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- | (via http:// | + | ==== Real Serious Street Photography Clichés==== |
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+ | * Plastic Whales | ||
+ | * Shots of Backs | ||
+ | * People Walking Past Monotonous Walls | ||
+ | * people walking in front of advertising | ||
+ | * the Too Small Subject | ||
+ | * Supporting Tower of Pisa | ||
+ | * Street Photography (according to Martin Parr (but "Parr is merely a clicheed version of his own earlier work" | ||
+ | * People on mobile phones | ||
+ | * People juxtaposed with billboards | ||
+ | * People yawning | ||
+ | * People blinking (sleep walkers) | ||
+ | * People taking photographs | ||
+ | * People lying down in public | ||
+ | * Statues and art appearing to interact with their environment | ||
+ | * People obscured by trees | ||
+ | * an hdr shot of a kitten at sunset | ||
+ | * Faces obscured by balloons, flowers etc.. | ||
+ | * People perfectly positioned within a small frame within the frame | ||
+ | * people carrying random objects (often unusual or unexpected) | ||
+ | * Synchronised stepping | ||
+ | * People mirroring each other' | ||
+ | * People panhandling (while other people pretend not to notice them) | ||
+ | * Pictures of the photographer' | ||
+ | * Pictures of the photographer' | ||
+ | * Person caught in mid-flight jumping over puddle | ||
+ | * Urchins playing war games in derelict building | ||
+ | * People obscured by umbrellas on rainy day | ||
+ | * People drinking coffee in cafes - especially Parisian | ||
- | 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. | + | ==== generally cliché==== |
- | 3) Pretty girl with a fur lined hood wrapping her face | + | (via http://www.flickr.com/ |
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- | 4) Multiple clones of oneself | + | |
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- | 5) gas masks | + | |
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- | 6) a naked female with m+m's, rose pedals, pebbles, or any other small pieces of whatever covering her crotch | + | |
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- | 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) | + | |
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- | 8) hand bra | + | |
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- | 9) any guns or ninjas, unless they really look legitimately like they should be holding a gun or is a ninja, ala Chase Jarvis' | + | |
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- | 10) smoke streams | + | |
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- | 11) anything splashing into a martini glass | + | |
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- | 12) view of the dashboard of a car in focus with street lights streaking by through the windshield | + | |
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- | 13) photographer taking a picture of himself/herself taking a picture of himself/herself in the mirror. (I have one of those, too. Damn.) | + | |
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- | 14) photographer taking a picture of another photographer taking a picture of the first photographer | + | |
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- | 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', | + | |
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- | 16) jumping | + | |
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- | 17) dripping faucet | + | |
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- | 18) heart bokeh | + | |
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- | 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) | + | |
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- | 20) popping water balloon | + | |
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- | 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. | + | |
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- | long exposures of spinning carnival rides | + | |
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- | girls wearing both a bathing suit AND high heels. | + | |
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- | A Single Leaf on Dirt, water, grass, | + | |
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- | 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. | + | |
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- | levitation pictures | + | |
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- | Rings in books uk held by girls covered in m& | + | |
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- | strangers walking by an " | + | |
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- | Shots of Laser Mouse | + | |
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- | over processed wide angle overblow rim portraits | + | |
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- | 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. | + | |
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- | "I rather fear there is a flickr | + | |
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- | the " | + | |
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- | Blurry long exposure waterfalls | + | |
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- | Shots of peoples gear collection, or how much they can fit in a daypack. | + | |
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- | train tracks. | + | |
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- | B&W single light source nudes | + | |
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- | Building shots with super wide angles. | + | |
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- | White farm fences. | + | |
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- | Sub-atomic particle detector technicians, | + | |
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- | Roasted window poultry | + | |
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- | picture frames. people holding picture frames. or stepping through picture frames.. | + | |
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- | Bokeh highlights of point light sources especially cheap 5 bladers or even worse hearts | + | |
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- | Slow shutter night traffic tail lights | + | |
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- | Scientists with test tubes conical bottles and over gelled backgrounds | + | |
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- | Anyone holding a large spanner (except Bob) | + | |
- | HDR sunsets | ||
- | What about macros of tap water / milk / coloured water drop splashes | + | * The girl looking into the mirror and the reflection is her dressed differently or whatever. |
+ | * Anyone screaming, though I have one of a 7 year old doing that in my stream. | ||
+ | * Pretty girl with a fur lined hood wrapping her face | ||
+ | * Multiple clones of oneself | ||
+ | * gas masks | ||
+ | * a naked female with m+m's, rose pedals, pebbles, or any other small pieces of whatever covering her crotch | ||
+ | * picture of a guy being lit by his computer | ||
+ | * hand bra | ||
+ | * any guns or ninjas, unless they really look legitimately like they should be holding a gun or is a ninja, ala Chase Jarvis' | ||
+ | * smoke streams | ||
+ | * anything splashing into a martini glass | ||
+ | * view of the dashboard of a car in focus with street lights streaking by through the windshield | ||
+ | * photographer taking a picture of himself/ | ||
+ | * photographer taking a picture of another photographer taking a picture of the first photographer | ||
+ | * 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 | ||
+ | * 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. | ||
+ | * jumping | ||
+ | * dripping faucet | ||
+ | * heart bokeh | ||
+ | * 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) | ||
+ | * popping water balloon | ||
+ | * 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, | ||
+ | * " | ||
+ | * 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& | ||
+ | * strangers walking by an " | ||
+ | * Shots of Laser Mouse | ||
+ | * over processed wide angle overblow rim portraits | ||
+ | * "I rather fear there is a flickr group for every cliche on the list..." | ||
+ | * the " | ||
+ | * 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, | ||
+ | * 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 | ||
+ | * 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 | ||
- | Backlit flowers as seen through a drop of (tap water) mist | + | Instagram Clichés -> http:// |
- | Scrap rusty iron | ||
- | Super-wide-angle shots of cars from a corner of the front bumper | + | "Every photo book needs the following: a dwarf, a naked lady, a dog, an umbrella and a horse." |
- | etc+ | + | etc... |