In this workshop we will approach in a practical way the aesthetics and workflows of kinbaku photography and produce beautiful results through teams, pushing each member to improve. It is aimed at riggers, models, photographers and assistants. All of them will learn a lot, improve and develop new skills. After this workshop, the students will be able to produce outstanding results in kinbaku photography.

We will look at what really makes a good kinbaku photo beautiful and what are the basic tools needed to achieve and appreciate that beauty, how to use them and what very basic mistakes everybody is doing when trying to take pictures of Kinbaku. The aim of the workshop is to learn how to apply all this knowledge to improve our own ties, shoots, modelling and workflow.

This workshop will be held in English.

PROGRAM:

• A theoretical part with projections during the morning, in which we will analyse the work of different personalities within the world of kinbaku and photography.
• A theoretical-practical part in which we will establish a series of parameters that will define set, lighting, history and direction, as well as basic notions of how to communicate between director, assistants, model and rigger.
• A demo session in which the participants will be able to see the creative process, the way of working and all the elements of the session working together.
• A theoretical-practical part about the  important elements in the aesthetics of shibari, how to show them and how to communicate with the director of the session. We will work with different element from Wabi sabi aesthetics school as fukinsei, kanso, yugen or koko.
• A series of guided sessions in which, in turns, a group of participants will create a set and for an hour and a half they will work until the desired creative result is achieved. Each session will feature a different model and will be led by one or two different photographers.

The results of each session will be projected for analysis and suggestions and we will also talk about the post production stage.

TEAM STRUCTURE

For the practical part of the workshop, there will be teams. This director of each team will be the photographer, who will create a vision together with the rigger and the model.

Each team will be composed of Director/Photographer, Model, Rigger, Rigger Assistant, Light assistance and Lifter.

Each team will be guided and supervised by Zor and Margout, who will give suggestions, practical advice and technical advice to all the participants.

REQUIREMENTS FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS

• Reflex or mirrorless camera with a 50mm lens with flash shoe for the radio transmitter.
• Experience in photography and knowledge of the operation and relationship between aperture/shutter/iso.
• At least a basic knowledge of shibari, either in shibari photography or the technical side. (Preferable)

REQUIREMENTS FOR RIGGERS

• Have a solid knowledge of the basics.
• Set of 10 ropes. (Mandatory)
• Set of 2 short ropes (4 meters) and a 2 meter rope. (Preferable)
• Good and fast rope handling and problem solving.

REQUIREMENTS FOR MODELS

• Be in good physical and emotional shape to do an hour and a half session.
• Good communication skills.
• Knowledge of your body and its limits.
• Agree to allow the use of the images taken by the photographer.
• Minimum three different outfits for the session so the director can choose. Preferably in different colors and styles.

REQUIREMENTS FOR ASSISTANTS

• Good attitude.
• Fast adaptability.
• Interest on helping to create beautiful kinbaku images either as light assistant, rigger assistant or lifter.
• Basic knowledge on shibari.

In the West, there is a misconception that kinbaku shoots are not real shoots whereas in Japan they can be very intense, especially for the model. That’s why we will offer a lot of information from the perspective of rope bottoms as well.

We will talk about the communication process between all participants, pre-production, production and post-production, a little bit about the crew, a lot about the direction and all the time about the aesthetics. This workshop is one of our favorites (Zor and Margout) and we consider it a very important topic in relation to kinbaku.

WHEN AND WHERE

RESERVATIONS AND CANCELLATIONS

Reservas: By mail at info@madridshibari.com or using Telegram / Whatsapp / or voice +34 616741603.

Zor Neurobashing is a photographer, filmmaker and has been learning shibari since 2005 and teaching since 2015. He has studied with Haruki Yukimura, Norio Sugiura, Akira Naka, Kazami Ranki, Kasumi Hourai, Osada Steve, Ren Yagami and Riccardo Wildties, among other teachers. His personal style has often been defined as Kuzushi Shibari and is oriented towards creativity, improvisation and asymmetry

Margout Darko is a rope model and rigger and has been in love with kinbaku since 2014. She has been working for years as a fetish model and erotic performer, and has solid experience and knowledge in consent and BDSM practices. She has modelled two times for Norio Sugiura sensei.

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