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

From: Alistair Calder ^lt;photo@alistair.com>
Date: 08/13/04-11:01:38 AM Z
Message-id: <411CF3F2.2070602@alistair.com>

I'd agree! As a beginning LF photographer and a alt-process lurker, I
would welcome a framework of this sort.

Alistair

On 8/12/2004 6:03 PM, Schuyler Grace wrote:

> Personally, I'd like to have a copy of the guidelines, once Darryl gets them
> done. I think they'd be a good framework for a self-study exercise on my
> part.
>
> So, Darryl, would you be willing to share your finished guidelines with
> those of us who are interested? I promise I won't send in my homework for
> you to grade...
>
> -Schuyler Grace
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Thom Mitchell [mailto:tjmitch@ix.netcom.com]
> Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2004 4:41 PM
> To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
> Subject: 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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