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.

Thank you for your time. Have a Nice Day. 

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.

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 !

Blue Sky

Minimalism as Less Elements

Photo 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.