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Frogwoman Sam – Getting into a Viking Drysuit – Frogwoman Sam is already zipped up from head to toe in her skintight smooth-skin neoprene rubber wetsuit, but that isn’t going to stop her from stepping into and zipping herself up under another rubber layer, a shiny bright green and blue vulcanised rubber Viking drysuit!
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Frogwoman Tatjana – Pro AM Drysuit, Interspiro Dive – Completely protected from the outside world under a layer of heavy vulcanized rubber, neoprene and plastic. A positive pressure Interspiro Divator Mk.2 full face mask strapped on tightly to her rubber hooded head. Rubber gloves protect her hands. To make sure she can dive in even the most contaminated water, 3 finger mittens add an extra layer of protection. A stunningly beautiful and colourful hazmat diver!
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Want to see how Russian beauty Frogwoman Tatjana looks when she’s not wearing her hazmat diving drysuit?
Getting into a wetsuit – Watch the full length video: https://www.hapwater.com/videos
I’m always being asked to film the girls getting into their wetsuits, so finally I got around to asking Frogwoman Sam to show us how she slips into her skin-tight neoprene rubber wetsuit, pulls on her neoprene socks and hood, wriggles her fingers into her tight rubber gloves, straps on her diving knife, compass and depth meter, pulls on her tank and finally her weight belt. Over 10 minutes from start to end!
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For those of you who don’t know anything about me, let me tell you of some of the things that inspire and motivate my work.
I’ve been taking pictures of beautiful Frogwomen since the late 1980s! Originally with a film camera and now a DSLR. Influenced by films from the 1960s and 70s where beautiful women would wear tight form fitting rubber wetsuits, almost always combined with twin-hose regulators and oval dive masks. Not afraid to look sexy in their smooth beavertail wetsuits, with fashionable petal bathing caps protecting their long hair, a vision of these powerful women was burnt brightly into my then young impressionable imagination!
Some of the films that have inspired me: Man’s Favorite Sport, Code 7… Victim 5, James Bond (particularly Thunderball), Fantastic Voyage
As modern diving equipment has evolved it has become much safer and more comfortable to use, but for me at least, it has lost the pure and simple attraction of the vintage gear.
It has long been my goal to revisit those more innocent years, when SCUBA diving was an extraordinary and exciting activity for a young woman, where the diving suits and equipment accentuated the female form. In conclusion, I present to you my life work…
If you like your Frogwomen in rubber, check this out – Maria Perschy in a rubber suit!
Rubber Interspiro Wetsuit Dive – Frogwoman Tatjana goes for a dive, testing out a rubber Interspiro Divator Mk.2 full face mask. Suited up in her skin-tight smoothskin wetsuit. She straps the mask securely to her face before entering the water to see how she likes the mask. Watch the full video HERE.
Frogwoman Anne – Poseidon Viking Dive. Watch the full length video: https://www.hapwater.com/videos
Protected under two rubbery layers, smoothskin neoprene rubber wetsuit and a thick vulcanized rubber Viking drysuit. Pretty German Frogwoman Anne gears up and dives in a Poseidon Atmosphere full face mask. Adverse weather conditions mean she’s just as wet out of the water as she is under the water!
Poseidon Heavy Gear Dive – Russian Frogwoman Tatjana struggles to get herself into a very heavy Gates AM Pro rubber drysuit. Already zipped up snug and warm, she’s covered from head to toe in shiny, smooth-skin neoprene rubber. Now she needs to make sure that no water will penetrate down to her skin. She seals herself under another layer of thick, heavy rubber. Strapping on a Poseidon full face diving mask and affixing heavy rubber mittens to the suit, she backs into the water for a nice refreshing dive.
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More information about the full face dive mask that Tatjana is wearing in this video – https://poseidon.com/products/regulators-gauges/atmosphere
Frogwoman Émilie – Technisub at the Beach. Young French Frogwoman Émilie has her very first experience with the classic Technisub full face dive mask. Rubber hoses connect the mask to a vintage Mistral regulator, one hose to supply air, the other for her exhaled breath. Sealed tightly under a waterproof skin of smooth and shiny neoprene rubber, she pulls on a pair of Balco fins before finally affixing the ffm to her face. With every inch of her body covered in black rubber, she needs to cool off, the water looks very inviting!
You can watch the full length (Over 11 minutes) video HERE!
I remember a very nervous 19 year old girl being dropped off at the location in the South of France by her father. I’m not too sure what she expected, but after chatting a little bit and explaining the shoot process, she started to relax and we could begin work. It always takes a bit of time for new girls to fully relax in front of the camera and Émilie was no exception.
I will always start with easy stuff, beavertail jacket, hair free to blow in the wind, snorkel and mask. Then I slowly introduce heavier gear, full suit, hood, socks, gloves etc. Finally it’s time for the full face masks. By this time the girls are totally relaxed and the whole process has been fun and easy, so they’re not freaked out when their face is hidden behind plastic and rubber. Once they realise they can breathe easily, there is no stopping them! It’s all about building trust.
If you’re professional and respectful, attentive to their needs and explain everything you want, these lovely adventurous girls are more than happy to give all sorts of things a go!
Gas Mask on the Rocks – HD Video featuring Russian Frogwoman Tatjana. Never one to miss out on trying something new, Tatjana straps on a yellow silicon modified gas mask with an awesome curved visor.
Perched on the rocks in her skin-tight neoprene rubber wetsuit, hood and gloves. Tatjana tries out a unique, one of a kind, modified for diving gas mask. What I particularly like about the mask is the curved visor. This is totally useless underwater as the curved plastic distorts what you’re seeing. But I love the way it shows the girls eyes and face much clearer than a normal dive mask.
I’ve shot with Tatjana many times and something I’ve noticed is that she seems to be really into the gear she’s wearing. I see her zone out, feeling the mask she’s wearing with her rubber gloved hands, or inspecting her long legs, checking how they look under a rubber skin. Suddenly there is a slight awkwardness as she realizes I’m still there shooting, her cheeks blush ever so slightly. I wonder what she’s been thinking about?
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Frogwoman Anne – The AGAnaut – Way back in 1963, the Swedish company AGA launched their first fog free full face dive mask, the AGA mask. Manufactured from natural rubber, dry air flushes the inside of the visor, keeping it fog free. The mask Frogwoman Anne has strapped to her pretty face was originally purchased in 1980. Smoothskin wetsuit, matching hood, rubber gloves, lead weights and a 7 litre dive tank complete her minimalist dive attire. Of the many full face masks I posses, the AGA mask is the one that I think frames Anne’s face the best, showing off her lovely blue eyes to perfection. Watch the full video HERE.
Rain, rain, rain… And more rain! Obviously Anne was protected under her neoprene rubber skin, but the rain was finding its way between the suit and her naked flesh. She was unbelievably cold. With the wind blowing strongly, she stood her ground and kept performing for the camera.
Only once before had I tried to shoot in such horrible weather. On that occasion I spent the entire time huddled beside Tatjana under a small umbrella, chatting for a hour before calling it a day. This time there would be no cancellation, we were going to shoot whatever the weather! Bravely, Anne slid into her wetsuit, pulled on her neoprene hood and socks, zipper pulled up tight sealing her in. Slipping on her rubber boots and pulling on her rubber gloves, she was ready to shoot.
Masked strapped tightly to her face Anne finally waded into the water. I could see her body tense as the cold lake water leaked into her suit. Knowing she was cold I quickly filmed what we needed. She looked magnificent in the dripping wet neoprene. With her rubber boots still filled with water, Anne ran squelching to the car and jumped in. Turning the heating onto full, she sat shivering for 30 minutes slowly warming up! Then, without any complaint, walked back to the lake and was ready to shoot the next setup. What a pro!
Tell me how you would like to spend a wet afternoon and with which Frogwoman in the comments below.
The Frogwoman – Watch the full length video HERE. What image comes to mind when you think of a Frogwoman? Everyone will have their own idea, but for me ‘The Frogwoman’ can only be Russian beauty Tatjana. Standing at a statuesque 1.82 meters, with her vibrant red hair, she stuns all who meet her dressed in her classic Frogwoman attire! Skin tight rubber wetsuit, dive-knife strapped to her calf. Rubber fins on her feet, weight belt with contrasting yellow weights resting on her hips. Matching yellow and black rubber dive mask and snorkel complete the costume. She knows she looks like a dive goddess and she likes it!
The work day started incredibly early. In order to catch the first morning sun, Tatjana and I arrived at the location at 5am, it was still dark. While I carried all the gear down to the lake, Tatjana slipped into her very tight wetsuit. Shivering in the fresh and dewy morning air, she carefully made her way down the sharp rocks and into position just as the sun rose over the hillside. Bathed in a glorious warm golden light, she slipped her cold feet into a pair of neoprene socks. We briefly paused shooting just to appreciate the beauty of the moment, a moment even more intense for me as just seeing Tatjana standing dressed as she was, curves and bumps glistening in the sunlight was like being in an erotic dream!
On a shoot I am normally fully preoccupied with just making sure I capture all of the footage and photos needed. I don’t get a chance to just stop and admire the beautiful women standing in front of me through anything other than the viewfinder of my camera. Sometimes I wish I could just sit back and watch the girls and not be worrying about whether the shot is in focus or the audio is being recorded!
Once we had wrapped this sequence, it was straight back up to the car so Tatjana could warm up before the next take. The passenger seat in my car has been host to many neoprene covered bottoms over the years!
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