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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