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2012-11-05, 12:56 PM (ISO 8601)
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Status time!
Glass Mouse passes with 1,600+ words of different short stories, mostly NaNoWriMo.
C'nor didn't upload/send me anything.
HeadlessMermaid didn't upload/send me anything.
The Grimmace posted a Youtube poem.
CheesePirate is out due to disappearance.
Neoriceisgood passes with seven new comic pages.
Icewalker passes with 2,500+ words of NaNoWriMo and a music number fitting the theme.
Mercenary Pen passes with 7,800 words of NaNoWriMo.
nersxe passes with 1,559 words of fantasy writings, plus a map.
Yora is out due to disappearance.
Thus, C'nor, HeadlessMermaid and The Grimmace FAIL this round!
Glass Mouse, Neoriceisgood, Icewalker, Mercenary Pen and nersxe PASS this round!
Current standing:SpoilerGlass Mouse
Current run: 106 weeks
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C'nor
Current run: -
Longest run: 1 week
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HeadlessMermaid
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Longest run: 11 weeks
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The Grimmace
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Longest run: 18 weeks
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Neoriceisgood
Current run: 10 weeks
Longest run: 8 weeks
Themes: -
Icewalker
Current run: 10 weeks
Longest run: 3 weeks
Themes: 1 week
Mercenary Pen
Current run: 1 week
Longest run: 2 weeks
Themes: -
nersxe
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It's HeadlessMermaid's turn to choose a theme
Holy [beep], I know I talked big a few weeks ago, but I'm not sure I can do this NaNoWriMo thing. I must have written double the amount I posted, because my mind is so scrambled I can't focus on a story. I think I tried two different "Music and flesh" stories that didn't go anywhere. Hopefully the current idea will. At least I'm exercising my brainstorming skillsSpoiler
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2012-11-05, 01:30 PM (ISO 8601)
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This week's theme: Space Race.
"We need the excuse of fiction to stage what we truly are." ~ Slavoj Žižek, The Pervert’s Guide to Cinema
"El bien más preciado es la libertad" ~ Valeriano Orobón Fernández, A las barricadas
"If civilization has an opposite, it is war." ~ Ursula K. Le Guin, The Left Hand of Darkness
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2012-11-05, 03:25 PM (ISO 8601)
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Sorry about that. Car accidents, they are not fun.
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2012-11-05, 06:31 PM (ISO 8601)
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2012-11-05, 06:35 PM (ISO 8601)
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2012-11-06, 01:05 AM (ISO 8601)
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You can always be metaphorical. Two rival kingdoms competing in, say, how to advance magic for the greater good, except their biggest motive is status points and publicity, both with their own subjects and to the outside world.
Magic research takes time and, unlike space exploration, horrible things might happen if something goes wrong. Doubly so when you're sloppy, because your first priority is to to outpace your rival - and be spectacular rather than actually efficient. Will the future hold great achievements for mankind and elvenkind? Or will things go explodey-wodey real fast?
The possibilities are endless. :)"We need the excuse of fiction to stage what we truly are." ~ Slavoj Žižek, The Pervert’s Guide to Cinema
"El bien más preciado es la libertad" ~ Valeriano Orobón Fernández, A las barricadas
"If civilization has an opposite, it is war." ~ Ursula K. Le Guin, The Left Hand of Darkness
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2012-11-06, 02:11 AM (ISO 8601)
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I...
Hm. I'm tempted to like, write a sci fi song or something.
...I am actually kind of tempted to make the weekly theme be a weekly songwriting inspiration.
...While doing NaNoWriMo.
...And a full college workload.
(and a few smaller things)Last edited by Icewalker; 2012-11-06 at 02:11 AM.
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2012-11-06, 03:40 AM (ISO 8601)
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2012-11-11, 08:12 AM (ISO 8601)
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And now that i have a fresh supply of modelling wax, i'm back to providing /8week prizes for the Challenge. The prize on offer being a wax figurine (or more accurately, pictures of one ). Probably doesn't compare to proper 2D art, but still perfectly serviceable for character portraits or the like.
A few quick examples:
I am also experimenting with a technique for 'converting' figurines to more tradiotional 2D art:
So that's an option too once i get the hang of it.Last edited by IncoherentEssay; 2012-11-11 at 11:10 AM.
It is more of a disclaimer than a name. Essay, Inc., or the like are all fine as shorthand.
Things i made from clay, wire & paint.
An opportunity to have your a bust of your character sculpted, details at the end of this post.
Currently 4/30 slots claimed.
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2012-11-11, 09:46 AM (ISO 8601)
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Okay, time for a quick session of mathematics:
By the end of last sunday I had written 10232 words for NaNoWriMo.
My total now stands at 23678 words as of writing this- meaning I have done more than 13k words so far this week... time to get down to today's writing.Part of YugiohITPAvatar by Smuchmuch
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2012-11-12, 12:56 AM (ISO 8601)
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Ohrightthis
So my NaNo word count has gone from about 2500 to about 22500 in the last week. I figure that ought to cover it.
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2012-11-12, 01:30 AM (ISO 8601)
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1,543 words of stuff (sorry for not separating it out into its own quotes and such. I only just remembered I needed to post this, so I'm in a bit of a rush):
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2012-11-12, 04:40 PM (ISO 8601)
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Status time!
Glass Mouse passes with 3,107 words of NaNoWriMo.
C'nor passes with 1,543 fantasy writings.
HeadlessMermaid uploaded eleven house- and twirl-centric photographs from august to october.
The Grimmace uploaded three poems. You still in?
Neoriceisgood passes with 8-9 comic pages and a fancy dino.
Icewalker passes with approximately 20,000 words of NaNoWriMo.
Mercenary Pen passes with approximately 13,000 words of NaNoWriMo.
nersxe didn't upload/send me anything.
Thus, HeadlessMermaid, The Grimmace and nersxe FAIL this round!
Glass Mouse, C'nor, Neoriceisgood, Icewalker, Mercenary Pen PASS this round!
Current standing:SpoilerGlass Mouse
Current run: 107 weeks
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C'nor
Current run: 1 week
Longest run: 1 week
Themes: -
HeadlessMermaid
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Longest run: 11 weeks
Themes: -
The Grimmace
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Longest run: 18 weeks
Themes: -
Neoriceisgood
Current run: 11 weeks
Longest run: 8 weeks
Themes: -
Icewalker
Current run: 11 weeks
Longest run: 3 weeks
Themes: 1 week
Mercenary Pen
Current run: 2 week
Longest run: 2 weeks
Themes: -
nersxe
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It's The Grimmace's turn to choose a theme
You NaNoWriMo guys are amazing, writing so much I can't find the counter button that everyone seems to have? Any tips?
@IncoherentEssay: That's great! Your faces improved a lot, especially the non-manga ones. I like the orc
Good to have you back in the prize game as well! Are our 8/week prizes a choose-between like last time, or can they have both?
@HeadlessMermaid: I'm not sure what you did with the pictures, but as a rule, they should be taken/manipulated in the week they are uploaded. Shoot me a PM if you did heavy editing and I'm just a photo noob who can't see it.Last edited by Glass Mouse; 2012-11-12 at 07:30 PM.
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2012-11-12, 07:06 PM (ISO 8601)
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2012-11-12, 07:24 PM (ISO 8601)
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I don't think it's my turn to choose a theme, I did so last week. And sadly, I don't keep track myself, so I have no idea whose turn it is.ah, never mind
That's... not how I work.
Especially in the post-summer period: I may shoot a thousand pictures during two weeks in August, and then spend the next three months picking and choosing and processing them (as has been the case for quite some time now.) This, in turn, delays the choosing/processing/uploading procedure for more recent photos.
So most of the time, I end up uploading photos I shot many weeks before. In fact, if I still have a batch that I haven't looked into properly, I don't even copy new ones from the camera to the computer until the card is full. And that certainly doesn't happen every week.
Long story short: I wasn't aware of that rule. And if I were, I would ask to change it (I can state my case on the peculiarities of photography very eloquently but not very laconically, so I won't start unless I'm prompted ). Failing that, I'd explain that personally I can't abide by that rule, and that's absolutely fine: the Challenge would still work as a "nudge" for me, and prizes aren't everything.Last edited by HeadlessMermaid; 2012-11-12 at 09:06 PM.
"We need the excuse of fiction to stage what we truly are." ~ Slavoj Žižek, The Pervert’s Guide to Cinema
"El bien más preciado es la libertad" ~ Valeriano Orobón Fernández, A las barricadas
"If civilization has an opposite, it is war." ~ Ursula K. Le Guin, The Left Hand of Darkness
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2012-11-12, 09:48 PM (ISO 8601)
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Ahh, thanks! Now I can have a widget to celebrate my non-writingness
I saw your post and fixed it immediately. Didn't have time to answer, though, but... thanks
Long story short: I wasn't aware of that rule. And if I were, I would ask to change it (I can state my case on the peculiarities of photography very eloquently but not very laconically, so I won't start unless I'm prompted ). Failing that, I'd explain that personally I can't abide by that rule, and that's absolutely fine: the Challenge would still work as a "nudge" for me, and prizes aren't everything.
The rule of thumb is that a piece is something that takes minimum 20-30 minutes to complete (in practice, usually more). Does that sound about right for your photography?Spoiler
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2012-11-13, 01:50 AM (ISO 8601)
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Haha, no, that's not what I meant to do. :)
That's a very good question.
*does some elaborate mental calculations*
Yes, on average, I believe it does. Sometimes it's less and sometimes it's more, but that's where it (roughly) evens out. Are we good then?"We need the excuse of fiction to stage what we truly are." ~ Slavoj Žižek, The Pervert’s Guide to Cinema
"El bien más preciado es la libertad" ~ Valeriano Orobón Fernández, A las barricadas
"If civilization has an opposite, it is war." ~ Ursula K. Le Guin, The Left Hand of Darkness
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2012-11-13, 10:40 AM (ISO 8601)
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Choose-between imo. Indecision is common enough with just one prize/8weeks, no need to make it worse . I think the rewards program is already quite generous, so its better to spread the workload so prizes get done in a timely manner. It also makes the rewards program less likely to collapse horribly/hilariously in case of a sudden surge in participation.
Now, a quick bit of math puts your prizes missed at 8 (weeks 48, 56, 64, 72, 80, 88, 96, 104). Up to you how many if any of the missed prizes you would like to claim.It is more of a disclaimer than a name. Essay, Inc., or the like are all fine as shorthand.
Things i made from clay, wire & paint.
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2012-11-18, 02:52 PM (ISO 8601)
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Well, time for me to declare most of my writing for the week- and by NaNo's stats page, I have produced 16,184 words of writing since midnight last sunday... and I still have more to do (just making sure that I declare it before the deadline)
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2012-11-18, 09:27 PM (ISO 8601)
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Oops, sorry for missing the theme. I'm still in. In fact, this weekend was a good weekend for writing.
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I have a bloog now. Go check it out if you love strange poetry.
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2012-11-19, 01:40 AM (ISO 8601)
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Ohright! I've had an utterly PATHETIC week for writing, taking the whole long weekend off, and then getting sick, and doing extremely minimal writing. But, "extremely minimal writing" by NaNo standards means I still wrote like 2500 words. So, I'm clear for the CHALLENGE, at least.
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2012-11-19, 02:07 AM (ISO 8601)
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Oh CRAP. It's already Monday and I forgot to post all the writings I've done for the past week. I mean, most of them are on a forum that timestamps all the posts and everything, I just forgot. :/.
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2012-11-19, 02:37 AM (ISO 8601)
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You can still post stuff until the update, actually.
Speaking of which... 1,778 words of various things:
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2012-11-19, 12:33 PM (ISO 8601)
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(I'm doing the status right now, just answering forgotten posts - sorry about that, IE and Headless)
I'm tempted to say that if you're in doubt, it's not enough
What do you say we make a deal? Nine old pictures a week adds up to "passed". Does that sound fair?
Good point about prizes, haha.
I don't think I feel comfortable claiming prizes retroactively. I will, however, gladly return when I pass 112 weeks
Oh, and @nersxe: What C'nor said. You can still sneak a post or a PM in if I haven't uploaded yet, without consequence. You can also, if you want to, produce everything that late, though I reeeeally don't recommend it.
It's posting AFTER the update that gets you in troubleLast edited by Glass Mouse; 2012-11-19 at 12:34 PM.
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2012-11-19, 12:54 PM (ISO 8601)
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Status time! No theme this week, so theme counters are just frozen.
Glass Mouse passes with 1,596 of NaNoWriMo.
C'nor passes with 1,778 words of various things.
HeadlessMermaid passes with ten photographs of various sights and architectures.
The Grimmace passes with five poems, a haiku and a minipoem.
Neoriceisgood passes with 4-5 comic pages, a dino, plus a city and a rocks background.
Icewalker passes with 2,500 words of NaNoWriMo.
Mercenary Pen passes with 16,184 words of NaNoWriMo.
nersxe didn't upload/send me anything (yet).
Thus, only nersxe FAILS (though not really) this round!
Glass Mouse, C'nor, HeadlessMermaid, The Grimmace, Neoriceisgood, Icewalker and Mercenary Pen PASS this round!
Current standing:SpoilerGlass Mouse
Current run: 108 weeks
Longest run: -
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C'nor
Current run: 2 weeks
Longest run: 1 week
Themes: -
HeadlessMermaid
Current run: 2 weeks
Longest run: 11 weeks
Themes: -
The Grimmace
Current run: 1 week
Longest run: 18 weeks
Themes: -
Neoriceisgood
Current run: 12 weeks
Longest run: 8 weeks
Themes: -
Icewalker
Current run: 12 weeks
Longest run: 3 weeks
Themes: 1 week
Mercenary Pen
Current run: 3 weeks
Longest run: 2 weeks
Themes: -
nersxe
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Longest run: 4 weeks
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It's Neoriceisgood's turn to choose a theme
@Headlesss: Your case is still a little up in the air, but if you accept my compromise, you passed this week and the last. You can still argue if you find the minimum too high, but you pass the high minimum anyway, so...
@Mercenary: You're on fire (or your keyboard is)! Go, you!
@Grimmace: Good to hear that you're still in. And no worries about the theme. We had a bunch of fail saves ready - so no harm, no foul.
Irrelevant, personal rant:
SpoilerHjsghfćashg! I keep thinking that my schedule will get better, and it just keeps. Getting. Worse. Full-time study/job, two written exams and thirty short stories to read and critique almost annihilated me this week. I was so close... I almost can't believe how close I was... to giving up, failing the Challenge, and just going to bed last night.
Right now, I'm so-so-so-so glad I stayed up late to write. But holy hell! This week needs to be better, or I'm dead by Christmas.
Also, I have completely given up on NaNoWriMo right now, barring a miracle. Challenge, I can do. NaNoWriMo, you kill me.
I'm so sorry, everyone I've promised prizes and left hanging. I really should have more time the next few weeks. I'll get to it.Spoiler
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Theme?
Desolation.
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2012-11-19, 08:48 PM (ISO 8601)
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Hang in there! Say, if you need a break from the administrative duties of the Challenge, I offer to help until you find more time. (I mean keeping track of quotas and themes and such, and making the announcements - I'm not sure I can create prizes.) I'll need links for people's work, so let me know.
...Deal.
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In most creative endeavors, quantity equals practice, and practice means you get better at what you're doing, and that in turn equals quality. So yay for quantity.
But sometimes, quantity isn't all good. The plague of photography nowadays is the same with its blessing: too damn many photographs! Everyone, everywhere, every waking hour, snaps and snaps and snaps - and then posts and posts and posts, on flickr or tumblr or whatevr. (Recent estimation from Fortune Magazine: 10% of all photos ever taken until 2012 were shot in 2011. )
And you'd think that more quantity means by definition more chances to get interesting results, so it's all good, right? Wrong. This is noise. In photography, one of the most important parts of the procedure (and now completely overlooked) is choosing. Taking a good look at your negative/contact sheet/image folder, and thinking, and deciding. Which of these photos are really worth it? Which are representing my vision? And why?
Oh, I can snap 9 photos/week. Heck, I can snap 100 photos/week. Anyone can. But can I make them all interesting? (No.) Do all of them have actually something to say? (Nope.) Are they all showing the world as I see it, and as no other pair of eyes could? (No way.) Once you're past the novice stage, once you've learned your camera and lenses and how to post-process pictures, time spent working on photos that aren't truly worth it is NOT practice: it's time wasted. It adds to the noise, it does more harm than good - and I won't do it.
And that may have sounded a tad aggressive, which wasn't at all my intention, so I'll end the rant with a BIG smile:
...and a clarification: I'm absolutely fine with the 9 photos/week quota for the purpose of this Challenge, regardless of how often I expect to reach it. And I agree it's a good number to be on par - in terms of time spent - with the truly hard-working people here (like painters and writers), which I'm definitely NOT, and will never pretend to be. So it's all good. :)
EDIT / P.S. Just have in mind, if other photographers pop up for the Challenge later on, and they're into photo manipulation rather than (vanilla) candid photography like me, then it would be plain cruel to have them post 9 photos per week, too. This variety means spending hours on Photoshop for each shot, and it's not easier or faster than creating a drawing from scratch.
Last edited by HeadlessMermaid; 2012-11-20 at 03:24 AM.
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"El bien más preciado es la libertad" ~ Valeriano Orobón Fernández, A las barricadas
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2012-11-20, 04:11 AM (ISO 8601)
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I will remember this for next time.
(I also think I'll just send you the words as soon as I am done with them, until going, "oh, I'll just post everything on Sunday").
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2012-11-21, 03:20 PM (ISO 8601)
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Haha, my old specialty back when I was a sad teenager. I wonder if I can pull something interesting off again
Thanks a lot for the offer. That's really sweet of you
I'm much more okay again now, after taking a few afternoons/evenings completely for myself, and partnering up for the next school project. That'll make everything a lot easier.
Though, I may hold you to the offer next time I'm that close to dropping everything
...Deal.
[rant][/rant]Spoiler
In most creative endeavors, quantity equals practice, and practice means you get better at what you're doing, and that in turn equals quality. So yay for quantity.
But sometimes, quantity isn't all good. The plague of photography nowadays is the same with its blessing: too damn many photographs! Everyone, everywhere, every waking hour, snaps and snaps and snaps - and then posts and posts and posts, on flickr or tumblr or whatevr. (Recent estimation from Fortune Magazine: 10% of all photos ever taken until 2012 were shot in 2011. )
And you'd think that more quantity means by definition more chances to get interesting results, so it's all good, right? Wrong. This is noise. In photography, one of the most important parts of the procedure (and now completely overlooked) is choosing. Taking a good look at your negative/contact sheet/image folder, and thinking, and deciding. Which of these photos are really worth it? Which are representing my vision? And why?
Oh, I can snap 9 photos/week. Heck, I can snap 100 photos/week. Anyone can. But can I make them all interesting? (No.) Do all of them have actually something to say? (Nope.) Are they all showing the world as I see it, and as no other pair of eyes could? (No way.) Once you're past the novice stage, once you've learned your camera and lenses and how to post-process pictures, time spent working on photos that aren't truly worth it is NOT practice: it's time wasted. It adds to the noise, it does more harm than good - and I won't do it.
And that may have sounded a tad aggressive, which wasn't at all my intention, so I'll end the rant with a BIG smile:
...and a clarification: I'm absolutely fine with the 9 photos/week quota for the purpose of this Challenge, regardless of how often I expect to reach it. And I agree it's a good number to be on par - in terms of time spent - with the truly hard-working people here (like painters and writers), which I'm definitely NOT, and will never pretend to be. So it's all good. :)
EDIT / P.S. Just have in mind, if other photographers pop up for the Challenge later on, and they're into photo manipulation rather than (vanilla) candid photography like me, then it would be plain cruel to have them post 9 photos per week, too. This variety means spending hours on Photoshop for each shot, and it's not easier or faster than creating a drawing from scratch.
A lot of people have been turned off by the quantity aspect of the Challenge, preferring to focus on fewer, better things (mostly artists). So it's not just a photography issue.
Overall: Thanks a lot for the rant. It was educational, and the selection thing is something worth keeping in mind for ALL media (just see the "second draft = first draft -10%" rule Stephen King lives by).
And I hear you in regards to photo manipulation. That's obviously different, and the six piece rule applies, no problem.
Sorry, I wasn't 100 % clear. I'm okay with people forgetting it once in a while (hey, it happens - sometimes I've only remembered to upload my writings because the status time was up... but I'm priviliged like that ). So, send me a link or compilation or anything, and I'll fix the status.
I just put my foot down when people make a habit of it. The rare slip-up or technical problem or unforeseen circumstance is not a problemSpoiler
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