Re: Off Topic Request - Process for sustained photo-projects

Kate M, I would be interested in knowing what feedback you get from the
list. These are useful guidelines for anybody to think about. Especially for
someone like myself who is slowly getting back into photography after having
left the photojournalism world behind about 10 years ago. Thanks, Thom

Thom Mitchell
tjmitch@ix.netcom.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kate M" <kateb@paradise.net.nz>
To: <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2004 3:35 AM
Subject: RE: Off Topic Request - Process for sustained photo-projects

> Hi Darryl, I'll be replying to your mail properly later - just to let
> you know that I will be in touch. As I am a tertiary teacher as well as
> a postgrad student, I think I'll be able to give you a few pointers,
> maybe.
> Cheers
> Kate
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Baird, Darryl [mailto:dbaird@umflint.edu]
> Sent: Thursday, 12 August 2004 2:39 p.m.
> To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
> Subject: Off Topic Request - Process for sustained photo-projects
>
> Hello All,
>
> I'd like to solict some feedback and attempt to create some guidelines
> for (student) photographers embarking on a sustained photo-project. I'm
> supervising a class of 12 advanced students who will undertake a single
> project for an entire semester. They'll be conceiving, conceptualizing,
> planning, budgeting, and executing a final body/portfolio of 30-40
> images. These are undergrads.
>
> I'm interested in the process many of you use to design and complete
> similar large bodies of work. Travel to distant lands is not possible,
> but otherwise I believe they should have a broad view in the beginning.
> I think most of you have been involved in creating series, so, of equal
> importance to process is failure, pitfalls, limitations, and the
> unforseen problems.
>
> Feel free to email me off-list with your comments.
>
> P.S. A small attempt to stay on topic -- the first student to contact me
> about their proposed project was interested in gum printing, with
> digital negatives! I was so happy, but I didn't telegraph my joy for
> fear of the student thinking it would be a slam-dunk and slacking off.
>
> thanks in advance
>
> Darryl Baird
>
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