I don't think I've mentioned it yet in this blog, but in addition to Beginning Digital and Advanced Digital, I teach a class called Special Projects Digital Photography at OCC in Royal Oak. Before I began teaching the course, it was primarily an independent-study format. I added a twist to that by creating the option of participating in a book project that's based on a single theme elected by the students. Then, at the end of the semester, I design and assemble the book and boom–they're published photographers. It's really an opportunity that I think I would've loved to participate in at CCS, though the closest I got to that was being in a poster our senior year. Well, long story short we're now on Issue 6: Storytelling and the course has been a brilliant success. And I'm now a publisher, apparently!

Last night a few students and I had an interview with Elizabeth Katz of The Daily Tribune. If you're in Oakland County, keep your eyes peeled for us in the next week or so. I'll post a link when it goes online. We've also had past write-ups in the Metro Times and The Mirror. To view all the current issues of Special Projects check out: www.lulu.com/specialprojects. All issues are sold at-cost and are free to download.

UPDATE 9.1.08
The article for the Daily Tribune was published last weekend. Check it out here. Thanks again to Elizabeth Katz for her interest!

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