Quote from BJP / Henry Wessel "The process of photographing is a pleasure: eyes open, receptive, sensing, and at some point, connecting. It's thrilling to be outside your mind, your eyes far ahead of your thoughts," As you all know Chris and Kevin are great petrographers. Petrography is a branch of petrology that focuses on detailed descriptions of rocks. Someone who studies petrography is called a petrographer. The mineral content and the textural relationships
Today Chris showed some his images when he went up north to shoot the Indian rock formations. He also showed a one hour film called "Talking Stone: Rock Art of the Cosos" Interesting visually and from a ethnicity standpoint. From Chris below...below...sorry could not caption them directly. Listed below is a link to the Maturango Museum in Ridgecrest that conducts the Petroglyph tours for those who are interested. The California Rock Art Foundation also has tours and they are hosted by Dr. Alan Garfinkle....I call him my Rock Art Rabbi. And for you Anthropology junkies there is the Bradshaw Foundation that has Rock Art and cultural site videos from around the world. https://maturango.org/ https://www.carockart.org/ http://www.bradshawfoundation.com/
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“You just have to live and life will give you pictures.” Henri Cartier Bresson The image above is a reminder of our first group project due nxt month...."A Sense of Photography" Each f8er will try to capture an image reflecting one or more of our 5 senses...sound, sight, taste, touch, and smell. Good hunting. Today we had 2 of our members present some of their current work. Cyndi showed images from a Kobe Bryant memorial here in LA....below is he narrative followed by selected images "I journeyed down to LA LIVE, along with hundreds of fans to memorialize the fallen Kobe Bryant and his 13 year old daughter Gianna, who both perished along with 7 others in a helicopter crash. Wanting to capture and personally experience the outpouring of affection, I was taken aback by the diversity of the crowd. The ethnic mix, the vast range of ages, the immensity of flowers, teddy bears, basketballs, photos, shoes, and memorabilia was far beyond anything that I imagined. Even though the crowd was dense, a somber silence surrounded the area. I tried to capture the personal outpouring of grief, sorrow and disbelief that was being experienced by those in attendance. At times, I put my camera down, paused, shed a few tears and took in the immensity of the man Kobe Bryant, an icon in the truest sense. He was one of the world’s best-known athletes but his popularity stretched far beyond his sport. " The other f8er was Jim who once again traveled on his bike capturing the human part of the city. Below is the narrative Jim sent....
"My selection of street photos have in common their location, Pasadena, and the fact that they were executed from a bicycle. Our transportation grid sets up an unsettled duality between vehicles and pedestrians. In that middle zone, with bike and camera, I cut though these disparate groups looking for their movement and moments; 'unconscious choreography' if you will. Generally, my interaction on the streets in this mode means giving up precision and control, yet gaining a sometimes rare look at the stage and it's players." Finally, there were no reports from our British Journal of Photography project...maybe next meeting Today was a short open session As noted above, check out Cyndi's exhibit at Jones. We had two people show ther images today. Carel showed his curated pictures from the Mt Wilson camera that captures images every 30 seconds...N-E-S-W. He entitled this series "Moods of Mt Wilson." Some of his many images are below. Kevin showed some images from his visits to Wisconsin and the Great Lakes.In some there are strong representation of the the "New Topographic" movement. As I noted at the start of this post, the meeting was short today
“To consult the rules of composition before making a picture is a little like consulting the law of gravitation before going for a walk.” Edward Weston f8 Pasadena had a guest today we know and a neighbor here in Pasadena. Ibarionex Perello a photographer, author, podcaster and educator. His podcast, "The Candid Frame" just completed episode #499 is remarkable in itself. Check it out and tune in where you get your podcast. Ibarionex cam to f8 to discuss the concept and value of keeping a journal relating to your personal photography. "Ibarionex shared how he has used sensibility creating street photography to his documentary work. This included long-term projects on caring for his elderly mother-in-law and documenting the morning routines of young families. He demonstrated how the careful consideration of the frame for his street photography compositions helped him to create stronger and more intimate images even when photographing in more confined and limited spaces. He explained how is journaling allowed him to learn and analyze his photographic process. It resulted in him being able to identify his strengths and weaknesses as well as lead him down a path to develop his eye and personal projects." He mentioned an online tool for journaling...an app called Day One...see link below https://dayoneapp.com Ibarionex currently has a series of conceptual photographs on exhibit at A Noise Within Repetory Theater in Pasadena. Entitled the Three-Fourths Project, the images examine the underlying tension and anxiety experienced by people of color under a system of discrimination and oppression. The work is partly inspired by the work of the playwright August Wilson
Finally he discussed a project he is doing right in his own home...imaging his mother-in-law. He showed some images of hat visual project. A great meeting led by agreat educator and photographer. Thanks Ibarionex. |
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