What photos are you tired of seeing?

[Barefoot]

This is something not relevant, isn't it? Preference and choice of photos differ from person to person as every individual shot for different purpose.

Maybe you could explain that? I'm not sure I understand your thoughts.

[Marko]

Photography is not about the thing photographed. It is about how that thing looks photographed. - Garry Winogrand

I agree with that at about a 75% level. If it doesn't catch your eye on some level, you will not photograph it.

Jeff Curto in his History of Photography podcast has been emphasizing that there is nothing left that hasn't been photographed. To me, were left to create if we want to be unique.

It's all been painted, photographed, written.............your job is to make it your own.

You can't 'make it your own' on average, with automatic settings in identical environments.....because there are billions of people in the world that shoot that way; at eye level on automatic settings....so their shot is nearly identical or identical to millions of other shots. These are snapshots. Usually they are no more creative than painting by numbers.

But slow down, change angle, focal points - spend a minute thinking about distractions...composition, the light, the aperture.....this is where the uniqueness lies.

Creativity never had and never will have any limit which is why we are still blown away and will always be blown away by great photography or other great art.

[Runmonty]

Marko makes some good points here. That alternative view is something I strive for but is always a challenge. I must also agree with Rosh that people shoot for their own reasons and that is great. However that is not to say that I have to like them.

I too am sick of seeing snapshots of the ordinary. I also get sick of whatever trend or technique is happening that week and is then done to death by everyone.

Some examples are:

Long exposure for blurred water motion eg creeks etc. Dont get me wrong, some of these can be great - but many more are boring and just show that the photographer has a tripod and the water is moving.
spun steel wool on fire that is creating sparks - I am so over seeing these
Boring street photography that pretends to be artistic or tell a story simply by converting to B & W


more from the past and are not as prevalent these days:

overblown HDR
B & W with selective colour for no real reason
homeless people or people down on their luck if the photo doesnt tell a story

[Runmonty]

I might add though that I am guilty of at least some, if not all of these.