I forgot to publish the monthly FAQ last Monday, so getting it published this week.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS – WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE
What skill level photographer can participate?
THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE is open to photographers of all skill levels. From award winning photographers to professionals to the highly ranked amateurs to those that are just beginning to those who don’t even know how to focus a camera. All skill levels are encouraged and welcome. You can’t be too bad and you can’t be too good! Everyone has room to learn and be challenged!
Award winning photographers? Really?
Yes. I can think of at least 10 photographers that participate regularly that have won a photography award of some kind.
Is this a competition?
NO. It is a challenge. There are no winners and losers. Well the people that don’t participate are losers.
Is there a limit to the number of submissions I can have each week?
Yes. That limit is 2. If you send me more than 2, I will post the first 2 that you send. I’m not trying to harsh your photography buzz, but any more than that starts to overwhelm the other submissions and it takes me about 5 minutes to take a picture from my inbox to code it on the website. So I have to manage my workload.
If you are going to submit more than one picture, I strongly urge you to choose completely different subjects for each submission. If you are submitting multiple pictures of the same subject, make sure that each picture is saying something unique.
If I start to average like 45 participants a week, I will lower the limit to 1.
Can I send you several pictures and have you pick the best one?
No! No! NO! If those words come out of your mouth or your keyboard, I consider that to be a non-submission.
Do you ever question whether somebody’s submission fits the theme?
Meh. Only if I think somebody is clearly confusing this week’s theme with last week or next week’s theme. Otherwise, if the submission makes sense in your head, that is good enough for me. However, I would urge you to not try to fit your favorite subject into the theme every week. This isn’t a challenge to share a picture every week of your kid or your business or your pet. It is a challenge to take pictures of different things every week. Which isn’t to say subjects can’t be repeated, but you shouldn’t become reliant on the same ones.
Why can’t I submit after 11 AM on Mondays if the post doesn’t publish until 12:01 PM?
I go to lunch at 11 AM. I leave my office. I’m not near a computer. At 11 AM I hit “Schedule” and then I go throw food down my throat. 167 hours is more than enough time to send a submission. Okay, 166 hours and 59 minutes. You got me.
Do I have to wait until Monday morning to submit?
Absolutely not! In fact (AND CAN’T EMPATHIZE THIS ENOUGH) I appreciate the submissions that make it to me by Sunday evening. Makes the job of putting this together on Monday morning much easier!
Are there resolution requirements for submissions?
I won’t turn down submissions that are too small. I will probably ask you for a picture of greater resolution if it is really small. The typical 4 x 6 image posted to my website has a resolution of 1280 pixels x 853 pixels. While a 400 x 300 image might look okay on your phone, it looks like trash on a computer monitor. I prefer images that are at least 1000 pixels at their widest point, but don’t ban smaller pictures at this point. But don’t tempt me!
What format should my submission be?
.JPG but .PNG also works.
If I write a description of my image will you include that in your post?
No. Photography is art that should stand on its own. Only exception is the SLICE OF LIFE theme. But if you let me know where the picture was taken, I will include that. In fact, I appreciate you letting me know where a picture was taken. If you don’t let me know, I will assume the picture was taken in the state you live in.
When will you start accepting suggestions for next year’s THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE themes?
I will take suggestions only and ONLY in the comments sections of the THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE posts the last week of October and the 1st week of November.
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FLOWER! A great theme! But did enough people overcome their debilitating toxic masculinity to make it a popular theme? You’ll have to keep scrolling to find out!
As of 12:01 PM on Monday, July 29, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks (ignore everything in parentheses):
*1-Mary Green – 1 week (MI, IA, IN, IL, PR)
*2-Deb Powers – 1 week (MT)
3-Jesse Howard – 2 weeks (IA, MO, NE, FL, ABW, CUW, MN)
4-Willy McAlpine – 3 weeks (IA)
5-Elainie Hernandez – 4 weeks (IA)
6-Monica Jennings – 4 weeks (IA)
7-Deanna McClain – 7 weeks (IA, MN)
8-Suzie Brannen – 12 weeks (IA, MD)
9-Mike Vest – 12 weeks (IA, MO, OK, AR, KS)
10-Alexis Stensland – 14 weeks (IA)
11-Sabas Hernandez – 16 weeks (IA, OH)
12-Adam Gordon – 23 weeks (IA, MS, MO, KS)
13-Lowell Davis – 30 weeks (IA, MO)
14-Michelle Haupt – 30 weeks (IA, MO, KS, LA, MI)
15-Brandon Kahler – 31 weeks (IA, MN)
*16-Scott Degeneffe – 49 weeks (IA, FL, UT, CO, KY, IN, IL, MN, WI)
*17-Sheri Fakhouri – 59 weeks (IA, NE)
18-Logan Kahler – 60 weeks (IA, MN)
*19-Nathanial Brown – 61 weeks (IA, SD, GA, TN, IRL, UK, FL, IL, KS)
20-Tamara Peterson – 72 weeks (IA, MN)
*21-Mindi Terrell – 76 weeks (IA)
*22-Linda Bennett – 105 weeks (KS, IA)
23-Sarah Toot – 106 weeks (PA, NY, VT, NV, NJ)
24-Angie DeWaard – 110 weeks (IA, IL)
25-Dawn Krause – 114 weeks (IA, IL)
26-Kim Barker – 120 weeks (IA, CO, LA)
27-Joe Duff – 121 weeks (TX, NY)
*28-Teresa Kahler – 132 weeks (IA, NE)
*29-Carla Stensland – 132 weeks (IA, MO, SD, WY, CO)
30-Micky Augustin – 134 weeks (IA, IL, FL)
31-Andy Sharp – 135 weeks (IA, NE, AR, MS, MO, TN, LA, IL, MN, WI)
32-Bill Wentworth – 136 weeks (NE, MO)
33-Cathie Morton – 140 weeks (IA, FL, BHS, MO, LA)
34-Elizabeth Nordeen – 141 weeks (IA, OH)
35-Shannon Bardole-Foley – 143 weeks (IA, CA, NV)
36-Kio Dettman – 145 weeks (IA)
But you didn’t come here to listen to me talk all tommyrot about participation rates or streaks or the rules of the challenge or how to submit. You came to see the submissions and what streaks continued and what streaks flamed out:
Sara Lockner (Iowa) – 1 week
Tim Panages (Ames, Iowa) – 1 week
Tim Panages (Ames, Iowa)
Johnathan Stensland (Iowa) – 1 week
Mary Green (Iowa) – 2 weeks
Mary Green (Iowa)
Deb Powers (Missoula, Montana) – 2 weeks
Deb Powers (Missoula, Montana)
Jesse Howard (Boone, Iowa) – 3 weeks
Jesse Howard (Ames, Iowa)
Willy McAlpine (Iowa) – 4 weeks
Willy McAlpine (Iowa)
Elainie Hernandez (Ankeny, Iowa) – 5 weeks
Deanna McClain (Iowa) – 8 weeks
Suzie Brannen (Iowa) – 13 weeks
Suzie Brannen (Iowa)
Mike Vest (Iowa) – 13 weeks
Alexis Stensland (Iowa) – 15 weeks
Alexis Stensland (Iowa)
Sabas Hernandez (Iowa) – 17 weeks
Adam Gordon (Iowa) – 24 weeks
Adam Gordon (Iowa)
Lowell Davis (Iowa) – 31 weeks
Lowell Davis (Iowa)
Michelle Haupt (Ann Arbor, Michigan) – 31 weeks
Brandon Kahler (Iowa) – 32 weeks
Scott Degeneffe (Lake Geneva, Wisconsin) – 50 weeks
Sheri Fakhouri (Ankeny, Iowa) – 60 weeks
Logan Kahler (Iowa) – 61 weeks
Nathanial Brown (Iowa) – 62 weeks
Tamara Peterson (Boone, Iowa) – 73 weeks
Mindi Terrell (Iowa) – 77 weeks
Mindi Terrell (Iowa)
Linda Bennett (Kansas) – 106 weeks
Linda Bennett (Kansas)
Sarah Toot (Greensboro, North Carolina) – 107 weeks
Angie DeWaard (Hinterland – Saint Charles, Iowa) – 111 weeks
Dawn Krause (Boone, Iowa) – 115 weeks
Kim Barker (Ames, Iowa) – 121 weeks
Kim Barker (Nevada, Iowa)
Joe Duff (Texas) – 122 weeks
Joe Duff (Texas)
Teresa Kahler (Iowa) – 133 weeks
Teresa Kahler (Iowa)
Carla Stensland (Iowa) – 133 weeks
Micky Augustin (Iowa) – 135 weeks
Andy Sharp (Iowa) – 136 weeks
Bill Wentworth (Omaha, Nebraska) – 137 weeks
Cathie Morton (Norwalk, Iowa) – 141 weeks
Elizabeth Nordeen (Iowa) – 142 weeks
Elizabeth Nordeen (Iowa)
Shannon Bardole-Foley (Summerset, Iowa) – 144 weeks
Kio Dettman (Boone, Iowa) – 146 weeks
Kio Dettman (Boone, Iowa)
Christopher D . Bennett (Harrier Marsh – Boone County, Iowa) – 587 weeks
There were 39 participants this week! That is a pretty great week!
There were submissions this week taken in the following places:
+ Iowa (45)
+ Kansas (2)
+ Michigan (1)
+ Montana (2)
+ Nebraska (1)
+ North Carolina (1)
+ Texas (2)
+ Wisconsin (1)
Thanks to Sarah’s trip to North Carolina, it is added to the Photography 139 submission map for 2024!
Here is the Year 11 list of places where submissions have been taken (submissions taken in each places):
+ Arkansas (19.5)
+ California (3)
+ Colorado (9)
+ Florida (10)
+ Georgia (1)
+ Hawaii (2)
+ Illinois (12)
+ Indiana (4)
+ Iowa (1168 )
+ Kansas (46)
+ Kentucky (1)
+ Louisiana (8)
+ Maryland (1)
+ Michigan (6)
+ Minnesota (12)
+ Mississippi (2.5)
+ Missouri (16.5)
+ Montana (4)
+ Nebraska (39)
+ Nevada (4)
+ New Jersey (1)
+ New York (17)
+ North Carolina (1)
+ Ohio (2)
+ Oklahoma (2)
+ Pennsylvania (23)
+ Puerto Rico (4)
+ South Dakota (4)
+ Tennessee (2.5)
+ Texas (45)
+ Utah (1)
+ Vermont (1)
+ Virginia (1)
+ Wisconsin (4)
+ Wyoming (1)
+ Aruba (1)
+ Bahamas (2)
+ Curacao (1)
+ Ireland (3)
+ North Ireland (1)
34 states so far! 1 U.S. Territory! 5 foreign countries! Not bad! So far, the following people have submitted from multiple places:
+ Andy Sharp (IA, NE, MO, AR, TN, MS, LA, IL, MN, WI) – 10
+ Scott Degeneffe (IA, FL, UT, CO, IN, KY, IL, MN, WI) – 9
+ Nathanial Brown (IA, SD, TN, GA, IRL, NIR, FL, IL, KS) – 9
+ Jesse Howard (IA, MO, NE, FL, ABW, CUW, MN) – 7
+ Jen Ensley-Gorshe (IA, CO, MO, TX, TN, VA, IL, FL) – 8
+ Christopher D. Bennett (IA, MO, NE, IL, IN, LA) – 6
+ Sarah Toot (PA, NY, VT, NV, NJ, NC) – 6
+ Cathie Morton (IA, FL, BHS, MO, LA) – 5
+ Carla Stensland (IA, MO, SD, WY, CO) -5
+ Mary Green (MI, IA, IN, IL, RP) – 5
+ Michelle Haupt (IA, MO, KS, LA, MI) – 5
+ Mike Vest (IA, MO, AR, OK, KS) – 5
+ Adam Gordon (IA, MS, MO, KS) – 4
+ Kim Barker (IA, CO, LA) – 3
+ Shannon Bardole-Foley (IA, CA, NV) – 3
+ Becky Parmelee (AR, IA, OK) – 3
+ Sara Lockner (IA, BHS, MN) – 3
+ Micky Augustin (IA, IL, FL) – 3
+ Susanna Funk (IA, CO) – 2
+ Brandon Kahler (IA, MN) – 2
+ Logan Kahler (IA, MN) – 2
+ Tamara Peterson (IA, MN) – 2
+ Teresa Kahler (IA, NE) – 2
+ Sheri Fakhouri (IA, NE) – 2
+ Angie DeWaard (IA, IL) – 2
+ Sabas Hernandez (IA, OH) – 2
+ Suzie Brannen (IA, MD) – 2
+ Elizabeth Nordeen (IA, OH) – 2
+ Linda Bennett (KS, IA) – 2
+ Bill Wentworth (NE, MO) – 2
+ Deanna McClain (IA, MN) – 2
+ Dawn Krause – (IA, IL) – 2
+ Joe Duff (TX, NY) – 2
+ Lowell Davis (IA, MO) – 2
Andy is still clinging to the title of “Most Travelled The Weekly Photo Challenge Photographer”.
There were no major milestones reached this week. Only one streak snapped. Sorry Monica.
But enough dwelling on the past. Time to look to the future. We are all interested in the future, for that is where you and I are going to spend the rest of our lives. And remember my friend, future events such as these will affect you in the future! This week’s theme:
PURPLE
PURPLE! What a great theme for Year 11 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE!
I look forward to seeing your interpretation!
That is all I got, so if the good Lord’s willin’ and the creek don’t rise, we will see your idea of PURPLE in this place that get lots of inspo from all of the purple shades next Monday.