I love the name Bondage Forte. Although, it does make me want to say Rico Suave right afterwards, for those of you not caught in the 1990's, this fine site is no one hit wonder. It's well produced and it hits the right note for anyone who appreciates bondage pictures taken by someone with (get ready for it) a real forte for simple, straightforward photography with few bells and whistles but great creativity.

There are 24 amateur models in 154 extra large, high-res galleries currently. Believe me; one can see every precise detail right down to the goose bumps on exposed skin. Something that I haven't noticed so far anywhere else is that unlike typical BDSM photo spreads on BondageForte the women start out often as normally dressed. That's right you see them in everyday clothes and then they're stripped slowly and then gradually bound, which makes for a great buildup of anticipation.

About 37 of the Bondage Forte photo shoots are accompanied by a great-looking video in Windows Media format, there are about three in MPEGs that I couldn't get to play but they did suggest downloading a third party codec pack if any files didn't seem to work. The videos usually last under 5 minutes but it appears that most of the future updates will include a clip as all the videos appear starting at the end of November 2005 and they have been consistently added since.

The quality is excellent, but the site offers something more in my opinion. Although, I have seen several fine S&M photography sites, BondageForte has a unique appeal of its own. The layouts maintain a certain amateur quality while being crisp, clear, having a slight glamorous edge and demonstrating a certain ingenuity in their progressive presentation of typical, unassuming looking amateurs being transformed into bondage babes.