photo essay help

mellowmeg

I have to do a photographic essay for college, to be shot in 35mm B&W film. im thinking of trying to document a paitent from a mental health centres first week being out. i can have text also,so il talk to them about what they missed the most, their feelings,basically anything relvent to them. does anyone have any idea on how i could start this off?

artyeva

out of interest - why have you chosen this topic?

i would say be careful - be very careful and mindful of your subject if this is really the topic you want to go with. be clear with them where the photos will end up - be it an exhibition in your college, or online or where ever and stick to it.

there's a fine line between what you think will make edgy photojounalism and it coming across as exploitation of someone who's in a vunerable place in their life.

PCPhoto

is this college in Kerry ?

the same college which recently had a number of students in here asking for help with ideas ?

the same college which gives/sells the students work to a company who sells the images as packages of photography files ?

the same college who tells their students that they need to get model release form for each of their images.

pullandbang

PCPhoto wrote: »

is this college in Kerry ?

the same college which recently had a number of students in here asking for help with ideas ?

the same college which gives/sells the students work to a company who sells the images as packages of photography files ?

the same college who tells their students that they need to get model release form for each of their images.

Interesting.........

Spotted a few requests a while back. What's going on?

maddog

Sounds well dodgy:(:(

CabanSail

This is the link to the other thread.

Seems like a different college but may have the same fund raising idea.

DaireQuinlan

CabanSail wrote: »

Seems like a different college but may have the same fund raising idea.

Without any further input from the OP it's a bit early to jump to conclusions. There are any amount of courses for which doing a photo essay would be completely reasonable. The OP might be doing a photography course for example

CabanSail wrote: »

Seems like a different college but may have the same fund raising idea.

Without any further input from the OP it's a bit early to jump to conclusions. There are any amount of courses for which doing a photo essay would be completely reasonable. The OP might be doing a photography course for example

CabanSail wrote: »

Seems like a different college but may have the same fund raising idea.

Without any further input from the OP it's a bit early to jump to conclusions. There are any amount of courses for which doing a photo essay would be completely reasonable. The OP might be doing a photography course for example

PCPhoto

DaireQuinlan wrote: »

Without any further input from the OP it's a bit early to jump to conclusions. There are any amount of courses for which doing a photo essay would be completely reasonable. The OP might be doing a photography course for example

the other OP's were doing a college course's too. (and would possibly fail if they did not give their images to the business to sell as stock)

I do think this might be a different college course - but just curious because this is becoming a common theme* - students looking for college course "assistance"

* back in my day we did our own college work and relied on our own intellect (and that of classmates) to pass or fail the year - oh how times have changed !!

DaireQuinlan

PCPhoto wrote: »

* back in my day we did our own college work and relied on our own intellect (and that of classmates) to pass or fail the year - oh how times have changed !!

yeah but that was like YEARS and YEARS ago

PCPhoto

jebus ... way to make me feel old !!

actually it was in the early days of the internet (the days before boards was even evented .... back in the quake days .... I have a vague recollection)

hard to believe I left college about 12years ago !

mellowmeg

Im not in kerry but that does sound curious. i decided that the angle was too voyeuristic so im going about it a different way. thanks to all who replied.