Rafael
06-13-2007, 07:40
A few months back, a small group of us talked about starting an RFF book club. The idea was to set up a forum for in-depth discussions of particular photo books and books related to photography. Threads soliciting advice on photography-related reading are posted quite regularly on RFF. The book club was conceived as a complement to these threads. But the idea fizzled out and the book club never took off.
Nevertheless, I saw the book club as a great opportunity to expand my photographic horizons. There is such a wealth of knowledge and experience on this forum. And I was really looking forward to reading and looking through books that are new to me, being exposed to photographers whose work I do not know, or do not know well, and to participating in discussions about these books with the community here at RFF.
So, I am proposing that we try again. If you are interested in starting an RFF book club, please express your interest in a post in this thread. If we get a sufficient number of interested members (I would suggest 5 as a minimum number) we will go ahead.
The format that I have in mind for the book club is the following:
1) I will open a thread soliciting book suggestions. The books can be books of photography or books about photography. They can be obscure. They can be classics. Hopefully, we will get a mix of both. The thread will remain open for a set period of time (say 3-4 days).
2) As soon as the first thread is closed, I will open a second thread in which people will vote on the choices that were generated in the first thread. The voting thread will also remain open for a set period of time.
3) Once we have made our choice, we will give ourselves 2-3 weeks to get our hands on the chosen book and to read it. After that time has elapsed, I will open a third thread in which we can discuss the book. The discussion will run as long as we want it to or until it reaches its natural end.
If this idea takes off, I can see us discussing a new book every couple of months.
So, let me know what you think. This thread is really to float a trial balloon. So, if you have other suggestions on how we could run the book club, please feel free to express them.
OK, who's interested?
Nevertheless, I saw the book club as a great opportunity to expand my photographic horizons. There is such a wealth of knowledge and experience on this forum. And I was really looking forward to reading and looking through books that are new to me, being exposed to photographers whose work I do not know, or do not know well, and to participating in discussions about these books with the community here at RFF.
So, I am proposing that we try again. If you are interested in starting an RFF book club, please express your interest in a post in this thread. If we get a sufficient number of interested members (I would suggest 5 as a minimum number) we will go ahead.
The format that I have in mind for the book club is the following:
1) I will open a thread soliciting book suggestions. The books can be books of photography or books about photography. They can be obscure. They can be classics. Hopefully, we will get a mix of both. The thread will remain open for a set period of time (say 3-4 days).
2) As soon as the first thread is closed, I will open a second thread in which people will vote on the choices that were generated in the first thread. The voting thread will also remain open for a set period of time.
3) Once we have made our choice, we will give ourselves 2-3 weeks to get our hands on the chosen book and to read it. After that time has elapsed, I will open a third thread in which we can discuss the book. The discussion will run as long as we want it to or until it reaches its natural end.
If this idea takes off, I can see us discussing a new book every couple of months.
So, let me know what you think. This thread is really to float a trial balloon. So, if you have other suggestions on how we could run the book club, please feel free to express them.
OK, who's interested?