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Photographic Cliches
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1) The girl looking into the mirror and the reflection is her dressed differently or whatever.
2) Anyone screaming, though I have one of a 7 year old doing that in my stream.
3) Pretty girl with a fur lined hood wrapping her face
4) Multiple clones of oneself
5) gas masks
6) a naked female with m+m's, rose pedals, pebbles, or any other small pieces of whatever covering her crotch
7) picture of a guy being lit by his computer ala DH. (It was a great idea when DH did it, anyone else that's ripped it off…alright already)
8) hand bra
9) any guns or ninjas, unless they really look legitimately like they should be holding a gun or is a ninja, ala Chase Jarvis' pics. Airchinapilot (Keith Loh) also just posted some nice gun pics from an actors gun training class.
10) smoke streams
11) anything splashing into a martini glass
12) view of the dashboard of a car in focus with street lights streaking by through the windshield
13) photographer taking a picture of himself/herself taking a picture of himself/herself in the mirror. (I have one of those, too. Damn.)
14) photographer taking a picture of another photographer taking a picture of the first photographer
15) when the two photographers from #14 create links between the pictures they each took so we can all see them taking pictures of each other from each perspective (not really a cliche', but it does make me want to hurt someone)
16) jumping
17) dripping faucet
18) heart bokeh
19) subject sitting on a toilet, especially if it's an attractive girl (some photographers will go to any length to get a girl to get naked)
20) popping water balloon
I would also add the stupid myspace shot, that camera held up overhead shooting down on yourself angle. Oh! And it is always from a cameraphone.
long exposures of spinning carnival rides
girls wearing both a bathing suit AND high heels.
A Single Leaf on Dirt, water, grass,stairs etc.
“Pointing out cliches.”
Underexposed sky with a female model, no contextual information for why she's there, and soft light coming in from camera right or left with an edge light from behind.
levitation pictures
Rings in books uk held by girls covered in m&m's shot in macro with flowers…..HDR
strangers walking by an “interesting” wall.
Shots of Laser Mouse
over processed wide angle overblow rim portraits
Self Portraits made by pointing the camera into a mirror using one of those special left handed limited edition DSLRs made by nokiN or nonaC.
“I rather fear there is a flickr group for every cliche on the list…”
the “hunched shoulders” pose in fashion photos
Blurry long exposure waterfalls
Shots of peoples gear collection, or how much they can fit in a daypack.
train tracks.
B&W single light source nudes
Building shots with super wide angles.
White farm fences.
Sub-atomic particle detector technicians, and anything with the Ogalthorpe look.
Roasted window poultry
picture frames. people holding picture frames. or stepping through picture frames..
Bokeh highlights of point light sources especially cheap 5 bladers or even worse hearts
Slow shutter night traffic tail lights
Scientists with test tubes conical bottles and over gelled backgrounds
Anyone holding a large spanner (except Bob)
HDR sunsets
What about macros of tap water / milk / coloured water drop splashes
Backlit flowers as seen through a drop of (tap water) mist
Scrap rusty iron
Super-wide-angle shots of cars from a corner of the front bumper
etc+