Bicycle Shadow Vs Shadow Triangle

Minimalism as Less Elements

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A Black and White Minimalist Photograph of a Man commuting to work on his Bicycle and a Big Shadow Triangle formed on the Street.

This shot was taken with from Civil Lines Metro Station 1st Floor. When I went there to take a shot, the Metro Station was under construction, therefore I had easy access to the staircase.

I was with my Canon 600 D crop sensor camera with 50 mm prime lens mounted, looking down on the street.

First, I placed the Shadow Triangle on the bottom left and then I waited for people/vehicles to pass by.

I knew long shadows of such people/vehicles would be created because of the position of the Sun and because of my distance from the street the subjects that pass by would look small enough to create a a nice Minimalist Frame.

I saw this Man on Bicycle heading into my frame from a distance and I waited to place him in the frame in such a way that would allow ample Negative Space.

Negative Space and the distance from which this Minimalist Photograph was taken, converted this Street Photo into Street Minimalism. 

The EXIF Data of the Photo is as follows:

• Camera Model: Canon EOS 600 D
  
  
• Lens: Canon 50 mm Prime Lens
  
  
• F-stop: f/2.8
  
  
• Shutter Speed: 1/500 sec.
  
  
• ISO speed: ISO-200
  
  
• Focal Length: 50 mm
  
  
• Metering mode: Spot
  
  
• Exposure program: Manual
  
  

Hope you enjoyed the Bicycle Shadow Vs Shadow Triangle Minimalist Photograph.

Thank you for your time. Have a Nice Day !

Arc Vs Curve At Jantar Mantar

Minimalism as Simple Geometry

Photo By © Prakash Ghai
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A Black and White Minimal Art Photograph of Arc versus Curve shot at Jantar Mantar, Jaipur, India.

Picking out simple shots from large spaces is challenging, as while you are viewing something busy, it gets very difficult carving out something simple purely from vision. 

I have visited Jantar Mantar Jaipur a few times. The place is full of geometric shapes but it looks very busy to the eyes. Therefore, I haven't got too many shots from there like I have from Jawahar Kala Kendra. 

In the Shot above, I kept the camera setting in the portrait mode or took a vertical shot, to remove the distracting elements from the side. 

I was on the 50mm Lens on my old crop sensor Canon 600D Camera. 

As you would know by now, that I like Juxtapositions a lot and this is another attempt at it, using Simple Geometric shapes aka the "Curve" and the "Arc".

Although it is tough shooting in the afternoon under direct sunlight, but one benefit is that you get your Light and Shadow combination shots mostly right. Especially here, the shot would have been "Too Vanilla" without the shadow within the Arc. 

As far as my position in front of the subject goes, I am not too far and not very close to the subject and the shot is take at around the eye level. 

The shot of course, would have come out different if I had put my 50mm lens on my full frame camera 6D Mark II, instead of the crop sensor 600D, on which I captured this shot. 

To be honest, I shot this in color and later turned into black and white. 

Sometimes, I prefer shooting in the color mode during harsh sunlight, as I get a better on field review on it on the LCD screen, as compared to the black and white photo preview. 

Hope you enjoyed the shot. This is my first post on the blog in 2020. I am having a ball this Year. Hope your year shall be as good as mine. 

Also, please take precautions from the deadly Corona Virus. Stay Safe people.

Now, let's look at the technical details of the Minimalist Photograph below. If you have any questions or you need to get in touch with me for anything, then please visit the Contact Page

The EXIF Data of the Photo is as follows:

• Camera Model: Canon EOS 600D
  
  
• Lens: Canon 50 mm Prime Lens
  
  
• F-stop: f/7.1
  
  
• Shutter Speed: 1/1000 sec.
  
  
• ISO speed: ISO-100
  
  
• Focal Length: 50 mm
  
  
• Metering mode: Spot
  
  
• Exposure program: Manual
  
  

Hope you enjoyed the ARC Vs Curve At Jantar Mantar  Minimalist Photograph.

Thank you for your time. Have a Nice Day !

The White Ball

Minimalism as Simple Geometry

Photo By © Prakash Ghai
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A Black and White Minimal Art Photograph of a White Ball placed on a Sculpture at Jawahar Kala Kendra.

This area is near Exhibition Gallery II at JKK. The main subject here is the White Ball.

Yes, that was my starting point. You must get your starting point correct, as that is what decides your overall frame and composition.

I had a few options here.

a) To shoot this from the front, or

b) Slightly from the side or

c) Like how I did here, from an extreme side angle.

The reason I took such an extreme side angle, was to place the Square on the top or above the White Ball. I wanted to include some more geometry.

Also, the Part of the Window on the left, gives us nice bit of mystery(invokes imagination) by being Parts of the Whole Minimal, Plus, the Window portion is placed according to Rule of Thirds.

Further technical details or the Exif Data of the Photograph, is mentioned below.

The EXIF Data of the Photo is as follows:

• Camera Model: Canon EOS 6D Mark II
  
  
• Lens: Canon 100 mm Prime Lens
  
  
• F-stop: f/16
  
  
• Shutter Speed: 1/13 sec.
  
  
• ISO speed: ISO-1000
  
  
• Focal Length: 100 mm
  
  
• Metering mode: Spot
  
  
• Exposure program: Manual
  
  

Hope you enjoyed the The White Ball  Minimalist Photograph.

Thank you for your time. Have a Nice Day !

Three Windows Vs Pipe

Minimalism as Simple Geometry

Photo By © Prakash Ghai

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A Black and White Minimal Art Photograph of Three Windows on a Wall with a Pipe on the side.

This shot was taken at MI Road Jaipur, in the lane opposite Indian Coffee House. This is a Lookup Minimal Shot in Black and White. I placed the Three Windows against a Plastic Water Pipe, leaving some empty space in between.

Each of the Three Windows are Square in shape and has 4 Smaller Squares in them. The Pipe on the right is a Straight Line.

Since this frame is overloaded with Basic Geometry, therefore I classified this Minimal Art Photograph under Minimalism as Simple Geometry and not as Less Elements.

The Technical Specifications of the Photograph as below.

The EXIF Data of the Photo is as follows:

• Camera Model: Canon EOS 6D Mark II
  
  
• Lens: Canon 100 mm Prime Lens
  
  
• F-stop: f/16
  
  
• Shutter Speed: 1/1600 sec.
  
  
• ISO speed: ISO-1000
  
  
• Focal Length: 100 mm
  
  
• Metering mode: Spot
  
  
• Exposure program: Manual
  
  

Hope you enjoyed the Three Windows Vs Pipe  Minimalist Photograph.

Thank you for your time. Have a Nice Day !

Lines Curves And Square

Minimalism as Less Elements

Photo By © Prakash Ghai
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A Black and White Minimalist Photograph of Lines Curves and Square as seen on a Wall at Diggi Palace, Jaipur.

No matter how good a Minimalist Photograph looks in Color, it always looks better in Black and White. 

I had shot this in Color. The wall was White and the Black Lines that you see, were Blue in color. This is a wall from Diggi Palace Jaipur. 

While I was editing this Photograph, I was really not happy with the Colors and that was primarily due to the fact that the wall had a yellow tint over it, as this shot was taken during Golden Hour, 

Therefore, I turned this Photograph into Black and White to see how it looked without color. 

As I have said earlier, that once you convert a Photo into Black and White, majority of the times, you would want to leave it Black and White. And that is what happened today as well.

The Composition is a little weird probably, or another way you can call weird in art is, creative. 

I am looking up at the wall from a side angle, trying to fit in the Pattern created with Lines, Curves and Square, yet trying to leave some Negative Space and also trying to make the frame look less cluttered. 

I shot this at 7.1 Aperture 

What do you think? Should I have taken this shot at a different Aperture setting?

The EXIF Data of the Photo is as follows:

• Camera Model: Canon EOS 6D Mark II
  
  
• Lens: Canon 24-105 mm Prime Lens
  
  
• F-stop: f/7.1
  
  
• Shutter Speed: 1/2000 sec.
  
  
• ISO speed: ISO-320
  
  
• Focal Length: 105 mm
  
  
• Metering mode: Spot
  
  
• Exposure program: Manual
  
  

Hope you enjoyed the Lines Curves and Square  Minimalist Photograph.

Thank you for your time. Have a Nice Day !

Light Square Vs White Circle

Minimalism as Simple Geometry

Minimalist Photography by © Prakash Ghai
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A Black and White Minimal Art Photograph of a Square formed by Light versus a Small White Circle

What better gift can you get from nature as a Minimalist Photographer than a Square created by it. It just cannot get any better.

Getting back to basic forms aka Minimalism as Simple Geometry. A Square and a Circle both within a frame is such a treat for the eyes.

This shot was spotted behind the Indian Coffee House Smoking Area, at Jawahar Kala Kendra. There is an extra table there, where there is only self service.

Somewhere near that area I spotted this big Light Triangle created by Nature. Next to it was a White Circular Plate closing an electricity point.

The juxtaposition of shapes, was my immediate thought and therefore I began calculating the placement of these in my frame and at what height. I had the 50mm lens on my Camera, and what better angle to shoot this than at eye-level with such a lens.

The exposure had to be kept in mind as light and shadow combinations are tricky but I managed it OK. The technical details of the Photograph are below.

The EXIF Data of the Photo is as follows:

• Camera Model: Canon EOS 6D Mark II
  
  
• Lens: Canon 50 mm Prime Lens
  
  
• F-stop: f/7.1
  
  
• Shutter Speed: 1/250 sec.
  
  
• ISO speed: ISO-800
  
  
• Focal Length: 50 mm
  
  
• Metering mode: Spot
  
  
• Exposure program: Manual
  
  

Hope you enjoyed the Light Square Vs White Circle  Minimalist Photograph.

Thank you for your time. Have a Nice Day !

Birds and Patterned Side Rail - 2 Minimalist Photographs

Minimalism as Less Elements

Minimalist Shot 1

Photo By © Prakash Ghai
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Black and White Minimal Art Photograph of Birds Sitting on the Patterned Side Rail of a wall at Diggi Palace Jaipur.

These pictures were taken during the Jaipur Literature Festival 2019. I had my Canon EOS 6D Mark II full frame Camera with me that day. 

I was waiting for a friend of mine to join me for a session. While I was waiting, I spotted these birds on the Patterned Side Rails of the wall near me. I was at a distance but that was not an issue, as I had the Telephoto 24-105 mm Lens with me. I zoomed a bit to captured these, and that you can see in the EXIF Data provided below. One of these shots were taken at 91 mm and the other one at 70 mm. On most occasions, I only put up a single shot from the series ie the best one, but here, I decided to put two. 

The EXIF Data of Shot 1 is as follows:

• Camera Model: Canon EOS 6D Mark II
  
  
• Lens: Canon 24-105 mm Prime Lens
  
  
• F-stop: f/16
  
  
• Shutter Speed: 1/200 sec.
  
  
• ISO speed: ISO-2500
  
  
• Focal Length: 91 mm
  
  
• Metering mode: Spot
  
  
• Exposure program: Manual

Minimalist Shot 2

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The EXIF Data of Shot 2 is as follows:

• Camera Model: Canon EOS 6D Mark II
  
  
• Lens: Canon 24-105 mm Prime Lens
  
  
• F-stop: f/16
  
  
• Shutter Speed: 1/250 sec.
  
  
• ISO speed: ISO-1250
  
  
• Focal Length: 70 mm
  
  
• Metering mode: Spot
  
  
• Exposure program: Manual

Hope you enjoyed the Birds and Patterned Side Rail  Minimalist Photographs.

Thank you for your time. Have a Nice Day. !

Wandering Cloud

Minimalism as Less Elements

Minimalist Photography By © Prakash Ghai
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A Black and White Look Up Minimalist Photograph of a Wandering Cloud travelling across the Sky.

This Minimalist Photograph was shot near Central Park Jaipur. I was on my way to JKK - Jawahar Kala Kendra and near Central Park, I spotted this Big Wandering Cloud. I stopped on the main road, and I was still on my Activa Scooter. I captured 2 pictures of this Wandering Cloud and settled for the 1st one. 

There were 2 other smaller clouds nearby, but I was not able to make sense out of their shapes and needed a supporting element in the frame with them.

This Wandering Cloud was good enough for me, as it covered nearly the entire frame being in the center, and despite that I was able to leave some Negative Space in the frame and follow the basic rules of Minimalist Photography.

There is always a challenge with these kinds of Photographs. These Minimalist Photographs are so simple that sometimes you feel like they are not worthy enough to edit, post, or even to keep it in my folder. I was thinking about deleting this Photograph from my folder only yesterday.

But, today, I realized that, this Photograph deserves a place on my blog for that very same reason, aka for being too simple. It was only a matter of editing. Once the editing was right and the Photo popped, this was in.

This indecision is a big challenge for me as a Minimalist Photographer and this has happened with me on earlier occasions as well.

That said, now let's take a look at the technical details of the Photograph.

The EXIF Data of the Photo is as follows:

• Camera Model: Canon EOS 6D Mark II
  
  
• Lens: Canon 100 mm Prime Lens
  
  
• F-stop: f/5.6
  
  
• Shutter Speed: 1/2000 sec.
  
  
• ISO speed: ISO-200
  
  
• Focal Length: 100 mm
  
  
• Metering mode: Spot
  
  
• Exposure program: Manual
  
  

Hope you enjoyed the Wandering Cloud  Minimalist Photograph.

Thank you for your time. Have a Nice Day!

Distant Circle And Door

Minimalism as Less Elements

Photo By © Prakash Ghai
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I had been trying to shoot this kind of perspective for a while now.  I tried to shoot such a frame at different places at Jawahar Kala Kendra. 

Finally, this frame made it to my blog. 

The reason being, I have a clear Subject i.e the Circle and a complimentary Subject aka the Door. 

Also there are clear Leading Lines and the big Shadow Patch adds even more interest to the composition. 

The EXIF Data of the Photo is as follows:

• Camera Model: Canon EOS 6D Mark II
  
  
• Lens: Canon 50 mm Prime Lens
  
  
• F-stop: f/22
  
  
• Shutter Speed: 1/250 sec.
  
  
• ISO speed: ISO-250
  
  
• Exposure bias: 0 step
  
  
• Focal Length: 50 mm
  
  
• Metering mode: Spot
  
  
• Flash mode: No flash
  
  
• Exposure program: Manual
  
  
• White Balance: Auto

Hope you enjoyed the Distant Circle and Door  Minimalist Photograph.

Thank you for your time. Have a Nice Day. !

Stairs and Lines

Minimalism as Simple Geometry

Photo By © Prakash Ghai
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This Sunday I went to Orbit Mall to snap some photographs. This Mall is very near to my house. Well, I would say about 300 meters away. 

I have always gone far away from my house to shoot pictures, so this time I thought why not try a place that is nearby. 

So this mall is almost abandoned now. I remember that a long time ago, I used to go to this place to buy groceries and household items and also to have some nice Chinese food. 

But now, most of the Shops are shut and the only highlight is the Passport Office they shifted here. 

Since I am not the "In your face Photographer", I always ask permission from the mall guard before snapping any pictures. 

The mall guard granted me permission without much resistance. He probably thought I would click some pictures with my cellphone. 

So, I walked inside and took my Canon EOS 6D Mark II out of my Camera Bag. It had the long bulky Canon EOS 100 mm L Series Macro Lens attached to it. 

I took some 5 minutes to take a few test shots. At minute 6, the mall guard approached me and told me its enough for the day.

He probably got scared looking at the Large DSLR that I was shooting with. He thought I was probably a press reporter. 

I told him honestly, I am hobby photographer and I shoot art and that too for myself. 

He kind of went a little soft listening to this. Then I showed him what pictures I actually shot inside the mall aka the test shots.

He was OK then. He said, "Carry on" and left. 

Well, I knew I had hit the jackpot. 

Not because I could take 1000's of pictures, but because there were some fantastic frames that could be crafted. 

I came back with 50 odd shots and about 5 were pretty good to my liking. 

The 10% ratio is decent ;)

I have been shooting monochrome recently and my Instagram Feed is mostly Black and White as of now. 

Therefore, this shot is also in Black and White. 

But, I think that I must post some colored shots soon as well. Stay tuned for them to be posted. 

More on the Shot


As far as this shot goes. This Picture titled "Stairs and Lines" is basically Minimalism as Simple Geometry.

You can see, I used Lines as the only element here and with them I tried to create a unique frame. 

I shot only a part of the Staircase and placed it on the top left of the frame and then placed extra lines (one of which is created by paint on the wall) on the right side. 

The EXIF Data for the Photo is as follows:

• Camera Maker: Canon
  
  
• Camera Model: Canon EOS 6D Mark II
  
  
• Lens: Canon 100 mm Prime Macro L Series Lens
  
  
• F-stop: f/32
  
  
• Shutter Speed: 1/80 sec.
  
  
• ISO speed: ISO-8000
  
  
• Exposure bias: 0 step
  
  
• Focal Length: 100 mm
  
  
• Metering mode: Spot
  
  
• Flash mode: No flash
  
  
• Exposure program: Manual
  
  
• White Balance: Auto

Hope you enjoyed the Stairs and Lines Minimalist Photograph.

Thank you for your time. Have a Nice Day. !

The White Arrow

Minimalism as Less Elements

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I have seen this White Arrow a lot of times before at the same place. But I chose to click this today because of the man sitting crossed legged on the stairs complimented the White Arrow. 

The White Arrow is my main subject here and the Man compliments it. As an add-on are the stairs on the left and to the right. 

One can category this Minimalist Photograph under Minimalism as Less Elements and under theme "Minimalism and People"

I shot this on the Canon EOS 6D Mark II with the 100mm Prime Macro Lens.

I was about 50 meters away from the subject and I was shooting from the side angle in the portrait mode.

To assist myself to get the lines correct, I composed this in the Live View shooting mode, instead of using the View Finder. 

I did the mistake of earlier leaving the image too gray and with less contrast about 3 times. 

Finally, I decided this edited version is OK

EXIF Settings:

Aperture - F/5.6

Shutter Speed: 1/200 sec

ISO speed: 400

Your thoughts on the Image?

More shots using the White Arrow:

1) Cutting the Arrow

2) Blue Chair Versus White Arrow

3) Circle Vs White Arrow

Flying Crow Vs Street Lamp

Minimalism as Less Elements

Minimalist Photography by © Prakash Ghai
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This is a Look-Up / Looking-Up Minimal Shot of a Bird Flying across a Street Lamp near Albert Hall Museum, Jaipur. 

This is the third shot from the same spot/location/set-up. 

An earlier shot that was posted in the blog-post The Black Crow, had a similar setup but a different editing style.

I have mentioned in my earlier post that its not that difficult getting bird in your picture intentionally. 

As you can see in the earlier photograph The Black Crow, this crow is the same as the Crow that you see sitting on top of the street lamp.

This was Shot one frame earlier, while the Crow was still Mid-air, trying to make its journey to the lamp.

Minimalism Category 

I mostly categorize such photos under the Minimalism as Less Elements category which is quite apparently visible here as to why I did so. 

This photograph took a lot of editing to be frank and the key here was the right amount and style of cropping, or else I would have spoiled the picture. 

I also corrected a small tilt in the photograph which I identified by the tilted lamp pole (not any longer visible). 

Also, since I already posted two shots from the same place, it was a tough call to post another one here, as I try to post different shots every post. 

But, since I love Street Lamps and Birds, so I posted this and do not feel guilty for doing so :)

Have you clicked any similar shots?

If so, do share them with me !

Thanks and Regards

Prakash Ghai

Five of a Kind

Minimalism as Less Elements

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This is Looking-Down Style Minimal Shot.

What we have here are Five Claypots kept for birds to drink water from, in front of Albert Hall Museum Jaipur.

Therefore I named this Five of a Kind. 

I liked the arrangement of the Claypots, so I decided to click as few shots. 

I originally shot this in the Color Mode and I turned this into Black and White during post-processing.

As you can see, the Claypot on the Top left is a bit titled and that is the Key Attraction of the photograph.

To get the composition right, I began with placing the nearpost Claypot in the center of the frame and then later adjusted my feet movement.

Hope you enjoyed the shot.

Take Care and Have a Good Day !

Side Rail Zig Zag Pattern

Minimalism as Simple Geometry

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I am back with Minimalism as Simple Geometry and what we have above is a Black and White Minimalist Photograph of the Side Rail Zig Zag Pattern of a Staircase located at Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur, India

I have clicked this structure earlier as well but from a different angle and different lens. 

You can check out the earlier shot here: --> Synchronized Geometry

The earlier shot was click in the Landscape Mode and this one as you can see is shot in the Portrait Mode.

Also note that my editing style has changed over time. 

The earlier picture was posted in October 2014 and you can see the difference in editing now in May 2018... In fact I am now OK to even post lightly edited JPEGs. 

If you have any questions about the photograph or my style then send me a message on Facebook / Instagram or Twitter Profile

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Thank you 

Have a Good Day.