{"id":127780,"date":"2019-07-06T14:00:13","date_gmt":"2019-07-06T13:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amateurphotographer.co.uk\/?p=127780"},"modified":"2019-07-06T14:05:50","modified_gmt":"2019-07-06T13:05:50","slug":"avoid-cliches-photography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/technique\/avoid-cliches-photography\/","title":{"rendered":"How to avoid clich\u00e9s in your photography"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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After abandoning a clich\u00e9d beach on the Isle of Eigg, Scotland, I walked for an hour across a rocky shoreline to a smaller beach that yielded one of the most staggering shots of the trip. Credit: David Clapp<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

The modern landscape-photography world is a complicated a air. Although a camera, a few lenses, tripod, filters, map and a great idea seem to be all it takes, the reality can be somewhat different. Desperate for recognition and social acceptance from peers for our efforts, especially online, there is growing pressure to conform with our creativity, rather than take the more difficult path \u2013 exploring and pushing our own potential. With a clich\u00e9 in our sights, are we paying homage, demoting our creativity to trophy-hunter status or are we learning to play a cover song by copying a popular composition?<\/p>\n

I remember when I first began to play the guitar, the frustration was immense. Nothing was simple, everything was so complicated and although I felt I had potential welling up inside, I lacked the technique and knowledge. At the end of your first guitar lesson, your teacher does not hand you a chord book and say, \u2018Now go home and write me a song\u2019. You learn by exploring and imitating the work of others, connecting with simple and accessible music to inspire, satisfy and more importantly, build your confidence.<\/p>\n

Drawing a parallel, photography is a very similar but slightly differing a air. Yet alongside this worship, an inherent difficulty starts to build. For most, the goal that calls us onwards is the pursuit of a sublime state \u2013 photographic identity \u2013 but this enlightened, self-perpetuating state is very difficult to achieve. Work, family life and those ever-so-demanding children pull us every which way! So when we do finally catch a break, what\u2019s the harm in bagging a clich\u00e9 or two to keep our creativity on track? The majority of these very tempting opportunities are less than a few hundred metres from the car and look absolutely sensational in the right conditions \u2013 after all, they\u2019re clich\u00e9s for a very good reason.<\/p>\n\t\t

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Using long lenses to compress the long-distance landscape means you have no idea where you are. You can be standing at a clich\u00e9 and no one will know. Credit: David Clapp<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

Building identity<\/h2>\n

As creative landscape photographers seek to define themselves, the importance of building an identity grows significantly. Within their local area, there may be a number of go-to opportunities that yield quality results but these change to \u2018backup plan status\u2019 as confidence increases. For most, the attempt to reach a new creative level is at the forefront of their minds. Yet with pressure to produce a constant flow of impressive material to an ever-hungry online audience, the return to a clich\u00e9 alleviates the anxiety and smooths the journey. It may be all that was achievable, as bad weather, busy work and home life pull the photographic handbrake.<\/p>\n

Creative safety is what causes heavy traffic at clich\u00e9s. A sunrise shoot with guaranteed mist creates a local stampede for Corfe Castle and should you not happen to live near a fabulous area then monetary risk adds to the pressure to perform.<\/p>\n\t\t

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Taken at Ireland\u2019s Fanad Lighthouse while standing on a wall. This \u2018smelly\u2019 image was one of my favourites from the trip, the antithesis of the dramatic lighthouse I came to shoot. Credit: David Clapp<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

Going further a field<\/h2>\n

When travelling further afield, the risks are not just meteorological, they are also financial. For many photographers, their successes are snatched on an annual family holiday or long weekend away, grabbing photography opportunities whenever they can. For others, the adventure becomes specific \u2013 a photography trip with good friends, an experience together for a week, exploring in the safety of company. Then there is the photographic workshop \u2013 a great place to experience new and unknown lands, especially when travelling overseas.<\/p>\n

Of course, all travel has a financial cost and a \u2018return on investment\u2019 is understandable. So being faced with the ultimate disaster \u2013 no good photos \u2013 forces many photographers to congregate at the honeypots, to make sure any trip is not all for nothing.<\/p>\n

Professional photographers are often the worst at this. With every expense being a business cost, the pressure to get saleable imagery switches the composition collecting instincts into overdrive.<\/p>\n

Most like to \u2018warm up\u2019 with some big-hitting clich\u00e9s, get a few in the bag before moving on to capture greater creative risks. It\u2019s a way of calming the nerves \u2013 a clich\u00e9 is a keeper. Conversely, wandering around on location with a smartphone full of once-in-a lifetime clich\u00e9s is not very healthy, yet so many photographers do this. The need could be nothing more than drawing inspiration, but others like myself feel that this obsessive research has a detrimental effect.<\/p>\n

This collection process is often belittled as photographic trophy hunting, a basic approach, but let\u2019s think about it \u2013 for those without the time or the room to pursue creative goals, those at the beginning of the creative process, this is the best route by far. There\u2019s certainly nothing wrong with playing other people\u2019s songs and having a really good time doing it!<\/p>\n\t\t

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Not your conventional shot of Cambridge, this was taken with an infrared camera further up river. Credit: David Clapp<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

Side-step the clich\u00e9s<\/h2>\n

One way of avoiding clich\u00e9s in your work is to not visit them at all, but just because you are in a beautiful place, it doesn\u2019t mean you won\u2019t see other things that are far more interesting. Some photographers seem to decode the world around them effortlessly wherever they are. While staying away from clich\u00e9s is good for the mind, it can also be a terrible struggle. Although it may appear so, you don\u2019t have to walk a miserable and lonely path. What you have to do is think differently and stop approaching photography with the same clich\u00e9d mindset \u2013 that\u2019s where the clich\u00e9s are really lurking.<\/p>\n

Something as simple as changing the focal length can be all it takes to trigger the mind to see a new and exciting way. Approaching the same subject from a different angle and position can not only stimulate a new idea, but can also be all it takes to generate an entirely different picture. Why not try a completely different time of day? Or how about shooting a well-known location in a different frequency? Personally I use an infrared camera to help me to see things in a completely unique way.<\/p>\n

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Credit: David Clapp<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

Why it works<\/h2>\n

Over the years, I have shot the Crown Mines in Botallack, Cornwall from the classic view, one to where many photographers head. After another round of average results, it suddenly dawned on me that I had never actually approached the mines from behind. The footpath leads to the buildings, but was there anything else to see? After exploring the cliffs with little result, I came down onto the path and found another composition that I had never seen before: a mine facing towards the open sea, with a few buildings visible on the hilltop. All these years I had been photographing a Cornish clich\u00e9, but that day I felt empowered having walked away with something that was not only unrecognisable, but my own take on a popular spot.<\/p>\n

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David\u2019s top tips<\/h2>\n

Allow yourself to take that honeypot shot, but only once you\u2019ve exhausted all options<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t

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Experiment and make your own compositional rules; it’s all about trial and error. Credit: David Clapp<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

Do your research \u2013 then stop<\/h2>\n

Photographers often do far too much research before a trip begins. This not only empowers, but it also antagonises. Nothing is worse than feeling down because you\u2019re looking at a smartphone full of amazing work, which leads many back to the safety of the clich\u00e9. Arrive on location, throw your arms wide, and then get to work.<\/p>\n

The last resort<\/h2>\n

Rather than bag a clich\u00e9, remind yourself that you are better than this. If you know where a popular composition is at the location you\u2019re in, only visit the concept when you have creatively exhausted all other options, or you could find absolutely nothing else.<\/p>\n

Change your vision<\/h2>\n

Many pictures are clich\u00e9s because of popular focal lengths. Many landscape photographers use a magic formula (like a rock in the foreground) and simply repeat the concept again and again rather than experimenting with other far more creative options. Deny yourself the easy option and tackle a clich\u00e9 in a new direction.<\/p>\n

Be prepared to fail<\/h2>\n

No one likes to feel that they could lose, but ultimately such a feeling will empower you. Spending time feeling nervous about the outcome, instead of comfortably photographing clich\u00e9s, can often create the very best work. Walking away from a shoot knowing that you tried hard to innovate is a good feeling, whatever the result.<\/p>\n\t\t

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Credit: David Clapp<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

It\u2019s not good enough<\/h2>\n

It can work wonders if you set the bar high and restrict your approach. Spend some time on refining the concept of a composition. It will improve your vision and confidence. Trust your instincts to call you onwards to a better picture and enjoy a far better result without a clich\u00e9 in sight. This Norwegian image (above) took 40 minutes to find, after many compositions were abandoned.<\/p>\n

Communicate your vision<\/h2>\n

Walking the path of an innovator is going to take guts. Do not expect a rapturous response to a fresh perspective even from a known location. Clich\u00e9s always pull a guaranteed audience, but often their vision is less comfortable with change. Nonetheless, show your strength by communicating your concept.<\/p>\n

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David\u2019s alternative techniques Namibia \u2013 but not as you know it<\/h2>\n

Think Namibia and everyone envisages orange sand dunes, black trees and blue skies. Yes, Namibia\u2019s minimal composition has elevated it to one of the most popular geographical destinations on the planet. Go there and it\u2019s hard not to revel in its beauty, no matter how derivative your precious images may appear. It\u2019s possible to think well outside the box, with the use of different equipment and a different approach.<\/p>\n\t\t

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Don\u2019t make experimentation become a chore, have fun with it. A little knowledge and creativity can go a long way. Credit: David Clapp<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

A night shoot in Kolmanskop was the antidote to all those sand-filled rooms and doors. It took my night-photography knowledge to build a fun image of my \u2018zombie\u2019 friend Greg lurking in the abandoned hospital with just a few head torches. I regret that I didn\u2019t have a hatchet to give him.<\/p>\n\t\t

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If you\u2019re lucky enough to get in the air and capture a different perspective of a popular location, home in on detail, shapes and patterns. Credit: David Clapp<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

On a helicopter flight over Deadvlei, I was able to photograph an incredible cracked mud pattern that I have never seen before, despite aerial photography over the dunes being a popular adventure.<\/p>\n

Inside Deadvlei itself, a team of equidistantly spaced tourists climbing a nearby dune became the perfect silhouettes, producing one of the strongest images of the trip. Keeping my eye on the party as they ascended, I used a 560mm focal length to isolate them from considerable distance.<\/p>\n\t\t

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Deprive the scene of colour and think graphically. This mono-silhouette image really packs a punch. Credit: David Clapp<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

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David Clapp<\/a> is a restless landscape, architectural and travel photographer. A jack of all trades, he works for Canon UK, is a stock photographer for Getty Images and leads exciting photographic tours across the world. He recently received a direct fellowship from the RPS.<\/h3>\n
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