The Bare Elegance Event
$3,199.00
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Prepare for a thrilling exploration of the sexy side of photography! This three-day event offers a rich array of experiences, including photographing diverse models and receiving guidance from multiple expert instructors. Connect with fellow photographers who share your passions, and delve into topics such as fine art nude posing, lighting for the human form, boudoir business, pinup photography, erotic/fetish shoots, glamor lighting, and more! Whether you’re a photography enthusiast, a keen learner, or someone eager to exchange ideas, this event promises to leave you reinvigorated like never before!
If you’ve previously attended my fine art nude or burlesque workshops, you’ve gotten a taste of what is in store for this event. So, what makes this event different? We’ve packed a lot different ‘types’ of sexy into one weekend with more diverse types of shoots, business lectures, and multiple instructors. We are also exploring more in the realm of boudoir and pinup photography to help expand your horizons even more!
Join Bella Kotak as she takes you step-by-step through her creative process capturing whimsical art nude images with a floral motif. Photographers will learn the process of creating a narrative, storyboarding, sculpting light, and directing subjects. Through her live demonstration she will show how she achieves balance and harmony of the subject and natural elements. Furthermore, you’ll gain insights into some of her favorite post-processing techniques to expertly unify the color palette.
Our second day we will explore glitz, glam and fetish. You’ll see how concept development and styling can play a significant role in truly alluring imagery. You’ll begin the day photographing professional burlesque models in incredible costuming, proceeded by a lecture and live demonstration in the realm of fetish and erotic photography.
In the evening is a group pizza party, followed by a lecture from a guest speaker who runs an incredibly successful boudoir business that you won’t want to miss!
Learn to create dynamic, beautiful photographs of the human form whether art nudes, fetish, bondage, or shibari. You’ll learn to create a space where your subjects feel heard, secure and respected, allowing you to further explore the facets of human expression. This demo/presentation will allow your subjects to step ‘outside their comfort zone’ while very much existing within a comfortable space.
Join Cate Scaglione, Boudoir Photographer of the Year (AIBP), as she shows you how to level up your boudoir photography business in every aspect! From optimizing your boudoir brand to mastering the aesthetics that set you apart, Cate will guide you through the sensual storylines and proven client direction that lead to stronger posing and larger sales.
Day1: Fine Art Nude
Lindsay Adler will kick off the by by building strong foundations for the essentials of flattering the nude form. She’ll share her approach to etiquette, go-to art nude poses, and will demonstrate how she directs her subjects to create stunning, flattering shapes. You’ll then have an opportunity to photographs several beautiful sets with professional art nude models.
Day 1: Fine Art Nude
Guest photographer Bella Kotak will demonstrate her techniques for creating striking, dream-like compositions and images using the nude form and florals.
Day 1: Fine Art Nude
Spend time networking with fellow photographers. Then, enjoy a panel of professional art nude models to discuss the industry, do’s and don’ts, and what makes a successful shoot.
Day 2: Burlesque + Fetish
Lindsay Adler will guide you through her creative process of glitz, glam, lighting, set design and… burlesque! She’ll break down her approach to lighting each scene with advanced studio lighting techniques, and then you’ll have an opportunity to shoot a variety of stunning setups with professional burlesque models and costumes.
Day 2: Burlesque + Fetish
Guest speaker Renee Robyn will teach you how to ensure safe spaces for your subjects to create striking imagery, whether art nude, fetish, or shibari. Through live demonstration she will bring one of these images to life.
Day 2: Burlesque
Guest speaker Andrew Hioth will share his formula for success running a 7 figure boudoir business, and provide actionables to use these techniques in your own boudoir system!
Day 3: Boudoir
Guest speaker Cate Scaglione will share her secrets to boudoir magic for the growth of your business, poses, and the magic that occurs between you and your subjects while making cherished images.
Day 3: Boudoir
Photograph a variety of studio boudoir sets using carefully sculpted lighting. Lindsay Adler will share some of her favorite techniques for flattering the form in-studio and creating unexpected boudoir setups aside from the ‘typical’.
Day 3: Boudoir
Guest speaker Heather Strumpf will teach The Art and Business of Pinup Photography. Add another dimension to your work, and learn how Heather has made pinup a thriving part of her photographic success including marketing and creative techniques.
Our workshop is held in beautiful Historic Downtown Jersey City, minutes away from the Holland Tunnel and Manhattan as well as only 20 minutes from Newark International Airport.
Our workshops cater to a variety of different experience levels ranging from beginner to advanced level topics and vary depending on the format. A basic understanding of how your camera operates is required, however you do not need to be overly versed in lighting or equipment as Lindsay provides explanations and instruction. If you still have questions about whether the workshop is for you, please don’t hesitate to reach out.
We have a variety of flexible payment options available from our partners such as Affirm, Afterpay, Klarna, and PayPal which you can select at checkout.
We also offer a ‘no qualifying required’ installment option which you can contact us for more info about.
Transportation and accommodations are the responsibility of the attendee and not included with the price of the workshop. We may however have rates with hotels in the area so please check with us before booking.
First and foremost you’ll need a camera, since the majority of this workshop is about portfolio building and we’ll be taking plenty of photos.
You’ll also want to bring plenty of memory cards, and batteries.
You do not need to bring any lighting equipment or modifiers as that is provided.
We prefer attendees not bring tripods as they can be obtrusive and get in the way of others. If you do require something to stabilize your camera, we recommend bringing a monopod.
A laptop is also not required, although we do have follow along portions for retouching so you can bring one at your own discretion.
Please also refer to our pre-workshop information email that is sent out several weeks before the workshop for any updated or additional information.
We will provide a meal each of a workshop as well as snacks and beverages. If you have certain dietary restrictions we have a full sized refrigerator so that you can bring and store your food.
You may find information regarding our refund policy here: https://workshops.lindsayadlerphotography.com/terms-conditions/#refund
We recommend that attendees look into travel insurance as an extra added layer of protection should you have to cancel your spot.
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In addition to being able to pay with your credit/debit card, via Apple Pay or Paypal, we also offer a variety of different payment options through our partners like Affirm, Klarna, Afterpay, iDEAL and Partial.ly to name a few. Some of these partners offer qualified buyers low or no interest payment options. Please see these available options at checkout that may be specific to your region.
Partial.ly payment option
Our Partial.ly payment option allows you to pay over time with your existing credit or debit card and does not require qualifying to use. If you’d like to use this option please contact us so we can walk you through setting it up.
Partial.ly payment option
Our Partial.ly payment option allows you to pay over time with your existing credit or debit card and does not require qualifying to use. If you select this option, please note that you can only have 1 item in your cart at a time and must checkout via the “Purchase with Partial.ly” button. You can definitely purchase a ticket for more than 1 workshop, however our system is only tuned at the moment to handle 1 ticket for one specific workshop when using this option.
If you have any questions about specific payment options please contact us.
