“Photography is a small voice, at best, but sometimes one photograph, or a group of them, can lure our sense of awareness.” W. Eugene Smith Today was an "open" session and we had lots to see and discuss. First, Kevin Pazmino joined us for the second time and today had a number of printed images to share. He showed us a few images from his series "Conversations in the Woods"...showing the relationship between people and the environment. The discussion focused on how early photography showed people dressed up and not quite ready to interact with the nature around them. This could have been an "act of respect" toward nature. This is opposed to today where people are generally shown in pictures with nature dressed down and ready to experience what nature has to offer. The second set he showed was devoted to his portraiture...done largely in his studio...with subtle lighting and reflecting an older style. The agreement in the group that these still remained distinctly modern. check out his website: pazminophotography.com Kevin will probably join us on a more regular basis Next we had Reid Wishner (grandson of Kathy & Bill) talk about his experience in being introduced to photography as well as his experience learning Photoshop in his school. Reid showed various pictures demonstrating some of the themes of those sessions. We all encouraged him to keep shooting. Debra talked about her recent assignment for the Moreno Valley Methodist Church, upgrading their website with pictures she took while "embedded" at church activities. She pointed out now important it was to remain a fly on the wall when shooting these types of events. www.morenovalleyumc.org/ The picture above was shot by Rene but printed by Paul. The print was great but unfortunately Rene could not be with us today. We also got to see a TED Talk on Google Art Project...Google's HD pictures of art in museums around the world.We discussed the ying and yang of the project....less museum goers but more access to people not able to experience the art in person. Also whether the depth of detail could actually be TMI for viewers to process or did the artist ever intent that their work was to be seen in such detail. http://www.ted.com/talks/amit_sood_every_piece_of_art_you_ve_ever_wanted_to_see_up_close_and_searchable?utm_source=newsletter_weekly_2016-06-11&utm_campaign=newsletter_weekly&utm_medium=email&utm_content=top_left_button Finally, Bill showed a short video made of him at Photo Independent...
Busy f8 Pasadena Salon day...see you all next week.
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