Get Pushed Week 142 - Monday April 13 to Sunday April 19

April 12th, 2015
the PSA

PLEASE BE SURE TO GET IN TOUCH WITH YOUR PARTNER BY MONDAY AT THE LATEST...

if you do not get a challenge by end of day Monday, please let me know and i will do my best to get things sorted...

If you do not get in touch with your partner by Monday, I will take your name off the list until you let me know that you are back and WILL be playing... this is not meant to be punitive - it is just intended to minimize disappointment for those who are playing consistently :)

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A COUPLE OTHER THINGS

-- if i left your name ON by mistake, left your name OFF by mistake, or made a MISTAKE in spelling your name, please let me know by responding to this thread and i'll fix things up...

-- if you are interested in joining this challenge, respond in this thread and i will add you to the list... if it's not too late in the week, you'll likely be able to play this week...

-- if you find you must bow out of the game after i've posted the list, please let me know ASAP in this thread, and please tag your partner... i will do my best to find a them a new partner...

-- if you don't get a challenge by late afternoon Monday, let me know in this thread... PLEASE do not suffer in silence! even if you're ok with not playing this week, the person paired with your partner next week may be very disappointed... letting me know about inactive players is the only way i can keep the list up-to-date...

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IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ!!!!!!

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...

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ALSO IMPORTANT!!!

Explain what your challenge was when posting your shot. This helps the previous week's winner when they are choosing the week's finalists. And if someone is cruising the photos with a "get pushed" tag, they like to see what the challenge was when looking at your photo.

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Week 142 Dates

-- Saturday / Sunday Apr 11 and 12 - find your partner and issue a challenge
-- Monday Apr 13 thru Sunday Apr 19 - take a picture (or pictures) in response to the challenge issued to you, and post it with the tag: Get-Pushed-142, and comment on the photos taken in response to your challenge
-- Monday, April 20 - the winner of week 141 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.

6. Make sure to tag your shot for the challenge.... Get-Pushed-141

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.

Happy trails!!!!

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@melston with @francoise
@brigette with @fearinnocent
@meemakelley with @salza
@jlindros with @sitiodown
@la_photographic with @tstb
@runestone with @ounooi
@tracie8266 with @joansmor
@m9f9l with @dtigani
@jackies365 with @lambda
@neatz with @loverofthelight
@hjbenson with @rachelwithey
@aecasey with @ludgate
@digitalrogue with @traeumerlein
@maaayke with @shesnapped
@notperfectbutmine with @amyleewinfield
@mumswaby with @trishaclancy
@psychegrrrl with @myhrhelper
@debseibly with @kathyboyles
@atcoote with @kph129
@lorrainelouise with @whimsicalgrateful
@davidtom with @jocasta
@homeschoolmom with @thistle
@zosimasy with @nanderson
@mcsiegle with @paulaw
April 12th, 2015
@northy missed a space for the second column people :)
April 12th, 2015
@zosimasy so i did! tx for letting me know... fixed now :)
April 12th, 2015
I've only been doing this a month, and already have been partnered with someone I've already had ~ no big deal, but just wondering how you assign these partners.
April 12th, 2015
I'll be travelling, so please take me off the list for next week. I'll let you know when I'm back and ready to join back in. Thanks for all that you do to keep this organized. It's definitely my fav photo challenge.
April 12th, 2015
@sitiodown hi Tari... it's random... i have no way to track and check against who folks have been partnered with previously, and duplicates do happen... if you and @jlindros want to wait a day or so, chances are i'll be able to split you up (but again, no guarantees that you won't still end up with someone you've already been paired with)...

@kph129 ok - just so i'm clear, do i need to find another partner for @atcoote ? or are you ok for this coming week?
April 13th, 2015
it's not a problem ~ just curious . . .
April 13th, 2015
I'm okay for this week.
April 13th, 2015
Jen
@northy @sitiodown I'm cool either way! Tari is an awesome partner!
April 13th, 2015
I'd like to take part in Get Pushed this week or when you next run it please. Thanks.
April 13th, 2015
Hey @northy , I'm back early from my two weeks away.. Perhaps @nikharris and I could be partnered this week..?
April 13th, 2015
@nikharris @thejazzyj works for me if the two of you want to pair up for this week
April 14th, 2015
I look forward to this weeks challenge, but starting next week, I will have to step out for a while. I will be sure to let you know when I can rejoin! Thanks for all the hard work you do, this has really opened me up to try new things!
April 14th, 2015
@northy thank you.
April 17th, 2015
Just to let you know, I'm going to have to duck out for a few weeks from next week. Life has decided to take up my time. I'll let you know when I'm ok to return, but in the meantime, thank you for hosting this interesting challenge.
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