Ian Leake
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As some of you know, Ive had the privilege of working with a model called Libby on a nudes project for the last few months. Our aim has been to create a small portfolio of prints (Glimpses of Libby) which as individual prints are elegant and sumptuously beautiful, but as a group reveal something deeper and more meaningful. I think this weekend we passed the first major milestone and completed the photography: we now have ten fantastic photographs that collectively are my best work ever. All we have to do now is argue over sequencing, possibly make or remake one or two photos, and then find a way to fund, produce and exhibit the final work.
This is my first serious project where Ive consciously taken a portfolio from the first germ of an idea scribbled in my notebook through to a coherent body of work (albeit a small one). (And OK, I know its not complete yet, but I can see the end of the project now.) In many ways its come to dominate my photographic life: this is important, while everything else is just for fun.
Whats surprised me is that rather than feeling proud and elated (which is what I expected to feel), in fact I feel quite sad. And this has got me to wondering about how other people feel when they complete projects. Happy or sad? Tired or energised? Thankful its all over? Cant wait to start the next? All of the above?
So my question is, how do you feel when you complete a project? And why?
This is my first serious project where Ive consciously taken a portfolio from the first germ of an idea scribbled in my notebook through to a coherent body of work (albeit a small one). (And OK, I know its not complete yet, but I can see the end of the project now.) In many ways its come to dominate my photographic life: this is important, while everything else is just for fun.
Whats surprised me is that rather than feeling proud and elated (which is what I expected to feel), in fact I feel quite sad. And this has got me to wondering about how other people feel when they complete projects. Happy or sad? Tired or energised? Thankful its all over? Cant wait to start the next? All of the above?
So my question is, how do you feel when you complete a project? And why?