It has been a week of many parts: attempts at reconciliation, crisis of confidence, reshooting, editing, interviewing, calming the stressed and trying not to rise to the bait, and just learning to let go. This is not all just about me, btw, but us collectively….ok so most of them are me… anyway….
I have reviewed all the images and tried to decide what to show, reckon I will only have space for 3 images of around 16 x 20, so what best to show the series?
Canvased opinion of tutors, fellow students and the man on the street (ok actually the man in th kitchen, but you get the idea). Still undecided, one likes the portraits, one the stuff, one a combo. anyway its down to me in the end and I have a week to decide.
In the meantime I have been back to the archive today and reshot some of the possibles, to see if I can get them a bit better. One of my previous victims/researcher was there so I was able to give him the photo I took of him (i had a set of small prints with me to use as a guide) which pleased him. Now have to wait til I can pick up the negs on monday, hopefully scan on tuesday, make a decision, do dust removal etc ready for going to print meeting on 6th April. So by mid april mounting should be done and work ready for show. Phew!
I built plenty of contingency into the plan (learned something useful from my earlier career then). There will still be lots to do for show, but its stuff I can do myself at home.
I hate to release any kind of responsibility for my work to somone else, but needs must, I cannot print and mount to the required standard so just gotta trust the professionals!!!
