I opened a discussion with the class about the way I was attaching images to the photographs. I had come to the conclusion that I was going to mail out 99 photographs with a message and a phone number. The phone number would be to a prepaid cellphone set up with a voicemail, so the receiver could leave a response to their photograph.
The class discussed how it would have to be structured to coerce the public into participating. We discussed what seemed too creepy, what was too ambiguous, and what the best format was for attaching the message.
The class agreed that putting a simple label on the front of the photograph, typed with a typewriter (and doing the same for the envelopes) left things pleasantly anonymous, personal, and also spoke of the antique nature of the objects in the photographs. We also agreed that the label should say "Leave a voicemail" or "Leave a message" to reassure the public that by calling this message, they were not going to be forced to talk to anyone or be a part of any sort of scam.
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