Done to death?

[casil403]

Hi all,

I just recently posted a question in the "off topic " forum about why people seem almost apologetic for posting images of flowers they've taken.
this brought me to another question I'm pondering...what other subjects do people find as 'too common...done to death or.... overused?" :confused:

I've seen comments about sunsets being overdone and other subjects but i am curious to know people's opinions on this subject.
As I stated in my other post, IMO, I think that in every subject there is a way to capture it to make it interesting no matter how many times it's been photographed already and I think pretty much all subjects have merit, value and interest. :)

[Mad Aussie]

Flowers probably are one of the most photographed and posted subjects and I guess that's because they either can't run very fast, are hopeless at Hide n Seek, or are right little posers and love to see a camera pointed at them.

I do have to admit that I now look at other photos in the show and critique forums before I look at flower shots. But there have been some stunning flower shots here that are worthy of viewing in anyones book I think.

I think the more a particular subject, such as the flower, is posted up then the more creative people will have to be to impress.

I think flowers are quite a good learning tool though for several aspects of photography including dof, focus, composition, colour, exposure so I tend to look at those in critiques forum if I have time.

I think the same applies to sunsets or other subjects as well ... if it's 'done to death' then be as creative as you can as well.

B Master Duck (Michaelaw) certainly took the most photographed bird in the world and made us look much more closely at Donald many times this year with his creative and clever shooting.

[F8&Bthere]

...what other subjects do people find as 'too common...done to death or.... overused?"...

Well like I said in the other thread depending on who you talk to almost everything can be considered cliche, overdone, etc, so it's best not to worry about it. Flowers, sunsets, cars, fireworks, mountains, waterfalls, lone trees in an empty field, cute babies, it's all been done, as they say. Heck, I just posted B&W shot with localized colour to the monthly assignment forum, but I have to admit it was on my mind there would be some people looking at it and thinking "oh jeez, not another..."

[Michaelaw]

If I see one more shot of a water drop bouncing back out of a dish of water...I'm gonna SNAP!!! :D:D:D

[F8&Bthere]

If I see one more shot of a water drop bouncing back out of a dish of water...I'm gonna SNAP!!! :D:D:D

lol!! You just spoiled my 1st indoor photo project for this coming winter!

[JAS_Photo]

Contemplating the banality of yet another flower photo:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3500/3703095335_1c67f872da_o.jpg (http://www.dumpr.net/museumr.php)

[Michaelaw]

Nice shot Raiven, did you take this? Whoever did take it made a really great capture in my book

[JAS_Photo]

Lol, click on the photo to see how it's done. It's a flickr toy.

[Michaelaw]

too funny!....I knew something was amiss but had no clue as to what exactly. With tools like this the playing field gets weirder :D

[scorpio_e]

If I see one more shot of a water drop bouncing back out of a dish of water...I'm gonna SNAP!!! :D:D:D

*LOL* It is the new trend !!

[AntZ]

I've never done the water drop thing, but I have to admit I intend to sometime as I imagine it to be challenging to get a good one, and would be a good learning experience. If we all stopped doing shots we've seen before, what would most of us shoot?

[HWPhoto]

Flowers, water drops, children - are like snowflakes. They never repeat and every one is beautiful.:)

[AcadieLibre]

I find many things shot to death, but you have to photograph something and many of the things that are overdone are overdone just because they are handy and easily accessible. I also think when many people first get into photography they just want to click away hence shoot anything, close, handy and cooperative.

[harvey3]

I believe there are site for this kind of fancy editing. :)
this is cool actually! hehehe

[Michaelaw]

I've never done the water drop thing, but I have to admit I intend to sometime as I imagine it to be challenging to get a good one, and would be a good learning experience. If we all stopped doing shots we've seen before, what would most of us shoot?

I agree, great learning tool and I know we post them to say "look at my great results shooting a water droplet!" I'm just tired of looking at them. I go to flicker sites where they have no limit on daily uploads and Billy has uploaded eighty shots of water droplet experiments? I'm thinking,"couldn't Billy have picked say the two best shots? The other thing I'm going to say is done to death is pregnant bellies.... If it's my woman's belly that's great, I have an emotional attachment to it, my child cooking, I made this and it would be beautiful to ME! I just grow tired of seeing pregnant bellies and there are millions of them posted. Maybe I'm over the top here, maybe there are people who click on the PB shots and continually Marvell over the miracle of life in creation over and over and over? I say great to the photographer...Print it, frame it for the miracle it is to you, I just don't need to see anymore. I mean where are the shots of the end of life like "My uncles tumor"?


PS...Could be I need a vacation desperately :D:D:D