CCP re: Group F/64

[Chuck_P]

Any APUGers in Arizona going to be able to go to this http://www.creativephotography.org/events/ at the Center for Creative Photography? If so, let us know what you think. I would love to be able to go see this. As for me and where my roots of inspiration lie, it is in this era of photography that I am enamored with.

Chuck

 

[mark]

I have vacation during that time. I will try to make it.

 

[Jim Noel]

I'm not iArizona, but I expect to be there March 1.

 

[rcoda]

I saw this show at the Phoenix Art Museum. Was very interesting.

There is a workshop in Tucson March 21-23, that may want to combine.

(there was a url link here which no longer exists)

Rod Klukas was Oliver Gagliani's former assistant, and Randy Efros was Brett Weston's last assistant.

I will be attending the workshop.

 

[Mark Sawyer]

Any APUGers in Arizona going to be able to go to this http://www.creativephotography.org/events/ at the Center for Creative Photography? If so, let us know what you think...

I'm in Tucson and went to the Feb. 15 opening and lecture. The show was quite nice, filled with lovely vintage prints from both the pictorial and straight photographers. It's up through May 4, and worth a visit if you're in the area.

The lecture was an experience. Susan Ehrens, "noted author, curator, and photography historian" repeatedly refered to the pictorial works as "out-of-focus", and at one point talked about how the f/64 work was made possible by advances in lens quality. The sad/funny part was when she talked about Alma Lavenson's "self portrait" (the cover image of Ehren's book on Lavenson, showing Lavenson's hands on the front of her camera, reflected in a mirror), she talked about the image being sharper than was possible with a soft focus lens. Guess what the lens was? Yep, a Cooke Series II soft focus, just shut down a ways...

Yeah, I know... I'm a lens nerd. But sometimes I can't help but notice that there's a complete disconnect between "scholarship" and "reality"...

 

[Chuck_P]

I'm in Tucson and went to the Feb. 15 opening and lecture. The show was quite nice, filled with lovely vintage prints from both the pictorial and straight photographers. It's up through May 4, and worth a visit if you're in the area.

The lecture was an experience. Susan Ehrens, "noted author, curator, and photography historian" repeatedly refered to the pictorial works as "out-of-focus", and at one point talked about how the f/64 work was made possible by advances in lens quality. The sad/funny part was when she talked about Alma Lavenson's "self portrait" (the cover image of Ehren's book on Lavenson, showing Lavenson's hands on the front of her camera, reflected in a mirror), she talked about the image being sharper than was possible with a soft focus lens. Guess what the lens was? Yep, a Cooke Series II soft focus, just shut down a ways...

Yeah, I know... I'm a lens nerd. But sometimes I can't help but notice that there's a complete disconnect between "scholarship" and "reality"...

I'm envious of your experience with it. I would love to see it. Thanks for posting.

Chuck

 

[noseoil]

Went last weekend and it was a very good exhibit. Nicely arranged shots showing the two styles and what went into them. Anyone who has a chance can get a wonderful feel for the two styles and what happened at the time in this major transition of work. tim

 

[David Brown]

I'm not in Arizona, but I plan on making a trip to see this exhibit if I can arrange it. Glad to hear it's worth it.

 

[hec]

if possible don't miss it

Hello,

I was at Tucson the weekend before last to pick up my new enlarger (new to me ) and went to the CCP exhibition.

I can say that it is great and if you are not far from Tucson should stop by. There were some names I had not associated with the f64 like Sonya Noskowiak and Alma Lavenson, not a member but invited to the group inaugural exhibition in 1932 along with Brett Weston as they had compatible approches with the group.

Debating Modern Photography: The Triumph of Group f/64.
As the name suggests, there is also work by pictorialists in the exhibition: Johan Hagemeyer, William Mortensen, Karl Struss.

 

[David Brown]

I'm not in Arizona, but I plan on making a trip to see this exhibit if I can arrange it. Glad to hear it's worth it.

Planned to go in March and just couldn't schedule it. April started to turn into the same. So, about 3 weeks ago I got on the net and found I could get a good price on airfare for this weekend,and booked the thing before I changed my mind!

Made it on the next to the last day. Worth every penny! (To me, anyway)

Besides, I got to re-visit the Tucson Mtns, San Xavier, Tumacacori, etc., and the cactus are just starting to bloom!