Brush X Bloom | Sleeping Beauties
MAY Creative Workshop
A$150.00
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Stop waiting for the perfect moment — learn how to create it.
Sleeping Beauty Awakened is a modern Sleeping Beauty–inspired editorial workshop designed to teach photographers how to blend structured modelling with candid awareness and conversation, led by Brush & Shutter’s very own Tayla McLean alongside the stunning Amelia Bloom.
Rather than chasing one “perfect” image, this workshop focuses on building strong pose foundations and then introducing movement, dialogue and micro-adjustments to capture the seconds around a moment — the breath before the laugh, the subtle shift of a hand, the blink that makes the frame feel alive.
Using a structured 3-zone shooting system, attendees won’t need to focus on composition or angles, but instead can direct their attention toward creating intentional dialogue with their model to produce authentic micro-moments captured through burst shooting. Participants will also be introduced to a range of unique equipment including drones, Meta glasses and gimbal use.
The goal is not perfection in-camera, but intentional coverage — giving you powerful editing choices built from real, connected moments.
The workshop begins with a live demo shoot exploring communication between photographer and model, before participants move into guided rotations that ensure continuous shooting time while applying modelling pose direction based on reference imagery, using dialogue to create moments and burst shooting to capture the seconds before, during and after — resulting in a wider range of usable images in post-production.
The session will be held by Amelia Bloom (Model) AND Tayla Mclean (Photographer) at 'The Station studio' in brisbane city.
This will be a 2hr shoot designed to demonstrate model dialog and burst shooting. The skill is not 1 perfect picture but learning to idenitify the mini moments and learning how to create them.
Timing and Adress will be given upon order confirmation :)
• 2 Hour Guided Workshop
• Live Demo Shoot
• Structured Shooting Rounds
• Access to Professional Model
• Lighting Setup Provided
• Real Time Direction & Feedback
• Networking with other creatives
• Feel unsure when directing models
• Want their images to feel more natural but with modelling structure
• Are moving into portrait or fashion work
• Want to just shoot? Go for it!
• Are tired of stiff posing prompts
• Want more intention behind their shoot
How to direct without over-posing
• How to communicate creatively using reference images
• How to capture authentic moments in styled environments
• How to keep your subject engaged throughout a shoot
• How to work within a repeatable shooting rhythm
• How to create connection driven portraiture
Please bring along one reference pose or image you’d like to recreate so we can practice translating inspiration into clear, effective direction on the day.
