Photo Column for a college newspaper- what should I do?

[DucoNihilum]

My editor would like me to start doing photo columns (I'm a photographer for a college paper). Where do I start? What should they look like? How do I get around to doing them? Any tips from other photojournalists?

[zelseman]

Id like to know this as well. I shoot for my college paper and im sure they would be down for something like this later down the road.

[PhotosGuy]

Those are questions you should ask the editor. What does he need re the slant of the column? How many column inches? Pics included? How technical should it be? Etc...

[musicmaster]

Are these supposed to be themed?

Consider asking your editor about photo-spreads. I've done a few for my paper (one on a cadaver lab, and one for homecoming this year) and they are pretty fun. Assuming you are using a 5 or 6 column paper layout, your width is only going to be from 1.609-1.985" which isn't much space at all.