Special Guest:   Gail Fischer

Topic:   Images of Hope in the time of COVID-19

Note: Until further notice, our meetings will be via Zoom.

We have a special guest speaker, Gail Fischer, for our July 27 Education Night. She will be talking about her recent project “Images of Hope in the time of COVID-19”. 

Images of Hope is a series of ‘electric flowers’ created in my home for 90 plus days, while practicing social distancing measures here in Massachusetts. Each day, using pen lights,
plastic tubes, plexiglass shapes, color gels, glass vases and flashlights, I created flowers and spirals in complete darkness. The collection’s main goal was to reach those working on the front lines combating the virus. I printed several images and made greeting cards as an end product. The cards were taken to the Brigham’s ER staff. Many other cards were sent to friends and relatives.  I will be giving a talk about how the idea transpired, and how you can make  ‘electric flowers’ like these on your own.

Attached find an example of one of these ‘electric flowers’ images. 

If you are new to the group or have any questions, please let me know. We look forward to seeing you.

– David   {artphotos(at]davidlkahn[dot)com

Special Guest:   Jay Ball

Topic:   Sight Gags – A book of photographic humor!

Note: Until further notice, our meetings will be via Zoom.

We have a special guest speaker, Jay Ball, for our October 5 Education Night (rescheduled from September 28).  Jay will be talking about his recently published (with his son, Alan) book of photographs: Sight Gags.

Jay and Alan have a lot in common, including their love of photography and wordplay.  Some 25 years ago, they came up with a way to combine the two – a technique they call photopuns.  As seen in the example below, the title of each photograph and its subject are connected via creative wordplay.

Jay will be sharing with us the inspiration for this ongoing project, some of his creative techniques, and an assortment of images from the book.

From Jay: In these days of COVID-19, climate change, gerrymandering, election interference, massive unemployment, Roe v. Wade under siege, nuclear proliferation, world hunger, racism, overpopulation, marine pollution, social unrest and … what have we forgotten? … we thought you might like something to make you smile.  Hopefully, this will do the trick.

Jay got his first camera – a Brownie Reflex – as a gift on his 12th birthday. That was 73 years ago, and he’s been hooked on photography ever since.

If you are new to the group or have any questions, please let me know. We look forward to seeing you.

– David   {artphotos(at]davidlkahn[dot)com