This PPLAC "Food for Thought" Outing will be a visit to LACMA, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. This type of Outing is as much about gaining inspiration and understanding as it is about capturing images. Photography is of course a subset of the art world. The more we as photographers are aware of (and appreciate) the other disciplines, the better we will be as photographic artists. (There are also current exhibits featuring photographers Robert Mapplethorpe and Catherine Opie.)

 

The idea when viewing the works is to compare what you see to your personal sense of aesthetics and compositional knowledge. I guarantee you will see works, many much older than photography itself, that conform to what we hear from judges at our image compositions. You will also see things that fly in the face of those concepts.

 

We will have lunch on the LACMA campus. It's always helpful to discuss what we saw, what we liked or didn't like. Remember, these "Food for Thought" Outings are about ideas.

 

Of course, do bring your camera because there is plenty to photograph at LACMA including architecture, the outdoor displays and the La Brea Tar Pits. We will spend some time exploring photo opportunities before the museum opens.