Join legendary Master Photographer Greg Gorman in beautiful midcoast Maine for a 5 day Master Class, The Fine Art Nude and Connected Portrait.
Returning to beautiful Blenheim Park for his 6th Master Class, Greg Gorman is world renowned for his illustrious career in the motion picture industry and the extraordinary nudes published in his many beautiful books. Greg has photographed most of Hollywood’s icons but is perhaps best known for his stark use of light and uncanny ability to get inside the heads of some of the world’s most complex personalities.
In this special workshop, Greg will work intensely with his students, revealing his motivations and techniques. Students will witness Greg working as well as having him and his highly skilled teaching assistants working directly with them.
Daily studio and location sessions with professional models will be supplemented by morning presentations/demonstrations by Greg and invited guests, also allowing time for group and individual picture critiques. Emphasis will be on the nude as portrait and on straight portrait photography in the studio as well as the environment using many evocative settings offered in our stunning lakeside locale.
Through his highly regarded workshops, Greg explains how to see and understand light and how best to communicate with the talent to get that connected portrait. Classes are small, intimate and completely hands-on.
Small Class, New Models Daily:
Attendees will find this workshop a life-changing experience. Classes are small, intimate and completely hands-on. Each student will have an ample amount of time daily to photograph models under Greg’s guidance.
Capturing the soul of a person in a photographic portrait is the central theme of this intimate workshop in which Greg shares his vision and his process from both the intuitive and technical perspectives while shooting.
The workshop also focuses on studio and location lighting techniques. Greg demonstrates his use of artificial and natural light to enhance a portrait, and discusses the most effective use of lenses, camera angles, and appropriate lighting with a variety of situations and personalities.
Working with pro lighting gear from California Sunbounce and RotoLight, you’ll have access to studio space, representatives from Rotolight and Fujifillm, and many beautiful locations to refine your skills.
3 Days Onsite + 2 Offsite Excursion Days
Blenheim Park’s 16 acre estate offers many varied and photogenic vignettes. Under Greg’s guidance in the studio and throughout the estate, which includes lake access, woods, a cherry orchard and many ‘sets’, students will make beautiful photographs while practicing their newly acquired skills.
Different unique models are provided each shooting day, giving each participant a variety of images to include in their portfolio at the conclusion of the workshop.
This year will also see us road tripping as a group and photographing offsite in beautiful locations a short drive from the property to enable you to experience more of this beautiful region.
In addition to an inspiring week with likeminded artists, our lakeside setting will do wonders for your spirit too. Let the call of the Loons help you forget the year that’s been and ignite your creative spark.
We’ll sprinkle in delicious restaurant meals, lighthouse excursions, a lobster lunch, and other activities to help make this not only a wonderful time to advance your artistic vision, but a great opportunity for you to ‘reset’ from the daily grind, while building lifelong connections with other artists who share your interest in creating this type of work. So much more than a workshop, this is an experience you’ll treasure for a lifetime.
WHERE: Blenheim Park, Bremen, Maine. Approximately 1hr north of Portland Maine, 3hrs north of Boston and 7 minutes drive from downtown Damariscotta.
WHEN: October 19-24, 2025 (inclusive)
YOUR INVESTMENT: Register with a single payment $5,000
Or pay in two installments of $2,650 - payment 1 will secure your seat and second will be payment due May 1st 2025.
WHAT’S INCLUDED: Hands-on tuition, studio fee, equipment fee, welcome cocktail party and farewell dinner, lunch and refreshments each day.
Travel and accommodation are NOT included but wonderful nearby recommendations can be made.
Don’t miss this rare opportunity to study with a legend of the industry in a beautiful private lakeside estate setting, in beautiful coastal Maine.
Email Kerry Payne Stailey if you have questions.
GREG USES AND RECOMMENDS:
LOCATION: Blenheim Park, Midcoast Maine. Blenheim Park is a private estate and retreat center set on 16 landscaped, lakefront acres. It’s located about 3 hours north of Boston, 1 hour north of Portland, Maine and 7 miles from the charming town of Damariscotta.
ACCOMMODATION is not included, but a range of charming nearby options will be provided.
CANCELLATION and WITHDRAWAL: If you are unable to attend the following cancellation policy applies:
Withdraw 45 days or more prior to the start of your workshop and we will refund all payments made, less processing fees paid to online service providers.
Withdraw less than 45 days, but more than 30 days prior to the start of your workshop and we will refund 50% of your workshop tuition.
Withdraw 30 days or less prior to the start of your workshop, we cannot offer a refund, however you may transfer your place in the program.
Blenheim Park Maine — Your workshop location.
Come inside Greg Gorman’s 2022 Masterclass in beautiful Blenheim Park, midcoast Maine. Video produced by Joshua Smith.
See student work and peek behind the scenes of Greg's 2021 Master Class 'The Connected Portrait' held at Blenheim Park in beautiful midcoast Maine and attended by photographers from all around the USA. Video produced by Joshua Smith.