September 26-29, 2024 | Photographing the Human Form in Big Sur
September 26-29, 2024 | Photographing the Human Form in Big Sur
Join us in September for a Wildcat Studio Nude and Big Sur Adventure Workshop! We will photograph two days on Wildcat Hill and one day in the heart of Big Sur at a private residence. In Big Sur we will be photographing the grounds at a ridge top property, not indoors. Take advantage of this unique workshop offering and create some wonderful images and memories with us! Kim and Zach Weston will be your private instructors during this workshop and will work with each photographer in the group on topics like composition, lighting, model relationships, and the development of your voice as an artist.
Important Notes
No one under the age of 18 allowed
No spouses or guests on location during entirety of the workshop
The family dinner menu is set and cannot be altered (If you have dietary restrictions, you will need to bring your own food) Spouses are welcomed at the family dinner
Modeling during the workshop can only be done by the professional models hired by Weston Photography
No additional model sessions outside the rotations for the day
Read Workshop FAQ's here.
Images: ©@bengeephoto, ©Kofi Kumi, ©Zach Weston, @bengeephoto, ©Charles Nevols, ©Zach Weston
Weston Wildcat & Big Sur Nude Workshop
Dates: September 26-29. 2024
Location: Edward Weston’s Wildcat Hill & Big Sur Ridgetop Property
Weston Workshops are tailored toward the photographer who wants to improve their photographic ability. If you want to enhance your vision and create photographs that you can be proud of, look no further. Register and work with the first family of photography, a family with 4 generations of photographic excellence. We are excited to work with you!
For the past 15 years, Kim & Gina Weston have taught fine art nude photography workshops at their home on Wildcat Hill where Edward Weston lived and worked until he died in 1958. This four-day workshop gives students the unique opportunity to explore nude photography whilst learning about the Weston family's historic contributions to fine art photography in the United States.
Weston Photography Workshops on Wildcat Hill are geared towards fine art nude photography, landscape photography and platinum printing (contact and digital negatives). Though Kim Weston specializes in medium-large format film photography and darkroom technique, we welcome photographers of all formats and camera-types; most of our students photograph digitally.
EDWARD WESTON'S WILDCAT HILL
For more than seventy years, photographers, artists, writers, poets, and their admirers have come to Wildcat Hill. Names like Ansel Adams, Ruth Bernhardt, Imogen Cunningham, Minor White, and Beaumont Newhall have admired its beauty and connection to the Weston family for nearly a century.
Our workshop participants are invited to photograph in multiple areas on the property including Kim Weston's studio, Bodie House, and the main house where Edward lived with his last wife, Charis Wilson. Participants may also photograph outdoors as weather permits.
PROFESSIONAL ART MODELS
The professional fine-art models at Wildcat Nude Photography Workshops are respected colleagues with whom Kim and Gina have worked for many years. The photographer to model ratio in each group is 3:1 allowing for maximum time, privacy, and freedom in each location.
Kim and Gina greatly value the relationships they have maintained with their models and will cover the importance of mutually respectful interactions to all workshop participants. Learn more about the Weston Nude Photography Workshop models...
INSTRUCTION + CRITIQUE
Kim Weston will be your private instructor during this workshop and will work with each photographer in the group on things like lighting, composition, working with models, developing one's voice as an artist, and much more. In addition, we will hold an anonymous critique of each photographer's work from the first day's shoot in which Kim will offer feedback before you head into your second session of the weekend. You will also be given the opportunity to show your past work on the first night of the workshop; though it is not required, we highly encourage our students to prepare a collection of their favorite images to give us a better idea of their photographic style. Learn more about Kim Weston...
All Skill Levels Welcomed!
*All participants must sign a waiver (included in the registration form)
* Locations and schedule subject to change to accommodate safety, weather & seasonal conditions
By registering for this workshop, you agree to the terms of the cancellation policy