Tuesday’s Bridal Boudoir workshop was a great success. Our 10 delegates listened to us talking about the business side of Boudoir, marketing, promotion , sales etc. followed by a practial demonstration with our 2 excellent models for the day, Holly and Anita. We worked initially with the wonderful daylight that is all around Maunsel House and while Faye was demonstrating her ‘dress dropping’ technique I took the opportunity to set up our favourite Bowens 500 Gemini head fitted with our favourite Fresnel spotlight, next door in the dining room. Here we demonstrated the various effects that the Fresnel spotlight can help photographers to achieve especially our favourite 1930’s film noir look. After lunch we split into 2 groups Faye going to the King’s bedroom while I set up 2 Quantum head’s  one fitted with a softbox and the other a reflector with coloured gel fitted. This was simply to show our delegates how to add a fashion style image to the Bridal Boudoir Collection and so adding additional sales opportunities to the studio. After we had accomplished this we moved into the main front facing, bedroom which I knew from past experienced offered the most wonderful soft, romantic daylight. Here we worked to both classic boudoir poses mixed in with a few ‘different’ images and the miniatures that all help to add variety to a Boudoir Collection Book. Faye worked in the King’s bedroom where the choice of backgrounds is any photographers dream. Our 2 groups swapped so every delegate had the opportunity to shoot with both models in very different environments. During each of these sessions our delegates worked one to one with each of the models so ensuring they had their own unique images. After the break we returned to the main ballroom where Faye did a short demonstration on how we process our images and, more importantly, how she use the liquify tool to such great effect.

So another BOUDOIR ACADEMY workshop came to an end, our delegates had a excellent day and left with some superb images to use on their websites and in their marketing material. Our models were, as always quite outstanding and again Faye and I thank them for all of their help throughout the day. Thank you to all of our sponsors, LOXLEY, BOWENS, AsukaBooks,  KUBOTA and TotallyRad.

The October BOUDOIR ACADEMY workshop in Guilford is sold out but we are now investigating a venue in either Manchester or Birmingham also in October. Details soon. Here are a few of our images from the day.

We received these wonderful emails this morning from Kate and Lisa, two of our delegates on Tuesday.

Dear Trevor and Faye, I wanted to say at once how much I enjoyed the course yesterday and what a lot I got out of it. Your expertise and instruction was given so generously and in a way I found easy to absorb and truly inspiring.
You managed to control the groups so that all of us had a chance to shoot the models from the best position unlike some other courses where I have been/and seen others elbowed out by the most selfish participants, and unable to gain the maximum benefit of seeing the angles that can provide the most satisfying shots.
I fully intend to act on the brilliant ideas you gave us and hope to be able to come to another of your courses and show you what I have achieved purely from your course yesterday.
Thank you again and very best wishes
Kate

Hi Trevor & Faye,
Pleased to hear you got home safe and sound with no hitches.
I’m sure I’m about to repeat everything that my colleagues from the course have already said, however I just wanted to thankyou both so much for a really enjoyable course on Tuesday at Maunsel House.  Yet again you made it relaxed, informative, and incredibly encouraging, instilling confidence and leaving me with an “I can do’ and ‘I will do’ attitude.
I’m not the most confident of individuals when it comes to my photography,  but working with you both I’m never left feeling embarrassed or out of my depth by my lack of technical knowledge or ability,  it’s both refreshing and appreciated.
Once I get a chance to process the images I’ll send a few through – any feedback good or bad, always welcome!
Thankyou both again, you do an amazing job and are an inspiration.
Best wishes,
Lisa