No Traintracks, No Brickwalls

[unpopular]

One great way to avoid a cliche at a well known location or theme is to image search your subject and look for repetition.

Subjects are not cliche, images are.

Take these examples of this subject:

http://image.shutterstock.com/displ...rand-teton-national-park-wyoming-21233107.jpg

verses

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3131/2603127370_f02ee20ee0.jpg

http://www.wildnatureimages.com/images 3/070621-027..jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Barns_grand_tetons.jpg/284px-Barns_grand_tetons.jpg

 

[Compaq]

Duck running on water by Anders Myhre Brakestad, on Flickr



IMG_8504edit by Anders Myhre Brakestad, on Flickr



Fighting ducklings by Anders Myhre Brakestad, on Flickr



IMG_8381_edit by Anders Myhre Brakestad, on Flickr



I haz to change direction! by Anders Myhre Brakestad, on Flickr



IMG_8809edit by Anders Myhre Brakestad, on Flickr



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[unpopular]

The first one, no. It's pretty much what I hate about ducks.

The ducklings don't count, because they're JUST SO CUTE! lol

And wtf. the last ones aren't even ducks!

 

[Compaq]

Darn it, you noticed that?

 

[TenaciousTins]

I like the brick wall look...a lot of people do...but you do see an awful lot of it. There is one photographer I highly respect and I don't think I've seen any brick wall photos from her but she does a lot with railroad tracks...but the pictures are unusually good for rail road track pictures and I like them...so I think it's more about using your imagination than anything else.

Yes...no more duck photos...

 

[unpopular]

That duck is like "ima bite your FACE"

 

[rexbobcat]

But....I have to do headshots for a friend....and brick walls are so convenient.....what do I do now?

 

[unpopular]

^^ grocery store isles I think are the new thing.

 

[MSnowy]

Oh and seagulls or are they gulls ?

 

[mishele]

I would like to add waterfalls.

 

[unpopular]

pretty soon we'll only have grey muslin left! no model. no subject. just grey muslin.

 

[mwcfarms]

Honestly I don't care if its been done to death. While I am searching for my own style and creating images that set me apart if I want to shoot a bloody brick wall because its something I haven't done then I will. If its new to me I'll probably try it. Yes Chris this is me being obstinate. Can you see me sticking my tongue out at you? :hug::

 

[TamiAz]

I hate being told what to do!! :greenpbl:

 

[Ron Evers]

That's the way TT, get down to the level of your subject.

 

[TamiAz]

Honestly I don't care if its been done to death. While I am searching for my own style and creating images that set me apart if I want to shoot a bloody brick wall because its something I haven't done then I will. If its new to me I'll probably try it. Yes Chris this is me being obstinate. Can you see me sticking my tongue out at you? :hug::

Ha...We posted about the same thing at the same time!!