance of the building and will be decorating in a British Colonial/Victorian Style, perfect for Steam Punk shoots, and classic art nudes. I have already sourced some antique chairs and trunks, and plan to add more vintage furniture, taxidermy, plants and a four poster bed soon, along with lots of paintings, mirrors, fabrics and shooting props.

Below are some recent images, I'll add more as I progress with the decorating. The apartment consists of a large living/dining area, a long hallway, a guest room (perfect for housing traveling models and photographers!) a bathroom with a recessed bath, a huge master bedroom with 19ft vaulted ceilings and a window seat, hardwood floors in the majority of the rooms, and gray/neutral walls.

There is excellent natural light, but photography equipment and lighting will also be available for those using the space. I've already had three very successful shoots here, and I'm only just done unpacking!

Let me know what you think, and any suggestions are always appreciated. I will be including the space with my standard modeling rate.

Spanking Interview on The Spanking Spot

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Tickles and Rubber Ponies

Life has been crazy. Lots of decisions to be made (and some being made for me) big changes and ups and downs. It looks as though I will be moving out of my home within the next few weeks and moving in with some very good friends, and my life is about to get bi-coastal with lots more trips to New York, PA, and New England planned.

Luckily I'm not intimidated by the mayhem, actually I embrace it. I like new surroundings, and the chance to start from scratch, and I look forward to the improvements that are coming my way.

I took a break for a couple of weeks whilst my good friend Shannon came to visit all the way from Ireland. It was nice to relax and have fun showing her the sights in LA, and to do something unrelated to modelling. I feel refreshed and ready to go again, and have a trip planned to Philly and Baltimore from the 14th - 18th October.

Yesterday I had a great shoot at Esperanza Studios and also met Marco Patino, who kindly snapped a few shots of me in between wardrobe changes. Nikki from Pet and Pony Girls also got in touch and kindly sent me a few images, check out their website here for more photo sets and videos!

Vaunt Designs also wrote to let me know that my custom latex Medical outfit is in the post, so I can't wait to see my concept come to life! Photos and rubber fun will surely follow.

I'm also in this month's issue of Gothic Beauty :)

Interviews and Art Shows

On Saturday evening I attended Karen Hsiao's Book Release Party for her new book, Rubber Duck. I wore black latex hot pants and gloves and not much else (as I'd been asked), and interviewed a few of the models and of course Karen on video which I will post soon. It was a fun event and I enjoyed seeing a few familiar faces along with meeting some new artists I hope to work with in the future. Unfortunately some of the visitors at the gallery were unable to behave appropriately around a few topless women, and I was quite disappointed at their remarks and lack of consideration, especially in such an environment. It says a lot when I'm more embarrassed for you despite being the one with no clothes on in a crowded room, does it not?

The next morning I was up early to catch my flight to Las Vegas to work with Imago Studios for the day. I was really looking forward to testing my limits with strict bondage for their new website focusing on experienced fetish models, but unfortunately I had my first hiccup within an hour of shooting! My arms had gone completely dead and I had to be un-tied and allowed to rest for a few minutes whilst the feeling came back. Luckily we resolved the problem and managed to get through four sets over the course of the day.

I spent Monday resting and doing a bit of cleaning around the house, and today was pleased to see that my interview with fIXE Mag Online was published. I answer questions relating to my inspirations and my personal fetish interests, you can read about it here : http://www.fixemagazine.com/post.php?postid=700

Adam Chilson Master Class July 24th

I am very excited to say that I will be modelling for Adam Chilson's very first water and rain set photography class on the 24th of July. This workshop aims to teach participants how to construct their own working water set in a studio setting, along with lighting techniques and safety instruction. I will be transformed over the day into a mermaid, complete with tail, whilst photographers work on the set with the talented Nevaehlleh to add both fine art nudes and surreal fantasy themes to their portfolios.

It's going to be an incredible experience, and as the workshop is limited to four photographers, it's going to be a very hands-on day with lots of one-on-one attention. Posing in water is challenging and rewarding at the same time, and the effects are like nothing else.

If you would like more information on the workshop, plus how to sign up, please visit the link below:

Adam Chilson Master Class

I hope to see some of you there!

Example images:

Paddling and Ponygirls

On Friday morning last week I got a call from Mr Ken Marcus, requesting my presence at the Los Angeles Pony and Critter Jamboree which was being held at Passive Arts Studios. Being a pony-play enthusiast, I was very excited to go and the next morning got up early to curl my hair and put on my most jodhpur-look-a-like bondage pants, and off we went!

There was dressage, a rodeo, a blind-fold obstacle course, presentations and lots of interesting outfits and people to talk to. The event was hosted by SubMissAnn, and she looked lovely in a black bodysuit and golden pony tail. I enjoyed watching the various events, but would liked to have seen more pony-boots being used, and perhaps some music for the ponies and critters to perform to. Still, I am now inspired to create my own ponygirl outfit and hope to attend next year to perform myself!

On Monday, I had a date with Dallas and Nikki Rouge for his website "Dallas Spanks Hard". I had apparently not learned my lesson from the last round, and had allowed time to heal my memories of the extremely sore and bruised bottom I would be left with. I can now safely say that my memory has been refreshed, and as I sit here (uncomfortably) in the Sophie Nova office I am very aware of just what it means to be spanked by Dallas!

Finally, this morning I was greeted by a message in my inbox from Peter Claver. I worked with Peter when I went to Toronto, and he'd finally finished my images from our rope suspension shoot. A few are posted below:

Wishlist

I recently received an email enquiring if I had a wish-list. I decided that since I'm having a lazy day in bed (the Sophie Nova office is the most comfortable place on the planet!) it would be fun to post mine here. It's good motivation for me as well!

Agent Provocateur "Whip Me" Stockings in size A

Agent Provocateur "Marylin" Bra and Panties (size 2)


Rubber 55 Bow Seamed Stockings

Ponygirl Bridle (without plume) in Tan and black

Latex Nurse Dress in Jade Green with white detailing (size small)

Atsuko Kudo Latex Mask

Atsuko Kudo Leopard Print Basque (made to measure)

Ooh la Latex Stripe Dress

Westward Bound Gift Vouchers

Marquis Lace-print Latex Hood

Erotica Workshop 2010

Last weekend I was very pleased to be invited back for my second Erotica Workshop, hosted by Michael Helms and Perry Gallagher in CA. Since my very first nude shoots were with these two incredibly talented photographers (and I'm happy to say, friends) it was especially nice to come back and help others build on their experience. Almost like visting your highschool teachers after University, I felt all grown up!

The workshop was smaller this time around, which I actually preferred, as there was more opportunity for the participants to really concentrate on getting "the" shot, and it allowed both Michael and Perry to really give a lot of one-on-one time to everybody. I did both days, and although I was thoroughly exhausted, it was a lot of fun!

I believe the next workshop is scheduled for Autumn this year, so if you're interested in attending keep an eye on my blog and on Michael's and Perry's DeviantArt pages for updates.

Dave Weathers was kind enough to send me a few images from the class this morning, so I've posted them below.

Back from the UK

After four weeks travelling all over my home country, I'm back and raring to go. I had a really fun time in England, and it's inspired me to work twice as hard over the next couple of months.

First up was a wonderful two-day shoot with the one-and-only PetandPonygirls I arrived at 11am on Saturday morning to be greeted by latex catsuits, pony boots, harnesses, tails and ball gags. I had all sorts of fun clip-clopping around the PetandPonygirls yard, was hog-tied as a helpless bunny, and even wore the beautiful black horse head (plus some beautiful rubber-wear) in the stable!

Later in the week I travelled to Leicester to work with UKTickling. As tickle shoots are one of my favourite things, the three hours we spent making me giggle, squirm and laugh until there were tears in my eyes! I had an electric toothbrush, a hairbrush, a feather and baby oil used on my poor feet, but it just resulted in further giggling from me :)

The day after my tickle shoot, I took the train to London to attend the London Foot Worship Party. Although I've done several foot and pantyhose fetish videos, this was my first foot party. It was lots of fun and everyone was very pleasant to work with, and the atmosphere was really relaxed. I had my toes sucked, my feet massaged, and even did my first trampling session (followed by my second and third trampling session!) I definitely hope to do more of these in the future, so keep an eye on my blog if you want to be updated on where I'll be.

When I woke up the next morning (at a painful 7am) I got packed and took the train to Birmingham to work with Julian Kilsby for Ooh la Latex. Samantha Gardner did a wonderful job with hair and make-up, and I really enjoyed working with such a fantastic team.

Tin foil encasement fetish?

Yesterday I had a wonderful shoot with one of my favourite groups of people, FM Concepts. The day started off quite normally, we did some damsel in distress, mouth-gag, chloroform and duct-tape, with the lovely Diamond Foxxx as my sexy co-star. Once Diamond had packed up however, I really ventured into the bizarre by being fully wrapped in tin foil until I was completely encased!

It was one of the most interesting and enjoyable experiences I think I've ever had on a shoot. The foil crinkled wonderfully every time I moved, and although I couldn't go far because of the duct tape holding everything in place, I managed to wriggle a little. Every inch of me was covered, including my head and face, with just a tiny hole to breathe through. I was lowered onto the sofa and lay there feeling completely serene and calm, and very warm! I was quite disorientated, as the lack of movement or awareness of my surroundings provided almost complete sensory deprivation, but I also felt very safe and secure. I was a naked butterfly in a space-age metallic cocoon.

Just for fun, we decided that along with videoing me being more and more covered in the tin foil, we should also have a video of me escaping! I managed to break through the foil with my hands, then slowly squirmed and worked my way out with my feet. Next came the body, which I managed after some contorting, and finally my face was free!

If you'd like to see the video, the clips will be available on the FM Concepts website soon, so bookmark it and keep an eye out! Below you can see a few preview snaps, let me know what you think :)

Freak Feet

Whilst in Philadelphia, I was fortunate enough to be introduced to the wonderful world of foot fetish. Growing up, my mum used to comment that I had really ugly feet! She said my toes were an uneven length, too long and bony, and that I'd never have nice feet and should hide them so as not to scare away potential boyfriends! Her feet were just about perfect, little, even shaped toes, all decreasing in size down to the last one, so I thought she must be right.

Luckily for me, John Campbell from Philly Foot Worship Parties (and soon, Feet of Philly) set the record straight. He loved my long toes, super wrinkled soles, and my ability to splay my toes out wide! Instead of telling me my feet were horrible, he pointed out that these were just the sort of feet a lot of foot fetishists dreamed of. Can you imagine my delight and surprise?

Best yet, I'm super ticklish, so we had all sorts of fun tickling and massaging my feet on camera. He even took a few stills for me so I could put them up on my blog and show you.

I'm looking forward to pursuing more foot work in the future. Foot parties and foot websites sound like a lot of fun, so I'll update on my feet's whereabouts as I progress. I just had a very nice shoot with FM Concepts, stroking and talking about my feet on video, I even wrapped my toes around the rungs of the bed and splayed them out along the post!

The lesson here is, don't ever dislike a part of yourself, because there will be someone out there that prizes it as special. Thank you, John, for helping me re-build my relationship with my feet.

Now, I think I'm going to book my next pedicure...

Foot Fetish and High Fashion

I made my first trip to Philadelphia this weekend, starting with a painful red-eye flight that landed at 6am. I stayed with Amy and Corwin (Vaunt Designs and Corwin Prescott Photography) in their very cool school building!

First off was a 3 hour bus ride from Philly to Baltimore, where I worked with Gila Nudes and his assistant, My Other Side. We did a few concepts ranging from simple nudes to a short film piece where I writhed around in a chair wearing nothing but stockings and heels! I'll be posting the video as soon as it's edited.

I stayed overnight in Baltimore, then jumped back on the bus to shoot Vaunt's look-book and Corwin's fox project. You can see one of the images below. I felt really lucky to be asked to model her whole collection, thank you Amy!

Finally I had a wonderful shoot with Feet of Philly and Twisted Concepts on Sunday. We did some foot worship, video and stills, and Phil bound and toe-tied me! I even sat in the bath and splashed my feet around, I have to say foot fetish is one of my favourites, as I love to play with my feet and stretch and splay my toes out on camera!

On Monday I flew home and for the first time, properly felt that LA was where I really lived. It's nice to feel I belong somewhere :)

Pony Girl

My birthday was on Friday, my first away from the UK. We went for breakfast and then drove up to Palos Verdes for a western style riding session at Wagon Wheel Ranch. Pat is a really nice guy, he takes a more natural approach to caring for his horses that seem to keep them very relaxed and well behaved, and he was even kind enough to offer me a free ride when I come back :) If you have a free afternoon and want to do something a bit different, I highly recommend saddling up and going for a ride.

On Saturday I went to DV8 and spent a very nice evening hanging out with friends and of course getting my birthday spankings from none other than Ken Marcus! By the time he was done I was limp and giggly, so it was worth the pain and awful position he had me in!

I also have a lot of travel planned, so far it's looking something like this:

March 12th - 15th : Philadelphia
March 20th : Bound Los Angeles Rope Conference
April (First week) : Toronto
April 28th-May 24th: England
June: Chicago
August 5th-8th : FetishCon, probably

I also plan to work a trip to NYC and Atlanta in, and possibly a return visit to Philly in the summer. It's amazing to me how quickly things are picking up, and I hope to make the most of my little adventures.

I've been working on my website also, and hope to have that up and running very soon, so keep an eye out for updates :)

I'm on Zivity!

Finally. I kept meaning to join but never quite got round to it. But as of today I have started my profile and will be uploading sets soon. I have some very cool concepts that will hopefully entertain my voters, one of which involves a custom latex outfit by Vaunt Designs. I'm going to be fitted for it on my trip to Philly and can't wait to see it completed!

You can check out my Zivity profile here. I'll post a new blog entry when my first set is published :)

It's my birthday on the 5th, I'm wishing for latex, a trip to my favourite sweet-shop, laser quest and the quilted patent suitcase from River Island. My early present from my mum was a ticket to England, so I've already been pretty lucky in pressie department, thank you mum!

Finally, I would like to say that if you're going to wear latex, please make sure it's adequately shined, and if you're going to charge for your modelling, please take good care of your nails. Sloppiness irks me.

On a lighter note, here I am with my new hair, for Michael Sanville's new project:



I've been shooting loads, new images are on their way, some are just being kept top secret for now :)

Rope n Rubber

Another crazy weekend over and I'm so pleased and exhausted! On Saturday I spent four intense hours in bondage and ball-gags for Ken's Clips4Sale site. We did three scenarios; I played the part of a taunting real estate agent, a prudish lingerie model and a nasty dominatrix. After being mean to whoever I was dealing with, I would be approached by the victim, tied up and gagged, then teased and finally abandonned, unable to wriggle free! If you'd like to see the videos, check out Ken's store where they will soon be available.

Today I had a very productive shoot with Chase (Illumination Forge). We shot three latex sets, my military outfit, a cute pin-up set and a very cool final shoot involving fur and cigarettes. Chase was wonderful to work with and I really hope we can collaborate in the future, the sets will be available on Zivity and perhaps Gods Girls, as well as my website. I'm also considering having a few prints up for sale. My hairstlist for the day was Melissa, she did an absolutely beautiful job and I would definately recommend her.

Below are a few stills from the first video, I'm also able to do custom sets/videos, so feel free to contact me with your ideas!

Spiked

I'm incredibly restless at the moment. My new hair colour, the ability to travel again, recent financial gain from selling a lot of old wardrobe and paid shoots and fashion's sadistic ability to make these I really want just when I could conceivably have them are all swirling around me like little clouds.

I didn't even realise I had a spike fascination until a few weeks ago. First there was the stud sweater by Asish on the Topshop website, a cruel mix of my favourite object (grey jumpers are my happy place) and tough hedgehog-like details. Then I noticed the damn things everywhere, on headbands, bags, the shoes at Kurt Geiger are so tough and menacing I'd be shy to take them home to show my mother! Even Mother of London has produced a spiked shoulder piece that would be oh-so-easy to wear over a grey t-shirt to say "I am fierce, don't mess with me, I'm ultra chic and dangerous at the same time. I'm a dinosaur!". Add to that the quilted patent suitcase at RiverIsland that I know would be perfect to trundle along to shoots, and I'm practically in pain.

What is a girl to do?

Luckily, my birthday is coming up and I'm hoping a few good friends and well-rehearsed relatives will take pity on me and help co-fund my obsession. If all else fails, I will simply purchase a video camera and whore myself out on Clips4sale bursting bubbles and pie-facing myself until I can afford all the spiny treasures my heart desires :)