Hegre-Art is a site that we here at JanesGuide have reviewed highly in the past, way back when they started in 2002 – in fact, I would go so far as to say that they are in my top 5 softcore or fine-art nude websites online today, if not THE top. And yet somehow, when looking for the review to update, I found that our review disappeared altogether at some point along the way.
Norwegian photographer Petter Hegre started his site more than 10 years ago, to showcase his uniquely intimate style of nude photography. His very first book pre-dates the site by a couple of years: “My Wife” is an intimate, quite voyeuristic feeling photographic collection of his first wife. Since then he’s remarried (2003) model wife Luba, who also features in a book, and while she is no longer a mainstay on Hegre-Art, she does still appear in it’s galleries from time to time.
Visitors can browse a the vast collected work in many ways: by model, by update date, top rated, or most viewed. Each update has a couple of medium-ish images, along with a photo count of what’s inside. The video preview is similar – you can see a couple of sample images and a runtime (10-15 minutes on average) but no more. The “travel” section is the most interesting to me, as Petter blogs about his travels, casting of models and behind the scenes peeks with a ton of photographic outtakes. One of the things I love about his site is that it lets the personalities of the models come through more than most sites do, and the travel section is part of that. There are parts of the site, like the live cams, that seem superfluous. Those appear to be 3rd party cam network, branded for the site but without the artistic flair and quality that the rest of the site is about.
Once inside, you can browse the same as on the outside: by model, update date, highest rated, most viewed. Photos are available in 3 different resolutions in zip files, the highest resolution of which is a whopping 10,0000pixel size. Videos are offered in mv4, mov, wvm and flash formats. The archived videos start to go down in quality when you dig into the really far back archives, which is to be expected.
The site is updated daily, with 7 photo galleries and 1 movie per week typically. Members seem quite interactive in posting comments, which tend to remain respectful of the models and quality of work being portrayed. In all, excellent site well worth the subscription for it’s exclusive content and gorgeous locations. There are also versions of the site specifically formatted for the iPad and and iPhone/iPod touch.
Oh, and almost forgot: there is also a shop online, where you can buy signed copies of his books, business and mini-card sized cards, fine-art prints, DVDs and USB cards.
Costs:
$29.95/month recurring
$99.95/6 months recurring
$150/year non-recurring, includes optional free hardcopy DVD
$799/lifetime membership (*always remember this is lifetime of the site – and yet probably still a safe bet on a site this established)Cross-sales: none
Billing via: CCbill or Epoch 3rd party processors
