Photo Friday

Overview

The idea is a simple one: each Friday, post photos on a given theme. It's tons of fun, but the pay's for crap. Shane suggested the idea in February of 2006.

Use this page to keep track of upcoming themes and look back on past threads. Add your theme to the upcoming list and make sure to include your name.

Upcoming Photo Friday Themes

• 1 September '06 FURRY FRIDAY! ...once again and always popular, suggested by cmonkey. Post pics of your animal companions or other people's animal companions or... hell, you know... animals. Not even necessarilly furry ones. Bugs are fine, jon. Post pics of those "other furries" if you want, too.
  
• 8 September '06 "What's Wrong With This Picture," suggested by WolfDaddy, no PhotoShopping allowed: "...pictures that at first glance look 'ordinary' but something's subtly--or not--wrong..."
  
• 15 September '06 "Alice In Wonderland," suggested by lonefrontranger: "...this could be interpreted so many ways... i.e. white rabbits, top hats, weretable's Most Excellent Caterpillars [photos], macros of chess pieces, and general trippy weirdness... these are all good things, right?"
  
• 22 September "Pictures that Evoke an Extreme Emotional Reaction," suggested by Zack_Replica: "Everything from wonder and fascination to awe and horror. There doesn't have to be a specific reason behind the emotion (as it's all subjective anyway), just the picture triggering something in your grey matter that goes 'Yow!' "
  
• 29 September [tentatively] "Found Art," suggested by shane: "I like that. Stuff you just, um, found. Tripped over. Whatever. And it's, like, 'art.' "

Previous Photo Fridays

2007

• September 21: "Babies and Kids"
• September 14: "Bad ____ Day"
• September 7: "Where I Work"
• September 1: "FIRE!" (special photo Saturday)
• August 31: 1, 2
• August 24: "Show Us Your Scar"
• August 17: "Butts", suggested by cmonkey
• August 10: "What I Love", suggested by jrossi4r
• August 3: "Furry Friday"
• July 27: "My Neighborhood"
• July 20: "MetaChat Paparazzi"
• July 13: "Hobbies"
• July 6: "Food"
• June 29: "Where I Sleep"
• June 22: "Schrödinger's LÖLKATZ"
• June 15: "Signs"
• June 8: "Abstract"
• June 1: "Crime Scene Photos"
• May 25: "Guess the Theme"
• May 18: "Free for All"
• May 11: "Spring"
• May 4: "Strangers"
• April 27: "Geometry"
• April 20: "Femmes Fatales or Hommes Fatales"
• April 13: "Naughty Friday! Bad, bad, wicked naughty Friday!"
• April 6: "Good Friday"
• March 30: "Trees"
• March 23: "Sacred Things"
• March 16: "Toys"
• March 9: "Babies"
• March 2: "Altered Photos"
• February 23: "Things I Made", suggested by fluffy battle kitten
• February 16: "Weather(ed)", suggested by ethylene
• February 9: "Pets"
• Febuary 2: "Legs"
• January 26: "No Theme Whatsoever"
• January 19: "Drawings", suggested by youngergirl44
• January 12: "Scanner Friday"
• January 5: "Your least favorite photo on your photostream that you won't delete, and why.", suggested by eekacat

2006

• December 29: "Best of 2006"
• December 22: (I think we skipped this week)
• December 15: "Holiday Decorations"
• December 8: "Found Faces", suggested by iconomy
• December 1: "Primary Colors", suggested by mischief
• November 24: "Flyers", suggested by Mitheral
• November 17: "Post your favorite photo by another Mechazen!", suggested by fenriq
• November 10: "Night Photos", suggested by eekacat
• November 3: "Poor Photos That You Still Like"
• October 27: "Things You LOVE"
• October 20: "My Hometown" Thread 1, Thread 2, suggested by getoffmylawn and danf
• October 13: "Doors"
• October 6: "Your Lunch"
• September 29: "Found Art", suggested by shane
• September 22: "Pictures that Evoke an Extreme Emotional Reaction"
• September 15: "Alice in Wonderland", suggested by lonefrontranger
• September 8: "What's Wrong With This Picture?",suggested by WolfDaddy
• September 1: "Furry Friends"
• August 25: "Bookshelves"
• August 18: "Logos"
• August 11: "MySpaceFace"
• August 4: "Found Alphabet"
• July 28: "Abstractions"
• July 21: "Your Most Un/Underappreciated Photographs"
• July 14: "Things That Grow"
• July 7: "I Am Curious Yellow"
• June 30: "Furry Friday Again"
• June 23: "Gimme Some Skin", suggested by iconomy
• June 16: "Handwriting and/or Doodling"
• June 9: "How do you feel right now?"
• June 2: "Clothes"
• May 26: "Photo or Image or Something That Makes You Happy"
• May 19: "Something Secret"
• May 12: "Strange and Interesting Photos or Images"
• May 5: "How scary is your closet?", suggested by taz
• April 28: "Absolutely Meaningless Pictures"
• April 21: "Cheers!", suggested by taz
• April 14: "Owned Art", inspired by interrobang
• April 7: "Modes of Transport", suggested by Eideteker
• March 31: "School and Kiddy Photos"
• March 24: "Fridge Friday"
• March 17: "Toys and Meaningful Objects"
• March 10: "Hands and Feet"
• March 3: "Where y'at?"
• February 24: "Furry Friday"

Future Photo Friday Suggestions - Include Your Name!!

• Emulate a MetaChatter: Make yourself up/dress yourself up/pose in what is quintessentially in a way that flatters or lightheartedly pokes fun at another member. For example, I might put on a rock t-shirt, a flannel, grab a beer bottle, and presto! I'm jonmc. (I could blur the photo for extra realism).
• Something that makes you smile
• Something that makes you proud
• Goofy clothes: Take a pic of yourself in a goofy outfit, something you never wear anymore, a funny wig or hat
• Sanctuary: A favorite place, a park, a cafe, wherever you go to relax/feel safe
• Exquisite corpse: Everyone takes a picture of their upper torso, middle torso and lower torso/legs. Then Photoshop mix and match fun. -hellbient
• Self portraits
• Favorite thing(s) you wear: clothing, shoes, jewelry, etc.
• Favorite vacation photo
• What I Did Over Summer Vacation: An Embellished Narrative Featuring Words, Photographs and An Unusual Conclusion
• Looks Like: Nondescript things that resemble something specific (sorry for self-link). -hellbient
• The front of the outside of your dwelling space. -hellbient