UNHIDDEN STUDIO
Fine Art Photography & Luxury Boudoir | Sacramento
Step in as you are. Leave as art.
Award-winning fine art and boudoir photography for those who refuse to be ordinary.
Directed by Cristian Bajora, filmmaker, creative director, visual storyteller.
FOUNDING MEMBER RATES
Lock in your session at 2025 pricing
Rates increase 40-60% in August 2026
Every session is a directed experience.
At Unhidden Studio, we create cinematic fine art photography: images that live somewhere between photography, film, and dreams.
Every session is directed like a scene from a film you'd never forget. Intentional light. Sculptural composition. Emotional truth.
We work with people who are ready to be seen, inhabiting the frame like they were born to be there.
Fine art nude photography and luxury boudoir for:
Women reclaiming their bodies as art
Couples seeking intimacy photography that feels immortal
Artists, seekers, and bold souls who crave depth
Those who understand that vulnerability is power
If you're here, you already know: you deserve to be photographed like the work of art you are.
Cristian Bajora
Creative Director & Fine Art Photographer | Sacramento
Cristian directs the frame, the light, the breath, the story.
With 15+ years as a film and theater director across Europe and the U.S., Cristian brings a cinematic eye and deep understanding of human presence to every fine art photography session. He's worked with actors, artists, everyday people, and knows how to guide you from nerves to embodiment in minutes.
His background:
B.A. Film Directing
Founded Teatrul În Culise, Bucharest's iconic independent theater
Directed 100+ stage productions and award-winning films
Trained 1,000+ students in expressive performance at TeenMedia Academy
Now based in Sacramento, creating fine art nude photography and luxury boudoir at LOCUL
What makes Cristian different:
He choreographs every moment — the angle of your hand, the fall of light across your collarbone, the exact second you exhale and become the image.
His work has been compared to Ryan McGinley's environmental nudes, Helmut Newton's sculptural compositions, and Sally Mann's intimate naturalism but with a theatrical sensibility that's entirely his own.
Cristian's signature is his theatrical sensibility. Every photography session feels like stepping onto a stage where you're both the actor and the art.
"I don't want you to pose. I want you to inhabit the frame like a character inhabits a stage, fully, honestly, unhidden."
What to expect
You will never be rushed. You will never be judged. You will only be seen.
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Free 15-Minute Call (Optional)
Before you book, we can talk. This is a brief, pressure-free conversation where you'll share what you're seeking: empowerment, art, celebration, story. Cristian will answer your questions and help you choose the right photography session.
This call is optional. If you're ready to book, you can skip straight to reserving your session.
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After Booking: Your Creative Consultation
Once your session is reserved, we schedule a deeper creative consultation (30-45 minutes). This is where we design your session concept together.
You'll receive a detailed session guide covering:
Wardrobe & styling suggestions for fine art photography
Mental & emotional preparation
What to expect during your session
How to move through nerves into presence
This is collaborative art-making.
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The Day of Your Session
Cristian directs every frame. He works like a film director adjusting light in real-time, refining composition, coaching you through each moment.
Your photography session will be:
Private and intimate
Paced to your comfort and energy
Set to music you choose
Full of breaks, adjustments, and creative collaboration
Whether we're working in studio, your home, or an outdoor Sacramento location. The goal is the same: create fine art images that feel like you, elevated into art.
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Within 2-3 weeks, you'll receive a private password-protected online gallery of fully retouched fine art photographs.
(Muse Multiplicity: 4-6 weeks due to extensive composite editing)
Gallery-quality fine art photography professionally color-graded, retouched with care, and ready to print, frame, or treasure.
UNHIDDEN STUDIO @ LOCUL
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This is more than photography. This is entry into a movement.
Unhidden Studio is one of five interconnected pillars at LOCUL Sacramento's first multi-disciplinary arts and education space where creativity, expression, and community converge.
LOCUL (Romanian for "the place") is a sanctuary for artists, seekers, and bold souls. A place where art is inhabited, not performed. Where vulnerability becomes power. Where every human form, voice, and vision deserves to be seen.
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Unhidden Studio: Fine art photography & luxury boudoir (you are here)
Transform into art through Cristian's cinematic lens.DESIRE Gallery: Bold, sensual, body-positive contemporary art
Unconventional fine art featuring Vania Piersinaru and guest artists.SIP @ LOCUL: Specialty coffee & creative gathering space
Where espresso meets inspiration in Sacramento's Midtown.The Form Academy: Acting & expression training
Discover your voice and presence through The Seen Method.The Stage: Intimate 100-seat performance venue
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When you book at Unhidden Studio, you're entering a creative world where:
Your photograph can become an original painting by Vania (DESIRE Gallery)
Your images may be exhibited in LOCUL's gallery space
You're invited to opening nights, performances, and community gatherings
You can take acting classes to deepen your expressive confidence
You become part of a community that celebrates vulnerability as art
This isn't transactional photography. This is initiation into a movement.
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LOCUL is currently in development, with founding rates available through August 2026 for all pillars. Be part of the beginning.
Fine Art Photography & Boudoir Sessions | Sacramento
All sessions include Cristian's complete creative direction, professional retouching, and private online gallery.
Founding rates available through August 2026. Save 600-1000$ by booking now. Payment plans available.
SIGNATURE FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY
MUSE MULTIPLICITY
3 hours • 2-3 composite artworks • Advanced multiple-exposure technique
Cristian's signature surrealist composite photography experience. This intensive 3-hour session creates 2-3 composite artworks where you appear multiple times in one frame. Gallery-exhibition quality fine art.
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Advanced multiple-exposure photography where you're photographed in different poses within one frame, then precision-blended in post-production. You become versions of yourself conversing, interacting, existing in multiplicity.
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Shot on locked tripod (absolute precision required)
You pose in 5-10 different positions within the same frame
Each pose photographed separately, then composited
2-3 hours of advanced editing per final artwork
Result: Gallery-exhibition quality surrealist fine art
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Art collectors and fine art photography enthusiasts
Those wanting gallery-exhibition level work
Clients seeking conceptual, narrative imagery
People drawn to surrealism and multiple-exposure photography
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3 hour direced studio/on location session
2-3 final composite artworks (each a complete surrealist piece)
24×30 fine art print of your favorite composite (museum-quality paper)
15-page luxury album showcasing the series
Complete high-resolution digital files
Behind-the-scenes process documentation
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Private studio rental or loction access and permits
Complete creative direction
8+ hours of advanced editing per artwork
One-of-a-kind surrealist art (nothing else like this in Sacramento)
Both fine art photography AND gallery-worthy art piece
Delivery timeline: 4-6 weeks (extensive post-production required)
Founding: $1995| Regular: $2995
Deposit: $500 | Balance: $1495
(payment plan available)
CINEMATIC PHOTOGRAPHY EXPERIENCES
2 hours • 15 retouched images • Outdoor location (forest, water, field, abandoned spaces)
We venture into nature or urban landscapes to create cinematic fine art nudes that feel alive and deeply personal.
Bold. Body-positive. Unforgettable.
ENVIRONMENTAL MUSE
Includes:
15 professionally retouched fine art images
Location permits/coordination included
Private gallery + behind-the-scenes images
Founding: $1395| Regular: $1995
2 hours • 18 retouched images • Studio with special effects
Photography becomes filmmaking. We use smoke machines, colored gels, rain effects, and theatrical lighting to create images that feel like movie stills.
Where Cristian's film directing background shines. Every frame is intentional, emotional, unforgettable.
CINEMATIC STORY
Includes:
18 professionally retouched cinematic images
Studio rental & effects equipment
Complete digital collection
Production design consultation
Founding: $1195| Regular: $1795
2 hours • 15 retouched images • Styled studio sets
High-end boudoir photography for those who want to feel like fine art. Plush linens, golden light, styled sets, and full creative direction.
Empowerment photography sensual, strong, and entirely yours.
Perfect for milestone celebrations, personal empowerment, and seeing yourself through an artist's eyes.
BRIGHT BOUDOIR
Includes:
15 professionally retouched boudoir images
Luxury location or photo studio rental
Private online gallery
Behind-the-scenes video reel (30-60 seconds)
Wardrobe & styling guide
Founding: $995| Regular: $1495
BECOME THE ART
From Fine Art Photography to Original Painting
Your photography session can become a hand-painted original artwork.
Through Vania Piersinaru, the visual artist behind DESIRE Gallery @ LOCUL, your photograph transforms into bold, expressive contemporary art — exactly like you see above.
Vania's Style:
Painterly. Emotional. Raw. She uses your photograph as the foundation, then layers texture, brushwork, and gestural movement to create something that feels alive Part figure painting, part abstract expressionism, entirely unique.
The painting on the right began as the photograph on the top left corner. Same image. Completely transformed.
An original artwork, one of a kind, signed by the artist, yours to keep or exhibit.
Original Painting Pricing
Add painting to any photography session (or use your own photo):
16×20 original artwork: +$1200
24×30 original artwork: +$1800
30×40 original artwork: +$2800
Or book a complete "Photography to Painting" collection and save:
Environmental + Small Painting session + 16×20 painting = $2495
Cinematic + Medium Painting session + 24×30 painting = $2895
Muse Multiplicity + Statement Painting session + 30×40 painting = $4595
Fine Art Photography & Boudoir FAQs | Sacramento
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Cristian's 15+ years as a film and theater director (he directs every moment like a scene), the cinematic quality, and the fact that you're entering the LOCUL creative ecosystem. Your photo can become a painting, be exhibited in our gallery, and you're invited to performances and community events.
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LOCUL is a multi-disciplinary arts space opening in Sacramento in 2026. Unhidden Studio is one of five pillars (DESIRE Gallery (contemporary art), SIP (coffee), The Form Academy (acting classes), and The Stage (intimate theater).
When you book photography with us, you're joining a creative community. Your images may be exhibited in our gallery, you'll be invited to performances and openings, and you can explore other LOCUL offerings like acting classes or original paintings.
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Our signature surrealist technique where you appear multiple times in one frame. Shot on a locked tripod with precision. You pose in different positions, then we composite them into dreamlike fine art. Each artwork takes 2-3 hours of editing. Think of it as creating a conversation with yourself. Gallery-exhibition quality.
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Yes. Vania Piersinaru, the artist behind DESIRE Gallery, hand-paints your photograph onto canvas using expressive brushwork and bold colors. It takes 6-10 weeks. You receive both the original photograph AND the painting. See the transformation in our "Become the Art" section above.
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Your privacy is sacred. All fine art images are stored securely and shared only via password-protected galleries. You control what (if anything) is shared publicly.
We never posts client photographs without explicit written consent. Your body. Your boundaries. Always.
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Absolutely. Unhidden Studio fine art photography welcomes all bodies, all genders, all stories. Art has no limits.
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Founding rates for fine art photography end August 2026. After that, all sessions increase 40-60%. Lock in your session now and you have up to 6 months to schedule.
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You'll receive a detailed session guide after booking, but generally: bring wardrobe options (lingerie, robes, or nothing for nude sessions), any props you love, and music you want to hear. Cristian will guide everything else.
Let's Create Together
Fine art photography is deeply personal. Before we begin, I want to understand your vision and ensure we're the right creative match.
Every new client starts with a complimentary 15-minute discovery call where we'll discuss:
Your aesthetic preferences and creative goals
Which photography experience resonates with you
What to expect during our session together
Any questions or concerns you have
This isn't a sales call — it's the beginning of our collaboration.
Think of it as the first scene in the story we'll create together.
You're taking the first step toward being photographed like art.