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-==== Photographic Cliches ====+==== Photographic Clichés ====
  
-(via http://www.flickr.com/groups/strobist/discuss/72157614174895918/ and [...] )+==== Real Serious Street Photography Clichés====
  
 +(via https://www.flickr.com/groups/onthestreet/discuss/72157635412484510/ and https://www.flickr.com/groups/1161775@N22/discuss/72157619300452042/ and [...])
 +  * 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's body postures, including people mirroring public art body postures. 
 +  * People panhandling (while other people pretend not to notice them)
 +  * Pictures of the photographer's own shadow - amusing object/animal (e.g. pigeon) optional
 +  * Pictures of the photographer's own reflection in shop window - Rolleiflex optional
 +  * 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/groups/strobist/discuss/72157614174895918/ and [...] )
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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' pics. Airchinapilot (Keith Loh) also just posted some nice gun pics from an actors gun training class. +
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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', but it does make me want to hurt someone) +
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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,stairs etc.  +
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-"Pointing out cliches."  +
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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&m's shot in macro with flowers.....HDR +
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-strangers walking by an "interesting" wall.  +
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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 group for every cliche on the list..."  +
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-the "hunched shoulders" pose in fashion photos +
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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, and anything with the Ogalthorpe look.  +
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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)  +
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-HDR sunsets+
  
-What about macros of tap water / milk / coloured water drop splashes 
  
-Backlit flowers as seen through a drop of (tap water) mist+  * 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' pics. Airchinapilot (Keith Loh) also just posted some nice gun pics from an actors gun training class. 
 +  * 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/herself taking a picture of himself/herself in the mirror.  
 +  * 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,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 
 +  * strangers walking by an "interesting" wall.  
 +  * 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 "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 
 +  * 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 
 +  * hummingbirds and flower macros and hdr hot-air balloons
  
-Scrap rusty iron+Instagram Clichés -> http://mashable.com/2012/08/31/cliche-instagram-photos/ )
  
-Super-wide-angle shots of cars from a corner of the front bumper 
  
-etc++"Every photo book needs the following: a dwarf, a naked lady, a dog, an umbrella and a horse." --Charlie Kirk
  
 +etc...
  
  
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