Intermediate Photography (Paragon Tier) with Greg Inda
Summary:
Delve deeper into how your camera works & how to start using it to take the photos YOU want.
Description:
Delving deeper into some more advanced concepts. Color temperature/white balance, types of lighting, utilizing shutter speed and aperture for artistic effect. This class picks up where the beginning class leaves off to give you "spells" in your photographic arsenal. Class will include a Q&A to address any specific questions you have. You only need to bring your camera if you have specific questions, in which case please bring your camera manual as well. All camera types welcome.
Immerse yourself as a hobbit, elf, or dwarf in this Lord of the Rings storyline themed pilates fitness mat class!
Description:
Are you brave enough to face Mordor and the mat? Pilates is a core focused fitness system that strengthens, stretches and tones all the muscles of the body. Great for any experience or body, it is used to realign, relieve injuries and pain and decompress the spine. Now that’s what I’m Tolkien about!
But one does not simply walk through a Pilates Mat class. … In this special workshop you will also be guided through the Lord of the Rings universe as you ab series your way through Middle Earth, crunch through battles and plank climb your way to destroy the ring. Start today and make it a Hobbit tomorrow!
This class is an intermediate level flexibility class to teach safe stretching techniques & new fun tricks.
Description:
Have you ever wanted to creep people out by moving like a mythological creature with no bones to speak of? This class will get you on the right track. In this intermediate flexibility class, we will work on hip flexibility towards splits, as well as back mobility so you can crawl out of the room backwards like a boss! We will explore safe techniques to warm up muscles, and then stretch them in ways they may have never been stretched before. We will also discuss injury prevention and ways to add these exercises in to your daily life.
Learn how to photograph tabletop games & miniatures with Steve Townshend, game designer for Dungeons & Dragons 5e & game designer/photographer of Chronicles of the Realm LARP.
Description:
This course teaches techniques to photograph tabletop games and miniatures. Bring out the excitement of your RPG and board games, show the harrowing situations your PCs face, and the detail of your painted miniatures using macro photography techniques and unique perspectives. Taught by Steve Townshend, game designer for Dungeons & Dragons 5e and game designer/photographer of Chronicles of the Realm LARP.
Embrace the jiggle & strengthen your wiggle in this hour long booty shaking movement class!
Description:
Embrace the jiggle and strengthen your wiggle! We’re cranking the music up and focusing on that beautiful backside. This movement class will warm you up, teach you the many ways to rotate that rump, and then let the hiney shiney with a short choreographed combo. Shimmy out stress, stiffness and boredom as you shake what your momma gave ya!
Talk about what makes images compelling & if a photo is worth 1000 words, making them the right ones. Instructed by Greg Inda, photographer for Glitter Guild Burlesque
Description:
In this advanced class we talk about the "why" behind what we do. What makes our artistic voices unique and how to stretch ourselves to be better. We'll talk about the stories our images tell and how to make them more compelling. The lessons in this class are applicable regardless of your experience level. You only need to bring your camera if you have specific camera questions, in which case please bring your camera manual as well.
Learn the basics of photography in this class focused on you and your questions. Instructed by Greg Inda, photographer for Glitter Guild Burlesque
Description:
Learn the basics of how your camera works and how to take control of of the settings to start creating the images you want, not what the camera wants. We'll talk about what proper exposure is, some basic composition techniques, and answer all the questions that have been bugging you about your camera. No experience required. This class will talk about everything from iPhones to the most complex dSLR systems on the market. You only need to bring your camera if you have specific questions, in which case please bring your camera manual as well. Instructed by Greg Inda, photographer for Glitter Guild Burlesque
Elements of Burlesque: Learn the tools burlesque performers use to create routines and develop a short routine of your own!
Description:
A beginner-level class introducing participants to burlesque Persona, Aesthetic Presentation, the Reveal, the Tease, and more. In this part mini-lecture, part choreography workshop you’ll develop a short routine of your own to reveal in the bedroom or on a stage. Participants should wear something that makes you feel your best and should bring an ‘outer layer’—ideally something that zips, snaps, or buttons—to use for practicing striptease techniques. This class can be taken alone or paired with Burlesque 102: Dance Intensive. This class is available to participants ages 18+ of all genders and body types.
Elements of Burlesque: Learn the tools burlesque performers use to create routines and develop a short routine of your own!
Description:
A beginner-level class introducing participants to burlesque Persona, Aesthetic Presentation, the Reveal, the Tease, and more. In this part mini-lecture, part choreography workshop you’ll develop a short routine of your own to reveal in the bedroom or on a stage. Participants should wear something that makes you feel your best and should bring an ‘outer layer’—ideally something that zips, snaps, or buttons—to use for practicing striptease techniques. This class can be taken alone or paired with Burlesque 102: Dance Intensive. This class is available to participants ages 18+ of all genders and body types.
Burlesque Dance Intensive: Learn a pre-choreographed burlesque routine in a fun, friendly ‘dance class’ setting.
Description:
Learn a pre-choreographed burlesque routine from beginning to end. An active, movement-focused class that will have you on your feet for a full hour. Participants should wear comfortable clothing in which they feel their best and bring a pair of gloves (evening gloves or lightweight fall/winter gloves are fine) and an outler later that sips, snaps, or buttons down the front. Participants may wear high heels but it is not required. This class puts in to motion many of the concepts explored in Burlesque 101: Elements of Burlesque, but can be taken on its own. This class is available to participants 18+ of all genders and body types.