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What are cliché photographs?
They're done over and over. The same ideas are repeated in photographs by many photographers and models. Some people think they're being creative if they can duplicate ideas that have already been done ad nauseum! Here's my list of cliché photos - themes that I try to avoid. What ideas do you consider to be a cliché? UPDATED LIST Standing next to a tree On knees spread apart at the beach Straddling a motorcycle Yellow "Caution" tape wrapped around a body The "American Beauty" shot - a nude covered with rose petals Sitting on a fake Greek column Wearing a hard hat, tool belt, and brief clothing Angel wings Railroad Tracks On the hood of a car Lingerie w/ trenchcoat Finger in mouth Swimsuits & high heels Canned photo effects Hands on boobs Spot color In bathtub with candles Tugging on panties Photographer w/ camera: self-portrait in mirror Implied nude, wrapped in American Flag Bikinis and guns Semi-nude with man's shirt and necktie Wearing a cowboy hat Wearing a "Euro" hat - sideways Ladder shots Wearing boxing gloves The cat crawl Wearing a Santa hat at Christmastime Graveyard Goth Background cloth that droops in the middle Tilted camera shots Aug 07 05 01:59 am Link hurray! im not considered a cliché photographer! you forgot to mention angel wings! Aug 07 05 02:10 am Link Marily Monroes first pinupt pose ('though I love to shoot that) Anna Nicole Smiths Pose for H&M (loce to shoot that too) lol - yeah - and Angel wing (LOL - have lot's of "Morbid Angel" Shots too) Aug 07 05 02:11 am Link Here's another thread on cliche photos. The weird thing about cliches is that they are cliches because they work... Aug 07 05 02:17 am Link Models grabbing their high heels Black and white photos with something left in color Aug 07 05 02:31 am Link Funny...decided to click on browse, and when the most recent members popped up...hmmm...at least 4 of the pix fit into your cliche list...LoL!! Aug 07 05 02:31 am Link LOL - of course - I do nothing but clichée  ))) ..check my avatar... Aug 07 05 02:33 am Link I think you can use the cliche' but its all a mater of whether you put a spin to it. Thats where it differs, for some one it might be a creative idea for them to use such items, I like the idea of caution tape, but only if its to creat an actual outfit, I mean if you look at it really fishnet stocking, and garter belts can be considered cliche, any type of nude for the most part might be sondiered a cliche, every one intrpits things differently:) Aug 07 05 02:52 am Link Who cares? Why not take a "cliche" idea, and make it new? Why limit yourself by saying "I'm not going to photograph someone standing next to a tree because that's cliche" but instead say "How can I photograph someone standing next to a tree and make it original?" Aug 07 05 02:58 am Link Posted by MichaelBell: what like this one? Aug 07 05 03:11 am Link Posted by Dark Matter Zone: Guilty as charged. Aug 07 05 03:51 am Link Posted by Monsante Bey: Posted by Dark Matter Zone: Guilty as charged. That's what you're wearing right now? That's weird. Aug 07 05 03:52 am Link Posted by Brian Diaz: Posted by Monsante Bey: Posted by Dark Matter Zone: Guilty as charged. That's what you're wearing right now? That's weird. But at least I feel sexy. *wink* Aug 07 05 04:03 am Link Posted by Monsante Bey: Posted by Brian Diaz: Posted by Monsante Bey: Posted by Dark Matter Zone: Guilty as charged. That's what you're wearing right now? That's weird. But at least I feel sexy. *wink* You do what you gotta do--as long as you abide by Ohio state laws, I don't mind. Aug 07 05 04:06 am Link Posted by Monsante Bey: Posted by Brian Diaz: Posted by Monsante Bey: Posted by Dark Matter Zone: Guilty as charged. That's what you're wearing right now? That's weird. But at least I feel sexy. *wink* *whistles* Aug 07 05 04:12 am Link lol Aug 07 05 04:13 am Link Posted by MichaelBell: Does this look cliche? Aug 07 05 06:03 am Link Posted by Nat Meo: Posted by MichaelBell: Does this look cliche? A little bit, yeah. Did you see this from the other thread? Aug 07 05 06:11 am Link Posted by Brian Diaz: Posted by Nat Meo: Posted by MichaelBell: Does this look cliche? A little bit, yeah. Did you see this from the other thread? Uhh - damn - so my "Red Lips" and "Blue Jeans" are defnately clichée? Ah well - who gives... ;o) Aug 07 05 06:20 am Link Like I said, things become cliche because they work... Aug 07 05 06:23 am Link There are several objects that i refuse to feature in my images...mostly because they give a feeling of "premediation" to the scene I'm trying to discuss. Among them: -wine glasses [full or empty] -musical instruments [unless i get to keep them after the shoot] -cars or motorcylces [see above condition] -fake blood [if a model wants me to shoot them in blood, the least she can do is donate it herself.] -swords/knives/guns [there's nothing "sexy" about instuments of death imo] -cameras [there's nothing sillier than taking a picture of a model taking a picture...especially a nude/lingere/bikini model...sheesh]. -bikinis/swimsuits/lingere with shoes...can you say "Burt Parks"? I thought you could. Generally, when a model asks me what to bring to a shoot, my reply is "nothing." Aug 07 05 06:25 am Link A rectangular shape to the photo is cliché. Aug 07 05 06:25 am Link Posted by Brian Diaz: For my own selfish ego - I take that as a compliment Brian Aug 07 05 06:26 am Link Posted by Hartsoe: Posted by Brian Diaz: For my own selfish ego - I take that as a compliment Brian I'm glad I didn't offend...much Aug 07 05 06:30 am Link B&W is cliché... Aug 07 05 06:34 am Link Posted by XtremeArtists: So is color... Aug 07 05 06:36 am Link Thunder stealer. Aug 07 05 06:36 am Link Was I supposed to set you up for the visible spectrum bit? Sorry. Aug 07 05 06:37 am Link I expected color... Then I was going to come in with invisible light... Aug 07 05 06:39 am Link Next time, I'll go one step at a time, if you tell me how to make money off your gallery. Aug 07 05 06:41 am Link Almost there.... Aug 07 05 06:42 am Link 'Cause it's cliche, but I'm broke as hell. Aug 07 05 06:46 am Link Posted by Brian Diaz: Posted by XtremeArtists: So is color... Isn't infrared photography more-or-less light outside the visible spectrum? Of course, that's cliche too..... Aug 07 05 06:47 am Link It's riding the line. The photo is not printed outside the visible spectrum, but in b&w. It's cliché for sure. Aug 07 05 06:49 am Link Posted by Brian Diaz: Posted by XtremeArtists: So is color... infrared...not that uncommon Aug 07 05 06:50 am Link Here's a question: at what point do things lose cliche status? For instance, it's less trite to make Daguerreotypes than C-41. Aug 07 05 06:50 am Link Writing "cliche" with the proper accent mark is so cliche. Aug 07 05 06:51 am Link touché Aug 07 05 06:52 am Link Posted by XtremeArtists: Ha! Aug 07 05 06:52 am Link Posted by Dark Matter Zone: Is this clothing that doesn't last long? Like stuff they sell at Target? Aug 07 05 06:54 am Link |
