Kitty Face

Minimalism as Parts of the Whole

Photo By © Prakash Ghai
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This is a Macro / Closeup Photograph of a Kitty's Face that I clicked at the Mad About Dogs pet store in Jaipur. 

I have a stray cat and I purchase my food for her from that store. 

I went to that store one day with my Canon EOS 6D Mark II and the 100 mm Macro Lens that I have. 

They have a few Cats and Dogs for sale in the store and they freely roam around and play with the incoming customers / visitors. 

This Cat was comfortably sitting on the billing counter while I was paying for my bill. 

I thought It would be a good idea to click a Macro Photograph of hers as she was very still. 

Initially, I captured the regular Cat Eyes closeup shots, but soon I remembered, that I could shoot Minimalism as Parts of the Whole.

Therefore, I only shot half of her face in Portrait Mode, with her Nose, Mouth and her Whiskers being visible.

Let's also take a quick look at the EXIF Data for the Photograph.

The EXIF Data for the Photo is as follows:

• Camera Maker: Canon
  
  
• Camera Model: Canon EOS 6D Mark II
  
  
• Lens: Canon Canon 100 mm Prime Macro L Series Lens
  
  
• F-stop: f/2.8
  
  
• Shutter Speed: 1/100 sec.
  
  
• ISO speed: ISO-2000
  
  
• 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 Kitty Minimal Photograph.

Black Ball Reflection

Minimalism as in Small Objects

Minimalist Photography By © Prakash Ghai
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What we have here is another Macro Minimalism Photograph. The Subject, is just a small round Black Ball that I picked-up under my Coffee Table.

The table was covered elegantly with a glossy silver mica. The light was coming in from the front and behind me there was a big white wall. 

What I found interesting here, was the small little reflection of the Black Ball being created on the silver-ish and smooth surface of the Coffee Table.

I had my Macro Lens on, and it took me about 4-5 shots to get this right. 

I was on Full Manual Camera Settings with Both the Camera and Lens's focus settings set to Manual as well.

Since I wanted to emphasize the Black Ball's Reflection, I placed the subject only following the left rule of thirds, and avoided the bottom rule of thirds alignment. As you can see, the Black Ball is near the center row of the rule of thirds grid, while its reflection slips towards the bottom row.

Minimalism Category and Composition:

This Minimalist Photo falls under the Minimalism as in Small Objects category of Minimalist Photography. 

The intention is clearly to show its small size, against the large empty spaces. 

To enhance emphasis on the subject, a lot of Negative Space has been used.