LIMINAL: Staging desire - By Bonne Corde & Searena

About this event

Staging Desire, photography techniques for rope bondage

A fun and hands-on photography workshop for people who enjoy taking pictures of their rope play and want to learn how to capture themselves in the pictures.

We will explore various aspects of creating a scene with your partner(s) or yourself and how to approach this using a camera. Based on examples from Bonne’s own practice, we will explore the basics of direction, composition, lighting, and editing. Our special focus will be on creating photo sequences from fixed positions using an interval timer.

Guided exercises provide possibilities for experimenting and allow you to figure out what you are looking for in a picture. Searena will share her insights in modelling dynamics for a balanced overview on creating a photograph as a joint effort.

The focus of this workshop will be on accessible techniques and technology: You can bring any type of digital camera you know how to use, including your phone. You will need a tripod to work with a timer (Some tripods available to borrow, please contact the organizers beforehand). You can bring your own continuous / led lighting if you like, but we can’t allow flash lighting to disturb other participants. To keep our focus, we ask you to leave your analogue or polaroid at home.

You can attend this workshop as a couple, by yourself, or as a trio (!! The tickets go by the person so please buy tickets accordingly !!). You and your partner(s) must be familiar with basic ties for floor work, as a minimum requirement. Familiarity with (semi-)suspension is not mandatory but will allow you to get more out of this workshop. However, the focus of this workshop is photography. If you want to level up your photography skills, this workshop is for you!

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This class aims at teaching technical aspects for photography in relation to rope play.

This means you have to be familiar with basic ties for floor work before joining the class.

To get the most out of this class, we recommend you to be comfortable with the ties that you do, so you won't have to focus on the rope details (this includes the "safe" use of uplines if desired) this way there will be ample space to focus on the photography

The teachers are not rope teachers, and although they will keep an eye out for safety reasons (supported by @Kozy_Libs from LIMINAL) they will not explain anything about specific rope technicalities.

The examples the teachers present will be will be couple based. However you are free to tie what suits you best and if wanted we can discuss options for you that work for the skills you have.

This also means that this class is accessible for people who would like to join as self-suspenders or as trio's. Please let us know when you are planning to join in a different constellation than a couple.

You can switch during the class, however the exercises won't have pre-determined switching points.

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About the workshop teachers

@BonneCorde is a rope top based in Amsterdam. He brings a professional background in photography to rope, his much-loved hobby. Over the years, he has learned rope bondage from various teachers, which is reflected in his diverse and creative approach that won’t limit itself to a single style. He loves playful, intense, and sadistic rope play based on trusted and loving dynamics. While his scenes are often raw, torturous, and explicit, his photographic approach is clean, well-lit, and focused to invite viewers into a scene.

@searena has been exploring sexuality and kink for a few years. Amongst other things, she loves playing with exposure and vulnerability and brings her personal observations on bottoming in front of the camera, both in and out of ropes.

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What to bring?

A digital camera you know how to use (any type, phones are welcome too)
If you don’t use your phone: A laptop/tablet for basic editing with your preferred software
A tripod
Six lengths of 7-8 meter rope and some shorter lengths
One or two outfits
A piece of cloth, tenugui, or blind fold
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Program

11:30 - 12:00 Arrival
12:00 - 14:15 First part of content
14:15 - 15:00 Lunch break
15:00 - 17:00 Second Part of content
17:00 - 17:30 Break
17:30 - 19:00 Last part of content