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Yet another Sunday packed with goodies: The Local Coffee and Tea Scene Meetup at Dola in Venice + the 48th Annual Newport Beach Sandcastle Contest: “The Magic of Sea Creatures”.
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Ready to meet and greet other members of The Great Outdoors Photography Group and share your favorite prints, photography tips while communing over a great Greek dinner? Join us at our second meet and greet event at The Great Greek in Sherman Oaks. We will talk about photography, review work, plan ideas and photography schedules for the group and continue to build our photographic community.
Please bring your favorite 5 images on a burnt CD ROM or USB drive. I will have my computer connected to an external computer monitor for the group to view. We will go through the images as a slide show, commenting, ooing and awing, while eating the fabulous delights of this great restaurant!
I will make a final RSVP confirmation inquiry closer to the event, for proper count at the restaurant.
More information @ The Great Outdoors Photography Group Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/outdoorphotos/calendar/11429747/
While at Bardsdall Park for the Thai Cultural Festival, I picked up a Save the Date postcard for the upcoming Beyond Eden art opening and art fair.
Unique and innovative, contemporary art fairs offer photographers and artist a chance to become inspired, motivated and discuss different art styles with other art appreciators. Barnsdall Park, home to the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, is a great venue for artists of all backgrounds (I am in the recent Open Call 2009, closing next week) and is a stellar location overlooking all of Los Angeles. From the open fair hours, art show, kick off event and opening night gala, this promises to be a fantastic opportunity to see work showcased from various LA artists and galleries. Network, eat great food, photograph urban life and watch the sun set over the Hollywood sign, Griffith Observatory and Metro Los Angeles.
More information @ The Great Outdoors Photography Group Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/outdoorphotos/calendar/11428525/
Sun, Oct 4 2:00 PM
Artistry in sand is beautiful, challenging and mesmerizing. The details and challenges of working with temperamental materials is at once exhilarating and maddening. If you’ve ever viewed sandcastle building competitions on television, you know that they are awe inspiring and massive. Capturing this process from behind a camera lens is at once a challenge. How can an artist capture the spirit, joy and creation posed by another artist? Let’s challenge ourselves in photographing the process and creation of this beautiful, fun and transient art form.
More information @ The Great Outdoors Photography Group Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/outdoorphotos/calendar/11423041/
Ready to meet and greet other members of The Great Outdoors Photography Group and share your favorite prints, photography tips while communing over coffee, tea and dinner? Join us at our first meet and greet event at the Coral Tree Cafe in Encino. We will talk about photography, review work, plan ideas and photography schedules for the group and continue to build our photographic community.
Please bring your favorite 5 images on a burnt CD ROM or USB drive. I will have my computer connected to an external computer monitor for the group to view. We will go through the images as a slide show, commenting, ooing and awing, while eating the fabulous delights of Coral Tree’s American Bistro style food.
More information @ The Great Outdoors Photography Group Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/outdoorphotos/calendar/11429362/
(Photo of Watts Towers taken from Wikipedia page)
Watts Towers, photography, music and the African American soul of Los Angeles. Come join fellow music lovers for a great opportunity for urban performance photography. This historic outdoor jazz festival will feature performances from seasoned and upcoming musicians in the surrounding area. Paying homage to the different musical inspirations of Latin, Jazz, Gospel and Blues scene in Los Angeles, this event will offer urban and live event photography. Also, if you’ve never seen or explored the famous Watts Towers, this festival will offer a great opportunity for some fantastic photographs.
More information @ The Great Outdoors Photography Group Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/outdoorphotos/calendar/11415078
My most recent completed event with the Los Angeles Hiking and Photography group was a group potluck and photographing the sun setting at El Matador State Park.
Clear skies, a great food choices and a great location helped make this a fantastic way to end my planning streak and close out July.
Image taken from Los Angeles Magazine's photo essay, "Sign Language".
On a recent visit to the House of Brews in San Fernando (In Library Plaza, next to San Fernando branch of the Los Angeles County library), I flipped through a discarded June 2009 issue of Los Angeles Magazine.
After reading well written articles about Farrah Fawcett and the high price of the celebrity spotlight to an eye opening piece about Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s failing as the mayor of Los Angeles as he makes himself ready to run for governor of California, I found a gem of a photo essay entitled “Sign Language“.
Another fantastic find to squeeze into a packed weekend!
Being an avid fan of the Downtown Los Angeles art walk, I’m always looking for artwork that will inspire me. The Pasadena Chalk Festival event, mixed in with the awesome musical artists of the Pasadena World Music Festival, was no exception.
When I first discovered the two events, I wouldn’t keep quite about it. I told the group that came out for the Eaton Canyon hike. I blabbed about it at the Local Coffee and Tea Scene group tea at the Peninsula Hotel. Basically anyone that would listen.
Those that listened thanked me profusely later.
Having an over planned out weekend is extremely common for me. What is not common? Having a fire in Santa Barbara ruin my overly planned mini vacation weekend and leave me with a free Saturday with nothing planned. Such was the conundrum I faced one particular Friday in May.
So, when I received an email from the Photographers and Digital Artists of Los Angeles group stating that the Friends of the Los Angeles River needs a few photographers for their planned Great LA River Clean Up the next day, I was intrigued. After contacting the volunteer organizer, I was set.
But, nothing could prepare me for the intense learning experience that was in store.
