Topics we have covered 2010-2019
Note: does not cover topics from inception of f8 Pasadena Salon 2007 -2010
f8 Pasadena 2010
Books and Photography
Influence of HDR…good and bad
Visual Perception
The Death of Kodachrome
Death of Photojournalism
Megapixels and Sensors
Aesthetics of Clouds…Chris Deluy
Children as Photographers
William Eggleston
Night Vision
Rise of Smartphone Photography
2011
MIT "Camera Culture Research Group"
Allen Ginsberg Photographer
Photographic Tools
Roland Barthes “Camera Lucida”
Elements of Photo Criticism
Postcard Photography
Catherine Opie
Color and the ICC
“The Bang Bang Club” ethics and suicide
Vivian Maier
Viewing Photography on iPhones
Errol Morris' "Believing is Seeing: Observations on the Mysteries of Photography"
2012
Surrealism
Celebrity Photography
Photography at PCC
Experimental Photography
Iconic Pictures
Dr Ammon Yariv / Cal Tech / Theories of Photons
Dynamic Range
Architectural Photography
Diffraction
Urban Wall Art
Travel Photography and Story
Fashion Photography
Environmental Portraiture
Teaching Aesthetics in Photography Programs
What we do…how we do it
“Everybody Street” …street photography
Photographing of the Obese
Police Photography
360 degree Photography
Documentary Photography
Copyright, Plagiarism and Appropriation
Influence of Susan Sontag
Visual Education
Self Portraiture
2013
Narrative of Photography …overriding theme for year
Zone System
C-Prints
Interface of Painting and Photography
Compositional Editing
Conflict Photography
Interface of Photography with Art and Science
Video Portraiture
Censorship
Photography of Urban Decay
Photographic Appropriation
Street Photography
Ethics of Photography
Working with Ansel Adams
Growing Importance of Videography and Photography
Bokeh
Aesthetics and Beauty
Fetish and Subculture Photography
Candid Photography
2014
The work of Julia Margaret Cameron
Adam Magyar…video in urban environment
Masood Kamandy…abstract photography
Portraiture aesthetics
How we see…the theory
Mirror images
11 Women Photographers
Sin Turista / John Urquiza
Pictorialism and Group f64
Melanie Willhide…abstract photography
Semiotics
Critical writing as an influence in photography
Garry WInogrand
Photography and Concealment
Getty: 175 Years of Photography / “View from Here”
Surrounding Photography…matting, framing, viewing
Abstract Photography
Manipulation
2015
Creativity
Propaganda
f64 Revolution
Paul Strand
Gordon Parks
Constructing the Natural World
Sally Mann
Salgado
Japanese Photography
“Normal Project”
Snapshot aesthetic
Visual Memory Alec Soth
Hilla & Bernd Becker
Coffee Photography
Terrorism
iPhone apps
2016
Visual Influence
Catherine Opie
Manipulation
Polaroid…Dorfman
Privacy
Body Politic
Immigrants & Refugees
Brett Weston
Teju Cole
Painting & Photography
Frank Tammariello
Symbol & Meaning
Diptychs
Elizabeth Young
Twilight
Mapplethorpe
3D Photography
Josef Sudek
Street Photography
Power of One / Brian Biery
2017
How does a photographer get represented at a Gallery?
Capturing history around us in real time with our cameras and phones.
Architectural Photography
The photographer Platon
“American Ghosts” presented by guest speaker Dr. Ken Jones
The photography and history of “Post Cards” by Jim Staub
Explore Santa Fe NM – Road Trip by f8 memebers
Finding the Small Image inside the Big Image
Abstract Photography
Photography from the Pathology Lab
Guest Doug Hill, “The Urban Street Environment”
“Work Shops where Things are Made and Repaired” – Joe Loudermilk
Photography & Politics
Documentary Photography from “Protests”
Landscape and Nature Aesthetic – Chris Kleine
Guest Robert Welkie – American Anthroposcene
The Ethics of Photographing the Homeless
Urban Revitalization in Detroit – Steve Lewis
Guest Adhika Lie - Nature Photography
Infrared Photography – by John Holmes
Black and White Conversion Techniques – by Joe Loudermilk
Understanding “Your Favorite Photograph”
PechaKucha – Japanese Presentation Style
Bicycles in the Environment – f8 group presentation.
Guest Ron Ozuna – Bird Photography
Guest Randel Urbauer – Commercial Photography
New Topographic Photography
The Art of Image Manipulation before Digital – Charles Edwards
The Rialto Theater – South Pasadena – Cyndi Bemel
Guest George Simian – The use of Lightroom
Lines & Squares in Photography - f8 group presentation
2018
street photography and the juxtaposition of words and images.
dynamic range
“#MeToo…is not New” / Ellen Landau
landscape composition in painting
“Feminal Photographers”
3D photography
Long Exposure Photography
photographers Huntington Witherill & Minor White
Still life photography
review “Blind Spot”, by Teju Cole
Robert Welkie “Anthroposcenic Photography”
Cidne Hart “The Cyanotype Process”.
Progression of photography through modernism
Roland Barthes…studium, punctum
what goes on the back of pictures and how to get it on
appropriation in museum setting
New Topographic Photography
role of imagination in photography
Sally Mann
2019
New Topographics
Life of Edward Curtis (Carel)
Titles and Captions (guest Greg Moore
Planetary Imaging (guest from Planetary Society Jennife Vaughn)
Artist Statements (Mark)
Ethics in Photography (Steve)
Project: What makes your house a home
Judy Dater (Howard)
Street Photography
Robert Frank
Bjarne Pare (Curatorial Assistance)
Bird Photography (Rod & Charley)
Vertical Support (Bill)
The Atlantic Provnces (Joe)
Aesthetics
Gordon Parks
Armando Arorizo (Perfect Exposure Gallery)
iPhoneography
Marc Todd
Family Photographs (Joe)
The Photo Essay
Photo Journals
Dawould Bey
Dana Hursey
Art Movements in Photography
Collage
Pedro Guerro
Zofia & Charles Edwards
Ara Gular
Heroshi Sugimoto
Jessica Lange
Photography of Poverty and Homelessness
Dreaming and Photography
Railroad Photography (Kevin)
Project: Views of one object