The Great Millennial Colour Drought

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Sometimes white isn’t the dominant color, but the photo still has the overexposed / washed-out look that was popular at the time (maybe to mimic the aesthetic of those Hype Williams videos)?

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41C3TEP0MTL.jpg

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/93/Celebrity_cover.png

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/713X--AI5QL._SS500_.jpg

FODMAP of the reef (morrisp), Sunday, 24 November 2019 01:43 (six years ago)

https://i.imgur.com/rc9sqU6_d.jpg?maxwidth=640&shape=thumb&fidelity=medium

FODMAP of the reef (morrisp), Sunday, 24 November 2019 01:49 (six years ago)

Carrie furiously ‘shopping Janet out of every publicity photo

June Pointer’s Valentine’s Day Secret Admirer Note Author (calstars), Sunday, 24 November 2019 01:50 (six years ago)

^this was the moment when Britney & BSB (and maybe others?) released videos in which everyone was wearing all-white outfits

FODMAP of the reef (morrisp), Sunday, 24 November 2019 01:55 (six years ago)

https://img.reelgood.com/content/movie/b6d6f856-0466-4ec8-95c6-084baeef4356/poster-780.jpg

FODMAP of the reef (morrisp), Sunday, 24 November 2019 02:10 (six years ago)

Here’s that classic “overexposed” look in video form:

https://townsquare.media/site/252/files/2017/08/natalie-imbruglia.jpg?w=980&q=75

FODMAP of the reef (morrisp), Sunday, 24 November 2019 02:37 (six years ago)

Baby spice=hott

June Pointer’s Valentine’s Day Secret Admirer Note Author (calstars), Sunday, 24 November 2019 02:50 (six years ago)

funny how you only really notice these trends when you look back on them. this white background + overexposed subject is really really early 2000s. I remember a lot of photography studios offering these kinds of photos as an alternative to the regular family portraits

YOU CALL THIS JOURNALSIM? (dog latin), Monday, 25 November 2019 00:33 (six years ago)

https://media.pitchfork.com/photos/5929aa329d034d5c69bf3dcd/1:1/w_320/02628a73.jpeg

a bevy of supermodels, musicians and Lena Dunham (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 25 November 2019 05:57 (six years ago)

A cousin to this is bright monochromatic colors.

https://lonestarmusicmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Jimmie-Vaughan-Do-You-Get-The-Blues.jpg

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/510u3VIXWFL._SY450_.jpg

a bevy of supermodels, musicians and Lena Dunham (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 25 November 2019 06:12 (six years ago)

Back to regularly scheduled programming

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/510u3VIXWFL._SY450_.jpg

a bevy of supermodels, musicians and Lena Dunham (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 25 November 2019 06:14 (six years ago)

entry level graphic design was a permanent meal ticket in the late 90s due to the sheer number of places that wanted a website made. a lot of these designers learned how to use Photoshop to “cut out” someone from the background of a photo, but didn’t have the actual illustration skills or creativity to add a new background once they’d done that. not that i have any personal experience with that.

Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Monday, 25 November 2019 06:14 (six years ago)

Oops

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/81xGr0YG-IL._SL1500_.jpg

a bevy of supermodels, musicians and Lena Dunham (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 25 November 2019 06:15 (six years ago)

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51bmof3eF0L._SY355_.jpg

a bevy of supermodels, musicians and Lena Dunham (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 25 November 2019 06:21 (six years ago)

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51bmof3eF0L._SY355_.jpg

a bevy of supermodels, musicians and Lena Dunham (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 25 November 2019 06:24 (six years ago)

Damnit

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/71oNVLrVpRL._SY355_.jpg

a bevy of supermodels, musicians and Lena Dunham (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 25 November 2019 06:25 (six years ago)

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/06/Foo_Fighters_-_One_by_One.jpg/220px-Foo_Fighters_-_One_by_One.jpg

a bevy of supermodels, musicians and Lena Dunham (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 25 November 2019 06:30 (six years ago)

I was working at a radio consulting firm when that Lisa Marie Presley album came out, and occasionally supplementing my meager income via promo CD sales. I sold an advance copy of that particular CD to some gonzo Elvis fan, on eBay, for an insane amount of money. (This was just a few days before the album's release date; I think the buyer just wanted the artifact). I had similar luck with a Def Leppard album, and something else I can't recall.

FODMAP of the reef (morrisp), Monday, 25 November 2019 06:39 (six years ago)

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51KVv0u2GmL._SX355_.jpg

a bevy of supermodels, musicians and Lena Dunham (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 25 November 2019 06:47 (six years ago)

I totally would not have identified this as a thing, but it does seem to be. Uergh.

Hey Bob (Scik Mouthy), Monday, 25 November 2019 10:38 (six years ago)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Get_Born#/media/File%3AJet_-_Get_Born.jpg

☮ (peace, man), Monday, 25 November 2019 11:47 (six years ago)

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/40/Jet_-_Get_Born.jpg

☮ (peace, man), Monday, 25 November 2019 11:48 (six years ago)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%27mon,_C%27mon#/media/File%3ASheryl_Crow_-_C

☮ (peace, man), Monday, 25 November 2019 11:51 (six years ago)

I'm trying to post from mobile here and from the look of things, I'm posting broken links.

☮ (peace, man), Monday, 25 November 2019 11:52 (six years ago)

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41gW%2BcljnkL._SY355_.jpg

☮ (peace, man), Monday, 25 November 2019 12:40 (six years ago)

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/23/Thursday%2BFull%2BCollapse.jpg

☮ (peace, man), Monday, 25 November 2019 12:43 (six years ago)

https://media.pitchfork.com/photos/5929a5049d034d5c69bf31d5/1:1/w_320/35e564f6.jpg

☮ (peace, man), Monday, 25 November 2019 12:44 (six years ago)

very very few of these aren't 100% ugly.

YOU CALL THIS JOURNALSIM? (dog latin), Monday, 25 November 2019 14:35 (six years ago)

I totally would not have identified this as a thing, but it does seem to be. Uergh.

Yes, well spotted, dl.

'Skills' Wallace (Tom D.), Monday, 25 November 2019 15:29 (six years ago)

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a4/Life_on_Other_Planets_album_cover_by_Supergrass.jpg

YOU CALL THIS JOURNALSIM? (dog latin), Monday, 25 November 2019 15:45 (six years ago)

What about this classic

https://www.planetearthrecords.co.uk/ekmps/shops/planetearthrec/images/KYLIE-MINOGUE-Fever-CD-Album-Parlophone-2001-682-p.png

cpl593H, Monday, 25 November 2019 15:48 (six years ago)

Roots Manuva - Run Come Save Me
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/13/RootsManuva_RunComeSaveMe_albumcover.jpg

Low - Things We Lost In The Fire

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e2/Low_-_Things_We_Lost_in_the_Fire.jpg

Dan Worsley, Monday, 25 November 2019 17:40 (six years ago)

I do actually like both those covers

YOU CALL THIS JOURNALSIM? (dog latin), Monday, 25 November 2019 17:57 (six years ago)

Orange and Tan were big in clothing at that time too.

a bevy of supermodels, musicians and Lena Dunham (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 29 November 2019 16:14 (six years ago)

Not sure we hit this one... super 1997-looking (including the Ray Gun–style fonts):

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31S4G3KTD2L._SY300_SX300_QL70_FMwebp_.jpg

strawberry ice cream, one scoop or two (morrisp), Friday, 20 October 2023 18:48 (two years ago)


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