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Shoot The Centerfold Seminar/Workshop
Bali, Indonesia – Nov 07-19, 2016
Our Most Private International Photography Seminar/Workshop Yet
The ultimate boutique seminar/workshop for skilled photographers who want the very best of STC’s teachings and in the most private location we have ever hosted. It’s here, in this exquisite Southeast Asian paradise, that you will experience the wonders of the best possible photography and publishing opportunities and the mystique of being surrounded by the secrets of the Far East. Bring home the most stunning and exotic images that will be sure to impress editors.
There are only a few places on earth revered by pretty much all photographers and art directors in the industry. Bali ranks at the top of that very short list. Shoot The Centerfold has travelled around the globe and created some of the most breathtaking campaigns and Playboy pictorials. Now we offer you the chance to turn up the heat and experience 12 days of a dream getaway with a crew of STC master photographers and top models.
Bali, Nov 07-19, 2016
$5000.00 (Lodging included)*
Main Seminar Tickets
The extended Bali Photography Seminar/Workshop is a twelve-day master class for advanced or professional photographers who are looking to take their profession to the next level. If you like photographing top of the line models, then you have come to the right place. The seminar is set for November 8-19, 2016 in Bali, Indonesia.
Bali Deposit
$1000.00*
Place Deposit
Following some of our attendees’ requests, we decided to provide alternative forms of payment in order to be more “wallet friendly”. You can now place a deposit of $1000 to reserve your seat for the Bali seminar and pay the rest of the seminar fee in monthly installments (or as agreed). No photography learning experience should be put aside because of financial limitations.
Welcome to the Shoot The Centerfold Bali seminar and early preparations. In addition to having fun, of course, it is imperative to be properly organized in order to get the ultimate STC experience. As much fun as photographing beautiful ladies may be, there is much more to photography than just that. So, here are few suggestions and reminders which often go overlooked.
Flights
If you haven’t booked your flight to Bali yet, do it now since the airline fees will only go up the longer you wait. Many affordable round-trip airline tickets currently available starting as low as $600 USD. Just go to kayak.com or your favorite flight search engine and you will find plenty of good deals. However, act quickly, because airlines love nothing better than desperate stragglers and pumping up the last minute rates.
How do I get to Bali?
- There are several ways one can travel to Bali, Indonesia.
- The name of the airport in Bali is Denpasar (DPS) Ngurah Rai International Airport.
- The most popular route when traveling from the west coast of USA is via Los Angeles LAX – Denpasar.
- If you fly from Europe the most popular route to Denpasar is via Doha (Qatar).
- (Please arrive at the seminar location on November 7th and depart on the 19th).
Lighting Equipment
The most commonly asked question we get is, “What kind of lighting gear should I bring to the seminar?” Hensel and Chimera Lighting are sponsoring us, and they will provide the lighting equipment for the seminar which will be available for purchase afterward at discounted prices.
You can bring your own as well in case you are going to be doing shoots outside of the seminar, just make sure to check your airline baggage fees so you won’t be for a surprise.
Cameras & Lenses
Each photographer has personal taste in cameras and how they see through the lens. However, the most common and popular lenses for our seminar are as follows:
Clearly, you can bring any lenses you like. Taking pictures of the settings and the location with a wide-angle lens could be a good idea and Bali does look great to capture additional sceneries. Bring enough CF cards or a small drive; you may need one to back up your images. Laptops are also a great idea so you can edit and evaluate your images in Bali.
Also, make sure to charge your camera batteries before you arrive in Bali and bring extra batteries just in case. Make sure to check your AC plug converters and that they are compatible with your equipment. Most major airports carry universal power plug adapters.
Get a Head Start
Our Bali seminar program is geared more towards intermediate and advanced photographers who already have camera experience. However, the photographers who wish to brush up on their skills for a good solid head start, Shoot The Centerfold Lighting Diagram books are a good way to refresh camera basics and functions and what f-stops, focal lengths, and other camera related lingo means. The first two chapters in our digital lighting books are dedicated to basic and advanced camera functions and explanations.
Important Things to Check
- A valid passport/visa: Check visa requirements from your country to Indonesia.
- Insurance*: Travel insurance is recommended but not mandatory.
- Airline tickets: Each airline’s regulations may vary.
*Purchasing travel insurance along with your airline ticket usually comes with substantial travel and health coverage. If you have a medical condition, please let us know in case of an emergency.
General Things to Bring and Remember
- Good walking shoes or sneakers
- Sunglasses
- Sunscreen
- Make sure your vaccines are current
- Insect repellent
- Allowed medications
- Camera sensor and lens cleaning kit
- Check your cellular roaming and travel deals
- Know and respect local laws
More updates are coming soon.
–Your STC Team
International top model Kseniya Belousova joins STC Bali
Twelve Days Packed with Inspirational Master classes, In-depth Seminar Demonstrations, Q & As, and Invaluable Networking Opportunities
- A highly advanced professional seminar lecture and demonstration at a reasonable price, making it a great value for the attendees
- See the difference when using a real Playboy Playmate with extensive experience and an international top agency represented model
- Step outside your comfort zone and learn to utilize a upper-scale real world environment and see how professional pictorials are created
- Learn what editors, clients, and the photo industry are looking for. Understand how to become self-sufficient and in demand
- Learn to utilize a fully implemented setting and workflow that makes editors beg for more
- This seminar/workshop is about publishing, photography business, marketing, and how to make money with your images and, most importantly, learning how to deliver photography that editors cannot ignore
- Why learn from anybody else when you can learn from the best?
How We Are Different
Our educational edge is based on our own extensive accomplishments and experience in the industry. We are internationally acclaimed photographers who have worked (and still work) for Playboy and have created some of the most talked about pictorials published worldwide. Over the past decades, our collective work has been seen in almost every major publication, as well as in fashion, advertising campaigns and fine-art galleries.
No other seminar can currently match the published body of work that we bring to the table. In addition, we are still top working photographers in the industry who travel the world and are part of building the brands of many high profile clients. From day one, the STC project was meant to connect the dots for those photographers who are willing to follow our success and take their photography to the next level.
Our seminar attendees have the highest published rate of any other seminar in the industry. We don’t just offer you a weekend full of fun but an opportunity that can change your life.
The past nine Shoot The Centerfold seminar/workshops have been published in Playboy either with pictorials of our attendees or pictorials produced during the seminar activities. We would like to believe that your photographic journey only starts after our seminar experience by utilizing the wisdom we have to offer you.
And that, my friends, is what makes us different.
Playboy Published 8 Pages From the STC Seminar
Playboy International is publishing a WHOPPING eight pages from the STC April seminar for you to see what you missed in case you were not able to participate in our fantastic experience.
How is the Bali seminar different from all the other STC seminars?
Our promise to seminar attendees is not only to create an event where you will shoot some of the most beautiful models (and have one hell of a good time doing it) but also to return home with usable material for future publications. During our enhanced Bali seminar we are going to be focusing more toward a professional approach and suggest that the participating attendees should already have sufficient camera and photography experience. This specific seminar is not only about learning, it is about advanced photography topics and creating a final product for the clients and brands that we are bringing on board and beyond. If you are already a published professional with an ambition to challenge the industry even further, then Bali is a perfect fit for you.
Iris Avdic: Our Second Model Choice for Bali
Priceless experience
Many photographers’ dream has been to be blessed enough to travel to exotic places and create stunning layouts for the world to see. Our clients and editors, who rely on our expertise, expect nothing but the utmost in quality results and now it’s available to you as well. Now you can have your photography seen by the editors and clients that have been impossible to meet and present the level of work we have been producing for years that serve as the foundations for our careers. Gain confidence, learn to look at the world as if it was yours and come create your masterpieces. Why would anyone settle for anything less? STC master photographer Ales Bravnicar’s experiences at the Villa Zala Bali have been already featured in numerous fashion campaigns and publications worldwide. “The beauty and unique features of a location are a game changer to any production,” says Ales Bravnicar who recently visited the location.
Playmate and fashion features by Ales Bravnicar at the Villa Zala Bali
Get cozy with the Villa Zala Bali – your hotel
The Villa Zala Bali is located a short ride from the beach and 10 minutes to the closest town. Villa Zala Bali is very peaceful, surrounded by nature and rice fields. It’s one of the best places you can pamper yourself with the best in comfort and massages which is an Indonesian specialty and tradition.
In the evening, you can find nightlife in Kuta, which is a very popular town nearby. The staff at the Villa Zala Bali could not be nicer and are available for any request and for your comfort. The Villa Zala Bali offers you spacious bathrooms, a big open living room right in front of your private pool and traditional Indonesian architecture.
The Villa Zala Bali and its surroundings are very suitable for photography and known for several high-value productions such as Vogue, ELLE and most International franchises who come and capture the unique beauty it has to offer.
The Villa Zala Bali will always get you more than expected. A truly one of a kind hidden treasure that world travelers and photographers cherish, this beautiful postcard perfect place will leave you mesmerized for a lifetime.
How do I get to Bali?
There are several ways one can travel to Bali, Indonesia.
The name of the airport in Bali is: Denpasar (DPS) Ngurah Rai International Airport.
The most popular route when traveling from the west coast of USA is via Los Angeles LAX – Denpasar.
If you fly from Europe the most popular route to Denpasar is via Doha (Qatar).
Arrive to the seminar location on Nov 7th and depart on the 19th
Substantial savings can be made by planning in advance!
This week’s current roundtrip airfare price from Los Angeles – Denpasar and back is:
$650.00 – $900.00*
*This quote is an estimate only! Shoot The Centerfold cannot guarantee exact airline prices which constantly change.
Shot at the Villa Zala, our Bali location
How do we choose models for our seminars? They must have not only the right look, but they must also have the experience necessary to work with everyone from a novice photographer to a full-fledged professional. Our models must not only maximize the shooting experience, they must also have a grasp of the business side of modeling as well. STC’s beliefs and direction are to provide a wide selection of models to demonstrate the concept of having the model fit the assignment. We go through an extensive search when selecting models, as this is one of the most important parts of your photo shoot, since models are the subject that you are photographing.
If you’ve turned to STC for assistance in your photography, then you’ve likely come to the conclusion that shooting for fun only goes so far. Eventually, all photographers who take their work seriously will start wondering how to turn their hobby into a paying job. This is where STC’s experience influences the choices we make when choosing the models. Glamour models, centerfolds, swimsuit, and lingerie models are sexy and fun to shoot because they are their own product. The attraction to this type of photography is a type of sexuality and seductiveness that will always turn heads. The images will impress viewers, even if they’re not in the photo industry and everyone will notice your photos. Well, almost everyone. What about commercial clients and fashion houses?
There’s a difference when shooting fashion models as opposed to glamour and not just in poses or lighting. There’s a saying that a fashion model knows how to present the clothes she’s wearing and become secondary to the overall image. Her appearance and attitude are a reflection of the client or designer, not her own. People in the fashion biz say that models are just fancy clothes hangers, and they’re pretty much spot on. The make-up, hair, accessories, attire, swimsuit, or lingerie is the primary element in the image with everything else taking a backseat to the product. As fussy as clients are with models, you can’t imagine how meticulous they also are with the photographers they use to shoot their million-dollar campaigns or their catalogs. This is where the BIG bucks come into play! Are you ready to learn the tasks of dazzling a multi-billion dollar industry and bring home that fat check?
So far, we have merged two different philosophies, each with different directions and have made impressions on two divergent yet complimentary worlds. Sure, there’s a “glam” category, but the main focus for STC is to teach you the best of both worlds so you can start making money with your camera. As much fun and as cool as our Bali seminar will be, we will also be offering instruction and guidance that goes beyond shooting, lighting, and posing. We will be exploring the business side of photography, evaluating career readiness, and teaching how to customize your skills in preparation for that awesome day when that major client comes knocking at your door. Stay tuned, there is much more to come!
Dr Dan
Since I signed up with the Shoot The Centerfold program, my photography career has taken a positive turn and I have not looked back ever since. I have multiple covers and editorial layouts in various magazines and periodicals, including, 8 Playboy covers (including 2 motion covers shot on the RED) 5 centerfolds and 4 features (one a 10 page clothed editorial) for Playboy International. To a photographer, getting published is like winning a trophy in sports – it signifies the achievement of a goal. Recently, I have shot hair styles with the international creative director of GK salon products. The STC program solidified my photographic knowledge and gave me insight on how to finesse the light to a marketable image that the editors demand. Thank you STC for helping me see the light!
Doug Hill
I have participated in a few other photography seminars during my career, including classes in college. Only STC has gotten me published not only in magazines including an ad campaign for Chimera but one of my images was also showcased at the 2014 Art Basel. These workshops opened my eyes on how to better my photography skills beyond my wildest expectations. It’s not only a great learning experience and a chance to shoot beautiful pictures, but it’s also an educational system that I highly recommend to anyone who wishes to succeed in today’s photography business. The value STC offers is world class and second-to-none.
Steven Ruegnitz
I have been a big fan of glamour photography and Playboy ever since I was a young man. When Shoot The Centerfold first opened, so did my eyes. Never in a million years could I imagine that I was going to set the fastest record in Playboy publishing, from camera to print and newsstands in just three weeks.
With a two centerfold layouts in Playboy, STC has also been an invaluable networking resource, giving me all the right connections in the industry. As much as the direct learning of photography happens during the sessions, the people you meet during the program have proven to be invaluable sources of knowledge and inspiration well beyond anything I could have envisioned. I have yet to have a question that some member of the STC community has not been ready to help me answer. My attendance at the first session was simply a start to a new vision and journey of what my photography has become. I’ve reached new milestones and my achievements have since grown. Thanks to Shoot The Centerfold for making my dreams come true.
- *Program is subject to change without notice.
- *The attendee rooms are shared room environment. (Two attendees per room). Private rooms are available upon request for an extra fee.
- *Refunds & Cancellations: enrollment is limited; therefore your commitment is important to us. If you must withdraw from a seminar, we provide this refund policy: A $25 administrative fee will be charged on all cancellations. If you cancel 90 days prior to the start of the seminar, we will retain 50% of the total seminar fee, unless we are able to fill your spot. If you cancel 30 days or less prior to the start date of the seminar, we will retain 100% of the seminar fee unless we are able to fill your spot. No refunds are given once the seminar begins.
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