Gina Weston sharing the exciting news about Kim Weston's 3 Generation Photography Show at the Midwest Museum of Art in Elkhart IN. This newsletter video starts their adventure off in the beautiful city of Chicago IL.
Weston Figure Workshop w/Kim Weston & Mark Comon SOLD OUT!
SOLD OUT! If you have ever wanted to learn expressive photography, improve the depth and emotional content of your photos and add creative elements & expression to your images or photograph figures in the “Weston Style,” you will relish the opportunity to attend the Weston Workshop.
TO SIGN UP – contact Mark Comon mark@paulsphoto.com or 310-375-7014
PAUL’S PHOTO, Creative Photo Adventure 23845 Hawthorne Blvd. Torrance, CA
Wildcat Studio Nude w/Kim Weston & Christa Meola - May 5-7, 2013
Newly Added, Wildcat Studio Nude Photography Workshop!
Christa Meola is joining us again at Wildcat Hill!
I’m Christa Meola and I’m an international pro photographer based in NYC, specializing in photographing women. I believe that imagery is powerful, and that honoring our bodies, emotions, choices and impulses through photography is sublimely empowering. And profoundly sexy. My style and approach is simple, classic, emotional, joyful and genuine. I love challenges, finding solutions, keeping it simple and making it work.
Come and make some amazing photographs with 2 superb teachers! A Master of Fine Art Nude Photography, Kim Weston and a International Pro Photographer, Christa Meola.
You will learn so much from these two. The above image is one of my all time favorites!
To sign up go to: http://christameola.com/wild-cat-nude-photography-workshop
One on One Workshop - Oceanscapes February 2013
Photographer at Monastery Beach Carmel CA
One on One Workshop - Oceanscapes
Sometimes you just get lucky. With rain looming in the forecast we kept our fingers crossed that there would be time in-between the rainfall to get out on the coast and take some worthy photographs. Unlike working in the studio, you have to work with mother nature and her unpredictability. But even with the threat of rain and hail, the weather worked to our advantage with wonderful clouds illuminating the sky. Big waves crashed along the coast line. There was plenty of opportunities to photograph these 2 days.
During the times of rain Kim was in the darkroom teaching his darkroom techniques, developing and printing the negatives. Kim loves to complete the process. From taking the photograph, to developing the negatives, to printing the photograph. Of course there are a few more steps to completion for presentation, like mounting and spotting but that will have to wait for another tutorial.
We also had Roman Loranc here as our guest this week, so as an added bonus they got to photograph with him too!
It was fun way to spend a few beautiful rainy days on the central coast.
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Wildcat Studio Nude Workshop April 5-7, 2013
Kim Weston - Wildcat Studio Nude Workshop
Following the Weston Legacy - 1 Space Open - Email or Call soon!
This two-day nude workshop (meet and greet on Friday evening 5-7 pm) offers a special opportunity for students to explore nude photography while learning about the Weston family's historic contributions to fine art photography at Wildcat Hill.
Photograph for 2 full days
Participants will get the opportunity to photograph the nude figure in 2 consecutive days. This allows time to get comfortable working with nude models and gives you another opportunity to photograph what you might have missed on the first day.
Kim Weston - Nude at Wildcat Hill
Working with Nude Models
We will focus on how to approach and work with models. Communication, composition, lighting are all important factors in getting a good photograph. Preconceived ideas; what are you photographing? What do you hope to get out of a session?
Locations
The class size is kept small with good model - student ratio. On the premises there will be several areas indoors and outdoors available to be photographing the nude in. Working in this way we have a maximum of time, space and privacy. If time permits one-on-one time with models may be arranged.
What to bring
Participants are encouraged to bring a portfolio of their work for viewing. 5 to 7 finished prints that have been matted and or presented for easy viewing. Students should bring their own film and equipment.
Dinner on Saturday Night
Guests will enjoy a Saturday-night dinner in our home and a fireside discussion of photography.
Experience
This nude workshop is open to all levels of experience and to film and digital cameras. Any size camera, film or digital is good for this class. Students must know how to operate their cameras.
1 Space is open - Call or email if you want to join us!
Register early space is limited to 9 students.
Workshop Schedule:
Friday 5 - 7 pm
Saturday 10am - 9 pm with 2 hr break (Fireside Dinner)
Sunday 10am - 5 pm
Price: $600 per person
Model Gratuity not included in workshop price
Lodging not included in workshop price
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Big Sur Nude Workshop - June 7-9, 2013 - Sold Out
Kim Weston - Big Sur - Pt. Sur Lighthouse
New Workshop in 2013! - Workshop Full, email to be put on wait list!
This year you are invited to experience a unique “Nude Photography Workshop” in a private, intimate home on the Big Sur coast. Join Kim and Gina Weston as they lead their popular Studio Nude workshop in a fabulous new location this year!
Come to Big Sur to photograph and collaborate with experienced models on this old rustic family estate. Experience and capture the essence of Big Sur with its sweeping vistas and old growth redwood forests. We will have extensive gardens and a pool available for our use. Bring your ideas and imagination with you – there will be plenty of time and space available to make some fabulous fine art photography.
For our faithful workshop followers that have been to Wildcat Hill, here is a wonderful opportunity to come back and make some photographs with us at a new location!
Kim Weston Photographing in Big Sur CA
Following the Weston Legacy
This two-day nude workshop (meet and greet on Friday evening 5-7 pm at our home in Carmel Highlands) offers a special opportunity for students to explore nude photography in Big Sur CA.
Photograph for 2 full days
Participants will get the opportunity to photograph the nude figure in 2 consecutive days. This allows time to get comfortable working with nude models and gives you another opportunity to photograph what you might have missed on the first day. This is a great way to add new content to your portfolio.
Working with Nude Models
We will focus on how to approach and work with models. Communication, composition, lighting are all important factors in getting a good photograph. Preconceived ideas; what are you photographing? What do you hope to get out of a session?
Locations
The class size is kept small with good model - student ratio. On the premises there will be several areas indoors and outdoors available to be photographing the nude in. Working in this way we have a maximum of time, space and privacy. If time permits one-on-one time with models may be arranged.
What to bring
Participants are encouraged to bring a portfolio of their work for viewing. 5 to 7 finished prints that have been matted and or presented for easy viewing. Students should bring their own film and equipment.
Dinner on Saturday Night
Guests will enjoy a Saturday-night dinner in our home and a fireside discussion of photography.
Experience
This nude workshop is open to all levels of experience and to film and digital cameras. Any size camera, film or digital is good for this class. Students must know how to operate their cameras.
Registration opens on January 2, 2013
Register early space is limited to 9 students.
Workshop Schedule:
Friday 5 - 7 pm
Saturday 10am - 9 pm with 2 hr break
Sunday 10am - 5 pm
Price: $600 per person
Model Gratuity not included in workshop price
Lodging not included in workshop price
Traveling to Big Sur from Carmel
We are recommending carpooling back and forth from Carmel to our location in Big Sur. Its about a 40 minute drive down the beautiful Big Sur Coast. The Friday night meeting will be at our house and we will also be having the Saturday night dinner here at our home in the Carmel Highlands.
There are a few hotels in Big Sur (Big Sur Lodge, Deetjen's, Ventana, Post Ranch, Big Sur River Inn (and a few more) and also several camp grounds if you choose to go that route.
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Wyoming Landscape & Nude Workshop June 23-29, 2013 - 1 Opening
Winston Boyer - Wyoming Landscape
NEW!~Come to Wyoming with us this year! - Spot(s) open due to Cancelation
The spot is available for a single or couple with $400 off! http://paulsphoto.com/wyominglandscapefigureworkshop.html Remember, the cost of the workshop includes instruction, room and board!
Join Kim Weston (grandson of Edward Weston), landscape photographer Winston Boyer and Mark Comon for a creative retreat and photo workshop at the famous YL Ranch in Wyoming. Capture the stunning big skies and scenery of Wyoming and expressive figures on the ranch and in nature.
Winston Boyers's YL Ranch in Wyoming - Main House
The YL Ranch is one of those places where the Wild West is more than a memory. Herds of antelope still graze in the meadows, flocks of magpies still talk to each other in the cottonwoods along Savery Creek and the three log cabins by the Main Ranch House are still open to the kind of guests who want more than just another Western vacation. The Ranch is part of the real west where essential things like breathing the fresh air, enjoying the scenery, eating a home cooked meal and creating amazing photographs are the main attractions.
Just west of the Continental Divide, in the foothills of Wyoming’s Sierra Madre Mountains, the YL Ranch combines sagebrush meadows and aspen groves with stands of cottonwood trees and vistas so beautiful they almost hurt your eyes. Our workshop will combine the stunning natural beauty of the YL Ranch in our landscape imagery.
Winston Boyer - Yl Ranch in Wyoming upcoming Workshop Adventure
The Ranch hands, stock and buildings offer great subjects for journalistic style shooting. The ranch setting and land form the backdrops for artistic figure photography. Every photographer will find the location and instruction informative and inspirational. Each day photographers will have the choice or subjects and locations. Each evening will feature lecture, discussion and critique.
Physical Expectations: Easy to Moderate. Outdoor clothing and hiking boots recommended.
Workshop Includes: Five days of photography, instruction and critique, lodging, meals and modeling fees.
WORKSHOP FLYER & REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Contact Mark Comon of Paul's Photo to REGISTER
PAUL’S PHOTO Creative Photo Adventures
23845 Hawthorne Blvd. Torrance, CA 90505
Fax 310-373-0053
310-375-7014
* locations and schedule subject to change to accommodate safety, weather & seasonal conditions *
2012 Lake Powell Photos
Workshop Photographs
We had 2 amazing workshops this year, back to back, October 2-7, October 8-13. The weather was perfect, the models were amazing, the light superb, the locations sublime and the food amazing! We all came away with such amazing photographs. There were 2 photography sessions each day and sometimes a night shoot too!
Each evening after dinner we spent time up on the deck reviewing and critiquing that days work and if there was extra time, we spent time watching entertaining photography DVD's about Edward Weston and his son Brett Weston.
There was plenty of time to relax and take a dip in the beautiful waters of Lake Powell.
Coffee was a plenty, as was the delicious meals that were cooked for everyone. Please enjoy the photographs and seriously think about joining us next year. Start planning your photography escape next October 2013! Send me an email if you want me to hold you a spot.
All photographs by ©Gina Weston 2012
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Mark Sloane, Danville CA, 2012
Wildcat Studio Nude Workshop April 6-8, 2012
Weston Photography Workshops- Wildcat Studio Nude April 6-8, 2012
Gina and Kim,
The Wildcat Studio Nude Workshop is one of those very rare workshops that exceeded every expectation I had. It was wonderful from an artistic point of view and absolutely magical as a personal experience that I will treasure for a very long time.
In fact, please consider this note as a request for a spot in 2013! I will be delighted to give you a deposit today. Thanks for being such warm and gracious hosts and I look forward to seeing you next year.
Mark Sloane
Aug.25-Sept.1 Wyoming Nude & Landscape Workshop
The Wyoming Landscape & Nude Photography Workshop!Join Kim Weston (grandson of Edward Weston), landscape photographer Winston Boyer and Mark Comon for a creative retreat and photography workshop at the famous YL Ranch in Wyoming. Capture the stunning big skies and scenery of Wyoming and expressive figures on the ranch and in nature.
June 2, 2012 Nude Workshop in Longmont CO.
Kim Weston will present his lecture"Growing Up Weston" Thursday, May 31, 7:00 – 8:00 pm Longmont Museum & Cultural Center
The Weston Figure Workshop June 2, 2012 Please join The Longmont Museum for this exciting one-day, fine art photography workshop with Kim Weston, grandson of Edward Weston. Participants get the opportunity to photograph the human figure.
Sept.14-16 Nude Photography Workshop, home of Edward Weston
Wildcat Studio Nude Photography Workshop - Sept. 14-16, 2012 by Kim WestonPhotograph in Edward Weston's Home. Join us at Wildcat Hill the former home of Edward Weston, for a weekend Nude Photography Workshop that will inspire you and step your photographic vision up a notch. Watch, listen and learn how to make Fine Art Nude Photographs from one of the world's premier Nude photographers, Kim Weston. Immerse yourself in this carefully instructed workshop and come away with new photographs to fill your portfolio.
Day with Kim Weston Workshop, Lucinda Anderson
Photography Workshop at San Juan Bautista Mission
May 10-13, 2012. Sign up now for our San Juan Bautista Mission - Photography Workshop. Get inspired! In this fun, relaxed environment you will learn more about composition, lighting and vision. Come and photograph side by side with 2 expert photographers, Kim Weston and Randy Efros. Add to your portfolio, share your photographs with like minded people. Get access to photograph in private sectors of the mission normally restricted to the public. Sign up now we only have a few spaces left!
March 17, A Day with Kim Weston
Please join us for this exciting one day, Fine Art Photography Workshop with Kim and Gina Weston! Come to central coast of California and experience the modern day bohemian lifestyle that still lives in the heart of Wildcat Hill! Visit Edward Weston’s home and old darkroom, see where Brett Weston helped Edward print the famous “Project Prints” a collection of 832 negatives considered to be Edward’s finest prints.