What's some cliche photos you can think of?

[talan]

You know what I mean? Photos that are so cliche, everyone shoots them.

For me it would have to be:

posing on train tracks
posing on brick walls
jumping shots
statue groping / poking
objects as phallus' :D
Taken any yourself? Post up yours!

[The Mad Hatter Project]

Long exposures of motorways.

[Rick0r]

uninteresting photos of average pets.. cats & dogs etc.

[buildabrig]

The classic angled piano photo (:

[scotty]

sunsets

[Rob__d]

Strobist

[keriboi]

HDR

[scotty]

the classic Peace symbol in photographs of nz landmarks, I will never understand that, can anyone explain why that is so popular?

[David]

photo's of yourself in the mirror...

[monkfish]

the calssic Peace symbol in photographs of nz landmarks, I will never understand that, can anyone explain why that is so popular?

Thats not just a NZ phenomena its anywhere asian tourists visit i would love to know the rational behind it :D

[David]

Thats not just a NZ phenomena its anywhere asian tourists visit i would love to know the rational behind it :D

i think they might be doing a V for Victory after popular American culture.

[talan]

i think they might be doing a V for Victory after popular American culture.
Check this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GLJRzuodKo) out :D

[scotty]

theres also the guy welding or grinding metal with sparks flying..

although not so popular due to the logistics of taking such a photograph

[smurff]

Check this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GLJRzuodKo) out :D

that was a great watch!! good fun

-smurff

[scotty]

charlies angels pose ( back to back with hands as a gun pointing up )

[Kelsonmassif]

photoshopped transparent engine/bonnet shots....

[scotty]

how about rig shots? although these are more of a specialist tecnique

[wirehunt]

HDR

Over done HDR :rolleyes:

Another one cropping up a lot is the rear view mirror scenic

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theres also the guy welding or grinding metal with sparks flying..

although not so popular due to the logistics of taking such a photograph


Steady horse, I don't take them but I've been in a few ;) If your a welder they can be interesting :D

[April]

Jumping shots.

[archiescat]

haha a parent and toddler crouching where the adult is looking at the camera, holding the child's hand making it wave to the camera and the toddler is looking at 45 degrees over the photographer's shoulder obviously at his hand or someone else's funny face to get them to be still, baby looking rather perplexed.

[talan]

Multiple exposure tripodded self portraits where you are on in various different parts of the photo :D

e.g.
http://www.dpchallenge.com/tutorial/68/images/Sunday-outing.jpg

[April]

I actually know this guy from NZhondas who posted similar photo.. cliche indeed.

[Angela]

Holding the camera above you to take a photo of you and a friend doing a pout with your lips!

[Rick0r]

What's the easiest way to create a photo that's a blend of multiple exposures like that? Just a crapload of layers and careful masks in photoshop?

[Deviant]

What's the easiest way to create a photo that's a blend of multiple exposures like that? Just a crapload of layers and careful masks in photoshop?


id say so, also take a background plate (shot of car with no one there)

in case exposure is awkward.

it shouldn't take to long considering its all the same scene.

[Rick0r]

Thought so.

I've seen it done incredibly well here.
http://www.v1gallery.com/artist/show/3

[Deviant]

my fav haha - except that one woman doesn't have a camera woops!


http://www.v1gallery.com/artistimage/image/588/BABELTALES.MemoryLane.jpg?1237219558

[nathanbarlow]

Deviant - how was that done - it looks like a panorama, but taking two shots in such a short time and getting no movement would be hard as . .. . only thing i can think is that it is an insane wideangle then cropped to panorama . . would love to know your technique used?

Cliche : is self shot images where you can see in their neck muscles that they are stretching their arm out to get the shot.... lol

[Deviant]

oh lol, it's not my photograph :P

but i think the simple answer is a low mm non-fish eye lens. and any distortion could have been fixed in photoshop and then cropped.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/27554593@N08/2662783755/ thats a 10mm shot

it then comes down to the time spent cutting out and composting each person from each photograph and make it look realistic.



rikor posted the link to it earlier http://www.v1gallery.com/artist/show/3

[Rick0r]

Ohohoh..

I hate fake tiltshift photoshops.

[Deviant]

Ohohoh..

I hate fake tiltshift photoshops.


got to admit they are pretty cool haha! They have their place.

[nathanbarlow]

just wondering Rick0r, if it is the fake aspect which you hate, or the tiltshift look itself?

[Deviant]

this type of light painting is pretty over done!

http://www.toxel.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/lightgraffiti01.jpg

[smurff]

i really like this sort of picture, its probably a good thing i cant do it well otherwise there would be alot more of them :P

-smurff

[Rick0r]

just wondering Rick0r, if it is the fake aspect which you hate, or the tiltshift look itself?

The fake bit. The "oh look, I took a random photo and made the top third and bottom third a little blurry."


Actual Tilt & Shift lenses are brilliant, espescially for architecture

[archiescat]

jumping up in the air on a beach; river/waterfall shots with long exposure that are supposed to look so cool and nobody thought of doing that; cats half asleep with eyes half open

[Deviant]

jumping up in the air on a beach; river/waterfall shots with long exposure that are supposed to look so cool and nobody thought of doing that; cats half asleep with eyes half open

oooo, watch out for Cory!