Cliché - Post Yours

It isn't the fastest site I've come across, that's for sure.

As for Benny Hill, I love Yakitty Sax, and Boots Randolf in general. That alone is reason enough to watch.

yogestee wrote in post #5991190
Barbie doll looking models with silicon t&*s shot in the studio with over use of skin smoothing in PP..

You mean all those fashion shots are not REAL barbie dolls hand painted to look like that? Man and I thought those fashion shots were so great and I started my of doll collection so I could do them too.

You busted another of my delusions.

Stumps....had me going there for awhile, I thought you were referring to my friend "Lefty"

Quad wrote in post #6000267
You mean all those fashion shots are not REAL barbie dolls hand painted to look like that? Man and I thought those fashion shots were so great and I started my of doll collection so I could do them too.

You busted another of my delusions.

Quad,,,thats too funny

Check out some of the studio work in the G&N Forums especially by one regular poster.. Not that I look often!!

Not a cliche shot, but related: over-processing, specifically super-saturating. I was guilty of this one myself at one point.

When it comes down to it, I think most everyone on this forum has taken cliche shots. You can't really start taking pics and be an instant pro and have your own unique subject. After all, it's a big world and there are lots of photographers, especially since the digital age has begun.

How's that saying go? "Remember, you're unique, just like everyone else".



JOHN

yogestee wrote in post #6002620
Quad,,,thats too funny

Check out some of the studio work in the G&N Forums especially by one regular poster.. Not that I look often!!

Actually I stopped looking for that reason (really), I got mega mega bored. Then the boredom spread to others work. I have noticed the nudes in general have become so pervasive (in fine art circles) that it has become..... I don't even know what words to put to it but somewhat of a desperate move.

Quad wrote in post #6009478
Actually I stopped looking for that reason (really), I got mega mega bored. Then the boredom spread to others work. I have noticed the nudes in general have become so pervasive (in fine art circles) that it has become..... I don't even know what words to put to it but somewhat of a desperate move.

My point exactly { yawn } Now tell me,,,do they all use the same models or do they just all look alike??

yogestee wrote in post #6010467
My point exactly { yawn } Now tell me,,,do they all use the same models or do they just all look alike??

Don't know as I can't remember what any of them look like. LOL

To begin with, I shot a LOT of what the author of this forum would consider a cliche (sunsets, roses, bees on dandilions, etc). This for good reason, though.

Since these shots ARE cliche, there are plenty of examples all over the internet - displaying both, good quality and bad quality of said cliches. This allowed me to compare my cliche shots to those of more experienced photogs and helped me improve my craft.

So, shooting cliche isn't a BAD thing, all the time.

710 Studio wrote in post #6127464
To begin with, I shot a LOT of what the author of this forum would consider a cliche (sunsets, roses, bees on dandilions, etc). This for good reason, though.

Since these shots ARE cliche, there are plenty of examples all over the internet - displaying both, good quality and bad quality of said cliches. This allowed me to compare my cliche shots to those of more experienced photogs and helped me improve my craft.

So, shooting cliche isn't a BAD thing, all the time.

I've read somewhere that the mark of a good photographer is the ability to take a shot of a well known tourist destination (e.g.,Statue of Liberty, Golden Gate Bridge, etc) and have the viewer say "Wow!".

oaktree wrote in post #6128083
I've read somewhere that the mark of a good photographer is the ability to take a shot of a well known tourist destination (e.g.,Statue of Liberty, Golden Gate Bridge, etc) and have the viewer say "Wow!".

I like that! I like that, a lot. Kind of makes me want to go out and see if I can achieve that.

*great... something else to obsess about...*

PacAce wrote in post #5485656
Threads like this by people complaining of pictures taken by other people. I have one advice. Don't look at them then if it bothers you so much!

Exactly