This photo is from our May 2011 Exotic Nude Photography Workshop in the Virgin Islands.
Event: Virgin Islands Exotic Nude, One on One Photography Workshop (5 models, 5 photographers)
Date: May 15-22, 2012 (Early-Bird Pricing, Save $500)
Venue: U.S. Virgin Islands New! Special One on One Workshop, One model per photographer!
Details: Exclusive only to FIVE photographers, each photographer provided an assistant!
This is the third workshop that features our unique one on one format–plus, are third only, “Exotic Nudes” format along with your own personal assistant to help you get the shots! This is our eight year in the Virgin Islands with almost 30 workshops in that period and over 500 workshops, seminars, lectures and more in the past 13 years. But this will be smaller, five photographers verses six, but five nude models to photograph!
While photographing a model nude is done more indoors than outdoors, our focus will be on outdoor, exotic nude photography. If this is not for you, then please check out the other Virgin Islands workshops for the months of April 2012 and Nov 2011 for our standard, less-expensive VI workshops where we have two photographers to one model ratios—this workshop is for a unique, one on one experience and offered on a very limited basis! Only FIVE Photographers and FIVE Models. You will be assigned a photographer’s assistant to help you during the entire workshop! First-come, first-serve, save $500 from our regular price! Four spots remain, prices will go up!
The dates are May 15-22, 2012. Fly in on May 15th (Thurs.) to St. Thomas (Airport code STT) then we ferry you over to a smaller island where it’s private, camp-style workshop–open to all levels of photography, from beginners to advanced–your departure day is May 22nd. (Tuesday) unless you choose to stay longer in St. Thomas on your own. If you are coming from Europe or from a long distance, such as the West Coast of the United States, then we will allow you to arrive a day earlier, provided you purchase your own food–lodging is provided for you only! We do have two lodging spots for “couples” for an additional $500 for your significant other–though that person may accompany you on the shoot, they are not allowed to shoot or interfere with the shoots.
This workshop promises nothing but the best ever done–this is not a foreign country, this is the U.S. Virgin Islands! No passport required for U.S. citizens, only a valid government ID card if you’re a U.S. resident. No currency conversions, no foreign language, no crazy inflated value-added taxes or worries about the food and water or your camera equipment held in customs till you pay the “bribe.” Currently a U.S. passport it not required, provided you present a government issued identification card, such as a driver’s license for U.S. citizens.
(Video below is from a typical 12 photographer Virgin Islands workshop back in 2007. The Exotic Nude photography workshop is a much greater experience as it’s more a intimate one on one setting with your own personal assistant and smaller overall group for more intense hands-on instruction.)
(All images below, photographed at previous Virgin Islands’ Workshops, actual models, equipment and location featured!)
We’ve got a place that rocks! The location was featured on HGTV this year and Brad Pitt filmed parts for one of his movies on this secluded island. It’s not your “typical tourist hotel” trap found in other workshops–this is a private paradise 10-minutes from St. Thomas giving you great sunsets, sunrises, private infinity-pool shots with the ocean blue/green waters and golden sunsets in the background.
Complete with outdoor activities and a dinner on the beach after sunset, this workshop will be better than the best workshops ever held! We even had one photographer sign-up for ten Virgin Islands workshops in the past eight years, so all spaces will sell fast! We have a high return of previous attendees! You’ll get five full shooting rotations, one per model, with each model for hours, not one hour, but hours!
The rest of your life your friends will be jealous and kicking themselves on why they didn’t go! This is a one of kind photography workshop with top nude models and top photography instruction.
Limited to five photographers only! Your personal assistant will be provided by us. That’s right, we’ll shoot five beautiful models in one on one rotatios–you will photograph every model and have an assistant to help you! Very personable one on one instruction for this event! There is no room for more than five photographers! Take advantage of the early-bird price now, as this will go up soon! This is a workshop worth booking early! We’ll be staying on a private island off St. Thomas in a “camp-like” style environment as we enjoy the use of three houses with full facilities including internet connection DSL, refrigerator, stove, satellite TV, and phone plus we’ll have breakfast and lunch. You are not charged for lodging at this location! Lodging outside of this location is your option, but not recommended.
This package includes lodging during the workshop, most drinks and most food–there are two optional evening dinners at your expense. Lunch is provided though you always have the option to venture out for your own lunch on Honeymoon Beach or St. Thomas. Your responsibility, get there! Fly into St. Thomas (airport code STT). From there you’ll have the greatest time photographing without hotel distractions, tourist distractions, etc…total focus on what we’re there for, the glamour, beauty and the nude photography of beautiful women on an exotic island. We ask that you book your flight to arrive no later than 5 p.m. and depart no earlier than 9:00 a.m. Besides, who wants to get up early when we have a small party on our last night there?
This is a first-come, first-serve, non-refundable workshop. The workshop attendees will not be staying in a hotel, we’ll be staying in fully equipped houses that are cottage style, complete with satelite TV, DSL, refrigerator, stove, etc.–your house on a private island.
Use this special button to reserve your special price of $3499! Save $500 now! Rates are going up unfortunately, so save now guarantee your slot! Regular prices resumes to $3999 soon!
Lighting is provided for sun-overpowering shots, though you may bring your own too. We’ll have some California Sunbounce scrims and reflectors, again, you may bring your own too. Make-up and hair provided for the models too–every day! We also allow for private shoot time in addition to the normal workshop hours!
Rolando will cover many topics, from basics, fundamentals and concepts that you can use in glamour photography and other genres of photography. Emphasis on lighting, posing, and the ability to see and feel the light. You’ll get hands on instruction and demonstrations. Overpowering the sun with flash will be a big focus along with beach and pool shoots.
Rolando will walk you through, step by step showing you the in’s and out’s of the image, at the same time, every photographer will have his or her time to photograph lovely, photogenic models from sunrise to sunset. The emphasis is to take photographs not pictures. Plus much, much more!
Three full-days of shooting (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) and one optional day (Monday) to book a private shoots! Private shoots are optional and will be scheduled reasonably for a small additional charge–this money goes straight to the model–first come, first serve. Shooting will be from sunrise to sunset–just like if you’re on assignment for publication. The workshop attendees will stay in three beautiful “home-style” cottages with kitchens, baths, refrigerators, etc., on an exotic island. DSL internet connection is available too along with satellite TV–though who will have time to watch TV? (grin)
All proceeds are non-refundable, but we will allow you to transfer your seat to someone else should you have to change your plans. You must do the transfer on your own as we will not refund anyone due to the small size of this workshop.
Over 6,000 students have attended Rolando’s workshops and speaking engagements in the past eleven years–including over 200 attendees for the past Virgin Islands workshops, many more than once, some even up to ten VI workshops! Rolando is the only current glamour workshop instructor with national speaking credentials, photography book author, photo magazine staff writer with national and international tearsheets. Rolando also discovered the April 2006 Playboy Playmate for Playboy–she attended the April 2006 VI workshop as an actual model too! This workshop is open to all levels of photographers, from beginners to advanced–Rolando will take time to work with new photographers and will answer your questions before, during and after the workshop. We always provide gorgeous models, past models include State Beauty Pagent winner, Deal, No Deal model, Playboy Playmates, Playboy SE Models, American Idol Superstar and more!
The workshop is intense, but designed for everyone. Breakfast and lunch are available every day upon arrival. Evening supper will be furnished two of the five days. Three days of supper will be your responsibility as we’re giving you the choice of staying on the island or going to St. Thomas for lunch. Refreshments will be provided.
The price is for the workshop, lodging costs and some meals, you are responsible for all travel and your film costs if you’re not shooting digital. The price includes three days of shooting with models. We break the five photographers with your own assistant as a team of two, so you always work with an assistant, but you are the photographer only for that model each shooting rotation. Models are rotated twice per day to allow for two major shoots with one model, per shoot, per day. Friday you have class instruction, plus a shooting class where you’ll photograph two models nude, Friday is the only day where afterwards you’ll have one full rotation. All other days are two full rotations. We reserve the fourth shooting day for private shooting for a small additional fee, this is an optional day after your three solid days of shooting, for your favorite models. This system works so good we’ve had many repeat customers to the VI workshops in the past seven years.
Make-up will be provided and images may be used in off-line, personal and web portfolios, however, you can, for an additional $100 (paid to the model by the photographer), secure an unrestricted release (except for adult pay-sites or membership sites), full use, including nudity. Releases will be provided, this is optional and not mandatory but highly encouraged. This is not $100 per shooting day, but $100 for all three days for each model! (Total is $500 for all) Most models of this caliber charge $200 and up per hour so it’s a heck of deal! We ask that you consider the make-up artist and your assistant for a small graturity, though voluntary.
First Come, First Serve Basis–limited seating–Reserve Your Slot Now!
A minimum of four photographers must attend otherwise the workshop will be canceled and refunds will be immediately provided. Rolando has never canceled a Virgin Islands workshop in the past seven years. Feel Free to email Rolando Gomez should you have any questions at gophotog (at) gmail.com
