Capturing Your Kinks

Incorporating kink themes and accessories into photography is an excellent opportunity to create truly empowering art, and also a great way for photographers to practice people-centered experiences through consent sensitive techniques!
Being photographed is a vulnerable experience, no matter the client’s background. The inherent hierarchical relationship that exists between clients and photographers has the potential for an abuse of power. As a photographer, it's our responsibility to work to remove this hierarchy by providing an experience that offers models choice, empowerment and collaboration and consent, while also offering support.

Sessions implementing strategies that incorporate kink and have the capability to reduce harm is absolutely essential for both the model and photographer, especially if the photographer is involved in the scene to be photographed.
This workshop is for photographers of any experience level, especially photographer and model teams whose are interested in or currently incorporating kink themes and accessories into their work.

In this class and workshop, you will learn about:
Consent & Safety
Basic Photographic Principles
Natural and Artificial Lighting Techniques and Effects
Hands-On Workshop with Natural and Artificial Lighting sets
Experienced models available

No one will be turned away for lack of funds. Please email kink@FireDragonbPhoto.com with any questions about registrations.
This workshop is based in Oakland, CA PST time zone.
A recording of the workshop will be sent to each registrant after the workshop is over.
About the Facilitators:
Gloria Polo (she/they) is a kink photographer and multidisciplinary artist who specializes in body affirming intimate boudoir and portrait photography. Gloria is an advocate for the trans/non-binary and Leather/kink communities, They have over 20 years of experience working with and photographing folks in the trans, kink and Leather communities..
Lexi (they/them) is a queer nonbinary creator,