I thought it was about time I compiled a list of what i notice to be popular flickr subject matter.
'Bokeh' (out of focus light sources that make pretty, colorful circles
Attractive women doing the 'take a photo every day for 365 days' thing
Attractive women (no theme)
A bit of an attractive woman
Writing on hands / body
Stuff with something written on a piece of paper next to whatever it is. Usually a coffee or something like that.
Hands making the shape of a heart over a belly button
A ring stood up in an open book, lit so the shadow makes a heart shape
Kittens / baby animals in general
Pictures of pets with sickeningly cutsie titles
Those freakish Japanese 'fashion dolls'
'Thank you for so many views on my photostream' dull as hell self portraits / screen grabs
Flowers really, really close up
Pictures of dogs taken close up with a wide angle or fisheye lens
Extreme off-camera flash work
Other pictures photoshopped into polaroids in the picture
Water/colorful liquids splashing in wine glasses
Bugs humping (macro, of course)
Out of focus things brought into focus by a water drop in mid air
Something poorly exposed, badly framed with boring subject matter... with a clever, 'poetic' name
Around f/1.4 or f/1.8 aperture (usually taken on a Canon 350D)
Pandas!
Update: Jumping. Just people jumping in the air.
Update: Balloons. Preferably black balloons in white, softly lit airy locations. Polaroids of Balloons are good too.
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