Week-ish Long Photo Assignment V
You're right, NCS. 169 days between photo assignments is way too long. So here it is: your assignment, should you choose to accept it (and I see no reason why any cool or sensible person shouldn't), is to take a picture of a face.
Simple, right?
Wrong! There's a catch! It can't be a person's face. Or an animal's. In fact, I'm even going to rule out things like statues or dolls. So if you want to get technical, the assignment isn't really for you to take a picture of a face. Instead, find something that looks like a face. Maybe a cloud formation, milk spilled on the counter, or that face-looking birthmark on your forearm. Do you see Elvis' face in your toast? Take a picture and submit it! Then sell the toast on eBay (note that I don't think you're allowed to sell food on eBay). Do you see a fallen tree on the side of the road that looks surprised? Do what I did! Carefully pull over, then lean awkwardly out your passenger side window and take a picture.
Need more examples? Look at Elastic's chihuahua dresser. Or this happy chair, found on icanhascheezburger.com.
Before you all angrily comment that you don't have time to drive around town looking for smiling chairs, let me clarify. Though I think it's more rewarding if you find it (plus, searching will encourage you to keep your camera close to you, which is one of the main points of these photo assignments), your "face" can be man-made. It doesn't have to be natural or accidental. But if you make your "face," just try to be creative. Go make some chocolate chip cookies, and for one of the cookies, place the chips so it looks like there's a smiley face. It'll make the people in your house happy AND you'll have completed your assignment (given that you take the picture before your kid/significant other/roommate/sibling eats that cookie).
Submit your photos by email to photo@omarphillips.net
Photos are due in by 11:59 p.m. EDT on Sunday, April 13th. And if history is any indicator, many of you will beg for an extension on the due date, and I'll say "OK" because I'm a softie, which means you may end up having a few extra days beyond that.
What are you waiting for? Get to shooting!
Comments
No Cool Story said:
YAY!!!!
Omar! Omar! Omar!!
:D
Ok, now I'll go read it.
No Cool Story said:
Ok, I read it.
I was right! I knew it.
Sounds awesome. Thanks yo!
Nancy Face said:
This sounds like big fun!
Tori :) said:
YAY!! Thank you NCS for the Silly Saturday Strike!!
I shall start looking for faces!
Nobody said:
Suhhhhhhweet. i can do this.
NCS always gets her way.
aubrey said:
hooray for the photo assignment! i absolutely love this idea, omar. my mind is already whirring.
yvonne said:
I'm game--glad it isn't "due" tomorrow. This should be fun.
Syar said:
That was a real tree? Wow. It certainly does look surprised. And googly eyed.
I'm sending my first submission now!
Lauren said:
I am so excited and so ready for this challenge! I am positive I shall win.
JeanKnee said:
does it count if it looks like a monkey face or must it be human?
Lisa said:
I haven't even finished reading this and I am dying. I saw a face yesterday and the whole family talked about it, laughed about it, etc. But I hadn't read the assingment, and I didn't take a picture. I am so sad. :( We even named it Robbie. BOO!
Lisa said:
Oh, I just finished reading and I may have another one. :) Thanks!
S said:
Where is my silly saturday?
S said:
Wrong blog my bad!
elasticwaistbandlady said:
I saw my name!
I'm a little worried about you bringing up the curse of the chihuahua face again, though. It's looking at me even as I type this. :0
elasticwaistbandlady said:
I'm worried that inanimate objects who lack the privilege of owning a face will feel slighted at your latest photo challenge.
We must be sensitive to the feelings of the faceless inanimate objects, Omar.
JustRandi said:
Yea! Sounds easy. Well, maybe not easy, but at least I understand it.
I really should keep my camera with me more anyway.
cadiz12 said:
omar, i have you to thank for making a habit of carrying my camera around with me everywhere.
this weekend we chased down a van that had a monkey face etched into the back window, but as i leaned out our window to get a shot, he switched lanes. no worries, i'm sure i'll find something else.
Jon said:
Oh how I've missed the loose deadline photo assignments!!
Full disclosure though, just so you know ahead of time and there isn't any shock when I submit my picture... Bones is currently in storage. He won't find his way into this shoot. I'm sorry. I realize that this might DQ me, but there's nothing I can do about it. I mean, I could go get him out of storage, which wouldn't really be that hard, but there would be a small amount of travel involved, and I'm not sure that's on the itinerary right now.
Lauren said:
We used to have a potato named Spud, he looked like a sad potato....but cute nonetheless. We took many pictures of him. Too bad I can't find those pictures anywhere!!
Spud, where are you?!
glo said:
*sigh*
Why couldn't this have waited just 7 more days with a due date in May so that I could submit an awesome photo entry from ENGLAND during my jolly-ho amazing vacation?!
Alas, I await the cool entries.
Becky said:
i have spent five days with camera at-the-ready, and i have seen nary a face anywhere! which is total bullcrap. i officially am giving up.
I said:
Becky! This saddens me. No, I don't believe it. You're going to send me something at 11:58 on Sunday night, and it's going to be great.
Rhonda said:
I haven't seen a face either. Dammit. Can I have an extension? We are taking a road trip this weekend and I won't come home until I find a face!!!!