2008 - 2009 Salon Topic Definitions
September 8, 2008 - Human Powered Vehicles - Besides bicycles (and other wheeled vehicles) other examples are: canoes, rowboats, paddleboats, kayaks, soapbox derby racers, skis, sleds, surfboards and glider/sailplanes. Ice/roller skates are not vehicles in this sense.
October 6, 2008 - Parts - A part of a person, animal, machine, whatever. Just don't show the "whole" of the subject.
November 3, 2008 - Reflections - Subject of image must be shown reflected.
December 1, 2008 - Out of Place - Image of something in a place it should not be; Teddy Bear in prison, textbook on/in ice, or cat in a dishwasher.
January 5, 2009 - Food - Any substance that is or can be consumed by eating, in order to sustain life. The waiter/waitress brought them food and drink. Fruit on the tree, peppers on the plant or plate. The food must be the subject.
February 2, 2009 - Series - Two or more pictures depicting an event/story. Displayed separately on one mount board or as a composite print; the size is not to exceed the 320 square inches limit.
March 2, 2009 - Fine Art Nudes - Nude photography is an art photography genre, and nude photographs often do not show a face at all. The line and form of the human figure is the utmost concern. Photographers sometimes use extremes of light and shadow, oiled skin, and shadows falling across the body to show texture and structure of the body.
April 6, 2009 - Tableau Vivant - Pictures of this sort are sometimes casually called "staged photography," but this is an imprecise term - since the simple posing of fashion models in the street is also "staged photography". Tableau vivant is a more precise term to use, if the staged picture obviously draws on the traditions and conventions of either the theatre or painting. Observe also that early photography involved exposure times in the minutes, so that there was the need to hold a pose.
May 4, 2009 - One Place/Como - Como Zoo, Como Conservatory; Como golf Course; Como Avenue running through Como Park, Lake Como, Cafesjian’ Carousel.