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- Robert Henry

This is the second set from the Alchemy shoot that I ran in December. I felt like it was so different from the rest of the set that I worked it different and present it as an adjunct.

I love the “spotlight” effect on this set! Vanity looks super hot, as usual.

- Dirk Hooper

This shoot is pure pin-up and Vanity brought her bedroom eyes for this set. There are a lot of shots that look like Olivia painted them, but she doesn’t typically bring the darkness like I do.

Vanity really took to this environment and picked the perfect outfit. That attitude of hers was on full display and it makes for a fantastic set.

For a shoot in such a small confined environment I snapped a lot of photos on this one… so much so that I actually have another smaller set from this that I’ll run sooner or later. Vanity stood up for about a third of the shoot and the whole look and style changed. I’ve worked the photos so they could show up any time.

A photo from this set was part of my Fetish Project exhibition in Belgium, and it has the distinction of being chosen for the posters and postcards for the show. I can’t tell you how I felt running around Brussels, into all the little fetish boutiques and music shops, and seeing our work on display in a foreign European city.

That alone makes this set very special to me.

- Dirk Hooper

Yet another great set from the Conservatory in Oklahoma City (we got a lot of very cool shoots in that venue and we’re headed back soon)!

I’ve done a lot of beautiful sets with Toxic Goddess Vanity but “Checkmate” is my favorite. Her outfit was fantastic, I really liked the setting and I think I chose the right lighting to create the mood you see here. Vanity did a perfect job on this set too, she seemed to have an endless series of poses and expressions. We were both on our game during this shoot.

Frankly, if I get one portfolio quality shot out of a set them I’m ecstatic. “Checkmate” seems to have one portfolio shot after another.

- Dirk Hooper

- Robert Henry

This set is another great set from the Conservatory in OKC. It was our second time shooting there and we’ve managed to get some great sets while shooting there. Vanity was spot on as usual. She provided a wonderful blend of sultry and sweet, sexy kitten. Here expressions tell you that she’s both naughty and nice; certainly worth the worship.

I call it “Booth Space” because she’s in a booth and she occupies that space oh so well. We really lucked out given that her outfit matched the wall so closely. It was one of those wonderful “ah, ha!” moments. I’m really fond of the shots where she’s laying in the booth and I’m shooting beneath the table.

- Robert Henry

Colorridor (color+corridor) is simply an attempt to make something interesting from the mundane. Vanity and I were at a regular house that was in between occupants in a cold December. I love shooting in locations because it offers so much potential. In this case a simple hallway with all sorts of junk strewn around allowed us to play around some (it was  a bit more tidy when we got there but it was much more interesting as a mess).

Vanity took a simple body-suit (that became so much more once she put it on) and I threw in some creative color. From there she delivered. The shoot is an experiment in so many ways; from the color which didn’t always cooperate (hence the red lights not always firing) to Vanity’s use of a limited space. I think it is always a good idea to try and see beyond what’s in front of you. Sometimes mistakes happen but those can add to the creative vibe of a shoot if you let them.

I feel that some shots from this set are really beautiful, some sexy and a couple are a bit weird. However, I like that there’s a variety and I even cut a few that for one reason or another just didn’t fit. Maybe someday, they’ll see the light of day. Until then, enjoy.

- Robert Henry

Yet another set from our shoot at the Conservatory in Oklahoma City. I was dying to do a bar shoot and I couldn’t get two better models to play the parts here.

Selkie turns in a tour de force, with the acrobatics at the beginning and the seduction at the end. Vanity looks almost, dare I say… submissive, in these shots. Both models turn up the heat by the finale.

I lit the set to look like a typical bar and concentrated on doing a sequential set that tells the story of a very motivated bar patron. This is a combination of straight glamour that hopefully also looks like a reality shoot.

As Garth Marenghi says… Enjoy.

- Dirk Hooper

This is a set where I’ve got a specific idea that I want to capture for a gallery piece. This is a sample of the shots I took to get that piece.

Robert and I sat around trying to get this lighting effect for what must have been 30 minutes. Moving lights and adjusting apertures until I was about to give up… then, of course, it all came together and I got that dappled light that I wanted so bad. I wanted this to look like one of John Bolton’s vampire paintings and I think I got close with the color palette and tone.

Vanity was the perfect choice to portray the cool beauty that I needed for the shot. These photos are surprisingly varied, despite the fact that I gave her very little space to move around in.

One of the shots from this set ended up on the wall at Fetish Project in Belgium.

- Dirk Hooper

What better way to celebrate the hottest part of the year than to pay tribute to the steamy pulp novels of yesteryear? Have you ever seen the covers of those old pulp novels? I had those cover paintings firmly in mind when I did this shoot.

And speaking of steamy… how hot is Toxic Goddess Vanity with a steely revolver in her hand and wearing a pink robe with slippers? She’s glamour and danger all rolled into one package!

There’s just something about a dangerous woman…

- Dirk Hooper