Snap Jam: Styling + Storytelling Sets - A Photography Skillshare

Presented by UsedByDisney & Sir Dyllan - Featuring Guest Speaker London Brown!

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Great photos are not just about lighting and camera settings. They are about mood, confidence, intention, and the story you want an image to tell.

This SnapJam workshop explores the art of styling for boudoir and erotic-inspired photography, with a focus on hair, makeup, wardrobe, and visual storytelling. We will begin with a brief refresher on consent, comfort language, agency, and collaborative communication in front of the camera before diving into techniques for crafting striking, expressive looks.

Guest speaker London Brown will guide participants through practical ways to shape and elevate a visual concept using clothing, makeup, accessories, texture, posture, and personal style. Whether you want glamorous, playful, dramatic, soft, sultry, or avant garde imagery, this class is about helping you intentionally create the feeling and aesthetic you want captured on camera.

Participants are encouraged to bring makeup kits, hair tools, accessories, and a few fun outfit options for hands-on experimentation and styled photo opportunities.

Come ready to play with presentation, confidence, creativity, and a little bit of glam.

Doors open at 6:30 PM. No entry after 8:30PM.

Event Rules & Guidelines

Our lab-style workshops are community-centered educational events focused on skill sharing and learning, not play parties. Guests are expected to bring their own tools, sanitize shared equipment before and after use, and respect the house manager, Dungeon Monitor, and staff. Sex of any kind, breath play or simulated breath play, restraint across the front of the neck, fire, candles, vaping, and smoking are not permitted. These events are not for cruising; please watch from a respectful distance and avoid commenting or intruding on other guest’s labbing experiences, including during aftercare. All AfterDark Events are 18+.

The Venue

This event will take place at Paradox, at 1310 Mission Street in San Francisco. It is located in SoMa, near 9th and Mission, and is a 10 minute walk from the Civic Center/UN Plaza BART station.

Accessibility Notes

The entrance to the space is on the ground floor and is fully-accessible, including a social area, play area, and two accessible all-gender bathrooms. The mezzanine level above the bathrooms can only be reached via stairs. There will be music playing throughout the night, and ear plugs may be available at the front desk. For further questions and accessibility requests, please reach out in advance by email to info@afterdark-events.com.

Entry

• Doors open at 6:30PM. Doors close at 8:30PM and there will be no late entry so please arrive early and plan accordingly.
• Advance tickets are recommended to save money and secure your spot.
• Community Angel Tickets contribute to affordable kink education for those who need it. These tickets help keep classes affordable and help fund Financial Access Tickets to those in need. Please consider supporting our community if you are able.
• We have a limited number of financial access tickets available. If you are in need of a financial access ticket, please email us at info@afterdark-events.com
• Ticket sales are final. Refunds are not available.

Inclusivity & Safety

We warmly invite and encourage individuals of all ages, races, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, and abilities to attend our event. We are committed to creating an inclusive and welcoming environment where everyone can feel safe, respected, and celebrated. Your unique identity and experiences enrich our community, and we look forward to sharing this special experience with you.

Consent and respectful behavior required.

About the Facilitators

• UsedByDisney (she/her or they/them) has been in the community since 2014, both publicly and privately. They began photographing professionally in 2018 and now specialize in boudoir and erotic photography, creating images that help clients feel seen, confident, and connected to their self-love, sensuality, romance, and inner deity energy. She strives to make photography welcoming and comfortable for everyone, regardless of background, ability, or skill level. Beyond the camera, they lead the East Bay Elegance Munch, assist with Solano County poly support, and help organize local community events—building spaces that feel inclusive, respectful, and genuinely supportive for all.
• SirDyllan is a Disabled, Queer, Polyamorous Leatherman and Activist. First published for lighting in 2000, as a photographer in 2006, and in multiple publications over the decades, he has studied photography since childhood through apprenticeship, self-discipline, and classes. Beyond events, His focuses are Portraiture, Glamour and Boudoir. Sir Dyllan often volunteers behind the lens with local groups and at events as a way to give back to the community and to uplift others. When not photographing, He tries to hold space for others, and participate in or lead classes/discussions on the topics of Kink, Leather, Power/Authority Exchange/Transfer, and Polyamory. Find Him at His website.
• LondonBrown began her hair journey under her mom, a 40-year industry veteran, and has spent 27 years specializing in texture and color while prioritizing hair health & serving the beauty and self expression goals of her guests. Alongside building her clientele, she worked in corporate hospitality and event coordination before fully returning to her passion for hair. In 2016, she realized one of her childhood dreams of opening her own Salon & Spa, later expanding into the independent salon suite sector to help other beauty & Barber professionals achieve their dream of business ownership. Though her alternative lifestyle journey began in the swing realm with my husband in 2005, discovering Kink, BDSM, and Leather in 2019 inspired her to blend artistry, creativity, service, and community by hosting kinky socials & galas, discussions, and educational events with her Daddy through their group, Lions Of Debauchery.

About AfterDark Events

AfterDark Events is a POC, femme, queer, neurodivergent, and disabled led group that organizes exciting, inclusive, curated kink and sex-positive events for the San Francisco Bay Area kink community.

Find us on FetLife, Plura, Instagram, and Forbidden Tickets.

We provide high-quality education - both foundational and advanced - that empowers individuals to explore, play, and connect with confidence and agency. We are dedicated to building community and expanding knowledge and honor the rich traditions of the queer leather and kink communities while striving to create a more inclusive, consent-driven culture. We believe in fostering spaces that support learning, curiosity, and personal growth.

Whether you're new to kink or a seasoned player, our events provide opportunities to expand your knowledge, refine your skills, and engage with a thriving community. Reach out to learn more about our classes or how to collaborate with us by emailing us at info@afterdark-events.com