Weston Photography Newsletter #140

Greetings! The end of the year is very close and we are a few months behind in saying "Thank You" to so many people that we have met this year! Especially Kirmo Wilen and Hannele Fors for the workshop and exhibition in Finland! In September, Kim was invited by Hannele Fors to be the headliner at the 2013 Kuusamo Nature Photo Festival. Kirmo Wilen (a long time collector of Kim's work) brought his collection of "Weston's" to Kuusamo for the 70 print show. Kirmo showcased 12 Kim Weston "Print of the Month" Portfolio's, 2008 - 2012, that's 60 Kim Weston prints! 4 Cole Weston, 1 Brett Weston, 1 Tina Modotti and 4 Edward Weston. We were so happy to see all of the photos hung in the same gallery. Thank you, Kirmo for a wonderful visit and tour of your country! Stay tuned for my next video "Gina on the Spot - The Finland Connection". Paris, France A special thanks to Kitty and Bruno Cohen, Trevor and Faye Yerbury for our workshop at Chateau St. Just just outside of Paris, France. In November we went on a workshop adventure to Paris, France! With Kitty Cohen's gracious hospitality we spent a lovely 12 days in Paris. We arranged it so we could teach on the weekend and then go to Paris Photo for the show. We were so lucky to get a VIP pass from The Hackelbury Gallery via Florence and Anthony Rodale. We spent hours at Paris Photo wandering from booth to booth with our friend Miguel-Soler-Roig from Spain. We met so many wonderful people, Lucien Clergue, Katherine Cooper, gallery owners and collectors. We even ran into old friends which was such a pleasant surprise. Duncan Miller Gallery brought "Nude in Cactus" to his booth at Foto Fever which was in the basement of the Louvre. Kim came home with some wonderful new images. Stay tuned.... Buy yours now!  Retiring 2001-2009 POM's : 8x10, 4x5, 5x7 Contact Photographs  On January 1, 2014, we will be retiring the 8x10 contact photographs from the 2001, 2002, 2003 POM Portfolios. The 4x5 contact platinum photographs from the POM Portfolios, 2004 and 2005. The 8x10 contact photographs from the 2006 POM Portfolio. The 5x7 contact photographs from the 2007 POM Portfolio. And the 8x10 contact photographs from the 2008 & 2009 POM Portfolios. The complete portfolio's (12 photographs) will still be available for a limited time. Larger sizes - 11x14 and 16x20 are still available for purchase by order. Why are we retiring them? We want to focus on Kim's newest work. Retiring these 8x10 contact prints will also increase the value of the ones that are already in your collections. The 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 & 2013 POM Portfolios will also increase in price, along with all of Kim's photographs and will still be available in all sizes until their original edition runs out. Perfect timing to buy yourself or a loved one a Christmas gift!  For the next couple of weeks all photographs are available for purchase on the website and from our private home gallery. Our website will be going through a major upgrade beginning the first of the year, January 2014. There will be some big changes so keep checking back to see what we have to offer!  Thank you for a marvelous 2013! 2013 was a very successful year for Weston Photography Workshops. Thank you all for joining us and sharing your passion of photographing the nude with us. Our first Wildcat Studio Nude will be on first weekend of April 4-6, 2014. Please save the date. This year I will be using the program EventBrite for all of my workshop registrations. I am finding I need help with my office duties and this will help me streamline some of my work. It will also make it easier to send out my thank you emails and testimonial requests. Still working on the other dates, will get them posted soon. 2013 POM Portfolio "Pending Storm" is the last POM for this years Portfolio. We hope you enjoy it! Kim felt he made some of his best images this year at the Nude in Landscape Workshop at the YL Boyer Ranch in June. He wants to go back. Maybe you can join him! With gratitude we thank you all. Thank you to all of our COLLECTORS!! We appreciate you so much! Thank you to all of our workshop attendees for coming to Wildcat Hill, Big Sur, Wyoming, Finland and Paris, France!!! We appreciate your business and have become very fond of you all. Thanks to all of our new and regular customers that came to stay in Bodie House this year! We had such a great year! Special thanks to our good friends : Larva, Sara, and Gwen - we wouldn't be so successful without you girls! We love and appreciate your commitment to your passion.  Thank you to Roman Loranc, Mark Comon of Pauls Photo, Cody Edison, Sang K Jun, Arts and Science Gallery, Christa Meola and Tara Evans. Thank you to my dear and loving friend Nadereh Liaghati, you have taught me so much and are such a generous soul. And my special group of 8. Love you all. Have a very Merry Christmas and a super Happy New Year! Looking forward to seeing you in the near future!! Love Gina, Kim and Zach Weston

Discontinuing 8x10 Prints from 2001-2009 POM Portfolio's

Some of Kim's most popular images are found in his 2001 - 2009 Print of the Month Portfolios.

As of January 1, 2014 we will discontinue to print all individual 4x5, 5x7 and 8x10 size photographs that are included in the following portfolios: 2001 - 2009.

The 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2008 & 2009 complete portfolios which each consist of (12 silver gelatin photographs, one for each month of the year with the handmade box) will still be available for purchase by order only. 2004, 2005 & 2007 will be retired and are now out of print.

The later editioned portfolios 2010 - 2013 will still be available until their editions run out.

The 2014 POM Portfolio will fall under the guidelines of our new edition policy: all new images will be limited to a total of 40 prints (regardless of size) and five artist proofs (for museums and exhibitions only). Pricing will increase to the next level after 10 prints are sold. 

The new 2014 Print of the Month will be available for $300 for the month that it is offered.

We want to thank the POM Club members for all of your support these past 13 years.

Larger sizes in these images - 11x14 and 16x20 will still be available for purchase.

Corrected Price Increase - January 1, 2014

Beginning January 1, 2014, we will be increasing the prices of Kim Weston's photographs. And all new images will be limited to a total of 40 prints (regardless of size) and five artist proofs (for museums and exhibitions only). Pricing will increase to the next level after 10 prints are sold. Older images are subject to the original size of their edition. Larger photos of certain negatives will now be available and will be limited to 10 prints per edition. Contact Gina Weston for more information about larger print sizes.

The new price structure will be as follows.

	8x10	11x14	16x20
Open	$800	$1000	$1400
Limited Edition (40) Prints Any Size	8x10	11x14	16x20
Level 1	$800	$1000	$1400
Level 2	$1200	$1400	$1800
Level 3	$1600	$1800	$2200
Level 4	$2600	$2800	$3200

New pricing information will be available for The Print of the Month Portfolio's soon.

Thank you very much for you support of our photography!

Kim & Gina Weston

Weston Photography Newsletter #14

Greetings!

The spring started off with some wonderful workshops at Wildcat Hill, including Wildcat Studio Nude,  The Wildcat Studio Nude with Christa Meola and The Weston Figure Workshop with Mark Comon.

In June Kim went out to Wyoming with Mark and Winston Boyer to teach The Wyoming Nude and Landscape Workshop and he came home with exciting new work. He was so happy to finally get back to Wyoming to photograph. He is going back next year - so stay tuned for the 2014 workshop dates.

3 Generation Weston Photography Show in Elkhart Indiana!

If you have been flowing FaceBook or the website you will know that we just got back from Chicago & Elkhart IN. Dr. Rick and Cindy Burns invited us out to Indiana to the Midwest Museum of American Art for The  3 Generation Weston Photography Exhibition. Check out the 3 news videos we made while we where there. We met some new friends and had a super good time. Thanks to the Burns family, and the Midwest Museum!

Gina on the Spot - 3 Generation Show in Elkhart IN

Gina on the Spot - Fundraiser at Dr. Rick and Cindy Burns

Gina on the Spot - Opening night at The Midwest Museum of American Art

We are going to Finland!

We are getting ready to take off on another photography adventure!
Finnish photographer, collector and owner of The Light Gallery, Kirmo Wilen has invited Kim and I up to Finland for an exciting trip! First a weekend up in Kuusamo for the Kuusamo XVIII Nature Photo 2013 Finland where there will be a 3 Generation Show highlighting Edward Weston, Brett Weston, Cole Weston and Kim Weston. Kim will be the key presenter at the weekend festival. Kim will be showing the “Growing up Weston” DVD and giving a short presentation of his work afterwards. More...

The New Bohemian Nights Fundraiser Dinner

The New Bohemian Nights Fundraiser was a huge success! It sold out quickly and we raised over $10,000 for the Weston Scholarship!  Sign up for our newsletter today and you will be the first to know of next year’s Weston Scholarship’s Fundraiser Dinner date! THANK YOU to all that donated and were able to come to the event and THANK YOU to all that donated and couldn’t make it to the dinner! We are so thankful for your support! More...

Join us in France this November! Let's go to France and photograph nudes in the lovely castle.

Yes it has been a super busy year and after Kim gets back from 2 back to back workshops at Lake Powell UT, we are planning to go to France in November. More... 

Remember that you can sign up right here on the site and get every post we send out in your inbox. You don't have to wait for the newsletter to go out to hear our latest news!

We hope to hear from you and see you all soon! Don't forget you can come and stay over at Wildcat Hill in Bodie House.

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Don't forget to purchase your September Print of the Month. We will send it to you when we return from Finland! 

Be on the look out for Gina on the Spot in Finland!!

We have Edward Weston photographs for sale. Check out our new catalog with a collection of photographs for sale.

You can also purchase the Kim Weston catalog too. Browse through and mark your favorites and let us know!

Thanks for stopping by!

Sincerely, Gina and Kim Weston

Gina on the Spot - Exhibition at the Midwest Museum of American Art

Gina Weston sharing photos of Kim Weston's 3 Generation Weston Photography Show at the Midwest Museum of Art in Elkhart IN. This newsletter video continues their travels while they are at the opening of the exhibition at The Midwest Museum of Art, a collection of Dr. Rick Burns which consists of over 100 photographs of Edward Weston, Brett Weston and Kim Weston.

Gina on the Spot - 3 Generation Weston Photography Show in Elkhart IN

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.

Midwest Museum of American Art Show

Discover/Rediscover: Three Generations of the Weston family of Photographers

Midwest Museum of Art
429 South Main St.
Elkhart, Indiana 574.293.6660
July 19 - October 6, 2013 

Opening at Midwest Museum 6pm-8pm, Saturday August 17, 2013 
Walk through gallery talk with Kim Weston - 7:00pm.

The Midwest Museum of American Art presents an exhibition of over 100 photographs by three generations of the Weston Family of Photographers beginning Friday, July 19th, through Sunday, October 6th 2013.

Included will be landmark images by Edward Weston (1886-1958), one of the two pioneers of black and white photography; some images printed by the artist and others printed by his son Cole Weston (1919-2003). Oldest son Brett Weston (1911-1993) is represented by both landscape and figurative images.

The third generation of this California-based group is represented by Grandson Kim Weston (b. 1953-). Kim Weston's photographic vision has long been influenced by the work of his grandfather Edward Weston. He learned his craft by assisting his father Cole Weston. He also worked as an assistant for many years to his uncle Brett. Kim and his wife, Gina, live at Wildcat Hill, former studio and home of Edward Weston. They offer several unique workshops throughout the year. As an educator, Kim has been a mentor for many photographers in Monterey County. He specializes in the nude but also works in landscape formats. This exhibit will be mounted from the collection of Dr. Rick and Cindy Burns. This exhibit is sponsored by Lakota Corporation.

"Growing up Weston" - The Movie - Buy Tickets

Sneak Preview of "Growing up Weston" - The Movie!

Wednesday May 29, 2013
Directed & Edited by Isaac Artenstein.
Starring the Weston Family.
Weston Scholarship's 10th Year Celebration!
Kim Weston's 60th Birthday Party!
Donation $25

Michael Jones of A Moveable Feast will be serving wine and yummy h'orderves!
Wines By Galante Vineyards and Winery!
Co-Sponsored by Rebecca Barrymore and The Outdoor Forest Theater!
Party, Celebrate, Wine, Cheese, Cake and A Movie!!
Party starts at 7pm-8:30pm.
Movie will start at 8:45pm.

 “Growing Up Weston” the new documentary depicting three generations of Westons, will premiere at the 60th Birthday Celebration of Kim Weston, grandson of Edward, son of Cole and nephew of Brett Weston --- the first family of photography OF California whose landmark work has been recognized internationally.

Award-winning Writer/Director Isaac Artenstein captures Kim Weston at Wildcat Hill, near Point Lobos, where Kim’s grandfather Edward lived and created some of the most iconic work in 20th Century photography. Kim lives there now with his wife Gina and son Zachary, photographing, teaching and heading the Weston Scholarship, which supported the production of this documentary.

In “Growing Up Weston” we visit the lovingly preserved family home, and step into Edward’s darkroom, where Kim shows how his grandfather used only a contact printer, a light bulb and a kitchen timer to create his highly sought after masterpieces. Kim also demonstrates his own printing techniques in his own darkroom in Wildcat, where he also holds photography workshops, lectures and special presentations year-round.

“Growing Up Weston” is a celebration of a family of artists, their work, and an invitation to audiences to experience life with passion and purpose. “Growing Up Weston” (TRT: 60 min.) Directed and Edited by Isaac Artenstein Videography: Isaac Artenstein and Robert Schneider Music by: Jaime Valle 2013 Cinewest Productions.

For more information go to the Weston Scholarship.

Don't miss the show!

 1oth Weston Scholarship Awards Ceremony & Exhibition

May 8, 2013 7-9PM
Marjorie Evans Gallery at the Sunset Center
San Carlos and 9th Ave. Carmel CA
Exhibition May 1 - May 31, 2013

Our Mission: To educate and enlighten the community about the richness of photography on the West Coast.

 It is our goal to keep the traditional process of the black and white fine art photography alive in the tradition of Edward Weston and Ansel Adams. Support this philosophy in our local schools - celebrating the roots of our photographic history. We offer students, artists, educators and the community the opportunity to experience the richness of photography through scholarships, mentorships, exhibitions, workshops, publications, lectures, video and artists in residence.

4 Generations of Weston Photography Show - May 11, 2013

4 Generations of Weston Photography, First time in History!

Edward Weston, Brett Weston, Kim Weston & Zach Weston
Lecture by Kim Weston Saturday, May 11, 2013 – 4-5 PM
Opening – Saturday, May 11, 2013 – 5-7 PM
Sang K Jun Arts and Science Gallery,
3148 El Camino Real Suite 209 Santa Clara, CA 95051
Exhibition May 11 – August 10, 2013

An exhibition of 30 Fine Art Black and White Photographs will be on display for the first time in history at the Sang K Jun Arts and Science Gallery. The Weston Legacy is one of the most important and creative families in photography.

Edward Weston (born 1886 – died 1958) major American photographer of the early to mid-20th century, best known for his carefully composed, sharp focused images of natural forms, landscapes and nudes. His work influenced a generation of American Photographers.

Brett Weston, son of Edward Weston (born 1911 – died 1993) an American photographer known for his high contrast, abstract imagery. The subjects he chose were, for the most part, not unlike what interested him early in his career; plant leaves, knotted roots and tangled kelp along the beach. He concentrated mostly on close-ups and abstracted details, but his prints reflected a preference for high contrast that reduced his subjects to pure form.

Kim Weston, grandson of Edward, nephew of Brett, son of Cole Weston (born 1953 ?) is known as the master of Fine Art Nude photography. He learned his craft assisting his father Cole in the darkroom making gallery prints from his grandfather Edward’s original negatives. Kim also worked for many years as an assistant to his uncle Brett, whose bold, abstract photographs rank as some of the finest example.

Zach Weston, son of Kim Weston (born 1990 ?) is the 4th Generation of The Weston Legacy, he grew up on Wildcat Hill, surrounded by iconic photographs made by his great grandfather Edward, great uncle Brett and grandfather Cole Weston. Zach has been moved by this medium and has sharpened his vision by photographing the nude figure, still life and abstract form.

Please feel free to call or email for further details.
For more information: Please contact Sang Jun, 408.260.1888 or sang@baydentallab.com

Brett Weston by ©RC Miller.com

On Live TV Today, AMP Comcast Cable Ch.24 5PM

On Live TV Today! AMP Comcast Cable Ch.24 5PM. We will be interviewed live on "Your Town" by our friend Paula McChesney. Today! I am so nervous. Hope you can catch the show. Its also playing on Channel 27 at 10pm tonight and 12 noon the next day. Or you can visit www.ampmedia.org! Wish me luck.

Weston Photography Newsletter #13

Greetings! 2013 Workshop Opportunities! Did you miss the April Studio Nude Workshop? Well, we have several upcoming workshops that may fit into your schedule! Wildcat Studio Nude, May 3-5, 2013  With Kim Weston AND Christa Meola!  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. To sign up go to: http://christameola.com/wild-cat-nude-photography-workshop Weston Figure Workshop, May 16-19, 2013 With Kim Weston and Mark Comon  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  Wyoming Landscape and Nude Workshop, June 23-29 With Kim Weston, Mark Comon and Winston Boyer 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. TO SIGN UP - contact Mark Comon mark@paulsphoto.com or 310-375-7014 PAUL’S PHOTO, Creative Photo Adventure 23845 Hawthorne Blvd. Torrance, CA  SPAIN - IN JULY!!! Are you interested in joining us in Spain this year? Kim Weston April Print of the Month "Light from Within" an intimate black and white, silver gelatin fine art photograph available until April 30, 2013 for $250. After the month is over the price goes up to $400.  Growing up Weston and Kim Weston's 60th B day Party! So much is happening but we want you to know about our latest Weston Scholarship Fundraiser! The World Premier of "Growing up Weston" Directed and Edited by Isaac Artenstein. We are holding it at the Outdoor Forest Theater on Wednesday, May 29, 2013. And we are celebrating Kim's 60th B day and the Weston Scholarship's 10th Year Anniversary!! Please visit the Weston Scholarship Website to get more information and to purchase tickets! (Donation $25).  Thank you and hope to see you soon at one of these amazing workshops that we have scheduled in the next few weeks! Take Care, Gina, Kim and Zach