DEAC 2.0

Plans are underway for the Detroit Erotic Arts Collaborative on February 7-8, 2009. I'm planning to be there and setting up my schedule of photo sessions now. Please do not wait to contact me if interested in shooting during the event. There will be MANY photographers and MANY models. it will be somewhat chaotic and planning too late will just add to the chaos.

Granted there will be some reading this post whom are not interested. THIS IS AN 18+ EVENT. You will be required to have legal photo documents at sign-in for the event certifying you are at least 18 years of age.

DEAC is a group shoot that is focused on Artistic Nude, Figure Nude, Implied Nude, Fetish Nude, and Bondage Nude content. I am open to shooting all genres and discussing compensation with those I shoot with for work sold.

Yes there is an entrance fee for the group shoot. I do not collect the fee - it is being handled through the DEAC website via Paypal or contacting DVS. The entrance fees vary according to the days you'll be attending and if you are a past participant in DEAC shoots. I participated in DEAC 1.5, which was held in Pontiac at Clutch Cargo and MONA earlier this year.

If you are interested in booking time with me at DEAC, please call me at 248-632-6156 and discuss. You can also send an email to request(at)fuzzytek.com with websize (no bigger than 300kb each) photos of yourself, your measurements (height, weight, bust, waist, hips, shoe, dress, and age), the type of shoot you desire, what clothing/equipment you have for the shoot (it doesn't all rest on you to provide). You will also be required to register for the event as noted above. I will be filling my schedule the next few weeks in a tentative manner because scheduling around so many people can be a nightmare. There will be rare instances I will tell you that we are locked in on our appointed time when we first speak. I will be working through a shared Google document and calendar events with talent I'm shooting with. This is so I can keep on track in planning for the event. I have the ability to bring in an assistant (additional fee) so I'm considering who will work best with me in this environment and assist in keeping things on-track.

Please understand I am attending to create MARKETABLE CONTENT, not simply to grow my portfolio - especially in areas that I have plenty of photos. Be creative and bring something more than a pretty face / body to the shoot. We can discuss that when planning the session.

Location and Scheduling

Location will be the Leland Hotel, 400 Bagley, Detroit 48226 which is the intersection of Cass and Bagley, just south of Grand River and west of the Times Square People Mover station. Hours will begin at noon both Saturday and Sunday. Last time slot Saturday ends 8:00pm, and Sunday at 6:00pm. Hourly slots are planned, however if you contact me to hold a bondage session I would like to book that as a double.

There are certain areas at the location which are booked in advance, so I'm looking to pre-pay ASAP and arrange the locations desired most.

Detroit Erotica Ball 2

I tried to get photos for the art exhibition printed at a print shop... seems the adult content has them shy. Sucks because I really really want to show some large format work. All that we'll have from that printer are copies of this poster. I'll have 3 copies put on 16x20 foamcore, plus additional prints in 12x18 format.

I am VERY thankful to have the Epson R1900 here at the Submissive Tales studio, which can handle up to 13x19 paper. Photo paper and ink comes at a cost... sometimes I wonder if the artwork that I've seen sold for $50 in a frame takes into account the cost of supplies to create it. I mean net profit on that has to be perhaps $5-10. So you get a couple drinks at the bar for every piece you sell?? Please understand the expense of creation, plus do something to acknowledge the talent of the photographer, model, makeup artist, wardrobe and so forth that went into creating the image seen.

The Ball starts in 32.5 hours, so I've got to get back to selecting, printing, framing activities. Quite a bit to do before showtime, and obviously I'll have to cut that time down more when it comes to being there before the show starts, decorating, and still have to select clothing to wear (that's another 2 hour block out of tomorrow).

I did buy some sweet masks for MCing the event. Hope you'll be there to see the spectacle of several months of work. What has transpired in the past year since the first ball is quite different than the rush of three weeks put into 2007's FIRST Detroit Erotica Ball.