Mar
18
Sun
On The Edge: Erotic Photography @ The Studio
Mar 18 @ 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Sunday, March 18, 2012 · 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM

On The Edge presents Erotic Photography with Liquid Mojo and Zaana. We will take a look at the basics of digital cameras and how to shoot erotic photography where ever you may be, a dungeon, your house or on the street. Bring your digital camera, as the course will cover the functions and options available on your device, and any questions you have about the art of erotic photography. This class is best if you come with a friend/lover/playmate so that your favorite model is ready to start shooting with you the moment you get home.

This event is clean and sober, no alcohol, drugs or smoking allowed. This event is open to anyone 18 years or older. IDs with proof of age will be required at door.

RSVP to Ken Melvoin-Berg’s email [email protected] by no later than 3/17/12 for the info on location of the Studio (approx 10 mins southwest of downtown Chicago).

This class will be about Erotic Photography with digital cameras – The Basics:

1) Introduction
2) Composition
3) Lighting
4) The Camera
5) Post-Production
6) Practical Application
7) Q & A

The instructors for this course are pretty well known in the Chicago scene, but if you’re not in the know or you don’t know their entire backgrounds, here you go:

Tunde, aka “Liquid Mojo”, has been shooting professionally since 2005. He specializes in glamour, boudoir and fetish portrait photography. Tunde has had many shoots nation-wide, and his work has been on display throughout the United States, including national shows such as the Dirty Show #10 and #11, as well as internationally in countries such as Germany. He enjoys working with women of all shapes, sizes and ages and has a particular talent for capturing the special beauty of each model. He is active in the Chicago BDSM community, having worked with many models on both FetLife and Model Mayhem. His home base is in the Chicago area.

View his work here:
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/liquidmojo
Twitter – https://twitter.com/liquidmojo
Model Mayhem: http://www.modelmayhem.com/83381
Instagram: @liquidmojo

Zaana, the artist behind Ann Drake Photography, is a newcomer, but has quickly made her mark on the Chicago photography scene. With a focus in glamour, fetish and boudoir photography, she enjoys finding ways to bring out the beauty and sexiness within each model that steps in front of her camera. Zaana has been both active and a leader in the BDSM community for 2 years, creating and running the Lakeview Munch and working with many models and kinksters to produce erotic, gorgeous art. Having just started working within the Chicago sex toy industry, Zaana hopes to continue learning more to further sex-positivity and body-positivity, and to continue understanding exactly what it is that makes people feel sexy and beautiful; in front of her lens and elsewhere. Her home base is in the city of Chicago.

View her work here:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anndrakephotography
Twitter: https://twitter.com/anndrakephoto
Model Mayhem: http://www.modelmayhem.com/2199091
Instagram: @anndrake

Feb
12
Sat
Asking For What You’re Worth – For Kink & Sexuality Educators
Feb 12 @ 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Asking For What You’re Worth - For Kink & Sexuality Educators
In this panel, we’ll be joined by a few of your favorite experienced kink educators who will share their tips and tricks for negotiating pay.

About this event

Just how much does a kink educator get paid to teach adults about BDSM? Is it an hourly rate? Minimum wage? Or maybe less? Many people are often surprised to find out how pay works in the world of kink education, especially once they calculate just how much it can cost to travel to conventions where they teach. In this panel we’ll be joined by a few of your favorite experienced kink educators who will share their tips and tricks for kink education marketing, negotiation, and budgeting so they’re most likely to have some income (instead of deficit).

Attendance Agreements:

Due to the adult nature of the classes, all attendees must be at least 18 years of age. By obtaining a ticket you agree that you meet this minimum age requirement. Any under-age persons will be removed from the class/discussion.

No recording of any kind is permitted of the class, video, or audio whether it is the instructor, the audience, or shared screen images. Do not re-broadcast the content to other media outlets, screenshot any part of the class, or share information about people you saw within the class or their stories. By attending you agree to the above restrictions regarding information sharing.

About Kink Positive:

Kink+ (or “Kink Positive”) is a project designed to help spread information, experience, and knowledge in all things related to kink and sex positive thinking.

Presenter Bio:

Ignixia is an internationally renowned professional kink educator and leather-woman who was the owner and sole-operator of an award-winning leather business where she used her skills as a leatherworker to create the Kinkability toy line, first of its kind fetish gear designed for those with disabilities. As someone who lives with chronic pain, along with her partner, she uses her experiences to help others with chronic pain through classes designed to make daily life and kink easier to manage.

Over the past 5 years she’s shared that passion by teaching at over 50 major kink conferences. When not traveling to teach at kink conventions, she used to volunteer 2 days per week at her local dungeon as a DM and educator. Locally she has also been a founding member and Co-Chair of NLA-Orlando, Co-Founder of WiLO (Women in Leather Orlando), Co-Creator of CFL Littles, and a supporter of WinK (Women in Kink), Dominant’s Roundtable, and multiple under 35 groups.

In addition to donating products to multiple events’ charity funds, she is the creator of over 100 kink/fetish based designs including #KinkyCoexist and dozens of “Pride” Facebook profile frames used by thousands around the world. Her latest endeavor has been the creation and management of Kink Positive, a project designed to promote kink and sex positive thinking through education by joining efforts with other educators, vendors, and events to maximize reach.