Questions and Answers for Potential
Babes with Blades

If you’ve ever thought about posing for us and had a question or two about it, we’ve collected a few answers that may tell you a little more about what Babes with Blades is all about...

* That’s OK, our Camera Guy's not really a photographer. Actually, he really is the only one of our group that somewhat knows which end of a camera to use without taking a picture of his own nose. Besides, we have to let him take the pictures; it’s his camera. Actually, what we’re looking for are ladies between the ages of 18 and 55 with the kind of natural beauty and body type that work well with our collection of sharp edged photo props to give them that “Femme Fatale” look. You don’t have to have “wash-board abs” or a surgically enhanced figure, we find natural body types quite appealing, and so do our fans. Besides, you’re going to be posing there with a sharp edged object, who’s going to say anything about you not looking great?

* Don’t worry about that, that’s our Camera Guy's job. All you need to do is to relax and have fun. It’s his job to make you look good; if he doesn’t, we don’t feed him. He’s actually gotten quite good at digitally enhancing your pictures and even removing birthmarks, tattoos and after one outdoor session, mosquito bites from the finished shot.

*As Antonio Banderas said in the movie Zorro, “So what’s to know? The pointy end goes into the other fellow.” Seriously, just think of our selection of sharp edged toys as fashion accessories for you and your outfit. You’ll know which item works best for you and gives you “The Look”.

*Good, a healthy respect for things with sharp edges helps all of us around here to keep blood off the carpet. Our staff takes all reasonable precautions with our photo session props and will keep an eye on them for you. You won’t be allowed to hold, carry or use them in any way that may harm either you or the props (or our Staff members). You won’t even be allowed to go running with scissors (our staff has complained that if they aren’t allowed to do that, then our guests can’t either).

*Back in the 90’s when the Internet really got going and all you needed to do to make a disgustingly large amount of money was to put a “Dot - Com” after your name. Where are all of those “Dot - Com” millionaires now? They’re out standing on the street corner holding up a sign that reads “Will CEO your company for food.” We here at Babes with Blades, however, have always believed that we are not just trend setters, but trend leaders. To that end we are proud to state that we have never made a dime on this site and probably never will. It’s not that we have anything against making a buck or that we’re run by a bunch of wealthy eccentrics (although some of this group certifiably loony) it’s just that since this is an artistic site that’s sole reason for existence is to be fun for all, it’s not an easy one to try and make a profit off of.

*Ahem, didn’t you read the last answer? We’re afraid that with our budget, the best we can do is to offer to feed you at the party we usually throw after each photo session. Traditionally, it’s barbeque, but we also know a good Irish bar & grill and a fantastic Mexican food place. (Skippy said it was ok for us to pay you twice what we pay him and the rest of the staff. Hmmm, let’s see… two times nothing equals…?) We personally think you’re better off with the party and food.

*We had to lock both Skippy and Moriarty in a closet when we answered this one. In short, the answer is no. At this time we are not working with nudes. (Please check around in our web site for our definitions of the terms nude, naked and nekid.) It’s not that we have anything against that particular art form; it’s just that it’s not in the direction we want to be going at this time. Now we have no problem with “glamour” photography, which involves “implied” nudity, since our goal here is to be both  Naughty and Nice, but we’ll be happy to work with you on whatever level makes you feel the most comfortable.

*There’s nothing to worry about. You don’t have to list your actual name if you don’t want to and you may use a character or “stage name” if you like. Many of our models enjoy this and have made up some interesting personality sheets about their character. In short, you can be as anonymous as you want to be. We do not post our models’ full name (except when permission is given) nor do we post any other information about them anywhere on our site. All of our contact information about you is kept on another system.

*As we said above, we do not give out or sell any information about our models. At this time, we are not collecting any direct marketing information about the people who visit our site, so we have no mailing lists to sell to marketers or “Spamers”. However, in the future, we may start collecting some contact information to make available to direct product marketers for related products like swords, daggers, Ren Faires, etc., but only with our fan’s permission.

*If our admin stats site can be trusted, apparently lots of folks do every day. Mostly it’s the friends and fans of our wonderful “Babes” and some of those fans are in some pretty far off places. Our site has recorded hits from just about every major country on this planet (and many of the minor ones, too). We receive hundreds of hits every day and thousands each month from our fans from all over the U.S. to all across Europe and even Asia! When your pictures go up on our site, you become an instant international star. Ok, people are not going to be stopping you on the street and asking for your autograph and giving you the red carpet treatment, but - hey - it could happen.

* That's another good question and the answer depends on what day of the week it is and whether or not we're bringing donuts to the weekly staff meeting. There are at least seven of us who show up here on a regular basis starting, of course, with the guy who started it all, the BladeMaster. Then there's (me) Web Guy, Camera Guy and our Production Manager. They are allowed to use these names because they all have day jobs and would like to keep a low profile. (Remember what we said about being as anonymous as you want to be?) After that, there's Skippy, Moriarty and Ohshee. They don't mind our using their names because none of them have a day job with the exception of Ohshee who has a part time job at a place called "Wok Around the Clock" a 24 hour Oriental food restaurant with a 1950's sock-hop decor. Trust me, you do not want to hear this man sing "Blue Suede Shoes". Let's just say that we are an eclectic bunch who are out to have some fun with this web site and leave it at that.

* Our main office is located in the far north-east side of the Dallas - Fort Worth metroplex high atop the ... ok, you got us on that one. Even with our group’s combined finances we are only occasionally able to scrape together enough petty cash to rent space in the coffee shop at the local Bowl-A-Rama bowling alley (back booth #7, next to the Star Trek pinball machine). We do most of our photo work over at Camera Guy’s place and we do some of our outside shots over in the BladeMaster‘s backyard. We used to be allowed to meet over in his home until Skippy and Ohshee held a mock duel with a weed wacker and an electric hedge trimmer in the living room.. (Boss, once again, I want to publicly apologize for those two and say we are really sorry about your aquarium and those drapes.) After the “incident” we now move our meetings from one of our homes to the other, but our Production Manager will only let us meet in her garage since Skippy, Moriarty and Ohshee are not allowed in her house. Smart lady.

* Not having a studio to work out of allows us to be quite flexible. As we said, most of our photo work is done onsite at Camera Guy’s place and in the nicer weather, in the BladeMaster’s garden. We also will set up a photo session on location anywhere that has an interesting background and where we won’t be breaking too many local laws. We can even set up a session at your home, backyard or other location that you enjoy and feel comfortable in. When we’re shooting at your place, we usually don’t invite Skippy, Moriarty and Ohshee as it helps to keep the damages down to a minimum.

*Well, yes... and no. Since the title of our site is “Babes with Blades” we're afraid that the guys will have to pose for their own site (please see our picture of “Dudes with Daggers”). This site is given totally over to the most dangerous of the species, the female (hence the “Babes” title). If, however, you would like a picture for yourselves, we’re sure that Camera Guy will be happy to take them for you.

Well, those are the answers to the most frequently asked questions people have had about posing for us. If you have any others or would like to go ahead and set up a photo session with us, just drop us an email from our Contact Us page and we will get back to you as soon as we can.

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