One of the key aspects of "get pushed" is that we get "pushed" out of our photographic comfort zones... this means that you need to find something that is a CHALLENGE for your partner...
look thru the recent months of their project and come up with something they don't seem to have done, or have indicated struggling with... it could be a type of subject, a compositional technique, a particular camera setting, use of light, anything... as long as it is something they don't seem to have done, or done much of...
if you're paired with someone who appears very experienced and accomplished, give them a concept challenge - eg.: interpret a word (something a bit intangible like "silence", or "ambiguous"... not a thing like "animal" or "toy")...
looking thru your partner's albums needn't take a lot of time... but it is very much appreciated when this effort is invested...
-- Saturday / Sunday, Nov 15 and 16 - find your partner and issue a challenge
-- Monday Nov 17 thru Sunday Nov 23 - take a picture (or pictures) in response to the challenge issued to you, and post it with the tag: Get-Pushed-121, and comment on the photos taken in response to your challenge
-- Monday, November 24 - the winner of week 120 will pick 5 finalists for a vote
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-121
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.
@northy hi northy, its been a long time since i have done a get pushed challenge, id love to rejoin if anyone else is around this week, if not could you put me in the list for next week. thanks!
@lfrans hi Liane... i will add you to the list for next week... for this week, if you just hang in for a day or so, there's a good chance someone else will come along looking for a partner...
Hi Northy-I am partnered again this week hjbenson. We were partnered last week. I am OK with hj as my partner again but don't know if he wants a different challenger
@northy@mej2011 I'm a little overwhelmed with work right now. I think I should pull out to let you get a fully committed partner. However, I will issue a challenge if needed! Please let me know. Sorry!
thanks
Thanks for getting this all sorted!