Photography Fads

[Greg McCary]

It seems to me there is photography fads that have come and gone. Selective coloring for one. I remember years ago that portraits had the two shots straight on and profile in the same frame, remember those? I am sure their are many more. It seems like magazines like SI are going for that grundgy desaturated look. HDR's have been around for longer than I thought they would be. But it seems good old classic photography is still the king. Just wondering can the old timers remeber any more from the past?

[Axle]

Well right now I see...

Lo-Fi Photography - Lomography
and Resurgence of Instant Photography (Impossible, Fuji Instax)

[megan]

From the past? Cross-processing! That was a big one.

[Greg McCary]

It seems to me the really good photographers nailed their style and stuck to it without following fads and trends. Most of them usally had a camera/lens and maybe film favorite and they stuck to it.

[mjs1973]

Cropping off the tops of heads seems to be pretty popular when it comes to portraits now. HDR is still around but I don't see nearly as much of the way over the top type of HDR that I use to. It seems people have toned it down a bit and are going for a more natural looking image.

[Anbesol]

I've been noticing extremely hi-key portraiture in some fashion magazines lately.

[adina]

kids portraits are super processed and over-exposed right now. along with eyelashes as sharp as lasers, and freaky over processed eyes.

[megan]

Oh, and that Barbie-smooth skin, too, right? Yeah....