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Glamour Cliches: The (In)Complete List
We see them everyday on MM. They are the concepts we often started with because we didn’t know any better. Some of us still dip into these categories, if only to try to redefine them. See if you can add to the list below. This is not to say that cliché concepts are bad; some can look fantastic. It’s all about the execution. And if you think you’ve reinvented the wheel by transforming a cliché into something more, attach a link to your image (noting 18+ as appropriate) with an explanation. And remember that this isn’t a critique forum, so play nice. THE CLICHÉ LIST: Railroad Tracks Caution Tape Hand Bra Sitting on window sill Model flipping off the camera Wrapped in a chain Black tape over nipples Angel wings Whipped cream or candy over privates Mountaintop with windblown fabric Hugging Guitar Only wearing necktie Milk pouring over chest Covered in rose petals Jun 03 14 02:52 pm Link All I have is Railroad tracks.. https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/29647404 18+ https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/29647408 18+ I do have 'long straight roads' though.. and necktie.. Jun 03 14 03:05 pm Link Blonde in a bikini   Jun 03 14 03:07 pm Link toesup wrote: I like your toy train spin. Jun 03 14 03:08 pm Link James Jackson Fashion wrote: Yeah, and "model without clothes" is quite popular on MM too. Jun 03 14 03:10 pm Link Panties hooked in the high heel = my favorite. Jun 03 14 05:02 pm Link Be original, show me something that isn't a cliché. Jun 03 14 05:14 pm Link MMDesign wrote: A model in a cute parka kneeling on the beach beneath a crashing wave only the wave is frozen solid ice. Jun 03 14 05:19 pm Link MMDesign wrote: Agreed. A cliched concept ceases to be a cliche when a creative photographer and/or model take it in a whole new direction. Jun 03 14 05:29 pm Link Mermaids. Girl in the mirror.  Girl getting wet.  Jun 03 14 08:36 pm Link - I think this one is new, seen it over the last year, A nude girl, her upper body on the floor while her legs on a seat, it looks like a "broken" body, hard to explain tho. - Nude girl in a box. - Nude girl in dryer machine or at the laundromat. - Nude girl in fridge. - Nude girl laying on front seat of a car. - Girl with Scarf almost covering her head - I like this look tho, I can't have enough of it. - Girl in very revealing Football outfit, oh, wait, I have one, Oops! https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/29396501 https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/29396500 - Girl lifting her skirt to reveal her panties. - Topless girl in cowboy hat. - Girl in very short school uniform - red plaid skirt, her behind is all out. Aug 06 14 12:26 am Link Hand bra. Perhaps it's NSFW?  Aug 06 14 01:16 am Link The funny thing about cliches is that they often sell better than the non cliche. People often like to buy what they're used to seeing and stay away from things that are new or different. Aug 06 14 04:08 am Link is it cliche or just tried and true methods? or is it simply mass appeal? we pose a particular way because it works. We use certain compositions because they work. we process in styles because they work. creativity is very hard to come by, so we all fall back onto what we know works. the difficulty is breaking out of that mindset. Aug 06 14 05:27 am Link D-Light wrote: Yep. Aug 06 14 05:36 am Link Kent Art Photography wrote: +1 Aug 06 14 05:41 am Link Upside down strawberry held up to model's open mouth? Aug 06 14 05:50 am Link I thought they all were, seriously. Aug 06 14 05:50 am Link AJScalzitti wrote: I think you are right. There isn't much left out there is there? LOL Aug 06 14 05:54 am Link I shoot models to test lighting, makeup works, and for the hobby side fun of it. If it falls into a cliche so be it. I just do what I like. Aug 06 14 06:09 am Link A. I. Studios wrote: I shoot nude girls in a box all the time. :-P Aug 06 14 07:23 am Link pellepiano wrote: That's definitely interesting to me. Aug 06 14 07:34 am Link They made it to cliche status because people liked the concept in the first place. Aug 06 14 07:44 am Link A. I. Studios wrote: I'm crushed. Aug 06 14 07:58 am Link i'll be honest, one cliche i never understood was the gas mask. Aug 06 14 08:30 am Link Michael Alestra wrote: Aug 06 14 08:39 am Link Michael Alestra wrote: The earliest ones I'm aware of were in the early 1940's, right in the middle of WWII (Edward Weston's Civilian Defense (18+) and a few others. Then is not now. Aug 06 14 08:12 pm Link Michael Alestra wrote: I think you have good point there. From the general masses point of view, this is all they know -Cliche-! From our point of view, we are exposed to a lot of various looks and poses, they are familiar to us and we do them all the time, it is just much wider pool of cliche for us to chose from. It safe for us, like a narrow pool of looks is safe for them. Aug 07 14 12:49 pm Link An earlier poster mentioned the Avedon/Kinski snake poster. This is emblematic of why photographers start copying pop icons. That image was created by a top fashion photographer, a sensuous actress in her prime, an editor, MUA, probably an art director, and studio assistants. Now I wonder why the average model/photographer team can't come close to that impact? When "Batman" came out how many "creative" types imitated the Heath Ledger makeup? Those images were not initially cliché but everyone who attempted to reference them using inadequate art and inspiration were. By the way, I often will do at least one shot of a model covering her breast while topless so that I am "covered" and can supply a similar image with no nipple exposure. For the same reason I try to mix up vertical and horizontal compositions: more choices to provide a client. : Aug 07 14 01:32 pm Link Milky bathtub naked on rock in desert And i'm going to go out on a limb with this one, but... "terrible photo on purpose" i.e. mock polaroid, out of focus, etc. Aug 07 14 04:18 pm Link MichaelBerryPhotography wrote: Exactly, and you can add animal trainer to that list. Aug 12 14 12:47 am Link Well, for the mirror cliché, I'm in... What I often see here in France is the 'nude in an abandonned place', factory or the like. Sometimes models say on their profile that they'd love to shoot on 'an original location, like an abandonned factory'. I wonder how often women walk around naked with high heels in such places. Maybe I should check abandonned places more often :-) Aug 12 14 06:59 am Link |
