The second photo taking occasion happens at the archive photo shoot. Over time the procedure for getting pictures has evolved. In the past, Directors were given a set of photos and then they distributed them to their casts as requested. This,however, was challenging if the Director moved or somehow became unreachable and someone wanted photos some time after the show. Now we are using a Drop Box system to help our membership access those precious photos in an easier way.
Our Archivist, Lance Dittrich, describes the evolution and present policy as follows:
"Once upon a time, Directors would receive a set of slides. Time passed and then Directors received a disk. In both situations, the Directors would make copies, as they deemed fit, for members of the show including cast and crew. Again time passed and we decided to implement the Dropbox application which would allow us to provide all qualifying members to download a copy of the Archive photos for the show in question. They would be required to email the archives (me) to declare their request and their qualifications. Qualified means "member of cast/crew/and paid membership". We also have a waiver (to protect Walterdale) stating that the material would not be used in any manner damaging to Walterdale or the photographer."
We are lucky to have Lance looking after our history in this way and providing this valuable service to our membership. Thanks Lance!
* photo from Black Hearts in the Green Room by Douglas Dollars Stewart
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