Lew Rubens, Kink.com's Bondage Consultant, has been teaching both amateurs and experts the ropes for years. But while classes and demos are certainly a lot of fun, they don't give quite the same sense of accomplishment as watching someone grow from a BDSM novice into a master rigger. So when he crossed paths with an eager student named Luke Degre last year, Lew didn't hesitate accepting the fledgling rigger as his new apprentice. Dedicated and passionate about his education, Luke was a model pupil. After over a year of intensive training, Lew felt confident that his protégé was ready, and helped set up an audition shoot so that Luke could try to turn his dream of working for Kink.com into a reality.