John Holmes led the meeting today...his narrative is below: Note: all pictures are without attribution...the infrared pictures are from John and Charley. The eclipse picture was from the internet of all things “Our meeting began with a discussion on the discovery of infrared radiation and how it has been applied artistically in photography. In !800, Sir Frederick William Herschel had viewed sunlight through colored filters and noticed an increase in temperature from violet to red. When he measured beyond that part of the EM spectrum he found that the temperature continued to increase even though there was no visible light. John Holmes and Charley Kohlhase showed some of their infrared images.” “Next, two images of the week were shared. A Hubble image of galaxy NGC 178 which is 40,000 light years across. Discovered by Ormond Stone in1885, it’s position was recorded incorrectly. Years later Stephane Javelle rediscovered NGC178 thinking he had made a new discovery. He cataloged it as IC39. Herbert Howe corrected the original mistake after some time had passed, and years later astronomers realized that NGC178 and IC39 were actually the same object! Another picture of the week a young hot rodder appears to be dismayed, although happily the caption indicates otherwise.” “Finally, the United States had it’s first coast to coast total eclipse in nearly 100 years. Images of people across the country witnessing the eclipse shows how we can share an experience in peace even if for only two minutes.” Thank you John for leading this meeting
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“Fear is like a disease. When it moves, it moves like wildfire. But what happens when, even in the face of that fear, you do what you've got to do? That's called courage. And just like fear, courage is contagious." Damon Davis / Courage is Contagious Before we began discussion in todays meeting we reviewed the picture that Joe sent us from his sojourn in Asia. In his physical absence we were free to comment on the picture from a critical standpoint...but we'll wait for his return and revisit the picture at that point. We miss you Joe, come home safely. We then started the official meeting we our weekly Trumpian Diatribe and review. The less said about that...the better. PDN had some interesting articles we reviewed. From the New Republic, the photo essay in Charlottesville by Mark Peterson "Faces of Hate" The interview with Mark is worth reading as it explores his angst with getting the pictures. A link is below and several pictures from the article / (c) New Republic & Mark Peterson pdnpulse.pdnonline.com/2017/08/mark-peterson-photographing-hate-charlottesville-close.html We then looked at an article from the same PDN issue that looked at a system that breaks down the composition of a picture...Dynamic Symmetry Composition / Tavis Leaf Glover. Most of us suggested this kind of analysis was mostly useless. There were two 15 minute videos looking at how the system could be applied to Cartier-Bresson classic photographs. See example below. We then reviewed some pictures from the Lens Culture website...pictures from recent graduates from the Yale Photography MFA program. Each prompted discussion as to composition and intent. Also we discussed the differences between schools of photography eg Art Center vs Yale vs Seattle School with influence of Jeff Wall. Here is link to all the pictures in LensCulture: https://www.lensculture.com/articles/casemore-kirkeby-doublespeak-work-from-this-year-s-yale-photography-mfa-graduates Several examples are below Paul brought in several dye-transfer prints on glass. You can send Paul images and he will do samples of these prints ...gratis. I guess 8x 10 images are ok. Sorry, no visual example to post.
Bill participated in the second Vroman's "PechaKucha" (chitchat) event with 9 other artists. The presentations are limited to 20 pictures (slides) for 20 seconds each...a total of just more than 6 minutes. He presented "Stakes & Arrows: ...following a path to success in life. (Note: the series was shot in the Galapagos several years ago. The event was a huge success. I encourage you to attend next years' event. Below is one picture that does absolutely nothing to explain what I showed and said. Amateurs worry about equipment, professionals worry about money, masters worry about light, I just make pictures… Vernon Trent Mark brought Adhika Lie as a guest to f8 Pasadena Salon. Adhika is an engineer-photographer who brought his love for the aesthetics and composition to our meeting today. He showed pictures from three sets of his work but focused largely on his nature shots...the other sets were entitled "Project 395" (pictures taken as he traveled up CA Route 395) and "Pondering Your Existence." (his exploration of the skies at night). Adhika discussed his approach in getting just the right shots...returning over and over to a scenic area to capture what he felt was the best picture possible. He discussed his B&W aesthetic and his rational for color in some. His work and comments generated great discussion with those f8'ers in attendance. Here is an artist statement from his blog site "As a nature photographer, I strive to create art works that depict the noble beauty of the natural world. I believe that beauty draws us out of ourselves into an encounter with the transcendent. My work is a result of my questioning the visible reality as I endeavor to create something that speaks, something that touches the heart, and something that uplifts the mind. I strive to create photographs that arouse contemplation so that the more ones look at them, the grander and more delightful they appear. And while doing that, I hope they would discover something about themselves." / Adhika Lie He also brought a number of prints to the meeting as well. Below are some examples of his nature photography. Adhika got our famous f8 Pasadena cap and our thanks for presenting at our meeting today. Check out his website...link below
https://adhika.photoshelter.com “Stop worrying about missed opportunities and start looking for new ones.” I.M.Pei A Look at Life in the Comeback City Our own f8'er Steve Lewis (on loan from f8 Pasadena to the city of Detroit) returned to talk to us and show us his images of Detroit and the urban revitalization taking place with his guidance. Steve first talked about his evolving role in the renewal process then show a series of pictures about his adopted city. In the course of showing his pictures we all took note of his incredible diptychs an encouraged him to do more in the future, Below are some of his visual contributions today...all are by Steve and untitled.... The discussion drifted to the new movie "Detroit" (Director: Kathyrn Bigelow)) and its impact on the Detroit community in this the 50th anniversary of the Detroit riots.
Thank you Steve for your visual insights into the urban revitalization and for your work to make it happen for the people of Detroit. We all look forward to your return to Pasadena....someday. We also briefly saw a NYT photo essay entitled "White Gold"....about the marble quarries in Italy...below is the link to the essay. Italian Marble |
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