“Be daring, be different, be impractical, be anything that will assert integrity of purpose and imaginative vision against the play-it-safers, the creatures of the commonplace, the slaves of the ordinary.” Cecil Beaton (Today, we were visited by Carlos Monterosa (Ivan could not attend) who discussed their projects in 360 degree Virtual Reality. Carlos talked and showed some of the mechanical and computer techniques for achieving their final 3D products. We talked about the potential uses of these 3D images...gaming, movies, industrial / military training and the use of the technology to enhance cultural experiences eg museums and galleries. The question was posed whether this technology would ultimately diminish attendance but the general feeling was it would not. It was noted museum attendance was the highest its ever been. Carlos noted that his own direction was to have the 3D technology add value to our culture and enhance human interactions by creating visual stories which could open societal dialogues. We applauded his approach from a social standpoint. Below is one model (Kepler) Carlos uses to construct his images and a 2D image of a 3D image he showed at the meeting It was also noted to have value in architecture, real estate and environmental preservation. Howard noted that the New York Times now has a regular virtual reality "column" complete with 3D glasses.
We also commented on the use of drones to do image capturing as the starting point for creating these images. Thanks to Carlos for visiting with us. We invited him back in one year to show us his progress. What else did we see today?... Rene showed some enlargements made from a new iPhone 7...impressive for sure.
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"It would have bored me...to have restricted myself to one specific direction for my whole life, for example, landscape photography. A photographer should never impose such restrictions upon himself" Josef Sudek The meeting today was an "open session" and had an eclectic agenda. Rene showed his recent book he created based upon his photography here in Pasadena...a slick volume he hopes will entice the city fathers to hand out to visitors. Bill talked about his recent visit to Prague and his re-introduction to a Czech photographer called the "Poet of Prague"....Josef Sudek. Sudek chronicled life in Prague in the 20's and 30's and was known for his street scenes, panoramas, still life but avoided people in general. He lugged around a large view camera despite being handicapped having just one arm. He lived a largely reclusive life in Prague and even produced a body of work looking out his studio window. Bill showed some of his Art of the City Wall shots from his recent visit to Prague...see below We then looked at a unique set of images..."Scarecrows" by Pete Mitchell. Below is just his first image that prompted his other images...this series appeared in the NYT. The link is below www.nytimes.com/2016/05/29/magazine/the-startling-beauty-of-scarecrows.html?emc=eta1&_r=0 Finally, some of wondered about Richard's "f8" book??? Richard, what happened...where are you?
"Forget the camera, forget the lens, forget all of that. With any four-dollar camera, you can capture the best picture." Alberto Korda Today, Bill misplaced the TV remote and we had an enjoyable conversation on a broad range of non-photography topics. But John saved the visual day by showing pictures of his 62nd family reunion recently held in St Louis. As usual, John displayed his iPhonography skills with images of the St Louis environment. Three images are below: From the visuals we delved into the politics of the day and various other topics including the potential for our f8 Pasadena 10th Anniversary trip to Santa Fe next year.
Also noted was the recently published on line of the Stanford Digital Photography Course in its entirety which you can "attend" on line if you have 30-40 hours. Here is the link below: https://sites.google.com/site/marclevoylectures/home All in all, a laid back f8 Pasadena Salon Saturday morning. "There are no maybes. Life is once, forever."
Henri Cartier Bresson paraphrase on the ephemeral decisive moment and the act of capturing it by means of a camera. Summary by Jim Staub Guest: Gale Davis "Street Photography" Thank you to those who helped fill the room at Jones this morning for our guest Gale Davis, who presented his brand of dynamic street photography. I'm sure your comments and questions have given Gale hours of rumination on just what the heck he's doing with that camera. We explored the various means of taking photographs that fall under the broad category, 'Street Photography'. Gale's images demonstrated the use primarily of the telephoto to cull for a scene the evolving 'Moment'. The telephoto, we all conclude, provides the added benefit of giving the photographer a healthy head start in fleeing the scene in the event of a hapless subject is roused into pursuit of said street photographer. A lively discussion of the spoken and unspoken rules of the street were kicked around, with individual accounts given about the apprehensions a camera can elicit, positive or negative - from subjects of the camera to authorities enforcing laws presumably to protect people's privacy or property. It all adds up to making street photography a challenge, and every so often a rewarding affirmation of the human family. Below is a list of references provided by Gale LIST OF STREET PHOTOGRAPHY WEBSITES: ATGETPHOTOGRAPHY.COM DETAILS ON ALMOST ALL MAJOR PHOTOGRAPHERS IN PAST CENTURY COMPLEX.COM 50 BEST STREET PHOTOGRAPHERS NOW 121CLICKS.COM WORLD CLASS PORTAL DEDICATED TO ART AND PHOTOGRAPHY THOMAS.LEUTARD.PHOTOGRAPHY HOW TO E-BOOKS ON STREET PHOTOGRAPHY TECHNIQUES HARD COVER BOOKS IN MY PERSONAL LIBRARY: WALKER EVANS AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHS ROBERT FRANK’S THE AMERICANS “LOOKING IN” HELEN LEVITT A PHOTO JOURNAL RUTH ORKIN BRUCE DAVIDSON OUTSIDE INSIDE, THREE VOLUME SET |
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