"I am board" I said. I didn't want to keep shooting the same thing. Yet I did, and I am happy with my results. This series, which I need a name for, was to document the day to day operations of children in school. It is a unanimously shared experience among us. Going to school was always a task, a chore that seemed never ending and only had its good days when it was somebody's birthday, and you got a cupcake.
I digress...
This project was my first true exploration into documentary photography in the traditional sense. No manipulation, no directing. Niente. To tell the truth, I am quite happy with my results. While this was not a new experience for me— that is being the classroom—I found that not actively taking part in the goings of the room, instead looking at the room through a camera gave a perspective that I have not had since being in school my self. My completely botched over developed film aside, ( I am still trying to hypothesize how that happened ) I felt that the more I shot the better I was becoming at changing angles, moving around the space, and looking for framing elements.
This sorry lot of last photos, though horribly printed thanks to the film mishap, were my favorite, and personally I think, the best of the batch.
At this time I am working on getting the necessary paper work to properly add these photos to my website.
I am actively thinking of a documentary project to build in the large format class for next semester.