Weston Photography News
We are excited to announce the 2016 Print of the Month Portfolio! This year's selection will be from our 2014-2015 Spain Nude Photo Workshops. The first nude photography workshop was in Andalusia, Spain, 2014 and the 2nd nude workshop was held in Barcelona, Spain, 2015. It was an amazing experience that we shared with a select handful of photographers. Here are a few posts about the workshops:
It has been almost 4 weeks since we returned from Paris, France. We planned our trip there to coincide with The 2015 Paris Photo. We were there during the terrorist attacks that occurred on the evening of Friday the 13th. It was an eery night, as we were sitting at the Mini Palais finishing dinner, everyone including our friends, started getting texts and phone calls. We were told about the terrorist attacks and that the attack was over but we needed to leave the restaurant right away as we were in a high profile target area. The Mini Palais is located in the Grand Palais where Paris Photo was held. Here are some photographs from the Paris Photo show. I have many more of our trip but they will come later. We hope you enjoy them. Thank you to everyone who reached out to us while we were in Paris! We felt the love pouring out. :)
It's our turn to help the Center for Photographic Art! Monterey Gives: Help match the grant so the Center can continue its valuable contribution to the Photographic community! The 2016 PIE Tech Labs is a new educational program that will examine technology from an unconventional point of view. It will unpack and convey an array of immutable technologies, tools and techniques, that transcend the common, ever-changing technologies found in most photography programs today, empowering the artist to drive technology, not the reverse.
We hope you enjoy the last and final print for the "2016 Print of the Month Portfolio". We thought this was a perfect photograph to finish off this series from Paris, France. We have enjoyed selecting the images and being able to share them will all of you. It's the same deal, $300 for the month of December then back to the current price of $800. Many of these images are now in the 2nd level pricing of $1200 now. Thank you to all of our Print of the Month Subscribers! We appreciate your support. The cover sheet and the handmade portfolio box will be sent out with the final December photograph!
We are going back to Paris in a few days! It's so exciting, we can't wait to see all of our friends, relax, photograph and go to Paris Photo again.The November Print of the Month "Nude in Arles" was taken in the beautifully remodeled Hotel Jules César in Arles France. For the collectors that have just joined our mailing list, we want to thank you! Kim Weston offers a unique way to collect his work. Each month we offer a discounted price of $300, after the month is over the price goes back to $800. The price goes up after 10 photographs are sold. Many of his 8x10's are already in the second and third level pricing right now. For more information about pricing see "About the Prints". You can sign up for the POM Club and get all the prints or just purchase a single photograph if you want- its up to you!
October was a very busy month, with a Desert Nude Workshop with Mark Comon and a sold out Nude Photography Workshop here at Wildcat Hill and several One on One Workshops. It was pretty late in the year for our workshop at home and we were a little worried about the light, but it turned out to be perfect weather and we had a great time. Thanks to everyone that joined us and a special thanks to our wonderful models! Next year's 2016 Nude Photography Workshop schedule will be up very soon.
Here's a preview of 11 out of the 12 - 2015 POM's so far. Only 1 more to go! If you are not in our POM Club, The complete 2015 Portfolio is available for purchase $3750 plus shipping and handling in December. Put in your order now by emailing Gina or giving us a call 831.624.8111. Thanks!
Desert Figure Workshop with Kim Weston and Mark Comon - This Year's Dates: October 1-6, 2015Check out my latest video from our 2014 workshop! If you don't have plans for your fall photography workshop yet, grab a friend, your spouse or come alone, make some new friends and join us for some photographic fun! 5 nights in Desert Hot Springs with trips to Joshua Tree National State Park, 4 beautiful and experienced models, Kim Weston will be cooking gourmet dinners for all and there will be evening photographic reviews every night. Kim will just be returning from China. Hear all the stories he brings back. Spread the word! Read on for the details on how to join us and register for The Desert Figure Workshop and/or The Kim Weston Nude Photo Workshop at Wildcat Hill both in October 2015....... Have a great weekend!
This beautiful silver gelatin photograph was taken in the Hotel Jules Cesar, a former 17th century Carmelite convent which is now a hotel of character which combines elements of the 18th century with contemporary art, without forgetting its past. The renovation of the hotel was spearheaded by renowned fashion designer Christian Lacroix. We were visiting Lucien Clergue and Katharine Cooper, Lucien's printer at the time. It is such a cool hotel. So many colors, textures and style! What a great visit it was. Plus photos of our visit to the Arlesienne Chapel of Charity where we took in an exhibition by Christian Lacroix. The Queen of Arles and her Bridesmaids, 2014 - L'Arlesienne, Christian Lacroix, The Rencontres d'Arles 2014.
The August Print of the Month was made on our 2013 visit to France. This specially priced 8x10 photograph is available for $300 for the month of August. Thank you to our loyal Print of the Month Subscribers! The summer in Carmel has been quite nice. The sun has been shining and the garden is growing! Kim has started to work in his studio again. Building and painting sets. He is very inspired, especially after visiting our friend David Ligare's show at the Crocker Museum. It's interesting to watch the progression of Kim's work, what inspires him and who influences his vision. More about Wildcat Hill, Contact Printing in Edward Weston's Darkroom and our Fall Nude Photography Workshop.
Have you always wanted to visit Wildcat Hill and see Edward Weston's Darkroom? Here is your chance! In this 25-minute video Kim takes you into Edward Weston’s original darkroom and shows you the very simple techniques that Edward used throughout his life - a historical journey back in time to see how this master used basic tools to make incredible art.
This negative called “Spring” was photographed at Wildcat Hill in 1943. The nude in the photo is Charis Wilson, Edward’s last wife. Edward Weston photographed many wonderful photographs of Charis around his home during the 1940’s.
The July Print of the Month was made on our 2013 visit to France. This specially priced 8x10 photograph is available for $300 for the month of July. We are in the midst of a busy summer here in Carmel. So far this year, we have taught 3 Studio Nude Photography Workshops at our home. We are meeting so many new photographers and spending time with former workshop participants. We have been having a great time. The next few months are starting to fill up with The One on One Photography Workshops that Kim is teaching, they are very popular!
Kim and I have been back to photographing in the studio! Its been super fun. Can't wait to share them with you all! We are working on several new videos too!
Kim is going to the Shanghai Photo Festival in China this September and when he returns, we head straight out to teach The Desert Resort Figure Workshop on October 1-6, 2015. Only 2 spots left for this workshop! Or maybe you can come to Wildcat Hill for our Fall (Wildcat Studio) Weston Nude Photography Workshop on October 23-25, 2015. Plenty of photographic opportunities ahead!
Have you had a chance to read more about Edward Weston? We have a Edward Weston Chronology page, EDWARD HENRY WESTON, 1886 - 1958 - A Detailed Chronology, Compiled and Edited by Dick Rinehart. Here you can read about Edward and his life. I have added some photos to this post for you to enjoy! Stay tuned for more historical family photographs!
We would like to share some thoughts and photographs from our new friend Jerry White, after he attended The Weston Nude Photography Workshop in May 2015. We have so many talented photographers that join us every year for our nude photography workshops. I will be sharing more with you in the next few weeks. If you have photographs from a previous workshop contact me and we will get some posted. Come and join us in October at The Weston Nude Workshop or The Desert Resort Figure Workshop and make some new photographs with us!
The June Print of the Month was also made on our 2013 visit to France. We are moving right along with our POM's this year. Already in the 6th month - half way through. May was a busy month. After returning from Barcelona we came directly home to judge our 2015 Weston Scholarship Portfolio Contest - to hanging the show in the Marjorie's Evans Gallery to giving the awards to the recipients. Then straight into our first Wildcat Studio Nude which was a blast and then hosting another workshop 2 weeks later. We met some new photographers and saw some old friends too. The workshop was amazing with enough time to produce some excellent images. They have been coming to me by email and I hope to share some soon. Our next Wildcat Studio Nude Workshop here at the house is October 23-25.
We have another really cool workshop that you may be interested in attending - Desert Resort Figure Workshop coming up October 1-6, 2015, it's in Desert Hot Springs. We are going to take over the whole resort at Anahata Hot Springs (serene mineral water spa) and make it our own private studio set, there is a pool and hot mineral pool there too. We could do some cool underwater photography amongst other fun things! In the afternoon we will go and photograph out in Joshua Tree National Park. Why don't you join us? We would love to have you. It will be 4 days of creative, collaborative fun!
This workshop is FULL. Please visit Eventbrite or contact Gina Weston to be put on the Waiting List. Thank you!We have so much news to share! But we wanted to make sure we gave everyone plenty of time to sign up for our upcoming 2015 Fall Nude Photography Workshop! We had such a great time in May! For the past 14 years, Gina & Kim Weston have been teaching Fine Art Nude Photography Workshops at their home on Wildcat Hill, the former home Edward Weston. Wildcat Hill is famous for the light that emanates through the skylight and windows. Just imagine when you attend our workshop, that you get to photograph under this same amazing light, at this historical location in Edward Weston's home! With more than 3 private locations to shoot in, we can easily accommodate up to 9 workshop participants. While most of the locations are indoors we also have several beautiful outside areas to photograph in too! This nude photography workshop is well organized with plenty of time and space that gives you time to relax and think about what you are photographing. This enables you to slow down, take your time and get your best photographs! Perfect for beginners who may be a little nervous about attending a nude workshop and great for all levels of photographers.
"Thank you Gina! I had a great time at the workshop and really enjoyed soaking in some Weston family history. Thank you for opening your home to us. Dinner on Saturday night was much appreciated and delicious. The models and locations were wonderful and I think I created some strong images. I'll share some with you once I get a chance to edit them. Kim also gave me some good ideas about composition and cropping that will help to enhance my photography. Overall it was one of the best workshops I have attended". Please keep in touch, P, May 2015
