Underwater workshop | Craig Gum (Patreon)

Here's a little sneak peak of what else is to come on the higher tiers! I'm posting this set for all patrons because I love art nudes underwater so much and want everyone to appreciate the beauty of weightless art with me.

If you're on the $5 tier, you already heard some of the info behind this workshop. Last month, I got to work at my first workshop as an instructor and not just a model! Craig and I led an underwater workshop for new models looking to learn the beautiful techniques of breath and posing underneath the surface. These are some of the shots he took of me at the end of the workshop; for additional visual help, we let the models use goggles to watch me pose underneath the water. A lot of new underwater models have a lot of issues with controlling their limbs in an elegant manner when submerged; it's hard because you have to fight the urge to swim, and rather just dance in place in the water. Another difficult thing to learn is the proper amount of air to release before submerging and finding comfortability with your body when it is struggling for breath.

I know it may not feel like it, but your body can withstand the absence of breath more than you may realize! Before you ever die from lack of oxygen, your body will go through compulsions and tremors. And even then, so long as you don't inhale the water, you still have a ways to go before you will lose consciousness. 

Safely modeling underwater is all about knowing your body's limits and learning how to fight natural instincts to flail and find the surface. Would you ever attend a workshop? An underwater workshop? Have you ever worked underwater at all in any way? 

I'm going to miss the water when fall hits us, but I'm so grateful for all the opportunities I had this year, despite all the ones that were taken from us via pandemic.

Cheers.
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Craig Gum Photography
Georgia 2020