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Weekly Photo Challenge: Happy

Image courtesy of Sara Rosso

We’ve been waiting on pins and needles until we could share the new gallery formats which were announced yesterday on the WordPress.com blog! So now that they’re out, let’s put them to good use! We’re going to have a multi-photo challenge!

Happy. I can’t believe we haven’t done this theme before! That alone makes me happy. But there are so many things which could make you happy, so why not group them together to multiply the happiness? Here are some images which make me happy: a sunny day, Mums for Mom, exercise, coffee (of course!), a Vespa by the sea, a popsicle, funny signs, and more coffee!

Share (many) pictures in a gallery which mean HAPPY to you! 

I’m including all three new gallery formats just so you can see how they look – I think you should probably include only one in your post, but it’s up to you!  Which format is your favorite? I like rectangular, but circles are fun, too! Also, I think 6-9 photos are a good goal for this challenge (I’m using 9) and it shouldn’t take you much time at all to find 9 pictures of things that make you happy! Read the new gallery formats post for information about how to use them on your site. 

(Example of rectangular gallery)

(Example of square gallery)

(Example of circle gallery)

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Here’s how it works:

1. Each week, we’ll provide a theme for creative inspiration. You take photographs based on your interpretation of the theme, and post them on your blog (a new post!) anytime before the following Friday when the next photo theme will be announced.

2. To make it easy for others to check out your photos, title your blog post “Weekly Photo Challenge: (theme of the week)” and be sure to use the “postaday″ tag.

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813 Comments
  1. Hi Sara! Uhmmm I think this time I have to work….Nice theme…I’ll post some things tomorrow! Anyway, Sara, if you have a bit of time please look here:

    http://pdf34.wordpress.com/2012/09/27/audio-sorveglianza-audio-surveillance/

    =)

    October 5, 2012
  2. Love the new formats – here is my Happy selection – Happy Dogs. http://smcbphoto.com/

    October 5, 2012
  3. Thank you for the beautiful challenge! Here’s my contribution for today :
    http://lespetitspasdejuls.wordpress.com/2012/10/05/weekly-photo-challenge-happy/

    Be happy everyone!

    October 5, 2012
  4. way too cool format! my share…have a great weekend..
    http://miljoanne.wordpress.com/2012/10/06/weekly-photo-challenge-happy/

    October 5, 2012
  5. thank you for the wonderful theme this week.
    http://27roots.com/2012/10/05/weekly-photo-challenge-happy/

    October 5, 2012
  6. Perfect challenge for hula hooping circle gallery! Love it :] http://ooplalund.wordpress.com/2012/10/06/weekly-photo-challenge-happy-ooplalund/

    October 5, 2012
  7. Here’s my entry. Unfortunately, the gallery is not displaying as it should. It even says that there are 11 images in it when there are only 6. However, I am happy with the photographs and hopefully, someone will respond to my request for assistance … something is, alas, a bit awry.

    http://teepee12.wordpress.com/2012/10/05/weekly-photo-challenge-happy/

    October 5, 2012
  8. love the new gallery, tho it took a while (like ages) to get my photos in an order I was happy with … decided to use this type of gallery for only a few posts however …
    http://wp.me/pZwzb-Yb

    October 5, 2012
  9. I tried it! I liked it!

    Here is my post: http://k8edid.wordpress.com/2012/10/05/weekly-photo-challenge-happy/

    October 5, 2012
  10. http://www.sofacents.com/weekly-photo-challenge-happy/

    A kind of self explanatory gallery – though not in the new format

    October 5, 2012
  11. Here things that make me happy http://carramedia.wordpress.com/2012/10/06/weekly-photo-challenge-happy/
    Thank you for bringing me this theme :)

    October 5, 2012
  12. Happy people in downtown Vancouver on August 18th.
    http://www.cameralucid.com/human-condition/

    And have a happy long weekend!

    October 5, 2012
  13. My weekly challenge was figuring out how to do this gallery! At any rate, finally got it http://angelinem.wordpress.com/2012/10/05/weekly-photo-challenge-happy-day-313-5/

    October 5, 2012
  14. Happy to me is being with friends, family, cooking, eating, baking, dressing up like a penguin, attending beauty pageants and county fairs:
    http://mylifeinfocusblog.wordpress.com/2012/10/06/weekly-photo-challenge-happy/

    October 5, 2012
  15. Cheating a bit by not doing a gallery but still happy for me: http://bonusqueen.wordpress.com/2012/10/05/weekly-photo-challenge-happy/

    October 5, 2012
  16. Happy bubbles http://wp.me/p2kyhh-n7

    October 5, 2012
  17. Every individual is unique, therefore, what makes them happy varies. This is my view on the theme. Your feedback is always appreciated.
    http://maisamladha.wordpress.com/2012/10/06/weekly-photo-challenge-happy/

    October 5, 2012
  18. Here’s mine http://misskimpe.com/2012/10/06/weekly-photo-challenge-happy/

    Happy weekend everyone. :)

    October 5, 2012
  19. Here’s mine. Happy Masks in remembrance of Halloween because Nicaragua doesn’t celebrate Halloween, but they sure do love a parade of masks. http://retirenicaragua.wordpress.com/2012/10/05/weekly-photo-challenge-happy-masks/

    October 5, 2012
  20. http://arjungabriel.wordpress.com/2012/10/06/weekly-photo-challenge-happy/
    My post for this week, hope you all enjoy this.

    October 5, 2012
  21. http://theeternaltraveller.wordpress.com/2012/10/06/weekly-photo-challenge-happy/

    I’ve never inserted a gallery before and this sure took some working out. But now that I know how, WOW, I love the look and I’ll be using it again.

    October 5, 2012
  22. Richert Manjarres #

    Excellent way to get us to try something new…Here’s my post: http://richertmanjarres.wordpress.com/2012/10/05/happy-children-make-a-happy-world/

    October 5, 2012
  23. http://theadventuresofjustinbeaver.wordpress.com/2012/10/06/weekly-photo-challenge-happy/

    This is what makes Justin Beaver happy.
    (Can someone tell me why the little pale blue rectangles are there? I couldn’t make them disappear!)

    October 5, 2012
  24. Working with the circles presented a few puzzles. Has anyone posted the circles with one or two columns?
    http://playamart.wordpress.com/2012/10/05/weekly-photo-challenge-happy-circles/
    This was a great challenge, and now I am going to sleep!
    zzzzzz

    October 5, 2012
  25. LOVE this week’s theme. Thank you.
    Here is my post:
    http://emmahicks76.wordpress.com/2012/10/06/weekly-photo-challenge-happy-2/

    October 5, 2012
  26. http://thrufresheyes.wordpress.com/2012/10/06/weekly-photo-challenge-happy/

    I LOVE the new Gallery Feature!! Thanks WordPress!!

    And I LOVE the photo challenge theme! it alone makes me HAPPY! :D

    October 5, 2012
  27. i like your style

    October 6, 2012
  28. What a fantastic challenge! Here is my contribution, and I did try making use of the gallery format – good way to learn new tips and techniques in layout and format in wordpress. Thanks!

    It’s the little things that make me happy: a picnic with loved ones, a camp out, the beauty of nature. :)

    http://gatheringbooks.wordpress.com/2012/10/06/photo-journal-weekly-photo-challenge-happy/

    October 6, 2012
  29. Thanks, Sara – here’s mine:
    http://beeblu.wordpress.com/2012/10/06/weekly-photo-challenge-happy/
    :-D

    October 6, 2012
  30. Here’s mine–Nantucket happy: http://www.nantuckettiechic.com/2012/10/439-island-happy.html

    October 6, 2012
  31. This is a gallery with one photo :) http://kaldirimlar.com/2012/10/06/weekly-photo-challenge-happy/

    October 6, 2012
  32. Hi, Sara, this was tough one for me, theme is good but this format confused me, as I don’t know much about how to do it . I tried, I don’t know it fits in what you wanted. Still can’t run away from a challenge so here are my happy moments-
    http://amaltaas.wordpress.com/2012/10/06/weekly-photo-challenge-happy/

    October 6, 2012
  33. Sorry Sara, not able to do it so deleted my post. Whenever trying to publish photo are coming in a straight line.

    October 6, 2012
  34. Joy #

    LOVE the challenge! Here is my gallery http://joycannis.wordpress.com/2012/10/06/weekly-photo-challenge-happy/

    October 6, 2012
  35. LOVE the new gallery format, only one problem, I tried to put a single photo at the bottom of my blog, it appeared ok but it also went into the gallery. What did I do wrong?
    http://memoriesaremadeofthisblog.wordpress.com/2012/10/06/weekly-photo-challenge-happy

    October 6, 2012
    • @pommepal – you didn’t do anything wrong – all photos on a post will go into the gallery.

      October 7, 2012
      • I am working through a procedure with Jennifer from WordPress central, she is helping me in a learning curve using the text (html?) to exclude one photo from the gallery but still put it in as a single photo.

        October 8, 2012
  36. I love your post and themes. Mine is in the works, so busy and have not had the time to sit down and blog. Raising a seven year old. Thanks for the ideas

    October 6, 2012
  37. Reblogged this on Humanties: and commented:
    Great Blogging Site, just like GFoogle+

    October 6, 2012
  38. Mine is up, loved the circle layout but wish I could customise it more.
    http://gobetweenflames.wordpress.com/2012/10/06/weekly-photo-challenge-happy/

    October 6, 2012
  39. A faithful blog reader says she can’t see my photographs today in the new gallery format, only my words written in the body of the blog. I was wondering if anyone was having this problem with their followers and what their issue might be that they can’t see the photos?
    I tried to add a single photo in addition to the gallery but it just goes automatically to the gallery fomat and increases the number in the gallery, unable to have a single photo in addition to the gallery.. Any help is appreciated. Since my blog is a photography blog it is upsetting she can’t see the photographs today.

    October 6, 2012
    • If she’s using Internet Explorer to view, she may have to refresh the page (or go to a different browser).

      October 6, 2012
    • @rutheh – You should be able to add a single photo in addition to the gallery, but all photos on the post will go into the gallery as well.

      October 7, 2012
  40. Hi friends, this time I tried hard result-http://amaltaas.wordpress.com/2012/10/06/weekly-photo-challenge/

    October 6, 2012
  41. Hi everyone!

    Hope you enjoy my contribution to this week´s WPC: Happy. These delightful creatures never fail to make me smile :)

    http://eastofmalaga.net/2012/10/06/goats-on-the-road-i-kid-you-not/

    October 6, 2012
  42. My life has been filled with happy moments and I’m glad to have this opportunity to share them with you. Thank you WP team for the gallery twist; I loved it. http://wp.me/pQ6MO-B4

    October 6, 2012
  43. share some happiness can make the other people be happy to.. thanks for good theme of this challenge, here’s happy from the point of my view http://wp.me/pLBcx-fN

    October 6, 2012
  44. Nurul Fitri Lubis #

    Seeing children always give the own happiness and satisfaction. Here with I share my pictures: http://unspeakablesights.wordpress.com/2012/10/06/weekly-photo-challenge-happy/

    October 6, 2012
  45. I really enjoyed the opportunity to do this week’s photo challenged. I think I did it right and am happy :-) Thank you so much. It’s so awesome to be happy. http://focalbreeze.com/2012/10/06/weekly-photo-challenge-happy/

    October 6, 2012
  46. Life&Ink’s Happy – http://wp.me/p1PxcV-29G

    October 6, 2012
  47. I’ve been blogging just at a month and stumbled across this last night. (Love the new gallery set-up.) Thought I’d give it a go: http://humantriumphant.wordpress.com/2012/10/06/weekly-photo-challenge-happy/

    October 6, 2012
  48. I guess I should read the challenge all the way through first. Oh well. … It’s just that when I saw “Happy” in the headline I knew immediately which image I wanted to feature. … So here is my entry … or perhaps my first entry for this challenge. Now you’ve got me thinking about my gallery … Hmmm … Dorothy :-)
    http://shakespearesgal2.wordpress.com/2012/10/06/weekly-photo-challenge-happy-a-winning-smile/

    October 6, 2012
  49. Sharing my contribution for this week…
    Happiness is a beach….
    check this out….
    http://sheladyanne.wordpress.com/2012/10/06/weekly-photo-challenge-happy/

    October 6, 2012
  50. Here’s my Happy contribution this week. I am so happy to be part of this photo challenge. Happy weekend!

    October 6, 2012
  51. This was so much fun, learning something new in the process of doing a photo challenge. And who doesn’t like posting photos of things that make them happy! Here’s mine: http://catbirdingreece.wordpress.com/2012/10/05/weekly-photo-challenge-happy/

    October 6, 2012
  52. My first Photo Challenge entry. Learned about galleries and the new rectangular format. Cool! http://wp.me/pOicG-1V

    October 6, 2012
  53. Amy #

    Love this week’s challenge, so much fun: http://shareandconnect.wordpress.com/2012/10/06/weekly-photo-challenge-happy/

    October 6, 2012
  54. Very fun! And I LOVE the new gallery choices! Very cool, (and very needed). I did clouds in circles! Fancy that! ;-) http://artbea.wordpress.com/2012/10/06/weekly-photo-challenge-happy/

    October 6, 2012
  55. Its good to be back after a few weeks of hiatus at blogging. Here is my share for this week’s photo challenge: Happy

    http://itsabeeautifullife.wordpress.com/2012/10/06/weekly-challenge-happy/

    October 6, 2012
  56. AStevens #

    Check out happiness as viewed by my favorite friend….http://distinctiveastevens.wordpress.com/2012/10/06/weekly-photo-challenge-happy/

    October 6, 2012
  57. This is a joyous theme! I am really enjoying sharing in all these happy snaps and the new gallery looks great! Here’s my share http://cinova.wordpress.com/2012/10/07/weekly-photo-challenge-happy/

    October 6, 2012
  58. Here’s the link to some of the many things which make me happy. http://busyellebee.wordpress.com/2012/10/05/weekly-photo-challenge-happy/ The hope that you may like this collection, also makes me happy. Enjoy :)

    October 6, 2012
  59. This is a fun one…we all like to think about the things that make us happy!
    http://sued51too.wordpress.com/2012/10/06/weekly-photo-challenge-happy/

    October 6, 2012
  60. Love this new feature! Here are my happy moments! http://thesasupost.wordpress.com/2012/10/06/photo-challenge-happy/

    October 6, 2012
  61. Soon I would like to use the new WP feature. For now, here are the things that keep me happy.

    October 6, 2012
  62. I am happy because I love.

    I am happy because I hope.

    I am happy because I am thankful.

    I am happy because l learn.

    I am happy because I am alive.=)
    https://thoughtfulpaper.wordpress.com/2012/10/06/weekly-photo-challenge-happy/

    October 6, 2012
  63. Gen #

    I love the circle format!
    http://twitchyface.wordpress.com/2012/10/06/happy/

    October 6, 2012
  64. That was much harder than it sounded – multiple photos of happy? Still, a nice way to learn about galleries.

    A world traveler’s view of happy things: http://disorderlychickadee.wordpress.com/2012/10/06/weekly-photo-challenge-happy/

    October 6, 2012
  65. I supposed love and girls’ laugh would be a pretty happy theme for me…http://ripplefar.wordpress.com/2012/10/06/weekly-photo-challenge-happy/

    October 6, 2012
  66. Furballs make me happy. http://ohiasia.com/2012/10/06/happy/

    October 6, 2012
  67. Thanks for the lovely topic and help discovering new tools – love the gallery layouts!

    here’s my contribution…. and I will look at this whenever I neet to put a smile on my own face!

    http://luluseestheworld.wordpress.com/2012/10/06/weekly-photo-challenge-happy/

    October 6, 2012
  68. Since I always post more than one photo for the challenge, the real challenge for me will be seeing if these options work with my theme! This will take me some time, so this week I’ll just load straight up like usual. Thanks for getting this out so early!

    October 6, 2012
  69. I love this challenge! Here is the link to my post on what makes me happy!

    http://salmonfishingqueen.wordpress.com/2012/10/06/weekly-photo-challenge-my-world-makes-me-happy/

    Thank you to WordPress for the new gallery formats and for the weekly challenges too!

    October 6, 2012
  70. Here are the Bouncing Beardies looking Happy on Holiday
    http://bouncingbeardies.wordpress.com/2012/10/06/weekly-photo-challenge-happy/

    October 6, 2012
  71. A little bit of happy from Arkansas: http://wp.me/pKuUa-SD

    October 6, 2012

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