A reader by the name of Stacey is asking for our help!
Here’s the note:
I’m a photography student graduating from WCC this(!) semester. Tomorrow is my portfolio review. I have prepared a book of street photography of various ypsilanti characters as my final project. You can see the series here.
I need a name for my book! The images were taken during walks around Ypsi. The book is bound in a screw post book made out of wood paneling. There are description pages preceding each image, so it’s kind of turned into a narrative. A narrative severely lacking in title. I kind of thought “a walking tour of ypsilanti,” but James Mann already sorta lays claim to that.
So, any ideas for our aspiring young photographer?
13 Comments
Somewhere, there’s a list of all the incorrect ways people spelled the name Ypsilanti back in the 1800’s. I belive they were collected by the local postmaster at the time. My favorite was “Slippery Shanty.” Perhaps that would make a good name. “Scenes from Slippery Shanty.”
The Ypsilanti list was published in “Down by the Depot” by Dodd and Mann.
In related news, I’m not an intellectual property lawyer, but I don’t think you can copyright the concept of simultaneously walking and talking.
As for a title, how about:
“Sorry I wasn’t able to get a photo of ‘Eyes Without a Face’ or ‘Soul Train.’ They’re moderately elusive. That one dude with the beard who’s always playing trivia at Aubree’s is totally in there, though.”
Too wordy?
Then maybe: “My Life in Ypsi?” or, “Ypsilanti: The revolution starts here?”
Those are probably both available.
I’ve been living here way too long. Just needed to say that.
How about ‘General Ypsilantians’?
Dunno, but those a wonderful photos!
Ypsicity
Maybe too kitchy, but… Ypsography?
Thanks for everyone’s comments! I really appreciate it and I have to say, I really like “General Ypsilantians.”
The public part of the portfolio review starts at 5 tonight (thursday) at the Morris Lawrence bldg at WCC if anyone is interested to see what I and the other 8 graduates were up to all semester.
Thanks again!
“Ypsi Facto”
Oops, crossed comments. Good luck, Stacey!
How about, “Ypsilanti isn’t so bad. None of these people tried to murder me.”
Never ask for advice on a blog … hee, hee …
Anyhow …
CHARACTERypstics
The photo of James Mann is my favorite. The way the light falls on his is really great… I meant to mention that yesterday.
I hope your portfolio review went well. Give us an update if you have a chance.
The review did go pretty well, thanks for asking. I was told by people who had only seen the images online that the book was a lot more engaging with the drawings and the writing. It was sort of done in this, for lack of better term, deconstructed style that put some people off, but I think overall the people that I wanted to get it, got it. I guess that’s about as good as I could have hoped for.