Three Windows Blue Sky

Minimalism as Simple Geometry

Minimalist Photography by © Prakash Ghai
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A Colorful look up Minimalist Photograph of Three Windows of a residential apartment in Jaipur City, against clear blue skies.

This is a very old Minimalist Shot that I captured on 30th November 2014. I used to have a Crop sensor Camera back then. It was Canon EOS 600D. The lens I used to carry was the Canon 55-250 mm telephoto lens.

This Look up photograph was captured when I was coming home from Tonk Road. I remember there was this huge building right opposite Imli Phatak railway crossing and I was on my Activa Scooter with the Camera hung around my neck. I stopped right outside the building and pointed my Camera upwards to capture a few shots.

Soon, I realized that I could make a nice Minimalist Color palette using the Olive Green wall and the Blue Sky as base colors.

Therefore, I captured the Image in such a way that the entire frame was split in two sections by the White Strip. One being the Olive Green section and the other one of the clear Blue Sky.

To bring in more symmetry and order in the frame I carefully placed only Three Windows on the Olive Colored Section. To make sure there wasn't any clutter I zoomed in further to crop out extra windows/pipes. I captured this photograph hence at 116 mm.
  

The Windows are open because the building was not fully constructed, only final touches were left. There were no birds flying around or I could have waited for one to fly in the frame. That would have been fun. In case you have a thing for birds in photographs then you can check my "Minimal Birds" collection in my Fineartamerica / Pixels web store.

The EXIF Data of the Photo is as follows:

• Camera Model: Canon EOS 600 D
  
  
• Lens: Canon 55-250 mm Prime Lens
  
  
• F-stop: f/5.6
  
  
• Shutter Speed: 1/1500 sec.
  
  
• ISO speed: ISO-100
  
  
• Focal Length: 116 mm
  
  
• Metering mode: Pattern
  
  
• Exposure program: Manual
  
  

Hope you enjoyed the Three Windows Blue Sky Minimalist Photograph.

Thank you for your time. Have a Nice Day !

Covered Terrace

Minimalism as Less Elements

Photo By © Prakash Ghai
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A Look Up Minimalist Photograph of the Side of a Covered Terrace, shot with Canon 6D Mark II Camera and 100 mm lens.

This shot was captured near Chaisa Cafe behind Mahaveer School, MI Road. I was on the 100 mm Macro Lens.

What motivated mere here was the Clear Blue Sky and the Brown/Yellow Part of the Covered Terrace. These two colors we contrasting well and the Squares(simple geometry) in the Acrylic Roof added further interest.

To make the frame look Simple and Minimalist, I very conveniently left Negative Space on the Top and to the Right side of the frame. 

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/7.1
  
  
• Shutter Speed: 1/4000 sec.
  
  
• ISO speed: ISO-800
  
  
• Focal Length: 100 mm
  
  
• Metering mode: Spot
  
  
• Exposure program: Manual
  
  

Hope you enjoyed the Covered Terrace  Minimalist Photograph.

Thank you for your time. Have a Nice Day !

Red Wall Shadows

Minimalism as Less Elements

Photo By © Prakash Ghai
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A Looking Up, Minimalist Photograph of Shadows on the Red Walls of Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur.

Lines, Edges, Light and Shadow, Red and Blue, Minimal Color Palette. These are the Elements here. Yet, the Photo is not that cluttered and the subject is pretty clear and the frame is easy to comprehend and creative enough.

Also, as a Photographer,  the vision with which I captured this Photograph, and how I want you to see it, is fairly clear too. 

This is what Minimalist Photography is all about. A lot of thought goes into the photographs and most of the times the details are hidden in plain sight. 

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/11
  
  
• Shutter Speed: 1/ 500 sec.
  
  
• ISO speed: ISO-250
  
  
• Focal Length: 50 mm
  
  
• Metering mode: Spot
  
  
• Exposure program: Manual
  
  

Hope you enjoyed the Green Leaves and Negative Space Minimalist Photograph.

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Open Vs Closed Window

Minimalism as Simple Geometry

Photo By © Prakash Ghai
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I went to Anchor Mall one day to click some pictures. 

At the entrance of the Mall, which is located at Ajmer Road near my house, the guard came up to me and uttered those famous words that I hate to hear "Sir, Photography is NOT Allowed."

I was devastated. I have seen other photographers who had posted nice shots from within the Mall  with Phone Cameras. 

Well, I had no other place to go that day so I asked him permission to take photos only outside the Mall. He agreed :)

This brown wall was to my right above a Pan Shop/Kiosk. 

I got interested looking at the Two Windows. I could see blue sky through both of them. 

So I captured my initial shot in which both Windows had Blue Sky visible through them.

While I Was about to leave, I realized that with a little movement of my feet, I was able to get a Brown Wall of a nearby building in the window on the right, matching the color of the wall and thus making the Window appear closed. 

I decided to shoot this composition with "Opposites" as a theme in my mind in which one Window can be seen as Open and the other one Closed. 

So, that's pretty much about the composition. The Simple Geometry is Obvious here :) 

The EXIF Data of the Photo is as follows:

• Camera Model: Canon EOS 6D Mark II
  
  
• Lens: Canon 100 mm Lens
  
  
• F-stop: f/5.6
  
  
• Shutter Speed: 1/2500 sec.
  
  
• ISO speed: ISO-100
  
  
• 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 Open Vs Closed Window  Minimalist Photograph.

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

Red Walls Blue Sky

Minimalism as Simple Geometry

Photo By © Prakash Ghai
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• Theme: Minimalism and Architecture

• Minimalism Type:  Simple Geometry

• Subject: Overlapping Red Walls

  
  

• Style: Looking Up (from the side)

• Geometric Elements: Lines

• Supporting Elements: 

   

  a) Blue Sky

   

  b) Shadows

   

  c) Lines

• Color Tones: Red and Blue

• Camera Used: Canon 600D

• Lens Used: Canon 100mm Prime Macro F 2.8 L Series Lens

• Location: Ravindra Manch Jaipur. (India)

Hope you enjoyed the shot.

Do let me know if you like these bullets style photo highlights, rather than long paragraphs. 

Good Day.

Distant Half Moon

Minimalism as in Small Objects

Photo By © Prakash Ghai
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This Photograph was taken on Sunday 11th December 2016 at Jaipur Art Summit, held at Ravindra Manch, Jaipur.

The Minimalist Subject here is the Distant Half Moon, the patterned line only compliments it. 

A lot of negative space has been used to redirect attention to the Minimalist Half-Moon.

The Photo falls under Minimalism as in Small Objects category, as the Distant Half-Moon here is very small in size.

Thank you all for you time. See you soon.

The Blue Square

Minimalism as Simple Geometry

Photo By © Prakash Ghai
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A Lookup Minimalist Photograph of a Blue Square within a Yellow Wall.

As you can see above this Minimalist Photo is all about "The Blue Square" aka a Simple Geometric Shape. Squares are my favorite shape when it comes to Minimalism as Simple Geometry. 

Here, you can see a Blue Square. And I hope one day, I collect as many different colored Squares as I can. Ok, lets talk more about the Composition of the Minimalist Photograph.

Shall I? or it is very obvious?

This Photograph was taken right outside the exit gate of Jantar Mantar Jaipur. As you can see, I have used a lot of Negative Space in the photograph. I filled that space with the Blue Sky, and placed my subject at the extreme bottom right. 

This, is a perfect example of both: Minimalism as Less Elements and Minimalism as Simple Geometry Photography. It is a matter of choice as to which head you want to categorize this Minimalist Photograph under. 

This style of looking up in the sky and shooting is called Look-up or Looking-Up Photography. 

By that logic this is a Look-up Minimalist Photograph. Look-up Photography is really very interesting especially when it involves shooting Minimal Art. 

You wont find it out, until you try  Look-up Minimalist Photography yourself. Trust me, the results are going to impress you.  

If you have had clicked any Look-up Photos or Look-up Minimalist Photographs, make sure to leave a link to that Photograph below. It would be nice to have a look at your Creativity.

Don't worry about not having a zoom lens etc. I took this Photograph from a Canon 50mm Prime Lens. You can even try using the wide angle Mobile Phone Camera Lens, to Explore your Creativity.

Happy Clicking !

Illuminated Exit

Minimalism as Less Elements

Minimalist Photography by © Prakash Ghai
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Each soul has a purpose in life and the purpose is made known to it before it takes shelter into a body. Some souls are able to fulfill their purpose and are given an Illuminated (or celebrated) Exit from the world just like a gala farewell party to a performing employee of the company. The illuminated geometric structure with sky in the background is used here to depict such a scenario. 

Many souls on the other hand fall prey to minds influenced by the material society, hence they feel trapped and continuously crave for an exit. So the question is what do you do? Well, become aware of your soul and its wants. Listen its calls. Make it feel comfortable in your body. Don't do any sort of self-harm. Follow a healthy life-style. Souls may want to live longer in your body to fulfill their purpose and they would tend to feel restless in an unhealthy body.

Ok, now back to the shot. This shot was taken at Jantar Mantar during the first Instameet cum Photowalk oragnised by my Instagram Page "Learn Minimalism" for the theme Simple Geometry on 20.09.2015. (I am doing my bit to popularize this genre of photography.) Although I have categorized this shot under "Minimalism as Less Elements", this can also go in under Minimalism as Simple Geomentry for lines. 

I was down on my knees for the shot, looking towards the sky and it took me a good 6-7 shots to finally get done. I generally compose shots using my LCD screen but since it was extremely hot and bright nothing was visible on the screen. Therefore I switched over to the View Finder. Why did I mention this? because in the View Finder of most cameras there is no 3x3 overlapping grid which makes things a little tough for visual artists like me.

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Be on Top

Minimalism as Few Distinctive Colors

Minimalist Photography By © Prakash Ghai
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Red Wall and Blue Sky Minimalist Photography at Jawahar Kala Kendra Jaipur

We all want to be on top, be in the drivers seat and excel in whatever domain we are working in. We all have those leadership quality built-in by default. But, only some of us are able to achieve what we strive for. It is not that we don't work hard enough, we all do, but only some get lucky.

That desire to be on top is well expressed here. The red wall signifies aggression and blue (generally related to oceans or water which covers a majority of the earth's surface.) here is used to portray the desire to capture or have it all. The subtle curve that goes to the right indicates the hurdles that come in the way.

I strongly believe that every Minimalist Photo speaks and can be analyzed to gain insights into both a) our own sub-conscious mind and b) the messages hidden in nature. To compose, I placed the curve on the right and kept it small. Red was emphasized but not overemphasized.

Shooting Minimalism as Few Distinctive Colors is not that easy. You always have to spot the intersection points or meeting points of different colors. Here there are 4 colors that meet at a point somewhere on the right hand side of the frame. The distinctive colors being, Red, Blue, Black and Brown.

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V-Shaped Recovery

Minimalism as Less Elements

Minimalist Photography By © Prakash Ghai
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Street Lamp and Building Wall Minimalist Photography Against Blue Sky

When everyone gives up on you, don't lose heart. It is that very point from where you hit bottom, a V-Shaped Recovery happens. The same happens in the economy and the stock markets. I am sure many of us have seen those examples unfold in front of us many-a-times before. 

So next time you feel that all is over, feel a little upbeat and hopeful. You might just be hovering near bottom. Life has the tendency to average out either extremes and everything eventually reverts to mean.

I used the downward trending red line of a textured wall (texture representing struggle) to make it visibly connect to the starting point of an upward curving street light thus creating the alphabet "V". The upward curve lies in clear blue skies, signifying good times. To compose, I used random twisting and turning of the camera in my hand to the point where I could visually connect the line and the curve.

This shot was taken at a Petrol Pump on Ajmer Road, Jaipur. Another Look-up Minimalist Photo that I took on that pump was this Sky is the Limit

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Blue Sky

Minimalism as Less Elements

Minimalist Photography By © Prakash Ghai
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Shooting corners is always interesting. As you can see above, we have Simplicity at its very best. It is such a simple photo that one would think that its extremely easy to click. That's wrong, the simpler a photo looks the harder it is to click. You need eagle eyes to spot such frames and once you spot it then all is easy but spotting such frames comes with a lot of practice.

To Train yourself, you need to leave your camera at home and then go out and try to compose as many frames as you can with your eyes. I do this quite often and it definitely helps. Here, I have used the blue sky for negative space and that subtle light and shadow play makes the corner stand out.

Negative Space Minimalist Photos are perfect example of the Minimalist Photography Type: Minimalism as Less Elements.

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