Spanking View

 Alex Reynolds is relatively new to the Spanking Website scene, but she has been shooting with many sites recently and is on the rise.  I have shot her for the Girl Spanks Girl site and we have been making plans for another shoot in the fall.  Alex was gracious enough to share some of her deepest thoughts about spanking and throughout the interview you can find out where you will find her scenes if you would like to see more of Alex.

CAMERAMAN:  Hello Alex, thank you for taking the time to answer questions for The Spanking View.

ALEX:  Hi! Thanks for having me!

CAMERAMAN: 1.  What was the first time you remember being spanked and can you tell us a little about that experience?

ALEX:  I sometimes played spanking games with my friends when I was a kid, but the first time that I got a “real” spanking was shortly after my eighteenth birthday. I had always thought about spanking all my life, but didn’t know how one could go about getting spanked until I discovered a leather strap that could have no use besides spanking hidden in the drawer of a male friend’s desk when I was snooping. I confided to him that I had been going through his stuff and seen this, and that I had always had spanking fantasies. Eventually, he agreed to give me a spanking. It was an extremely nerve-racking experience! I had always imagined what it would be like, but I didn’t know how it would really feel, how much it would hurt, how long it would last or anything like that. The actual spanking was amazing, though. He spoke to me in a very stern but kind voice about what he was going to do, then lifted my skirt, pulled down my panties and put me over his lap. He spanked me hard with his hand and I cried– largely because I was so overwhelmed with excitement, anxiety, relief and happiness that it was actually happening! And because it hurt! I remember spending a very long time looking at my butt in the mirror afterwards and asking myself if this was real or not. There a more detailed version of this story on My Blog.

CAMERAMAN:  2.  Were you spanked very often growing up and if so by relatives or friends or both?

ALEX:  I wasn’t really spanked when I was growing up. When I first went to school, I sometimes played games with my friends that involved spanking, but my friends never did it hard enough for my liking! Eventually, I became too shy and embarrassed to participate in these games. No adults ever spanked me for disciplinary reasons. I didn’t get a single swat. It was sometimes threatened, and I felt very afraid that people would see my face light up with excitement at the threat, but no one ever followed through

CAMERAMAN:  3.  What would you say your interest is in spanking?  And to what extent?

ALEX:  I’m pretty much interested in everything to do with spanking! I think about it ALL THE TIME. When I’m with spanko friends, it’s always coming up in conversation. I’m in a spanking based relationship with my boyfriend, too. I like the vulnerability of having my bottom bared and being put over someone’s lap to be spanked. I like the inevitability of it, too. When it’s announced that I’m going to be spanked, whether for punitive reasons or just for fun, there’s nothing that can be done about it. The power is entirely away from me, and I love that feeling (when I’m with someone I trust, of course!) I also like being spanked for fun: one of my best friends, Heather Michaels and I have made a bunch of silly videos where we spank each other with strange objects that we’ve found and laugh the whole way through. I can’t really explain WHY spanking is so special to me, but it really is my favorite thing in the entire world, and I’m constantly thankful for the opportunities that I get to use spanking as my profession, as part of my relationship, and as a way to connect with friends!

CAMERAMAN:  4.  Heather Michaels is indeed very pretty and spankable.  Hopefully I can shoot her for one of our sites some day!  So you enjoyed spanking Heather —   do you prefer to spank or get spanked or both?

ALEX:  I definitely prefer to be spanked. I like to spank other girls. It sort of feels more like playacting to me than anything, though, even if I’m giving a thorough spanking. It’s something that I am not bad at, but it isn’t deeply seated within me the way that being spanked is. At the end of the day, there really isn’t anything I like more than getting a spanking!

CAMERAMAN:  5.  What was the hardest spanking you received in real life and on film?

ALEX:  The hardest spanking that I received in real life is kind of a hard thing for me to pinpoint, because my emotions at the time are very influential to how hard I perceive things to be. The spanking that stands out as the hardest is a disciplinary spanking that my boyfriend gave me for being irresponsible and disobeying him. He spanked me while I was laying over pillows with a paddle made out of tire-tread. It wasn’t long at all, but it seemed like it hurt more than anything I’d ever felt! A lot of this was the result of my own disappointment in myself and my desire to submit to the spanking and really let it get to me. Another spanking which is memorable, and was certainly longer and more physically intense, was one of the first canings that I received. This was a spanking which I got simply because I’d asked to be spanked hard, as that was what I really wanted at that particular moment. I’d previously been afraid of canes, but I’d had a few shorter canings and had grown more comfortable. My boyfriend caned me quite hard for a long time with a fairly short cane while I was over his lap. It hurt A LOT but I felt very safe and pleased and comfortable the entire time. I was marked and bruised afterwards, and I liked that a lot, too.

The hardest spanking I’ve received on film was during the only real discipline video that I’ve ever done. It’s from a shoot I did with Lily Starr Spanking. Robert Wolf spanked me for being very irresponsible and disorganized during my first trip as a traveling model. He used his hand, a wooden paddle, two straps and then the cane. I cried very hard! I generally don’t like the idea of doing real discipline videos because it seems too personal, but I was very repentant about this and have a wonderful friendship with Robert, so it was very comfortable for me on an emotional level. It also helped me to let go of my guilt and get restarted as a responsible girl, and I’m pleased to say that I’ve had no repeats of that behavior! 😀

CAMERAMAN:  6.  Tell us about how you became a spanking model.

ALEX:  I actually started out as a generic nude model. It was originally just something that I did for some cash when I was a college student. I found some gigs taking naked photos off of craigslist and I would bring a male friend along to make sure that I was safe. Eventually, I met some real art photographers and got into doing some awesome stuff. When I moved to Los Angeles, I started doing lots of nude shoots. It was my full time job. I sometimes did shoots with fetish themes– tied wrists, blindfolds, something shoved in my mouth, et cetera, but I felt too shy to do any actual fetish shoots. Around the same time as I started blogging, I got to the point where I felt confident about myself as a spanking enthusiast to want to be in spanking videos. I then started contacting various video producers in the LA area and did my first shoot! Getting more and more shoots has been easier since then, although I’m always still looking for modeling work (both spanking and otherwise!). I still think of myself as just getting started as a spanking model, but I do have big plans, and I love doing spanking videos so much!

CAMERAMAN:  7.  I don’t know if you realize this or not, but your first shoot with Clare Fonda was the last time she was spanked by a female.  Can you tell us about your experiences working with Clare and what was it like to spank her and get spanked by her?

ALEX:  I knew that my shoot with Clare was one of the last spanking shoots that she did. I didn’t know that I was the last female to spank her! That’s actually very exciting to hear: I guess that can be one of my “claims to fame.” When Clare and I had discussed the shoot during the planning phases, we hadn’t talked about me spanking her. It was something that we came up with near the end of the day. I was pretty nervous about it, because I’d never done a video where I topped and I wasn’t giggling the entire time! It was a scene that had quite a bit of talking in it, as well, but I managed to get into the right headspace to make myself sound Toppy. Once I got over feeling nervous about it, spanking Clare was a lot of fun. She was very responsive, and she has such a cute bottom, I just let myself get into it and stopped worrying about doing it perfectly. I think it turned out really well!

 

The whole experience of working with Clare was really great. She’s such a fun person. The scenes that we were doing were really well suited to my personality as a spankee: I really do think of myself as a good girl who is sometimes just very naughty and in need of correction, so getting into that character wasn’t any work at all. I enjoyed being spanked by Clare– she gave me hard but not brutal spankings, and her scolding was awesome to hear in person. I get the impression that a lot of girls don’t like doing so many scenes in one day (we shot all the scenes pretty much back-to-back) but for me, it was pretty much a dream come true! I’d watched a bunch of Clare’s videos ever since I first got on the internet, so spending the whole day getting spanked by her was an amazing experience. My favorite scene that we did together is the one where I get caught with cigarettes and Clare sends me to change into my pajamas for a spanking right in front of the doorway. I like being spanked in pajamas a lot because they feel so relaxed and cozy. One of my favorite pictures of me being spanked comes from that set:

ALEX:  My favorite thing about this photo (above) is the fact that my ears are all red, because I’m blushing from the embarrassing scolding that she’s giving me!

I was sad when you and Clare explained to me that she was retiring from the spanking scene, but I was very happy to have had a chance to have such a great shoot with her before she left. You were both so friendly and easy to work with, and I loved the fact that Clare’s house is full of cats and dogs. Snuggling a cat in between spankings is pretty much the best! 

CAMERAMAN:  8.  You have told me that you will be attending the Shadow Lane Spanking Convention Labor Day weekend.  Have you attended any others and if so, what was that experience like and what will you be looking forward to at Shadow Lane?

ALEX:  Yes! I’m really excited about it! I recently went to my first big spanking event: the Texas All State Spanking Party. It was very exciting because I got to see some of my long-time friends like Christy Cutie and Ten Amorette, plus I got to meet people who I’d only talked to over the internet before. I met lots of other people for the very first time and made some good friends. Did I mention that I got spanked a lot? It was very fun! I also did a bunch of video shoots, which I always love. Being in a big group of spankos and coming up with stories and ideas for videos was way easier than sitting at home and making them up all alone. I didn’t spend a lot of time at the demos or organized events because I was so busy during the party, but I hear that they were really great, too.

I’m looking forward to meeting even more people at Shadowlane, since it’s a bigger party and several friends who I haven’t seen in a long time will be there. I’ve also just begun to take private paid spanking sessions in addition to shooting videos, so I’m currently booking both shoots and sessions for Shadowlane. I can be reached about this at alexinspankingland@gmail.com. I’m very excited about this, because it gives me even more chances to connect with people into spanking that I might have otherwise missed! I’m also going to be going to Chicago Crimson Moon in July, and I’m doing both videos and sessions there. I think I’m addicted to spanking parties now that I’ve gotten a taste of them. I just can’t wait until the next one.

CAMERAMAN:  9.  What are your favorite and least favorite implements.

ALEX:  I like being spanked with a bare hand the best, but I also like hairbrushes and wooden spoons because they can be used OTK and have a nice, domestic feel about them. I also love leather paddles! Those just feel nice and make me all floaty and relaxed! It’s like a hand spanking only amplified. My least favorite implement would be a lexan paddle. The word “lexan” just makes me freeze where I’m standing! It’s the worst possible combination of sting and thud and it drives me crazy.

CAMERAMAN:  10.  Outside of spanking, what are your interests.

ALEX:  I’m basically a huge geek. I’m into a lot of sci-fi and comic books, things like that. I love reading and writing: besides being a spanking blogger, I’m also a fairly well published vanilla writer. I double majored in writing and film history when I was in college, and I love watching movies and talking about them. I’m very into cooking and being domestic, although I can’t say that I’m perfect at it yet. I do love spending time in the kitchen and trying out a new recipe, though. I’m also into playing video games, and I’m a huge indie music fan. My favorite band is The Mountain Goats, and I try to plan the shoots that I have to travel to around their tour schedule. Finally, I’m way too obsessed with cute things. I especially love it when I get to spend time with my friends’ pets, since I don’t have any living with me at the moment.

CAMERAMAN:  11.  Bonus question  – if you could spank or be spanked by any famous person who would it be and why.

ALEX:  In terms of real-life, living famous people, I’d want to be spanked by Nathan Fillion, the actor who played Malcolm Reynolds on the TV show Firefly. I’m kind of obsessed with him. I got the last name of my stage name from the character. I just love the sense of humor that I see from him in everything that he does and in interviews, and I’ve had Firefly related spanking fantasies ever since I first watched the show. Eek! I’m blushing just thinking about it.

CAMERAMAN:  Some might recognize Nathan Fillion for his current hit show CASTLE.  And who wouldn’t want to spank his co-star on that show?!  Thanks for sharing, Alex!