2015 August Print of the Month and More
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.
Printing in Edward Weston's Darkroom
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.
2015 July Print of the Month
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!
Edward Weston Photographs - Early Years
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!
Nude Workshop Photographs to Share
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!
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!
Weston Nude Workshop Oct. 23-25, 2015 - SOLD OUT
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
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!
2015 May Print of the Month
The May Print of the Month was made on our 2013 visit to France.We are back from Catalonia, full of inspiration and visions of Dali and Gaudi! Stay tuned for images from our trip! We had a great time!
2015 Weston Scholarship Awards & Exhibition
Please join us if you are in town.Wednesday May 6, 2015 5-6:30PM At The Marjorie Evans Gallery Sunset Center, 9th and San Carlos, Carmel CA Awards given at 5:30PM Show Dates: May 4-29 Hours M-F 9-5pm 831-620-2040 More info about Weston Scholarship at www.westonscholarship.org
You're Invited: The New Bohemian Nights Fundraiser Dinner
Help Weston Scholarship put cameras and printing supplies into the hands of today’s youth! Buy your tickets now for the Weston Scholarship Annual Fundraiser Dinner! ON SALE NOW! Buy a ticket and get a free original silver gelatin photography by Kim Weston or Roman Loranc! Its our way of saying Thank You!! Plus Carol Lindstrom of Lindstrom Winery of Napa Valley will be pouring and talking about her wine. And Chef Jacob from the Big Sur Bakery will be cooking for us too! History, Wine, Gourmet Food and Photography. What more could you want! See you on June 6, 2015 5-8PM
Spain Photo Workshop Highlights!
Beyond a unique photographic experience, here are the highlights that will complement our program during this fabulous workshop: On April 16th, after our welcoming arrival in Barcelona we will visit the Picasso Museum and see the exhibition Picasso/Dali. Dali/Picasso. For the first time in history, two legends side by side in an exhibition celebrating the surrealism. In the outskirts of Barcelona we will visit the famous Cathedral of Cava: CODORNIU where we will have lunch. Grupo Tragaluz will offer us a extraordinary culinary experience during our nights in Barcelona, where we will try mediterranean food and tapas, served with the best catalan wines. Also during the weekend in the Costa Brava, we will stay in PERELADA, a unique vineyard close to the Dali Museum in Figueres.
Finally on the afternoon of April 22nd, at the end of our workshop, we will have a private visit to Foto Colectania Foundation, the most important photographic archive in Spain. More surprises will happen along our program. But for these you have to join us...
2015 April Print of the Month
Continuing in the same theme and setting as the January, February and March POM's, The April Print of the Month is a fun play on the damsel in distress as the wolf is waiting for her around the bend. Made in Paris, France. One more week to go before we embark on our Spain Nude Photo Workshop in Barcelona Spain! We are so excited to be going back this year. For more information please visit our Group Photography Workshops page!
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.