The Fotogroup Project

Richard Avedon Exhibit at the CMA / Fotogroup Update

Last night, DJ and I attended the lecture given by Laura Wilson, a photographer who assisted Richard Avedon during the six year period he produced what is now the American West series. Laura spoke about her time working with Richard, his technique, and some of the interesting people they met while touring the American west, photographing its inhabitants.

Richard Avedon, famous for his portraits, was a true American Master. He cared less about f-stops and shutter speeds, and more about capturing the emotion and essence of the individual he was shooting. His images are brilliantly striking and deeply personal.

The exhibit will be held at the CMA until September 17.

In keeping with the theme of the exhibit, and also because I'm feeling particularly inspired, for our next months meeting, let's all shoot portraits. Shoot people you know, people you don't know. Experiment with different techniques, different lighting situations. Use your creativity to capture the essence of the person in front of your lens.

Next month, we decided to meet for a photo-outing, instead of just a meeting in the coffee shop. If anyone has any suggestions or ideas, please add your input.
Things to consider:
-where to meet
-when...Thursday nights as usual, or maybe a Saturday/Sunday afternoon?

I've been feeling like night shots using long exposures would be interesting, and warm weather is best for that.

Email your ideas to the Google group, or post here as a comment.

posted by chantal stone @ 7/21/2006 06:46:00 PM