Events

Dancing Figures

Date:Friday 8 June
Location:

Boudoir Salon 6.30pm to 9pm

Description:

Learn how to light a dancer. Camera techniques effects. Stage lightings and low key lights.
Classic dance poses. Again a tribute to Edgar Degas and his ballerinas paintings.

Max participants:

6

Price:

$190

Level:

Beginners

The hair salon - 2 models

Date:Sunday 27 May 1pm to 4pm
Location:

Estudio - warehouse hair salon in Chippendale
1/5 Queen Street Chippendale 2008

Description:

Amazing trendy place in Chippendale.
2 beautiful models and good friends
Lingerie and nude
Natural light + tungsten
Also a massage boudoir room in the salon

Max participants:

6

Price:

$220

Level:

Advanced

Avant garde Fetish

Date:Friday 25 May May 6.30pm
Location:

Tap Gallery
45 Burton street
Darlinghurst

Description:

An introduction to Nude photography.
Open to all photographers
Fantastic location at the Art gallery
Learn how to use fresnel an tungsten lights, best camera techniques to shoot nudes,
and how to pose and direct a model

Max participants:

10

Price:

$70

Level:

Beginners

Femme couleur - Jackson Pollock

Date:Tuesday 24 April - 6.30pm
Location:

WORKSHOP FULL

Description:

A tribute to Jackson Pollock. A very colourful workshop.
High key. saturated colours. Hippy style.
Opposite to Boudoir style. Flashy - Provocative

Max participants:

6

Price:

$190

Level:

Advanced

Salome

Date:Thursday 12 April - 6.30pm
Location:

Boudoir Salon

Description:

Salome dances for Herod’s birthday feast, and he is so pleased with her dancing that he offers to give her anything she desires, She requests the head of John the Baptist.
Salome’s lust for the Prophet John the Baptist is so obsessive and humiliated by his rejection, she is willing to have him killed so that she can possess him.
Salome has become a symbol for dangerous female seductiveness.

Max participants:

6

Price:

$190

Level:

Advanced

Outdoor - Dance

Date:Sunday 1 April - 1pm to 4pm
Location:

Boudoir salon garden and pool

Description:

Dance- body movement in a natural environment.

SUITABLE FOR BEGINNERS AND ADVANCED

Max participants:

4

Price:

190

Level:

Beginners

Outdoor on the rocks

Date:saturday 24 March
Location:

La Perouse

Description:

Autumn light.
Nude on the rocks-water
Glamour, pin up and classic nude

Max participants:

4

Price:

190

Level:

Beginners

Black dance. Silver and Metal

Date:Thursday 22 March 6.30pm
Location:

Boudoir Salon

Description:

Body shapes and Nude dance part using these 3 elements :
Black wings, Silver an Metal

Max participants:

6

Price:

$190

Level:

Advanced

Sunset Nude

Date:Saturday 18 February 7pm
Location:

Near Vaucluse

Description:

Beautiful secluded beaches. Rocks / sand / tropical vegetation.
Sunset on the city.
Bring one or more flashes for the crepuscule shots.
Private shoot / No more than 3 photographers

Max participants:

3

Price:

$190

Level:

Advanced

Duo on the Rocks

Date:Sunday 11 March - 4pm to sunset
Location:

Malabar.
Details after booking

Description:

Rocks - Sand. Shooting until sunset.

Max participants:

6

Price:

$220

Level:

Advanced

Prelude to Nude photography

Date:Thursday 23 February - 6.30pm to 9pm
Location:

Boudoir Salon

Description:

Special Camera techniques and Lighting effect to create Boudoir Photography images.
Model will wear classic lingerie.
Artistic Nude using low key light

Max participants:

6

Price:

$190

Level:

Beginners

Glamour Calendar

Date:Sunday 8 January
Location:

Swimming pool and garden at the Boudoir Salon
1pm to 3.30pm

Description:

Flowers covering pool. Bikini, Art Nude indue in the pool.
Bring Flash and reflectors
BBQ provided

Advanced or beginners

Max participants:

6

Price:

190

Level:

Beginners

Painting with lights

Date:Tuesday 7 February
Location:

Near Vaucluse

Description:

The last workshop using light torches was a successful experiment.
This one will be extraordinary using other type of lighting effects.
The location is so spectacular!
Learn how to use your camera with long exposure.
Tripod necessary

For beginners and advanced

Max participants:

6

Price:

190

Level:

Beginners

Venus in furs

Date:Wednesday 14 December
Location:

Boudoir Salon studio + Outdoor
6.30pm to 9pm

Description:

Very glamourous workshop. We’ll use some interesting effects, first one is a smoking machine. (will have to change camera settings and work in manual).
Also weather permitting we’ll also shoot outside using tungsten lights and the metal fence bars of the pool and the smoke machine.
Tripod recommended for outside or fill in flash.

Max participants:

6

Price:

$190

Level:

Advanced

BBQ Party

Date:Sunday 4 December
Location:

Boudoir Salon
59 Military road

From 1pm…..

BYO

Description:

Friends, photographers and models are welcome to join my Boudoir Salon Christmas Party.
Bring your cozy and your best mood!
and your camera for the fun!

Max participants:

30

Price:

Free
BYO welcome

Level:

Beginners

La soiree Nue

Date:Friday 25 November- 6.30 pm to 9 pm
Location:

Boudoir Salon

Description:

Special Camera techniques and Lighting effect to create Boudoir Photography images.
Model will wear classic lingerie.
Artistic Nude using low key light

Max participants:

6

Price:

190

Level:

Beginners

Sunset Nude

Date:wednesday 30 November 6.30pm to 8.30pm
Location:

Secret location on th harbour. Vaucluse area

Description:

Beautiful secluded beaches. Rocks / sand / tropical vegetation.
Sunset on the city.
Bring one or more flashes for the crepuscule shots.
Private shoot / No more than 3 photographers

Max participants:

3

Price:

190

Level:

Advanced

Duo on a ferry

Date:Sunday 20 November
Location:

3h cruise on the Hawkesbury river
Depart from Brooklyn
3.3opm - 6.30pm

Description:

Highlight of the year.
2 models on a ferry cruise
Theme / the 50’
swimwear and artistic nude

Max participants:

10

Price:

220

Level:

Beginners

Night Nude / Light painting

Date:Tuesday 15 November 8pm to 10pm
Location:

Secret location near Vaucluse.
Background / An incredible derelict building plus rotonda

Description:

Nude silhouette painted with torches using bulb or long exposure.
Tripod required.
Superb architectural shapes in the background
Location revealed after booking

Max participants:

6

Price:

190

Level:

Advanced

Sunset Nude

Date:Tuesday 1 November - & Tuesday 15 November 6.30pm to 8.30pm
Location:

Secret location on th harbour. Vaucluse area

Description:

Beautiful secluded beaches. Rocks / sand / tropical vegetation.
Sunset on the city.
Bring one or more flashes for the crepuscule shots.
Private shoot / No more than 3 photographers

Max participants:

3

Price:

190

Level:

Beginners

Pin Up French maid - FULL

Date:Wednesday 26 October - FULL
Location:

Boudoir Salon

Description:

Pin Up French maid
Classic retro shots.
Vintage 50’ atmosphere
and Artistic Nude

Max participants:

6

Price:

190

Level:

Advanced

The mermaid

Date:Sunday 23 October 1pm to 3.30pm
Location:

Outdoor workshop at the boudoir salon.

Description:

Romantic artistic nude.
Natural light/reflectors
A real boat in the pool.
Garden and flowers atmosphere

Max participants:

6

Price:

190

Level:

Beginners

Femme fleur

Date:Sunday 2 October from 1pm to 3.30pm
Location:

Boudoir Salon/ Outdoor/pool/garden

Description:

Outdoor photoshoot
Romantic Poses. Body shapes associated with colorful plants and flowers.

Max participants:

6

Price:

$190

Level:

Beginners

Ballerina and the Folies Bergeres

Date:Thursday 22 September /1 SPOT left
Location:

Boudoir Salon

Description:

Fren cancan style/cabaret/dancing / feathers

Max participants:

6

Price:

$190

Level:

Advanced

Silk Kimono

Date:Sunday 11 September from 6pm to 8.30pm
Location:

Boudoir Salon

Description:

A japanese style model with traditional outfit.
The studio will recreate a japanese sensual environment

Max participants:

6

Price:

$190

Level:

Beginners

Diana goddess of the hunt and wild animals.

Date:Thursday 1 September
Location:

Boudoir salon

Description:

Diana goddess of the hunt and wild animals.
Feline woman wearing furs.
Artificial smoke and lots of wild vegetation

Max participants:

6

Price:

$190

Level:

Advanced

The modern Mata Hari

Date:Sunday 28 August from 6pm to 8.30pm
Location:

Boudoir salon

Description:

Mata Hari was an exotic dancer, a courtesan, arrested and executed by the french for espionage.
Modern version. Street background/slums/dead end/Tags.
How to light and recreate day/night this street atmosphere in the studio.
Film lighting style and effects. Action Nude.

Max participants:

6

Price:

$190

Level:

Advanced

Gatsby- Roaring 20'. Art deco atmosphere.

Date:wednesday 17 August
Location:

Boudoir salon from 6.30pm to 9pm

Description:

Studio shots plus the staircase and through the engraving glass
Tribute to Tamara Lempicka. (She makes numerous nude drawings of members of the upper class in paris)

Max participants:

6

Price:

$190

Level:

Beginners

Pin Up French maid/ BOOKED OUT

Date:wednesday 12 October . Booked out
Location:

Boudoir Salon / Session Full

Description:

Pin Up French maid
Classic retro shots.
Vintage 50’ atmosphere

SESSION FULL

Max participants:

6

Price:

$190

Level:

Advanced

Edgar Degas "The ballerina" FULL

Date:Sunday 31 July - 6pm & Thursday 4 August - 6.30pm FULL
Location:

Boudoir Salon

Max participants:

6

Price:

190

Level:

Beginners

"Libertine Messalina" FULL

Date:Wednesday 20 July - 6.30pm FULL
Location:

Boudoir Salon

Description:

Probably the most notorious adultress in history was the Empress Valeria Messalina, 3rd wife of Emperor Claudius of Rome.
In love, Messalina was wild, unrestrained. She was sensual and passionate, and she desired men in unlimited numbers.
She began her scandalous career in nymphomania by enjoying a series of affairs with various palace courtiers.

Max participants:

6

Price:

$190

Level:

Advanced

La Parisienne - workshop (Full)

Date:Monday 4 July (FULL)
Location:

The Art lounge
229 Darlinghurst road
Darlinghurst

Description:

Enjoy the luxury of a Parisian style lounge room. With its ambient elegance and gorgeous furniture.
Fabulous exclusive location with a beautiful french parisienne model Valerie.
Classic and modern “Deshabille” at Louis the XIV court….

Max participants:

6

Price:

190 Full

Level:

Advanced

Lolita

Date:Saturday25 June - Workshop FULL
Location:

Boudoir salon studio

Description:

Everybody knows the Stanley Kubrick movie. (see some Lolita clips on you tube)
An adolescent style of model, seductive, flirtatious, and capricious,

A perfect workshop to use you camera in manual. Expose for the shadows? Which f/stops compensation? Best Iso? Spot metering?
Learn how to play and manipulate the Natural light.

Max participants:

4

Price:

190

Level:

Beginners

Pin up at the Bondi garage

Date:Thursday 16 June 6.30pm to 9pm
Location:

Bondi garage
Curlewis street
Bondi beach

Description:

A classic theme in an old garage, typical calendar retro images.
A touch of burlesque, all cliches will be challenged!

Max participants:

7

Price:

190

Level:

Advanced

Kamera Fetish

Date:Sunday 19 June 5.30pm to 8.30pm
Location:

Boudoir salon studio

Description:

Fetish photography came from visual explorations of how people receive gratification from physical objects and situations. Imagery of bondage, latex, leather and S&M become the vogue in the more outlandish art circles
The imagery of Helmut Newton with highly stylized erotic scenes, often with subtexts of sado-masochistic and fetishistic acts propelled him into photography celebrity.
An experienced model in this genre Berenice will be our model for the evening

Max participants:

4

Price:

190

Level:

Advanced

Photographic Happening/Burlesque and musical.

Date:Saturday 28 May from 6 to 8.30pm
Location:

TAP gallery
278 Palmer street
Darlinghurst

Description:

Theme / “La Bohémienne” . 1 female model +gypsy tzigane violinist Veran.
1/2 Theory / Hollywood Lighting (tungsten) and camera settings for nudes.
1h.30 workshop with the model.

All level of Photography / SLR camera

Max participants:

10

Price:

120

Level:

Beginners

"Million dollar baby"

Date:Sunday 15 May 5.30pm
Location:

Boudoir salon studios

Description:

Do you remember this Clint Eastwood movie?
A boxing girl, a touch of fetish and burlesque. Certainly a strong visual theme.
Shahi is an experienced model from MM, very keen to look like Hilary Swank.
Bring props for the ring if you have any idea.

Max participants:

6

Price:

$190

Level:

Advanced

"The magician"

Date:Sunday 10 April / 6.30pm
Location:

Boudoir salon studios

Description:

A Russian tall, slim magician in the Boudoir. Extremely legs.  Olga.
A touch of burlesque. A fantastic model. Beyond the Classic.
Funky sofa, opera hat, black stockings , bow and magic wound ....
Probably a lighting leg show as well.
with magic shadows of course!

Max participants:

6

Price:

$190

Level:

Advanced

"Prelude to Nude photography"

Date:Sunday 1 May / 6pm
Location:

Boudoir salon studios

Description:

How to light and shoot Nude using Hollywood lighting (Tungsten)
1h theory and camera techniques/
1.30h session with the female model

Max participants:

6

Price:

$180

Level:

Beginners

Nudes on TAP. Judge : Ken Done

Date:23rd to 29 May
Location:

TAP gallery
278 Palmer street Darlinghurst

Description:

An invitation to photographers of all abilities to enter a portraiture photography exhibition that celebrates both classic and contemporary expression of the naked human figure in stylish, exquisite compositions and interpretations.
All entries will be exhibited.
Grand prize: Exhibition space at the TAP gallery.
A talented artist will be our judge…. Ken Done

Max participants:

8

Price:

$25 per entry / maximum 4
Artists must deliver their work at the TAP gallery no later than saturday 21 May 2011.

Level:

Advanced

"Blue Velvet"

Date:Wednesday 16 March
Location:

Night club “the Gaff “- corner Oxford street / Riley street

Description:

Lovely love song lyrics
She wore blue velvet Bluer than velvet was the night Softer than satin was the ... 
So starling, so provocative, so mysterious
That will open your eyes to a world you have never seen before
Blue dress, blue decor and   the touch of a femme fatale

Max participants:

6

Price:

$220 / from 6.30pm to 9.30pm

Level:

Advanced

"Masquerade"

Date:Thursday 10 March
Location:

Boudoir Salon / Bondi studios

Description:

An erotic masked ball
- only a small circle are privy to the private parties in Venice during Carnival. “Masquerade” offers a glimpse at this unique affair.
lascivious erotic poses

Max participants:

5

Price:

$ 220

Level:

Advanced

"Prelude to Nude photography"

Date:Sunday 27 march from 6pm to 8.30pm
Location:

Boudoir Salon / Bondi studios

Description:

How to light and shoot Nude using Hollywood lighting (Tungsten)
1h theory and camera techniques/
1.30h session with the female model

Max participants:

6

Price:

$ 180

Level:

Beginners

Masquerade

Date:Thursday 24 February 2011
Location:

Boudoir Salon Studios Bondi - 7pm to 9:30pm

Description:

An erotic masked ball - only a small circle are privy to the private parties in Venice during Carnival. “Masquerade” offers a glimpse at this unique affair.
4/5 photographers MAX

Max participants:

3

Price:

$200

Level:

Advanced

Pin Up and Classic Nude

Date:Friday 11 February 2011 & Sunday 13 February 2011
Location:

Boudoir Salon on location: Friday 11th February at Vaucluse 6 pm to sunset and Sunday 13th February at la Perouse 5pm to sunset

Max participants:

20

Price:

$220

Level:

Advanced

Lili Marlene, “A Diva war”

Date:Tuesday 18 January 2011 & Friday 28 January 2011
Location:

Boudoir Salon Studios Bondi 7 pm to 9.30 pm

Description:

For the boys she came out to entertain, she was more than a star turned into a real flesh and blood person.
German cabaret star Lili Marleen inspired a song that was extremely popular with the German soldiers during WW II.
Marlene Dietrich (web details)

Max participants:

6

Price:

$180

Level:

Advanced