howdy! first off, it's Friday night as i type this and i am posting early because i am leaving first thing tomorrow morning for a brief vacation... i expect to have some internet access while i am away, but i don't know how reliable it will be... so if i've mucked something up, please try to get things sorted out amongst yourselves as much as possible as that will speed things up for you...
if you need to bow out, tag your partner so they know... if you want to join, check the thread to see if anyone else is looking for a partner...
right then...
the usual reminders:
1. some folks don't post much on the weekends, post in clumps (ie: 3 or 4 days of shots in one go) or are at a point in their project when they only post a few times a week... soooo - if your partner doesn't get back to you right away, or appears to be a few days behind, please give it a day or so before asking for a new partner...
2. HOWEVER, if you're partner hasn't posted in over a week and hasn't responded to their last challenge, please let me know... even if you are ok with taking the week off, letting me know helps me keep the list up to date and makes things easier for pairings the following week...
3. IF YOU NEED TO BOW OUT AFTER THE PAIRINGS HAVE BEEN POSTED please let me know asap in this thread AND please tag your partner... that way they know not to peruse your album, and if someone else pops up looking for a partner before i have a chance to check in, they will be able to sort things out themselves :)
4. i am not a techie and have no way to come up with a program that will prevent repeat pairings from occurring... sometimes it's easy enough to switch out, but not always... so if you end up with someone you've been partnered with before, consider it an opportunity to kick it up a notch now that you kinda know each other, or, y'know for revenge (did they make you do a high key selfie? spend hours trying to figure out how to get a water drop shot? shoot in colour?? ;p)... just sayin'
5. you do NOT need to post your get pushed shot to this thread (in fact it's almost better if you don't because it makes it more difficult for me to keep track of the things i need to do in terms of updating the list)... you DO need to be sure to tag your shot get-pushed-XX (the number above)...
6. and, as always, if i left you off by mistake (or left you in by mistake!), misspelt your name or otherwise mucked things up, please let me know...
-- Saturday / Sunday, March 1st and 2nd - find your partner and issue a challenge
-- Monday March 3rd thru Sunday March 9th - take a picture (or pictures) in response to the challenge issued to you, and post it with the tag: Get-Pushed-85, and comment on the photos taken in response to your challenge
-- Monday, March 10th - the winner of week 84 will pick 5 finalists for a vote
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How to play:
TO ISSUE A CHALLENGE
1. Find your partner from the list below and click on their name to get to their profile
2. Browse through the last couple of months of photos to get a feel for what they shoot and don't shoot etc.
3. Post an introduction on their last photo, and also issue the challenge you are setting.
RESPOND TO A CHALLENGE
4. You have until midnight next Sunday, to take and post your shot or shots.
5. When posting your shot write a short description about who challenged you, what the challenge was, what you found hard about it etc. You really should do this because if nothing else, it helps the previous week's winner when they have to choose this week's finalists... besides, if someone is cruising the photos with a "get pushed" tag, they like to see what the challenge was when looking at your photo :)
6. Make sure to tag your shot for the challenge.... Get-Pushed-85
7. Tag your challenger in a COMMENT (not just your write-up). You MUST tag your partner in a separate comment... tagging them in your write-up of your photo is not sufficient as it will not result in them getting a notification...
ALSO
8. it is nice to visit the photo that was made in response to your challenge and offer some comments and maybe even some constructive criticism...
9. On the Monday after the challenge is over, the winner of the previous week will pick 5 finalists for a vote, this can be based purely on their fav photos, who they felt best met the challenge etc, etc.
One of the things several of us have commented on in the b&w bookclub from February feedback thread here http://365project.org/discuss/themes-competitions/21398/bw-book-club-share-your-month, is that a number of us were challenged to shoot in colour in the middle of completing a black and white book club. Three of my challengers during the month said I could use b&w, one insisted on a frame of full colour. I am an Ace so I did this in my second album, but I wonder how much notice people take of other things going on when they set challenges?
@shannejw frustrating! I don't know there is any way to really force folks to make more effort when setting challenges...
I've actually taken the initiative on a couple occasions and specifically asked not to be given colour before a challenge was issued and that worked out fine...
@northy@deburahiru I am really sorry I am having memory card issues with both my cameras so I am going to have to bow out this week and re-join next week. I've bought three memory cards from Smiths and they're all coming up with issues. All three of them
@shannejw I noticed my partner for this week had a theme last month so I asked her to let me know if the challenge I gave her for this week interfered with any March theme (if she has one) and I'd try to find another challenge that didn't interfere.
Honestly, I would hope most people would be okay with thinking of an alternative but I guess you never know.
@oopsadaisy hi Daisy... not sure where @gailmeek has gotten to... perhaps you could check in with @ @smurfmuffin to see if she's still up for playing? her partner had to bow out this week...
@bill_fe hi Bill... looks like @palmilla got behind but just caught up in the last hour or so... she may get back to you yet... there isn't anyone else looking for a partner right now, but i'll pair you up with the next person who comes along if she doesn't get back to you...
@northy Could you please take me off the list for next week as I will be away on holiday. Be back to normal the following week (from 15th March). Thanks. :)
@northy hi Northy. Please take me off the Get-Pushed list for a while. We've moved and don't have internet access at the new house yet, so I'll be out of touch for a while - only able to upload every now and again when I take a trip into a coffee shop with the laptop.
I'll let you know when I can join up again.
Thanks so much.
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I've actually taken the initiative on a couple occasions and specifically asked not to be given colour before a challenge was issued and that worked out fine...
And I do think you can ask for alternatives...
Honestly, I would hope most people would be okay with thinking of an alternative but I guess you never know.
@deburahiru i expect someone will come along looking for a partner shortly so should be possible to get you paired up this week regardless :)
@bella_ss no problem - i've added you to the list :)
I'll let you know when I can join up again.
Thanks so much.