Classes
Union Station provides the perfect backdrop for hands-on learning and spacious classrooms for lecture and live demo classes. With over 100 classes, there’s something here for everyone!
How do I pick my classes?
You will be able to register for classes IN THE SHUTTERFEST APP two weeks before the event (first come, first serve). The app is released about a month before ShutterFest. READ THE FAQ and/or monitor the private Facebook group for more details.
ShutterFest 2027 Classes
15 Boudoir Poses and how to make them even better!
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How to take classic boudoir poses and transform them into emotive, editorial imagery through light, movement, direction, and connection.
In this live demonstration class, Jasmin Jade breaks down 15 foundational boudoir poses and shows how to elevate them beyond stiff, repetitive posing into images that feel natural, flattering, cinematic, and emotionally connected.
Rather than teaching endless pose memorization, this class focuses on refining and transforming poses through subtle changes in body language, movement, camera angle, light, and direction to create imagery with more depth and intention.
Students will learn how to:
• Build poses for all body types
• Create natural movement and connection within a pose
• Avoid stiff hands, awkward tension, and forced expressions
• Use light and camera angle to enhance emotion and shape
• Turn simple poses into editorial-style imagery
• Create more variety from a single pose setup
The class includes:
• A live boudoir shooting demonstration
• 15 foundational boudoir poses and variations
• Real-time posing refinements and adjustments
• Lighting and angle demonstrations
• Direction techniques for natural emotion and movement
What to Bring to Class:
This class is designed for photographers who want to move beyond basic pose copying and learn how to create better poses!
This class is also for new Boudoir Photographers because we will go through the foundation of Boudoir posing.
Creating a Visual Story from Start to Finish
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A live demonstration class on creating cohesive, emotive imagery from capture to final edit.
In this class, Jasmin Jade walks through her full creative process from lighting and styling to directing and editing, showing how powerful imagery is created intentionally long before the final edit.
This is not just a posing class.
This is about learning how to see.
Topics Covered:
• Creating emotion through light and direction
• Styling and composing with the final image in mind
• Building a cohesive visual language
• How editing begins before the photo is taken
• Directing natural movement and connection
• Using Lightroom intentionally to enhance mood and storytelling
• Creating cinematic, emotionally-driven imagery from start to finish
Includes:
• Live shooting demonstration
• Real-time lighting breakdowns
• Editing walkthrough from the live demo images
• Workflow and creative decision-making process
• Subtle integration of preset workflow and stylistic consistency.
What to Bring to Class:
Students should come ready to think beyond poses and basic editing and learn how to create images with greater depth, mood, and intention.
This class is ideal for photographers interested in:
• Boudoir
• Portraiture
• Editorial-style work
• Fashion-inspired posing and storytelling
• Creating emotionally-driven imagery
The Original Outdoor Boudoir
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How to create emotive, editorial-style boudoir imagery outdoors through using the light we find.
I began photographing outdoor boudoir in 2015 when I lost access to my studio.
I had to learn how to photograph women outdoors using natural light, environment, movement, and atmosphere, and from that experience, Outdoor Boudoir was born.
I branded my outdoor sessions and called my Boudoir Sessions “Into The Wild”.
Jasmin Jade shares the approach that helped shape her signature style and how outdoor spaces can become powerful storytelling tools for boudoir photography.
This class focuses on creating outdoor boudoir imagery that feels cinematic, intentional, and elevated beyond simply placing a subject outside.
Students will learn how to use light, movement, posing, and environment together to create editorial-style images with atmosphere and emotion.
Students will learn how to:
• Find and use natural light intentionally outdoors
• Create intimacy and emotion in open environments
• Direct women naturally through movement and connection
• Use environment and composition as part of the story
• Create cinematic mood using light, shadows, and atmosphere
• Pose women naturally outdoors without stiffness
• Build variety and storytelling within one outdoor location
What to Bring to Class:
Designed for photographers who already understand the basics of shooting in manual mode and want to expand their creativity and confidence when photographing women outdoors.