Projects Part 4:
Project Statement

The use of the term art medium is,
to say the least, misleading,
for it is the artist that creates a work of art not the medium.
It is the artist in photography that gives form to content by a distillation of ideas,
thought, experience, insight and understanding.
Edward Steichen
1 - Introduction
The goal of this series of essays is to help you create successful projects.  So far we have looked at why projects are important and at how you can complete a successful project, whether large or small.
We are now going to look at your project statement because the presence of a well-written project statement is an important element of a successful project.  First, we are going to look at what is a project statement and second at the elements that can help you craft an effective statement.

2 - What is a project statement?
A project statement, also called an artist statement, is a text in which you describe your project and your approach to photography.  It allows you to express with words wha...