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May 29, 2017 18:26:55   #
Murray Loc: New Westminster
 
Photographer Jim wrote:
Personally, if there is, I'm not seeing it. I see most of the comments on the list as being personal opinions of the author, presented as "truths", and some comments are flat-out wrong for some photographers (Never sign your photos. Who do you think you are? Picasso? No, but some shows demand it, as do some show promoters, along with numbered limited additions. And, customers seem to expect it. ).

In the intro to the article it says, "Kai exposes the 25 worst photo clichés that you should avoid doing if you hope to grow as a photographer". The way to grow as a photographer is to practice, a lot. Experiment, a lot. And that can/may include intentionally working with subject matter and techniques the author suggests avoiding.

If the author had taken a more instructive, rather than pontificating approach, some of the lists items might be helpful topics for a new photographer to explore. Unfortunately, he didn't and ended up with a list that does little to nothing to promote growth, and in some cases may discourage a new photographer to the point of stifling their learning.
Personally, if there is, I'm not seeing it. I see ... (show quote)


I agree... it's the "(or else) that warped me.

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May 29, 2017 18:32:10   #
streetmarty Loc: Brockton, Ma
 
lsupremo wrote:
Look up Ruth Bernhart, and then get on our knees and say I'm sorry


I never heard of Ruth so I took your advice and looked her up. There is 10 minutes I'll want back on my death bed! Get on our knees? WTF

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May 29, 2017 18:39:29   #
Kissel vonKeister Loc: Georgia
 
Hal81 wrote:
I think the min wage should be tied in to the cost of living. When that goes up so should the min wage. I really don't have a horse in that race any more as I retired back in 93. My wife was a good saver. Ill be ok for life unless the country goes belly up.

It is tied to the cost of living but there haven't been any recent increases. The govt keeps fudging the COL numbers to avoid SS increases.

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May 29, 2017 19:00:27   #
moonhawk Loc: Land of Enchantment
 
mrjcall wrote:
So I guess that means you guys don't ever read stuff from PictureCorrect.com? 😎. Everybody's got a list, perhaps this one doesn't work for y'all, eh? What's on your list?


I don't do lists. Lists are cliches.

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May 29, 2017 19:07:31   #
BHC Loc: Strawberry Valley, JF, USA
 
suntouched wrote:
Don't pick on the birds! Birds are good :)

But NOT centered?!

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May 29, 2017 19:18:27   #
Robert Bailey Loc: Canada
 
Kind of like, "It's my party and I'll cry if I want to"....

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May 29, 2017 19:50:08   #
10MPlayer Loc: California
 
mrjcall wrote:
One of the more interesting lists to consider.

Selfies, weird borders, and crappy sunset shots. We’ve all rolled our eyes at these clichés, but what’s worse is that we’ve all been guilty of them at some time or another. (from PictureCorrect)

25 PHOTOGRAPHY CLICHES TO AVOID (OR ELSE)

Taking selfies. Please stop?

Bokeh, bokeh, and more bokeh. Bokeh is great—in small doses.

Signing your photos. In Kai’s words: “Who do you think you are? Picasso?”

Adding cheesy filters. Just… no.

Putting text on your photos. A good picture already paints a thousand words.

Taking the same-old sunset photos. “Red sky, red sky, red sky, red sky, red sky…”

Using obnoxious watermarks. It’s good to protect your work, but if no one can see your photo behind your large opaque branding, then what’s the point of posting it online?

Adding borders. Don’t be a noob.

Light painting names. Just forget it—the writing would look juvenile anyway.

Creating B&W photos with selective colors. Good for poignant tales. Not so good for random flowers.

Making B&W artistic nudes. A nude is a nude no matter the color space, people.

Blurring waterfalls. If shot incorrectly, blurred waterfalls look like “a load of old ladies’ hairs.”

Capturing boring landscape panoramas. 90 percent of landscape panoramas are probably just green grass at the bottom and blue sky at the top.

Taking lots of cloud photos. Take photos of cool cloud formations, sure—but don’t make clouds and sunsets your entire portfolio!

Inserting fake sun lens flare. Get your own sun flare!

Overdoing HDR. HDR is best done tastefully or not at all.

Changing better-suited color photos to B&W. Just… why?

Using the zoom burst technique. Okay, you can try it ONCE—but never again.

Creating dutch angle shots. You’ll have to work hard to set your dutch angle shots apart.

Making “postcard” images of tourist attractions. You know those touristy shots that you’ve seen a million times? We don’t need another one floating around out there. Try something new!

Photographing people who are less fortunate than you. Everyone photographs homeless people. Make your images unique or don’t make them at all.

Taking “I’m a Photographer” selfies. Don’t you do it!

Every. Single. Stock. Photo. Ever. Made. Perhaps not every stock photo, but certainly most!

Devising optical illusions. You might think you’re clever, but…

Photographing people with trollies. Apparently, Kai does this far too often.
One of the more interesting lists to consider. b... (show quote)


So what may we photograph? It seems you've ruled out just about every available subject.

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May 29, 2017 19:53:10   #
10MPlayer Loc: California
 
n3eg wrote:
But endless photos of birds, bugs, and flowers are always there to fall back on.


Don't forget pets and family. Actually those can be done well too, given enough talent.

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May 29, 2017 20:18:32   #
BHC Loc: Strawberry Valley, JF, USA
 
10MPlayer wrote:
Don't forget pets and family. Actually those can be done well too, given enough talent.

At the rate families are falling apart, I'd get a signed release from every family member, maybe even the dog.

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May 29, 2017 20:25:01   #
dennis2146 Loc: Eastern Idaho
 
Amazing!!! For 60 years I have been a photographer and only NOW I find out we have some dumb ass telling us what and how to photograph or not photograph.

Dennis

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May 29, 2017 20:41:46   #
LoneRangeFinder Loc: Left field
 
aellman wrote:
As I learned very early in my photography "career," all rules are made to be broken. These just happen to be yours, and don't necessarily apply to anyone else. Ever seen an excellent photo that breaks the "Rule of Thirds?" That's one virtually every photographer knows and can be useful for beginners. For some strange reason, I've never heard of the "Rules of mrjcall." In fact, even selfies can be nicely done. See attached.


The selfie was fine until that woman stuck her mug in there.

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May 29, 2017 20:45:13   #
zoomphoto Loc: Seattle, WA USA
 
YAWN

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May 29, 2017 22:56:43   #
Marionsho Loc: Kansas
 
10MPlayer wrote:
So what may we photograph? It seems you've ruled out just about every available subject.


Who is you? "you've ruled out"...

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May 29, 2017 23:31:00   #
roadchuck
 
Yes, we might just as well not take any pics at all.. Every shot should avoid anything cliche like and must be a masterpiece- an original one, of course.. A great way to grow, ain't it???

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May 29, 2017 23:53:57   #
dyximan
 
May I add one cliché number 26 that you forgot, avoid all who who choose pontificate their unsolicited opinions and or points of view. And feel, and or believe they know what is the Best, and right or wrong things for others to do.

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