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July 16, 2018 at 3:09 pm #32114James StaddonKeymaster
Hey all ye photo clickers! An assignment from a new source! And with a little different twist too…
Assignment details:
• Request: I am need of two concept pictures. The first one to illustrate obedience. The operational definition of obedience that I would like to picture is, “Freedom to be creative under the protection of divinely appointed authority.” The second picture I need would be to illustrate the opposite of obedience: willfulness. I do not know exactly what animal or object I’m looking for, just something that helps people understand what obedience is and is not. The clearer the link the better.
• Special Note: I will not be choosing a picture that would quickly date our curriculum. Clothing styles and haircuts date a picture faster than anything else so I can not usually use pictures of people.
• Purpose: Small pictures that will be published in a children’s character curriculum. (See attachment for an example from our Enthusiasm booklet.)
• Photo Specs: Pictures you submit must be at least 3000 pixels longest edge. Edit however you like. Please, no watermarks.
• How to Submit: Attach JPGs less than 8MB in size in reply to this topic. (Learn to downsize JPGs appropriately in this video.)
• Requester: Esther with the Biblical Character Illustrated Curriculum team
• Remuneration: Members of The Click will be paid $20/submission if chosen.
• Terms: If your photo is chosen, you grant IBLP unlimited permission to use and publish your picture under the typical Royalty Free license. You may continue to use your picture however you want.
• Deadline: Midnight Friday, July 27, 2018Photo Critique:
The photos submitted for this assignment will be critiqued in August’s live Photo Critique Webinar. Click here for more details or to register. (Webinar is free for members of “The Click”.)Feel free to reply to this topic to brainstorm ideas for illustrating the concepts of obedience and willfulness before actually going out and taking photos!
–James
July 16, 2018 at 4:54 pm #32118James StaddonKeymasterOk guys, let’s do some brainstorming here.
I went browsing through my archives and ran across this unique photo. I thought it illustrated “willfulness” in that accidents happen when folks don’t heed the laws.
I thought perhaps a contrasting photo, for obedience, could be a good photo of a stop light or stop sign?
What other ideas might you have?
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July 16, 2018 at 5:28 pm #32121Lydia-BParticipantSo are the pictures supposed to be related to each other?
I thought of 2 things so far… they are not related to each other though.
-To illustrate obedience, something like ivy or a green bean plant growing up a string.
-To illustrate willfulness, a row of perfectly sharpened pencils lines up neatly but then one pencil somewhere in the middle that’s shorter, facing the other way, and not as nicely sharpened. This might drive OCD people absolutely crazy though. 😅I don’t know, do those ideas sound like they illustrate the concepts well?
Also I was wondering if these are supposed to be horizontal or vertical?
July 16, 2018 at 6:36 pm #32122Caitlin ComptonParticipantThose ideas you folks came up with are so creative! 🙂
Freedom to be creative under the protection of divinely appointed authority.
I had an idea – What about a dog or horse being led by a lead rope? It still has the freedom to move around on the lead rope, but it can only go so far – it’s kept in check/it has to be obedient to the rope.
That could be a really bad idea. I’m not sure – still brainstorming. 😀
July 16, 2018 at 6:39 pm #32123Caitlin ComptonParticipantOh, the other idea I had was a fence. Something (like an animal) could be placed on either side of the fence to get the desired effect of either obedience or will-fullness.
July 17, 2018 at 12:33 pm #32126EstherModeratorWow! I’m so encouraged by each idea and all of this brainstorming! Thank you!
My thoughts so far:
I like the ideas that have a positive connotation with obedience and a negative feel for willfulness. This was accomplished in the safe intersection picture for obedience and a wreck for willfulness. It shows the danger of just doing whatever you want instead of obeying rules. For this reason I also like the fence idea. Especially if there was a danger outside the fence, like a cliff. An animal safe on the inside for obedience and an animal in danger on the outside. Though I realize none of us probably live next to a fence on a cliff or want to put our pets on the dangerous side of the fence! :O I also like a green bean plant growing up a string productively bearing flowers and beans vs. a willful bean plant dying on the ground stomped into the dirt. (Now nobody ruin your garden over this picture. OK? 😉My comments make it sound like I like the two pictures to relate to each other, but they don’t really have to. Once we put a Bible picture for “security” and money picture for the opposite and they didn’t really relate to each other. It’s kinda cool when they do though.
Good question about horizontal or vertical. Either way or square is just fine. 🙂
You all are so kind to be willing to throw ideas out there! Even unused ideas are helpful because they inspire other ideas!
I’m going to ask some of my fellow curriculum writers what they think of the ideas you’ve suggested so far. Let’s keep brainstorming while we wait to hear back from them.
Gratefully,
EstherJuly 17, 2018 at 3:04 pm #32132Frazer FamilyParticipantWhen I saw the request for “willfulness,” I immediately thought of one of my photos of our very stubborn calf! I’m attaching a few ideas for “obedience” too, though the first one doesn’t quite fit the criteria in that it contains a person. I thought of my “Horse Training 101” photo… 🙂 Then my sister suggested we go out together to take a new photo. So we went out and hitched up our obedient cow! 🙂
July 20, 2018 at 9:44 am #32213Lydia-BParticipant@jamesstaddon or @estherstaddon, just want to clarify: am I correct in thinking that you are going to kinda decide which concept you’d like to go for, let us know, and then we should all try to shoot that?
Or are we supposed to just shoot all our different various ideas and submit those?July 20, 2018 at 12:39 pm #32214EstherModeratorYou got it, Lydia! If you all shoot a concept that us writers/editors have decided to use, it is more likely your picture will be chosen. Let me try to get that decision to you ASAP. 🙂 In the meantime, feel free to keep brainstorming. I’m going to add the calf pulling away from the lead rope to the ideas I’ve given to the writers/editors, that’s really good!
July 21, 2018 at 9:40 am #32259Lydia-BParticipantSounds good. Thanks, Esther! I’ll let you know if I have any more ideas, although I haven’t thought of another good idea yet. 😀
July 23, 2018 at 7:02 pm #32310EstherModeratorHey! I have an announcement to make! Drum roll please…
The decision has been made. We would like a picture of an animal willfully pulling against a leash/guide rope! For an example, see the first picture on the Frazer Family’s post. 🙂 The picture entered that best illustrates the painful fight against the peace of obedience wins the prize. Think strong-willed, rebellious, and stubborn. Does anyone have a donkey? Not that it has to be.
It’s looking like we will just want the one willfulness picture. IBLP already owns a picture we will possibly use for the obedience picture.
Thank you all! I can’t wait to see your photos!
Esther Staddon
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July 23, 2018 at 7:06 pm #32311EstherModeratorP.S. No animal cruelty allowed in the photographing of this picture, please. :/
July 24, 2018 at 2:15 pm #32320James StaddonKeymasterLOL 🙂 Thank you @estherstaddon for moving this assignment forward!
July 25, 2018 at 6:03 pm #32379Josiah WaldnerParticipantJuly 26, 2018 at 11:59 pm #32434Caitlin ComptonParticipant -
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