Please enjoy this selection of images from our Desert Figure Workshop in October!
Desert Figure Workshop Oct. 4-9, 2016
Kim Weston - Nude in Hot Springs
Another outstanding Nude Workshop in Desert Hot Springs!
Join Kim Weston (grandson of Edward Weston) and Mark Comon for a creative retreat and photo workshop in the beautiful high desert. Capture the stunning big skies and scenery of the desert and unleash your creativity with expressive figures. Last year's photo workshop was so fun and productive we hope you can join us this year!
Instructors: Mark Comon & Kim Weston ( Kim will be cooking all of the meals)
The Details
Our shooting locations are the Anahata Springs Resort, a serene mineral water spa in the middle of the beautiful Desert Hot Springs and Joshua Tree National Park, a fantastic desert location with jumbo rocks and other-worldly vistas. We will practice figure modeling and photography amidst the mid-century designs of this spa retreat, in and around the resort, by the pool, and then we will venture out to photograph within the natural wonders of the surrounding desert area.
Every photographer will find the location and instruction informative and inspirational. You’ll have more than enough time to shoot creatively, adjust your exposure and direct the posing. Participants will learn to work as a team in photography, camera-handling techniques, control of natural light, working with a model and how to create photos with emotional effect. Each evening will feature lecture, discussion and critique.
This is a unique workshop, if you have ever wanted to learn expressive photography and photograph figures in the “Weston” style you will love the opportunity!
5 nights, 4 days of photographing with dinner meals included in the cost of workshop.
Cost: $3100 USD. To Register and for more information please contact Mark Comon at Creative Photo Academy .
Physical Expectation: Easy to Moderate. Outdoor clothing and hiking boots recommended Workshop Includes: Four days of photography, instruction and critique, lodging, dinners, and modeling fees Not included: Transportation to/from workshop and locations, lunches/breakfasts, tips
Anahata Springs Resort: http://www.anahatasprings.com/
Joshua Tree National Park: http://www.nps.gov/jotr/index.htm
2016 Photography Workshop Schedule
Glimpse into our Nude Photo Workshops (Video)
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!
2015 June Print of the Month
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!
Upcoming Nude Photography Workshops
We still have some openings in our workshops this year. Starting on May 15-17, 2015 - The Wildcat Studio Nude Workshop is great for beginners to the most experienced photographers. Come and photograph in one of the most historical places in the world! Edward Weston's home on Wildcat Hill in Carmel Highlands CA. Experience the rich atmosphere, the light that drew Edward to this special place he called home.Photograph with ease in groups, with experienced models in a setting that is very private and not hurried. Meet fellow photographers that share the same passion as you have. You will have a great time we guarantee it!
Desert Resort Figure Workshop Oct. 1-6, 2015
Join Kim Weston and Mark Comon for another creative retreat and photo workshop in the beautiful high desert. Capture the stunning big skies and scenery of the desert and unleash your creativity with expressive figures. Our shooting locations are the Anahata Springs Resort, a serene mineral water spa in the middle of the beautiful Desert Hot Springs and Joshua Tree National Park, a fantastic desert location with jumbo rocks and other-worldly vistas. We will practice figure modeling and photography amidst the mid-century designs of this spa retreat, in and around the resort, by the pool, and then we will venture out to photograph within the natural wonders of the surrounding desert area. Hope you can join us!
Weston Figure Workshop, Mark Comon - June 26 &27, 2015 - Sold Out!
This workshop is sold out. Join Kim Weston (grandson of Edward Weston) and Mark Comon for two days of photography capturing artistic nudes on the famous Weston estate, Wildcat, in Carmel, California. Wildcat locations include forest, garden, house and Kim’s working studio. You will create amazing images using only the natural light that Kim and Edward made so famous. Photographers will work in teams of two or three so collaboration is paramount! You won't have to go-it-alone. Our male and female models are true professionals that are helpful and patient, especially with first-timers.
The Palm Desert Workshop Experience
In September we met up with Mark Comon and co-taught a 5 day nude figure workshop in Desert Hot Springs and at the Joshua Tree National Park. We rented a small hotel where we photographed in the mornings and spent the evenings out in Joshua Tree. While it was hot during our time there, we were able to keep cool by shooting only in the morning and late afternoon light. We swam in the mineral spring pools and kept ourselves hydrated.
We had great model to photographer ratios and we worked in groups throughout the week. It seemed everyone was well paired and we had a very creative week.
Each night Kim cooked us a wonderful meal. Chicken, Tri Tip, Hamburgers to name a few and he made a delicious green salad and a veggie stir fry every night too! After our meals together we critiqued 5 images from each photographer from the mornings shoot. We really enjoyed looking at the work, talking about it and seeing how we could improve on it for the next shoot. Next year we are planning a new exciting new location. We loved the Sagewater Spa but we need a bit more room so we can all be together the whole time.
Thank you to all the joined us! Looking forward to seeing some of your images soon!
2014 August Print of the Month
"Kim Weston - Wyoming Nude with Lemons" The August Print of the Month from the Wyoming Nude in Landscape Workshop is the 8th photograph in the 2014 Print of the Month Portfolio. Kim really loved spending a full week at the YL Ranch. One of the aspects of the workshop he really enjoyed was staying in the same location and photographing for 5 days in a row. Everyone ate their meals together and got to know each other a little better. This gave everyone time to discuss how the (nude model and or landscape) days shoot went and how to improve upon it for the next day.
Ten Years at Wildcat - Gallery Show
The WESTON FIGURE WORKSHOP GALLERY exhibit has come to SAN PEDRO, CA. Celebrating ten years of figure photography workshops from Mark Comon's Workshops August 2 - September 25, 2014 at The LOFT Gallery 401 S Mesa St, San Pedro, CA 90731 www.the-loft.net Artist Reception Kim and I will be in attendance on Sunday, September 21. 5-8pm Hope to see you there!
Palm Desert Figure Workshop Sept. 15-20, 2014
If you missed the opportunity to travel to The Spain Andalusia Workshop with us, here is another rare opportunity to spend 4 days photographing the eloquent nude figure with Kim Weston. Join Kim Weston (grandson of Edward Weston) and Mark Comon for a creative retreat and photo workshop at the beautiful Sagewater Spa in Palm Desert. Capture the stunning big skies and scenery of the desert and unleash your creativity with expressive figures. More...
New Photographs - Wyoming Workshop
Kim and I hope you enjoy the new work from the Wyoming Nude Photography Workshop in 2013. We were very sorry that we were not to be able to teach there again this year. Logistically it didn't work because we are going to Spain to teach a nude photography workshop there.
More of Kim Weston's, Wyoming Photographs here.
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
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