Workshop logistics

• Date: Sunday 2nd February 2020

• Location: Natural Light Space Studio (Northamptonshire)

• Tutors: Scarlot Rose & Christian Red

• Times: 10am - 6pm 

• Number of photographers: ideally 5 participants, max. 6

• Price: £175 (inclusive of 8 hours workshop, photography time, tuition, model, rigger and studio) - a deposit will be required on all bookings and discount available to those who have attended either of our previous sessions.

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Workshop content:

10am - 6pm*

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The workshop will be split into 5 sections:

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• Part 1: Introduction & Freeform Rope tuition/practice (practical session)

  • During the first hour of the workshop myself and Christian will introduce ourselves and teach you some of the fundamentals of free-form rope.

  • We will also discuss how to meet/communicate your requirements as a photographer when working with a model & rigger, terminology & safety.

  • This session will be hands on and requires you to start tying! You don't need a partner, all techniques can be practiced on yourself (or in pairs if you wish).

    • The focus for these ties will be looking at 'minimal freeform' styles.

    • Paying particular attention to frictions, hitches and tension.

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• Level up: Christian or myself will attach an up-line to each of your ties to share with you the way rope changes/loads under tension

  • (this will not be a full suspension but may lift one limb (i.e. leg) off the ground slightly and will be discussed on an individual basis)

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• Dependant on participants (this is the only sections that may be similar to previous workshops so will be adapted to the participants):

  • We will briefly discuss types of rope suitable for this style of rigging - it would be beneficial to bring your own rope but I can also provide some (see 'What to Bring') 

  • Consent is such a huge and serious issue when considering any kind of physical interaction so I will be discussing safety, consent, boundaries, etiquette and distinguishing between professional bondage modelling/photography and personal 'play' adapting this to the new style we are exploring. 

 

• Part 2: Posed Aesthetics - Combining Art-Nude with Rope

  • The second part of this workshop will be your chance to pick up the camera!

  • Have you ever photographed a model on a posing box and wondered how you could better add to those images? This section is going to focus entirely on that concept! How we can take some classical (and contemporary) art nude poses and enhance the form/shape with the addition of rope.

    • The idea of this section is to sculpt the body into statuesque like shapes with rope helping to hold the model's body in unusual, creative positions.

    • We will be using a selection of techniques taught in the first section to make these shapes and show you how what you already know can be put into practice!

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• We'd like to highlight the difference between two main styles of rope photography: images capturing a still, posed model and images documenting an interaction between model and rigger. This section of the workshop will focus on the former.

• Everyone will get a chance to photograph** this section and I will discuss/demonstrate lighting options using studio flash.