Charis Wilson - Wife, Model, and Muse of Edward Weston dies at age 95

Photo courtesy of Edward Weston, Edward Weston Archive/Center for Creative Photography“Charis Wilson, 1941” by Edward Weston. Published on the NYTimes.com website.

Charis Wilson, model, muse, and the last wife of Edward Weston, died recently at age 95. Last week, Ovation TV rebroadcast a special on her and Edward Weston called "The Eloquent Nude". It's a great program. Catch it if you can.

On November 25th, Kim Weston posted a very good article about her on his blog which is located at http://kimweston.blogspot.com/.

Here are a couple of links to learn more about Charis Wilson:
- The Museum of Photographic Arts - http://www.tfaoi.com/aa/2aa/2aa373b.htm
- Kim Weston's Blog - http://kimweston.blogspot.com
- Kim Weston's Website - http://www.kimweston.com/guest/guest_6_1.htm
- A Photo Editor - http://www.aphotoeditor.com/2008/05/28/interview-with-edward-westons-wife-and-muse-charis-wilson/

Burgos, Spain - Fiestas - June 2009

Photograph by Al Milligan
@ Al Milligan 2009

Street performers in a parade in Burgos, Spain

Crazy Spainards at the Fiestas in Honour of the Holy Blood - Denia, Spain, July 2009

Photograph by Al Milligan
@ Al Milligan 2009

Spain is known for having a lot of festivals. This was shot during the Fiestas In Honour of the Holy Blood held in Denia, Spain, in early July 2009. On this particular night of the festival, people ran down the main street of Denia with fireworks blazing. The street was filled with wall-to-wall people and the fireworks started at about 12:30 am.

Posted by Al Milligan, Al Milligan Photography

Happy Birthday Rick Cummings

Rick Cummings of The Body Form Workshop and Fashionista Photo in Bouder, Colorado, had a birthday party at his studio last night, November 13th. He had some great new work on display from a couple of new projects he has been working on. If you get a chance, give him a call and see if you can stop by and see it. Better yet attend one of his workshops. A complete schedule for his upcoming workshops is posted on the Body Form Workshop website.

Here are links to Rick's various websites:
Rick Photo - Fine Art / Commercial Photography - www.rickphoto.com
Body Form Photo Workshop - Photography Classes - www.bodyformworkshop.com
Fashionista Photo - Personal Fashion Shoots - www.fashionistaphoto.com

Posted by Al Milligan - Al Milligan Photography

Within The Frame by David duChemin

This is a great book on developing your photographic vision. Below is a link to videos that support the book.

http://www.peachpit.com/podcasts/channel.aspx?c=159bdd23-69e4-48ca-9083-de02e56232f9&sorttype=d

Focus Magazine is BACK!

Focus Magazine is back on the newstand and it's fantastic and well worth the wait. I purchased my copy at Borders in Longmont, Colorado. Here is a link to their website: www.focusmag.info

Door in Sanabria, Spain

Photograph by Al Milligan
@ Al Milligan 2009

Sanabria, Spain - Gate - 2009

Photograph by Al Milligan
@ Al Milligan 2009

Castle in Sanabria, Spain - June 2009

International Talk Like A Pirate Day

I could not resist putting this on the blog. My wife and I were on Pearl Street in Boulder, Colorado, last September 19th and there must have been over 100 people dressed up like Pirates. It was great fun.