Works Well With Others? : 1 2 3 4 5

I have been out shooting three days now, and finally had today to take a breather. I met with various members of our group so we could all get on the same page about what the story is and how we're going to tell it. I think the biggest challenge so far has been that we all have different ideas about how to do things, and various levels of experience and skill. Those trained at UNC (myself and the designer) know how our director Rich wants things to be, but the others do not, and apparently have not been told. Things like, we absolutely have to have names of all the people in the photos, unless it is totally impossible. Today was a bit frustrating as I realized we were all lacking bits of important information. For instance, I just learned from the designer today that the enter site is going to be about "The Ancient Way" or traditional ways of doing things that are changing or dying out. For me personally, I also struggle with knowing how and when to step in, as a leader, and help guide things. With this group, that is not a very easy thing to do. So I am surprised that the challenges with this project are not in photography, but in working with others. I think for today, I'll give myself a 3 or 4, but of course I am aiming for the 5. You may view a rough edit of about 30 images from the 3 day festival in Sabucedo. I am shooting one more festival this weekend and then will pretty much be done shooting, although I will keep shooting other things on my own.