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The Unofficial List of Cliche ideas.
For our own personal entertainment. I want to start a list of cliche photo concepts. I know I have seen other lists in the past. This is "The All New, New Cliche Idea Massacre List" For no better reason, what the heck lets use one of these on our next photoshoot.  OK, lets hear it, Short & Sweet. The list so far; Making lists of cliche concepts Caution tape Train tracks gas mask hand bras Snakes on a naked model Abandoned building Brick walls old car old truck motorcycle train dirt on the model wet model legs up, while on the back on all 4s that bikini pose that you would never see anywhere but in a photo. black and white photo of Yellowstone park Cake on the face Frozen chickens Sports balls any color of jello angel wings faerie wings bedroom/couch shot with stiletto heel caught in g-string/thong rooftop graffiti guitar in hand lamp post beautiful sunset lighting fake orgasm "girl with long hair flipping her head back and capturing the stream of water flying in a beautiful arch" pinup' white bkgrnd with model posing with a colored circle behind Ophelia bathtub toilet Belt bra rose petals Tutus Big Lollipop sucker shots, Sitting on the window sill looking out wistfully or sadly Milk and cereal in a bathtub Rose petals on the water in a bathtub Sports jerseys on girls Licking or sucking on stiletto heels The dumped prom queen cemetery shots, feathers over the eyes swords/knife Handguns. rifle Sunglasses. Leather. eye makeup/ excessive makeup Christmas outfit shots Big Booty shot Saran wrap School Girl Look Waterfall shots obscure yoga poses leaning on column underwear around ankles Giving the camera the finger MySpace snapshots fishnet painted model graffiti model Jan 05 10 03:33 am Link Caution Tape Jan 05 10 03:37 am Link Creating cliche' threads listing cliche' ideas.  ?Jan 05 10 03:40 am Link Rebel Photo wrote: Hee, hee! Jan 05 10 03:55 am Link toilet Jan 05 10 03:58 am Link Yes, it sucks to be the cliche. in the cliche thread The old standby Gas masks. Jan 05 10 04:08 am Link thumbs in waist of underwear Jan 05 10 04:10 am Link What about the old belt around the boobs Jan 05 10 04:14 am Link close up of heavily lipsticked mouth eating a strawberry. Jan 05 10 04:15 am Link Angel Wings Jan 05 10 04:17 am Link Brightonian wrote: fairy wings too. Jan 05 10 04:19 am Link Everything's already been done, let's just hang up our cameras and all go work for McDonalds.... Jan 05 10 04:22 am Link Rebel Photo wrote: I would say "calling out cliché threads," but I think I'd risk one of those unending time loop things. Jan 05 10 04:26 am Link Norman Gould wrote: I just couldn't help myself Jan 05 10 04:30 am Link Reposting the same announcement over and over and over again.. Jan 05 10 05:04 am Link Big fan of the band photos cliches: Train tracks Brick walls Electric instruments in places where they couldn't be used (like a guy sitting in a field with a les paul) Arms crossed tough guy photos. Jan 05 10 06:06 am Link Snakes on a naked model Jan 05 10 06:14 am Link hand bras Jan 05 10 06:22 am Link Definitely Angel Wings Jan 05 10 06:22 am Link candy/sprinkles/jewels covering lips >. Jan 05 10 06:26 am Link girls with a katana Jan 05 10 06:30 am Link Train tracks. Jan 05 10 06:35 am Link Model stroking sackbut. Jan 05 10 06:35 am Link bright colored makeup holding matching fruit Jan 05 10 06:40 am Link https://www.modelmayhem.com/po.php?thread_id=320710 Thanks Kevin But to add to it, How about the 'NAKED MODEL ON BED AND CAMERA SET TO GREEN BOX' snapshot? Ya know the ones Im talkin about  Jan 05 10 06:46 am Link Hamza wrote: as long as I get to wear those cool black jeans with the "M" logo on the back...I'm there... Jan 05 10 06:51 am Link Anything T&A with a motorcycle, guitar or cowboy hat. Jan 05 10 06:55 am Link Let's not forget: Girls bent over the hood of a car! Jan 05 10 06:56 am Link I quickly got bored with the xmas-themed "Santa Glamour" photos I kept seeing a few weeks' back... some takes on the holiday theme were interesting but "bikini-clad chick in a Santa hat" wasn't. Jan 05 10 07:29 am Link This thread is great, i'm getting lots of good ideas for shoots! I agree though, pretty much everything has been done... That by itself wount stop me from trying it though. I'll never be able to put my new spin on an old piece if I never try it. Jan 05 10 07:53 am Link I'll agree with hand bras, belt bras and caution tape. Hard to put a new twist or vision into these. Jan 05 10 08:00 am Link FStopFitzgerald wrote: stillben wrote: arg... my whole port is a cliche... guess i should give up Jan 05 10 08:35 am Link This is a partial list of older threads. It might be worth reviewing some of them to ensure no cliche is overlooked. Photography Talk > The Ultimate Cliche List. (My collection of top clichés for reference purposes.) Photography Talk > allusion vs. cliche Photography Talk > pleez, no more angel wings on girls (50+ posts) Photography Talk > Cliches... (15+ posts) Photography Talk > cliché Photography Talk > 'hand/arm bra' shots Photography Talk > Split toning.. Is this the new caution tape? Photography Talk > Rail Road Tracks Photography Talk > Over done pose....... (Handbra) Photography Talk > 5 of the Most cliche Themes... Add to the list (80+ posts) Photography Talk > photo cliches (10+ posts) Photography Talk > The Unofficial List of Cliche ideas. General Industry > Are studio photographs becoming cliche?? (60+ posts) General Industry > Cemetery shoot--too cliche'd and overdone? General Industry > cliche General Industry > Time to retire these ideas... (40+ posts-with some examples of lots-of-cliché in one shot) General Industry > Most Overused Cliche Cheesy Prop ? (100+ posts) General Industry > Stop with the model holding up a picture frame!!! (80+ posts) General Industry > Models with guns! General Industry > most overused photo concepts or themes! (100+ posts) General Industry > What do wings and cowboy hats have in common? General Industry > Belt as a bra General Industry > Resolution: Let's Not Photograph These Cliches (110+ posts) General Industry > angel wings and guns General Industry > Caution Tape the most overused Photo Cliche or... (130+ posts) General Industry > Fur lined parka hoods... General Industry > Selective Coloring. General Industry > Is the gas mask the new caution tape? (80+ posts) General Industry > If I see one more model in front of the Jesus wall (Location clichés) General Industry > Angel wings. (âStop it. Just..... stop.â) General Industry > Angel Wings (Ask for where-to-buy, gets cliché comments) General Industry > I don't shoot angel wings.... General Industry > Which nude cliche' do you hate the most? (60+ posts) General Industry > Cliche photos we actually like: General Industry > Manual of cliche shots? General Industry > Up 'n Coming Cliche... MASKS ! (25+ posts) General Industry > Moratorium. Photo Cliche Number 1. General Industry > What are cliché photographs? (160+ posts) General Industry > Cliche / over used poses (50+ posts) General Industry > Cliche Photo Thread(s)? General Industry > What cliche will you NEVER shoot ? (200+ posts) General Industry > How Soon Will These Be The Next Cliche? (25+ posts, colored bubbles) General Industry > No more caution tape and fake blood... (45+ posts) General Industry > The Obligatory Cliche Photo - protect yourself General Industry > Overdone shots you'd like to see go away for good (200+ posts, started 10/22/09) General Industry > Most irritating clichés (100+ posts, started 12/31/2007) Model Colloquy > no more hand-over-boob shots...... (130+ posts) Model Colloquy > Fur hat shots - overdone or still looking good Hair, Makeup & Styling > please lose the wings Hair, Makeup & Styling > April cover of Zink- Caution Tape?!?!?! Ewww Critique > When did this become a cliche? (Wheatfields) Off-Topic Discussion > The List of Tired Cheezy Overused Props Off-Topic Discussion > no more parka hoods, please (146 posts, locked) Off-Topic Discussion > no more bland parka hoods, please (55 posts, locked, follow-up) Off-Topic Discussion > Are balloons the new caution tape? Off-Topic Discussion > She Gave Me "the Fingerâ Off-Topic Discussion > Photography Pet Peeves... (Labeled pet peeves, but the first entry is RR tracks and angelwings) Deliberate clichés⦠Critique > Cliche photos (deliberately shooting cliché images) General Industry > Cliche Photo Contest - Official Posting Thread. (65+ posts) General Industry > Cliche Photo Contest Winner (35+ posts) General Industry > For Eric M-B and all you cliche lovers General Industry > Concept Shot of the Day Contest....CLICHE'S! General Industry > Ultimate Cliche' Shot And, of course, the threads about cliché threads⦠Cliche hate threads.. (25+ posts) The Anti-Cliche! The biggest cliche on this site is... (15+ posts) Cliche hate threads.. (25+ posts) What about the cliche' threads? Thereâs also a site dedicated to photo clichés: PhotoCliches.com. Jan 05 10 09:05 am Link Bathtubs Jan 05 10 09:07 am Link girls with guitars. I like girls, I like guitars but the combination just doesn't synergize for me. Jan 05 10 09:22 am Link Handguns. Sunglasses. Leather. Mix of all three. Jan 05 10 09:27 am Link School Girl Look Ugly Waterfall shots Overcolor and then blur pics. Studio pics Outdoor pics Jan 05 10 09:40 am Link What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun. {10} Is there anything of which one can say, "Look! This is something new"? It was here already, long ago; it was here before our time. Nothing new under the sun Eccl. 1:9 Jan 05 10 09:51 am Link Rebel Photo wrote: +1 Jan 05 10 09:59 am Link Edgy people producing killer work using one or more of the aforementioned cliches. If everyone is edgy, then nobody is. If everything is killer, then nothing is. Jan 05 10 10:05 am Link |
I wish PlasticPuppet was still running. I'd like to see just how many times this thread has been done, just out of curiosity.
