I feel the spring coming on in southern california…last week was the first time in months I got to shoot outside all day- it was nearing 80 degrees and their wasn’t a cloud in the sky- perfect shooting weather/temperature as far as im concerned—sasha heart took to these conditions like a bee to honey Since sasha has a nearly flawless complexion, make up was done in no time and we were rolling by about 945-id say about 45 min ahead of schedule—we figured sasha looked best with the su...

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An assumption in forty-nine states is that California experiences summertime year round. I believe it was The Mamma’s and the Pappa’s who started this rumor back in 1965 with the Billboard hit, “California Dreaming”. The only endless summer that I have experienced was nothing like the classic surf film of the same name. Mine happened due to a stubbornness to not wear anything but board shorts for the entire first year that I lived in California and constantly calling the friends I left in the...

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Good Wednesday Morning to All, The actual cliche escapes me as I write this daily word but I find myself in the mindset of "The only thing certain in life is change". In all organizations personnel change. This year The Ranch staff has experienced quite a bit of change. Some of the crew changes have been shocking, some sudden, some necessary but all definitely contain a feeling of loss and sadness. Not only is the emotional toll tough but the physical toll of stopping, pick...

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Although Ohio isn't my favorite of places right now, yesterday we shot a charming blonde from Cleveland who strips at a men's club called 'Diamonds'. Her name is Shawna Lenee and I hope Diamonds' management turns up the lights when she steps on stage. Her smile is absolutely adorable, but see for yourself...

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A few months back we saw some stunning photos of a girl from Idaho who lived and raced at a local ski area. Apparently she was willing to come and shoot with us in sunny Southern Cal as long as we honored her boundaries regarding how hot she’d shoot. She’d turned down Playboy a year ago as she didn’t want to deal with their exclusive contract as she’d be tied up for the better part of two ye...

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We shot shawna lenee’ last week at the ranch on one of the many summer-like days we’ve been having- there’s just something so correct about socal blondes in the summer. We found shawna on an agency site that mainly deals with hard-core bookings- so we were surprised and rather disappointed that such a beautiful young girl would choose to “take” wieners for a living(for the time being)-did she fall in with the wrong crowd? Did she get tricked into these gang bang scenes? “No way” she...

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So, we quietly added some major improvements to our sister-site, Daily Desktops over the last couple months. We're glad to let you guys know that our desktops are now available in up to 1680px wide resolution! Since wide-screen higher definition monitors are now so common, the old 1280 resolution just wasn't working out for a lot of you guys. I've collected a few of my favorites for you guys. If you're a current member, you have access! Just click the ...

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But—Webster defines it as “except for the fact”. Add one more t to the end and it becomes “the fact”. Look back through the Daily Word archives and you may notice it happens to be one of my favorite visual subjects. In fact I will be the first to celebrate it. Many or some of you will disagree with my approach but I will make conversation and even advance toward a female solely based on the size and shape of her butt. My favorites are the petite apple shaped bottoms. My earlies...

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Yesterday, we shot a busty blonde bomber named Riley Evans. She was ready and eager to shoot with us, even showed up half an hour early. Evans has appeared in over 50 adult titles and is a certified expert at dropping jaws. Riley likes to joke and tease the crew when she's in production. All day we...

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Today is a good day- the sun is out- its Friday- and the boys and i- (Stephen, todd, jp, Andrew, zeek, Johnny sammy) just got finished with a nice game of four on four basketball- the hoop has been a great addition to the ranch –when ever we feel a little over whelmed in the office or stressed during productions, its nice to take it outside and shoot a few hoops, or play some 1 on 1- then take a cool down/off dip in the pool— As my man zeek pointed out we just shot a lovely by the n...

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The evolution of DDG video by J. Stephen Hicks About ten years ago when we started this site my full time job was that of still photographer—period. I’d studied black and white fine art photography in Boulder at the University of Colorado, and then moved onto Brooks Institute in Santa Barbara to round out my formal photography education. I then moved down to Los Angeles assisting at Playboy and thereafter for a variety of established commercial photographers--still p...

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Hello Everybody Well let me start off saying HEREs JOHNNYeee.. So I am Johnny and I am the new member of the Hicks Ranch team now. I am going to tell you a little bit about me. It all started when I was a baby and the Pops had to take that very first photo of me, ever since that flash hit my eye ball, my life has been all about photography. Once I turned sixteen the Pops said "time to get a job Johnny", and I wasn’t going to work at a fast food spot. So I got a job wo...

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If you were to walk into my house say five or six years ago you would notice the collection of books carefully arranged by subject and covering a wall from floor to ceiling. Across from my library you would find a smaller yet still extensive collection of music, arranged by artist within each genre. CD’s, vinyl and even a stack of cassettes frame an old stereo. I missed the 8-track period by a few years. Next to the television set you would have found the one movie that I owned...

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Look at this poor chap. Definitely a tough job we do here. This is Mark Lit slaving away at the back-breaking labor of photographing a gorgeous model. Observe his tense muscles and they barely find the strength to hold up the camera AND lens... as he lays flat on his back. Even though his legs are dead tired and can no longer hold up his weight, he struggles to continue getting in shots of Andie ...

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about face! some like boobs, some butts, some muffins, there are stomach men, leg men, back men, neck men, feet men---everyone has a favotite characteristic of the opposite sex which defines sexuality for them--- i think its all good, but for me it all starts with the face...her eyes and lips/mouth/teeth in particular--here are 3 stand out models that i have trouble keeping my eyes off of.. meggan has big beautiful green eyes full lips and a slender petite figure-i guess you can say...

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Good Monday morning to all!!!! Todd here on your FM dial... I hope everyone had a pleasant holiday weekend! We start off our second week with the boss out of the office as he travels with the family over spring break. It is always strange when someone (especially the boss) is out for any extended period of time. We are a pretty close knit group of people(very much a family) and when one part of the machine is missing it makes the engine run a bit differently. I wish...

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I would like to reiterate something Todd mentioned in his “word” yesterday about Stephen’s absence not only from the Ranch but from the Continental United States. The time difference between Japan and California is so radically different it makes random phone calls and conversation almost obsolete. I miss hearing the cell go off and seeing the name J. Stephen Hicks on the LCD. Helping by answering a question or having assigned an additional task to my day always ends with a positive message a...

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Some girls don't make sense to anyone else. Working here at Digital Desire, there are fairly frequent conversations about girls and who likes whom and why. We all have our various preferences, viva variety. There's Breast Men, Ass Men, Sock Men, Larger Women Men, Waif Men, Bobble Head Men, Pinhead Men, etc. We have a diverse ecosystem in our offices. Today I've decided to share a couple girls who are often not favorites of a lot of people. For some reason though, I like the...

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Sandra Shine is a stunning beauty from Budapest that brought so much positive energy to our staff that it made us all want to trek over to Europe for more angels just like her. Well, some of us have since been to Europe and know now that Sandra is one-of-a-kind. I think Stephen, our company's head, said it best in the following: "Once again whatever I say about this amazing girl sounds cli...

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In my words and through my eyes- heres my take on the day we shot dakota rae-i didn’t play 1st second or even third assistant to Stephen, and I didn’t shoot- I was on stand by to help whenever and for whatever capacity i was needed…like a gopher…while I was gophing I captured some candid moments with still and video cameras…here are the players… Stephen hicks—the man himself, zenfully awaits for his model to get set—if I know stephen, I would imagine his eyes are meticulously scanni...

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I was never really much of a city boy. Growing up in Colorado I always was most drawn to the hills or the fields or basically any nook of the area that was rural. When I got older and moved to California my connection was still purely that with whatever natural surroundings I could escape to. Moving down to Los Angeles at age 25 I to begin my photography career I chose to settle in Topanga Canyon a rustic, wooded, canyon enclave about 30 minutes out of to...

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