2 Day Beauty & Boudoir Workshop in Bradenton, Florida

Tuition Total: $2500

This 2-day boudoir workshop provides a hands-on learning experience in the art of beauty & boudoir photography. These genres of photography take a special eye and a lot of skill to create beautiful, classy images that your clients will love. The workshop will cover natural light photography with a heavy emphasis on shooting including learning to light and pose your clients in a flattering way, set design and the post production that will create beautiful skin and realistic color grading that will result in higher sales. We also discuss business basics and marketing for boudoir. (Please note that we *may* get into using strobes depending on the class participant needs)

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LOCATION: Bradenton, Fl at the Bridget Lopez Photography studio (please note that this studio is on the 2nd floor and is not handicap accessible)

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TIME:

Day 1 - 8am 6:00pm

Day 2 - 8am - 6:30pm 

Additionally Arnica & Bridget will reserve the day before and the day after the workshop for students that would like to book a portrait, boudoir or headshot session for themselves with either of them at a 20% discounted rate. 

 

COST:

Tuition is $2500

Deposit: $600 is required to enroll and is paid via the website. The balance is paid in full the Monday before the workshop. We will send you an invoice via email for the remaining balance.

 

WHAT'S INCLUDED:

• Continental Breakfast, coffee, refreshments, light lunch and cocktail hours will be provided 

• Demos and Shooting Bays with several models of varying sizes and body shapes

• Portfolio review by Arnica & Bridget (images submitted prior to workshop) 

• Private continued education Facebook group

• 3 month membership to The Natural Light Portrait Studio education platform

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Course Schedule

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Day 1

8-8:30 - Registration, Coffee & Mingling

8:30 - Image Critiques, Welcome - housekeeping notes

9:00 - Where is everyone at (individual introductions)

9:30 - Posing 101 - The foundation of Portrait Photography

          How to make everyone look fabulous!

12-1 - Lunch & Break

1:00 - Shooting Demo’s and Student Shooting

5:30 - Happy hour Q+A

6:00 - See you Tomorrow!

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Day 2

8:00 - Coffee, Mingling & Image Critiques

8:45 - Image review & Q+A about yesterday

9:00 - Photoshop, Lightroom & Color Grading 

11:00 - Lighting For Beauty & Boudoir

12-1 - Lunch & Break

1:00 - Shooting Demos and Student Shooting 

5:30 - Happy Hour Q+A & Follow-up

6:30 - Optional Dinner with the group

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Day 3 - there will be an option to join us for an evening beach shoot as well on the 1st if we have enough interest. More info about this will be provided upon workshop signup.

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ADDITIONAL NOTES:

• This is primarily a natural light workshop. We will only get into artificial light in these sessions based on the needs of the group as a whole.

• Additional information and details will be emailed to you after your enrollment

• Participants must be comfortable using their camera in manual mode

• In order to participate in this workshop you must be able to tether your camera to either your laptop or ipad. If you do not have a tether cable you can purchase one from www.tethertools.com and use the code ARNICA15 for a 15% discount.

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CANCELLATION POLICY:

All sales are final and deposits are non-refundable. In the event that you can not attend the workshop, you may transfer your seat to a later workshop date or you may sell your spot.

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WHAT TO BRING:

• DSLR camera

• Laptop

• Tether Cable or Air Remote

• Your favorite lens - 24-70mm, 50mm, 85mm

• Memory cards, battery charger

• Wacom Tablet for editing