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1.         What made you decide to create a bondage site?

What made me decide to do the site.  To be honest, I had just purchased a new car and was looking for a way to maybe make some extra money. At the same time, I noticed websites being started as well as bondage websites. I thought to myself hum. Maybe I can do one. I knew almost nothing about bondage and even less about photography. But got hooked up with my webmaster and here we are today some 17 years later.


2.         How much work goes into running your bondage site? What does it entail?

I have a web guy that handles all the site stuff; all I do is send him the material. I am sure it is a lot more work than I want to know about. My part is the easy part, I would guess.

3.         How much work goes into preparing for a bondage shoot?

I try to make sure first I have snacks and stuff to drink in the house. Otherwise make sure the place is cleaned up. I do most of my shoots in the basement so all I pretty much try to do is get the lighting ready and whatever ropes etc. that I will need.


4.         How do you decide what outfits or positions will be used for one of your shoots? 

I have way more female cloths than I should admit. I usually will just tell the model to pick out a skirt and blouse. If I pick, I always tend to pick outfits that look the same. Positions -- If doing ,say, an average shoot, I do a tie on the floor, chair tie, hogtie and maybe the last one is a pole tie or maybe a strappado. All depends on my mood and the model.

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5.         Describe one of your typical photo and video shoots from start to finish?

Well nothing really too exciting here. The girl will show up or maybe is already here from the night before. We will discuss outfits for a few minutes. Usually, I just let them pick it out; otherwise I tend to pick the same look all the time. A black skirt and blouse.  Hehe   But that’s what I like.  If doing a van set, I try to steer away from the black skirt because the van floor is black. Then, I usually try to get in 4 ties.  Hogtie, Chairtie, laying on the floor tied up and then a pole or the old bed or maybe the van depending on the weather.  It gets very hot back there when it’s 90 out.  Take a few minutes break in between each. I try to have some snacks, drinks (non alcohol) and fruit. I like to start 10 am, shoot and get done. Most of the time, we go get dinner after.


6.    What has been the most memorable moment for you out of all the shoots you’ve done? 


Most memorable moment would be doing a van shoot where Fayth on Fire was hogtied in the back with cameras rolling. I was then driving around my neighborhood for about 5 mins. Well, someone called the police about a suspicious van and I got pulled over 2 blocks from my house. She was still tied but was able to get her gag off. I was scared to death. In the end it was ok, but I thought my heart was going to jump out of my chest.


7.    What is your policy about models bringing escorts or chaperones to your bondage photoshoots?

I don’t really care if the models bring someone. I don’t work with too many new models these days, so I know most I have worked with before and we all know each other.

 

8.    What is the dream shoot you have not yet done during your career as a rigger and site producer?


My dream shoot would be a bank heist in a bank. With a group of male and female robbers and 6 to 8 girls in the bank. Some would be bank workers and some would be people in the bank waiting to speak with a teller. The robbers come in. Get all the workers and customers on the floor.  Bank manger has to go around filling up the money sacks. There’d be lots of bondage with the girls being tied up. Probably 2 are taken hostage to the hideout to be part 2 of the shoot. 


9.      What are your favorites:  gags, type of restraint, bondage position for the model?

 Favorite gag.   Panties in the mouth with tape wrapped around the head

 Favorite restraint   Would be rope. ¼ inch hemp or jute.

 Favorite position    A good tight tie on a old chair.


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10.   How did you acquire your technique for rigging and photography?

My rigging and photography are all self taught. When I started, I knew nothing more about taking a picture other than point and shoot. My rope skills back then were really bad. LOL  But I watched to see what others were doing and took some ideas from everything I saw to develop my style. And today we all have our styles. Can look at a picture and say that is Steve Villas work or that is a Dominic Wolfe picture. And others may say ah that is a Ropexpert picture.

 

11.       Can you describe your very first bondage shoot and then describe how you’ve seen your style/technique evolve since that first shoot?

Well, I toyed around tying a couple of girls and taking their pictures with a Polaroid before I actually did a shoot. But those were very bad.  I set up my first shoot in I think it was like October of 99 down in St Louis.  A five hour drive for me. But when the day came to go down, I was so scared and nervous that I cancelled it.  Then her and I talked on the phone and set it up and finally did do it the following week. She was great. I would have to look up her model name. But she was awesome and her husband was there and they were very nice. But my rope work sucked; my hand was shaking the entire time. The ties were very basic and simple. The light was quartz hardware store lights that were very hot when on. I will never forget it.

Over time, the rope work got a lot cleaner and neat. Tight, always cinched. Have to cinch the rope that finishes it off. I no longer use nylon rope which I always used when I just started out. I now use cotton, hemp and jute. Lighting for pictures, I love the use of strobes with a narrow beam of light. I love the dark back ground. And like anything else you get better with each time doing it.    

 

12.       Are there any riggers/producers who have influenced you over the years? And, if so, how?

Well of course they have. I am not going to mention any by name, but there are lots of great bondage people out there. I have learned a lot from others. Mostly on how I would want to be and a couple on how not to be.


13.       How do you find the models who appear on your site? 

I find the models on Fetlife and Model Mayhem, word of mouth from other models and places like Fetcon etc. Lately, I have really only been working with models I worked with before. But there are a few new girls out there I would like to work with in 2017. I could not even tell you how many are on the site.  Lots!   LOL

 

14.       What are your thoughts on the piracy of bondage content on the Internet where your work is posted elsewhere without your permission?

Well of course I do not like it and it has hurt us all financially. After all just Google bondage and go to a site that comes up and there are 100s of video clips there for free. I don’t think there is any way to stop it. It’s up to the people that go to those sites to stay away and come to a site and join and look at the material there. As time goes on, I am sure you will see more and more sites disappear and, along with that, content will disappear. That will take many years of course. But no different than in main stream and to this day if someone comes over with a boot-legged copy of a new movie, I will not play it in my place. I will rent it when it comes out or go to a theater. It is theft, not to the extent of robbing a bank, but still not right. So do I like it, no. Is there anything I can do about it? Again, probably no.  Am I going to cry about it?  No.

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15.       How do you respond to this statement:  BDSM equals abuse of women?

I would say in most cases, it is not abuse. Both parties know what is in store and if that is what each other wants, then no it is not. Go and have fun.  Can it be abuse? Sure. But that takes it to another level where something else is going on and BDSM is used unwillingly or unwanted.  I would say that most is not abuse. I have tied up more girls than I can remember, but none of them were ever abused.


16.       What advice would you give to a person who wants to begin a bondage website as a producer/photographer/rigger?

I would tell them really to think twice about getting into it. It is not like it was in 2005, 2006. Back in the good old days. If you want to do it for a little fun, then maybe. But do not think in this day and age you are going to get rich off a simple bondage site. It is not going to happen. And think about why are you doing it. Is it just because it is the only way you can get to tie someone up? Or do you really want to try to create something really cool?  Would I start one today? No way.


17.       What else do you want your fans to know about you and your work?

I would like for the fans to tell me more of what they like and to try to get more input from them. If any are out there, please get back with me [email protected]  And I am always looking for new members. www.ropexpert.com  and  www.nabher.com  Would love to add more to the site, but have to watch the budget.  If you sign up because of this interview, send me an email and I will talk to my webmaster and see if we can do something extra for that member.


This interview was a long time coming but it finally happened and I'm glad because Ropexpert has known success as a bondage producer for a long, long time.  He has a distinct style and I know many models who love to work with him because of his easy-going manner, which is probably why he has 100s of models on his site which has been around for a very long time too!

AND, if you are a fan of his, please pay attention to his answer to the final question in the interview  :)
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bigbang23 Featured By Owner 2 days ago
Great Interview.I Love His Work......
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Rob66 Featured By Owner 2 days ago
Thank you.  He is awesome and has withstood the test of time  :)
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MirajaneLover Featured By Owner Jan 16, 2018
he has my favorite model on his site
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Rob66 Featured By Owner Jan 17, 2018
Who would that be?
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MirajaneLover Featured By Owner Jan 17, 2018
Destiny 
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Rob66 Featured By Owner Jan 17, 2018
She is cute.  There's a lot of her work on Dominic Wolfe's site too where she used a different name.
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MirajaneLover Featured By Owner Jan 17, 2018
I know 
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Turtlesarecool1337 Featured By Owner Sep 5, 2017  Hobbyist Writer
I find it ironic that for someone who calls himself ropexpert, when he started out he was terrible at rigging. Did he go by ropexpert even back then, or was he already skilled enough to back up the moniker of "ropexpert" by the time he took it on?
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Rob66 Featured By Owner Sep 5, 2017
I've been aware of his work since 2001 and, as far as I know, he's always gone by the name Ropexpert :)
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Turtlesarecool1337 Featured By Owner Sep 5, 2017  Hobbyist Writer
I see.
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Rob66 Featured By Owner Sep 5, 2017
I've been aware of his work since 2001 and, as far as I know, he's always gone by the name Ropexpert :)
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loraxxx Featured By Owner May 30, 2017  Hobbyist Digital Artist
This guy is one of my heroes...!--thanks, rob...!
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Rob66 Featured By Owner May 30, 2017
Glad you liked it. He is definitely an icon in the industry!
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loraxxx Featured By Owner May 30, 2017  Hobbyist Digital Artist
You may have noticed how much I "rip him off" on a regular...
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morpheus-cf Featured By Owner Edited Feb 6, 2017  Hobbyist Writer
If not for your great interview series, Rob, how would most of us ever get to know the people whose work we admire in the fetish world? Another superb outing, and with one of the best riggers out there. There might be one or two long-time bondage models he hasn't tied up yet, but I sure can't think of any.
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Rob66 Featured By Owner Feb 6, 2017
Thanks for the nice comment! I'm glad you enjoyed it, and I'll be letting him know what you said too  :)
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morpheus-cf Featured By Owner Feb 6, 2017  Hobbyist Writer
You're welcome, Rob, and thanks again!
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Rob66 Featured By Owner Feb 6, 2017
P.S.  I am pretty sure tomorrow's will be to your liking too since it was you who alerted me to this artist's work :)
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morpheus-cf Featured By Owner Feb 6, 2017  Hobbyist Writer
Ooh, how intriguing!
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TheAnonymousBondageG Featured By Owner Feb 5, 2017
I have tied up more girls than I can remember, what a lucky bastard! To be able to say something like that
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Rob66 Featured By Owner Feb 6, 2017
Yeah, he definitely is  :)
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PoserGirlsInTrouble Featured By Owner Feb 4, 2017  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Ropexpert has to have one of the most instantly recognisable styles in his field. As you say he's been around a long time, where so many others have fallen by the wayside. You'd expect him to be a full-on kind of guy, but he's about as laid back as it's possible to be. :)

Thanks for the interview!

By the way, the e-mail in that last paragraph is invalid. I think it should be ropexpert (at) aol (dot) com?
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Rob66 Featured By Owner Feb 5, 2017
Thanks for the heads up on the email address.  I edited the interview and fixed that but dA's sta.sh for some reason didn't save my changes even after I hit the update button. 

Glad you enjoyed the interview and I really appreciate the email info again!
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PoserGirlsInTrouble Featured By Owner Feb 5, 2017  Hobbyist Digital Artist
If Ropexpert wants to do a favour for his fans, it would be a shame if nobody could take him up on it. :)

The interview looks fine now from where I'm sitting.
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KarinRR Featured By Owner Feb 1, 2017
Thanks once again.
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Rob66 Featured By Owner Feb 1, 2017
Glad you enjoyed it!!!
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KarinRR Featured By Owner Feb 1, 2017
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dungeonguy59 Featured By Owner Jan 31, 2017
Another great idea for someone to interview. I've actually worked with and around him a few times, and yes, he is a pretty laid-back and easy guy to deal with. We've both worked with a few of the same models, and they're all usually pretty happy to work with him as often as possible. I'd agree with his observations about websites profability and on-line thievery, too. 
Thanks for the interview, I can always spot one of his pics from across a room, too. 
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Rob66 Featured By Owner Feb 1, 2017
I can spot his and those of a few others (as well as videos by Steve Villa). All of the models I know have had only good things to say about him. You're lucky to have worked with him. I'm looking forward to having a drink with him ;)
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dungeonguy59 Featured By Owner Feb 1, 2017
About all I can say about him, too. Have fun, he's great to have a burger and a beer with!
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Rob66 Featured By Owner Feb 2, 2017
:)  And I love that picture you have of Rachel. I got to meet her last summer and really had a nice time talking with her!
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dungeonguy59 Featured By Owner Feb 2, 2017
Another bit of luck there, then, too. I've really enjoyed every time I've worked with her, and look forward to the next time!
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RenderPretender Featured By Owner Jan 31, 2017  Hobbyist Digital Artist
I bought a new car and needed money so I thought... bondage site.

LMAO, God bless America.  Excellent interview, he seems like a cool dude.
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berseh Featured By Owner Feb 1, 2017
Apparently, it works if all you want is your usual Hyundai :)
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Rob66 Featured By Owner Feb 1, 2017
I opted to shovel driveways in winter and cut grass in spring/summer.  I wish I thought out of the box like he did when I wanted a car!  ;)
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berseh Featured By Owner Feb 1, 2017
That's my Rob! :D
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Rob66 Featured By Owner Feb 1, 2017
Glad you approve lol
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art1watcher Featured By Owner Jan 31, 2017
Again another interesting interview :)
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Rob66 Featured By Owner Feb 1, 2017
I'm glad you enjoyed it!  Thank you!
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art1watcher Featured By Owner Feb 1, 2017
;)
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Curia-DD Featured By Owner Jan 31, 2017  Hobbyist Writer
Another fantastic interview Rob!!!
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Rob66 Featured By Owner Jan 31, 2017
Thanks, Denise  :)
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dannysuling Featured By Owner Jan 31, 2017  Hobbyist General Artist
Thanks, Rob, for posting this interview. I've been an occasional visitor to Ropexpert's gallery for perhaps a decade, and have seen hiss style mature and flourish. Since I don't know him personally, I can only say that he comes across as sincere and perhaps just a bit whimsical, but very direct: no frills to get in the way of the impact he's looking for. And clearly his models appreciate that, since they do such a good job for him.

Enjoyed it.

(But he needs an editor for his writing....)
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Rob66 Featured By Owner Jan 31, 2017
The most interesting thing I learned from him after the interview is that he doesn't even have a password for his site. He really does just want to be on the "fun" side of the business and lets his webmaster handle the business aspect. When I asked him a question about a model on his site, I had to send him the picture at issue because he couldn't access it himself. But he is a very down to earth guy and he really goes out of the way to make models comfortable when they work with him.
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dannysuling Featured By Owner Jan 31, 2017  Hobbyist General Artist
That's an interesting tidbit.

Yes, he really does come across as down-to-earth.

Thanks again.
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agentofchaos53 Featured By Owner Jan 31, 2017
Like to see girls being carried over the shoulder of another girl passed out tied and some not tied..
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Rob66 Featured By Owner Jan 31, 2017
Sounds like nice scenarios to me  :)
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Her-Silent-Face Featured By Owner Jan 31, 2017  Hobbyist Photographer
Nice, love rope expert, he has some good ties. Love it when he ties up Serene Isley. 
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Rob66 Featured By Owner Jan 31, 2017
She loves it too and they've got lots of sets together for both of his sites. He uses huge ballgags with her too!
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Rook-07 Featured By Owner Jan 31, 2017  Professional Digital Artist
Great interview! It's nice to get some insight to some of these bondage producers. I've been a member of rope expert in the past. I have not been a member of nab her. I may have to check that one out. 
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