Forums > Critique > Fun and Games > Your worst cliche

Photographer

Steve Korn

Posts: 390

Seattle, Washington, US

I will point out your most cliched image.

I will also applaud you if I don't see any.

Aug 24 14 08:46 pm Link

Model

anna gabriel

Posts: 120

Lexington, Kentucky, US

K have a look

Aug 24 14 08:52 pm Link

Photographer

GER Photography

Posts: 8463

Imperial, California, US

Hehe, have a look.

Aug 24 14 08:55 pm Link

Photographer

Steve Korn

Posts: 390

Seattle, Washington, US

anna gabriel wrote:
K have a look

Thanks for playing.  This image:  https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/34035850

The pose says senior portrait more than art model.  Be careful anytime there is a tree involved.

Aug 24 14 08:56 pm Link

Photographer

Steve Korn

Posts: 390

Seattle, Washington, US

GER Photography wrote:
Hehe, have a look.

I have to go with the front/back mirror shot:

https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/11220822

Thank you for not selectively coloring any of it.

Aug 24 14 08:58 pm Link

Photographer

Nor-Cal Photography

Posts: 3720

Walnut Creek, California, US

OK, do it to me!   smile

Aug 24 14 09:46 pm Link

Photographer

DCurtis

Posts: 796

San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico

please (I hope my whole port is not cliched)

Aug 24 14 09:57 pm Link

Photographer

Steve Korn

Posts: 390

Seattle, Washington, US

Nor-Cal Photography wrote:
OK, do it to me!   smile

Your portfolio doesn't seem to rely on cliches.  You like to have fun and there are some campy images.  If I had to choose one that is overdone and kind of funny when you think about, it would be the classic "lady hugging wall" pose. 

https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/13612712

She clearly loves that building.

Aug 24 14 09:59 pm Link

Photographer

Steve Korn

Posts: 390

Seattle, Washington, US

DCurtis wrote:
please (I hope my whole port is not cliched)

Not a single cliche here.  Unique images.  Bravo for doing your thing.

Aug 24 14 10:01 pm Link

Photographer

Paul Tirado Photography

Posts: 4363

New York, New York, US

Go ahead and take a look. Thanks.

Aug 25 14 12:42 am Link

Photographer

Steve Korn

Posts: 390

Seattle, Washington, US

Paul Tirado Photography wrote:
Go ahead and take a look. Thanks.

No caution tape?  No hand bras?  You're not trying hard enough.

You do have a girl floating on her back, but your portfolio is so good you get a pass.

Great work.

Aug 25 14 06:27 am Link

Photographer

TDSImages

Posts: 1022

Salt Lake City, Utah, US

I'll play...

Aug 25 14 07:01 am Link

Photographer

David Kirk

Posts: 4852

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

I'll play too.

Aug 25 14 07:04 am Link

Photographer

Steve Korn

Posts: 390

Seattle, Washington, US

TDSImages wrote:
I'll play...

I don't think you're trying hard enough either.  Maybe take some photos of a wedding ring on a book to cast a little heart shaped shadow?

Aug 25 14 07:16 am Link

Photographer

Steve Korn

Posts: 390

Seattle, Washington, US

David Kirk wrote:
I'll play too.

Enough with the girl standing in front of a barn pics!

https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/28150917

Just kidding.

Nice stuff.  Especially like the b+w of the woman with freckles.

Aug 25 14 07:19 am Link

Photographer

Justin Bonaparte

Posts: 265

Charlotte, North Carolina, US

Game on!

Aug 25 14 08:20 am Link

Photographer

Steve Korn

Posts: 390

Seattle, Washington, US

Justin Bonaparte wrote:
Game on!

Nothing I would call a cliche, but your portfolio is generally pretty middle-of-the-road safe. 

If you don't mind a little encouraging criticism, your portfolio looks like a lot of other photographers here.  You have some good stuff that could be great if you pushed yourself creatively. 

This is a location full of possibilities:

https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/30721078

The curves of the ramp and the nice job you did with the exposure could make this location really intriguing.

I dig the shot with the light rope, shows that you are stepping out of your comfort zone.

Keep goin'!

Aug 25 14 09:38 am Link

Photographer

Justin Bonaparte

Posts: 265

Charlotte, North Carolina, US

Thanks for the input, cheers! :-)

Aug 25 14 09:59 am Link

Photographer

Steve Korn

Posts: 390

Seattle, Washington, US

Justin Bonaparte wrote:
Thanks for the input, cheers! :-)

Hope I didn't overstep.  I like your stuff and see that next step about to explode!

Aug 25 14 10:09 am Link

Model

winking_wonder

Posts: 5907

New York, New York, US

Sure!

Aug 25 14 12:22 pm Link

Model

MatureModelMM

Posts: 2844

Detroit, Michigan, US

Please and thank you! smile

Aug 25 14 12:29 pm Link

Model

Anita1993

Posts: 316

Venlo, Limburg, Netherlands

Okay smile

Aug 25 14 01:12 pm Link

Photographer

Jorge Kreimer

Posts: 3716

San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico

Sure!

Aug 25 14 09:50 pm Link

Aug 25 14 10:41 pm Link

Photographer

Steve Korn

Posts: 390

Seattle, Washington, US

MatureModelMM wrote:
Please and thank you! smile

I really admire you for putting yourself out there as a "mature" model. 

Like I said above, be careful working with trees!

https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/27831327

As a general rule, it's never a good idea to stick your head in or between anything for a picture.  smile

Aug 25 14 10:43 pm Link

Photographer

Steve Korn

Posts: 390

Seattle, Washington, US

Anita1993 wrote:
Okay smile

Nothing I would call cliche here.  However, if you're going to dress like a b-boy, you've got to mean it!

https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/36401208

Aug 25 14 10:48 pm Link

Photographer

Steve Korn

Posts: 390

Seattle, Washington, US

Jorge Kreimer wrote:
Sure!

Very cool, edgy, taking lots of chances.  You have great models who are down to go for it.

Good stuff.

Aug 25 14 10:52 pm Link

Model

Niharika Vivekananda

Posts: 2

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

smile me?

Aug 26 14 12:39 am Link

Photographer

Steve Korn

Posts: 390

Seattle, Washington, US

Niharika Vivekananda wrote:
smile me?

You are beautiful and I know it's kind of a genre, but girls posing on motorcycles or cars is pretty well worn.

You have other great images in your portfolio.  Keep goin'!

Aug 26 14 12:47 am Link

Model

Niharika Vivekananda

Posts: 2

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

thank you Steve

Aug 26 14 01:27 am Link

Photographer

Jorge Kreimer

Posts: 3716

San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico

Steve Korn wrote:

Very cool, edgy, taking lots of chances.  You have great models who are down to go for it.

Good stuff.

Thank you, sir!

Aug 26 14 06:11 am Link

Model

Lilith Von Dahlia

Posts: 123

Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia

Would love to know!

Aug 26 14 07:34 am Link

Photographer

Steve Korn

Posts: 390

Seattle, Washington, US

Lilith Von Dahlia wrote:
Would love to know!

You certainly have a few fun/campy images.

The only thing really bordering on cliche is the throat slash:

https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/32419978

Otherwise, I really like the image in the feather costume.

Aug 26 14 08:11 am Link

Model

Jesslyn Kelly

Posts: 46

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

This seems like fun! I'll play!

Aug 26 14 09:56 pm Link

Photographer

RC Images

Posts: 1242

Silver Spring, Maryland, US

Okay

Aug 26 14 11:29 pm Link

Photographer

Steve Korn

Posts: 390

Seattle, Washington, US

Jesslyn Kelly wrote:
This seems like fun! I'll play!

Hard to nail you on anything.

Kind of hard to pick on common poses as cliche, but technically a cliche is something that is simply overdone.  So, I'll ding you for this:

https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/36665277

But, you look really good, so by all means don't get rid of it!

Aug 27 14 10:10 am Link

Photographer

Steve Korn

Posts: 390

Seattle, Washington, US

RC Images wrote:
Okay

Like Jesslyn, no glaring cliches.  I'll ding you on a pose however as the whole dislocated shoulders thing was so overdone two years ago that I can't help but vurp a little every time I see it:

https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/33837928

Aug 27 14 10:12 am Link

Photographer

1472

Posts: 1120

Pembroke Pines, Florida, US

Sure let's play

Aug 27 14 10:26 am Link

Photographer

Steve Korn

Posts: 390

Seattle, Washington, US

1472 wrote:
Sure let's play

I think you qualify as cliche free.

Try harder.

Aug 27 14 11:13 am Link

Model

Axioma

Posts: 6822

Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium

hienvy

Aug 27 14 11:59 am Link