Helen's writing workshop notes

-Writing about your work-

Referencing writers who write about photography in our work

Reasons to write about your work

1. So many different threads coming into the work that she couldn't communicate that just through photography. 3,000 word introduction to the book, usually only that long when somebody else writes about the work. Could be personal story, fictional, documentary

2. A report for the work. Helen wrote a 9,000 word report for her work, mainly for assessment purposes. Also to help with research/journal work

3. Project information on our personal website. Just 130 words

4. Exhibition handout. Universal interest in the work.

5. Bar Tur Photography Award. They push us to apply for awards. (Source specifically, 8 photographs, 120 words) Help to get our work out there. A proposal, usually 300-500 words. Originals of the work, the process, the discovery and the changes (shows the way we think throughout our project). They want to know our research, ambition for the work, installation shots for example, logic behind the way of presentation

6. Project Summary for reviewer. Didn't have to do it but Helen wanted to publish her book. Robert McFarlane was who she wanted to contact. Asked him to write an introduction but he was very busy. Wrote an A4 letter to keep it short and simple, but enough to explain. Showed how much she admired his work and the essence of her work, which would connect to his work.

Brief

Write a 120 word statement about our work. Go to Source, look at other students work and see what they have written. Simplicity and clearness.