Pardon the cliche, but do cliches get a bum rap?
Photographers and writers are urged to steer clear of cliches. That advice is usually right on the money. People don't want to view or read the same old same old.
But once in a blue moon I'll photograph a cliche. For example, when former president Bill Clinton raised a baby over his head--a tried and true cliche of behavior by a politician--I took the easy route and snapped the photo.
By the same token, when writing I try to avoid cliches. My readers deserve something that doesn't sound like a broken record. Yet ever so often, cliches do slip into play.
Cliches deserve a bad rap, but should they be avoided like the plague?
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