"Never would I have imagined that my little secret would attract so many people."
Ed Fox: Glamour from the Ground Up. Excerpt from the introduction by Dian Hanson
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"My models are hotter than Batters'," says Fox. "It used to be there was only a handful of hot women who would get naked; now they get hotter and nastier every year. I don't have a foot fetish to the extent that I'm not interested in other parts of the body too. A beautiful foot is an extra, the same as shapely breasts or a nice ass, and all part of a feminine shape. Round heel, arch so high if you get down on the floor you can look right under it and out the other side, toes a little curved, this is my idea of an ideal foot. The perfect foot should look like a water slide with all the twists and curves. One I could slide down with my arms straight out like a happy young boy. It's all about voluptuousness."
Today Fox shoots for many magazines and can be credited with introducing leg and foot photography to the mainstream. He admits the thrill isn't what it once was, though. In the beginning it was a wonder when women would simply take their clothes off for his camera; then that they'd allow him to photograph their feet and finally that he could pick the very best feet and photograph them just the way he wanted. But increasingly he notices the camera misses too many shots, that no matter how fast he clicks he can't keep up with the story unreeling in his head.While Playboy was his first inspiration, he was almost equally influenced by the elegant hardcore videos of Andrew Blake. Fox has been making beautiful little videos for himself and his websites as long as I've known him, but now he's intent on being the first to make fulllength fetish films interesting to the wider audience, something Batters never mastered.
The DVD with this book gives a good idea of what to expect from Fox's videos, and whether you fall in the 'beautiful' or 'wrong' camp I suspect if you've bought this book in the first place you're inclined to appreciate Fox's aesthetic, and perhaps share his belief that the foot is a fascinating and worthy part of female beauty. If you're still in the closet about feet, Fox hopes you can learn from his experience.
"I was ashamed about my foot fetish right up 'til I started shooting for Leg Show. I remember shooting a photo of soles that I purposely titled x - the only image I've ever titled - so that people at the time wouldn't suspect anything. Now my foot fetish has given me recognition but I often wish my little secret was still a secret. I would advise others to only share their secret with those like themselves, as some things are better when they remain 'sacred.' The best things about letting my secret out is that it has gotten me around lots of beautiful feet and seeing all the variety makes me appreciate my fiancé's gorgeous feet even more. "The attractions of the foot, like the rest of a woman's body, are intriguing and a mystery. I don't really want to know why. I want to spend the rest of my life trying to figure it out with the answer just beyond reach. That should be enough inspiration to keep me going, with film or video or both. I'm 40 now. Can I see myself still doing this at 60? Still crouching down and trying to scrounge for locations? Yeah. I would rather be famous than rich, so as long as there are fans to validate my vision I'll keep creating more. If just one person really gets what I'm doing and is inspired to carry it on, like I carried on Elmer Batters' legacy, then I'll feel it was all worthwhile."
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"My models are hotter than Batters'," says Fox. "It used to be there was only a handful of hot women who would get naked; now they get hotter and nastier every year. I don't have a foot fetish to the extent that I'm not interested in other parts of the body too. A beautiful foot is an extra, the same as shapely breasts or a nice ass, and all part of a feminine shape. Round heel, arch so high if you get down on the floor you can look right under it and out the other side, toes a little curved, this is my idea of an ideal foot. The perfect foot should look like a water slide with all the twists and curves. One I could slide down with my arms straight out like a happy young boy. It's all about voluptuousness."
Today Fox shoots for many magazines and can be credited with introducing leg and foot photography to the mainstream. He admits the thrill isn't what it once was, though. In the beginning it was a wonder when women would simply take their clothes off for his camera; then that they'd allow him to photograph their feet and finally that he could pick the very best feet and photograph them just the way he wanted. But increasingly he notices the camera misses too many shots, that no matter how fast he clicks he can't keep up with the story unreeling in his head.While Playboy was his first inspiration, he was almost equally influenced by the elegant hardcore videos of Andrew Blake. Fox has been making beautiful little videos for himself and his websites as long as I've known him, but now he's intent on being the first to make fulllength fetish films interesting to the wider audience, something Batters never mastered.
The DVD with this book gives a good idea of what to expect from Fox's videos, and whether you fall in the 'beautiful' or 'wrong' camp I suspect if you've bought this book in the first place you're inclined to appreciate Fox's aesthetic, and perhaps share his belief that the foot is a fascinating and worthy part of female beauty. If you're still in the closet about feet, Fox hopes you can learn from his experience.
"I was ashamed about my foot fetish right up 'til I started shooting for Leg Show. I remember shooting a photo of soles that I purposely titled x - the only image I've ever titled - so that people at the time wouldn't suspect anything. Now my foot fetish has given me recognition but I often wish my little secret was still a secret. I would advise others to only share their secret with those like themselves, as some things are better when they remain 'sacred.' The best things about letting my secret out is that it has gotten me around lots of beautiful feet and seeing all the variety makes me appreciate my fiancé's gorgeous feet even more. "The attractions of the foot, like the rest of a woman's body, are intriguing and a mystery. I don't really want to know why. I want to spend the rest of my life trying to figure it out with the answer just beyond reach. That should be enough inspiration to keep me going, with film or video or both. I'm 40 now. Can I see myself still doing this at 60? Still crouching down and trying to scrounge for locations? Yeah. I would rather be famous than rich, so as long as there are fans to validate my vision I'll keep creating more. If just one person really gets what I'm doing and is inspired to carry it on, like I carried on Elmer Batters' legacy, then I'll feel it was all worthwhile."
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Ed Fox: Glamour from the Ground Up
Hardcover + DVD, 21.2 x 30 cm (8.3 x 11.8 in.), 280 pages
$ 39.99
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Ed Fox's devotion to the female foot
Jewel D'Nyle. Photo (c) Ed Fox
Jodie Moore. Photo (c) Ed Fox