Corner Shot

Minimalism as Parts of the Whole

Photo by © Prakash Ghai
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A Minimalist Photograph of a marble slab of a water dispenser, cropped into a rectangular shape, against a light orange wall. Shot captured at Diggi Malpura road.

This photograph was captured at the Diggi Malpura road. I was heading to the Diggi Kalyan Ji Mandir/Temple for a cultural festival. We were about 10 people, all a bunch of photography enthusiasts. We reached our destination half-an hour late, as we found a lot of traffic on our way.

Once we got off the car, we realized that, we had to walk about one kilometre by feet to reach the temple gate. This was completely unexpected. We were already tired, but we had no choice but to follow the tradition. Thousands of people were walking bare-feet and that was quite a sight.

Now lets take a look at the Composition of the Minimalist Photograph 

I spotted this bright vibrant, orange colored wall to my left, with water taps on it. This was basically a water dispensing place for people to have water, while they were on their way to the temple gate. I stopped by, to drink some water in order to prevent dehydration. It was a very warm, sunny afternoon. 

The marble slab you see, was the bottom portion of the water dispensing outlet. There were about 8 taps installed in total. The marble slab was basically a very large rectangular structure. I decided to create my own little rectangle from it.

I carefully clipped the corner of the rectangle and instantly, I had my own little rectangle. To add negative space, in liu of making the photo a classical Minimalist one, I placed the rectangle that I had cropped, on the top right corner of the frame.

This, actually made the photo fall under two Categories of Minimalist Photography:

a) Minimalism as Less Elements and since my subject is a Part of the whole structure, therefore

b) Minimalism as Parts of the Whole.

Well, I chose point b) as the classification of the photo, you can choose the one you want.

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Vertical Rectangle engulfed by the Square

Minimalism as Simple Geometry

Here, geometry within geometry is placed and dimension play is used. I placed that vertical rectangular door in the top right corner, within a white square. In fact, the white square lies within another white square(i.e the white outer border). Spotting geometry is one thing and having fun with it visually is another. That is the thing about minimalist visual art. One should know how to have fun with the elements in the frame. The best was is to keep experimenting, placing the elements in different places/corners in the frame. One should also exercise caution, as sometimes, over experimentation kills the shot rather than enhancing it.

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The Triple Split

Minimalism as Less Elements

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A Black and White/ Monochrome Minimalist Photograph of a Street Lamp's shadow falling on the corner of a building forming a Triple Split.

This Minimalism as Less Elements Minimalist Photo, is a corner shot of a building taken during a sunny afternoon. 

The Light and Shadow games played by nature, are always interesting and this Minimalist Photograph captures that. Look at how beautifully the shadow of the lamp got split by three lines. I spotted this Triple Split near the Akshardham temple in Vaishali Nagar.


This photograph has depth and dimension and therefore is way better than flat photos. You may try and include more depth by getting really creative with angles. The highlights, as you can see are quite bright and some portion has lost a bit of detail. It is actually just on the limits. A step further and the details would be lost completely. Why I did this? to make the shades of gray stand out among each other and to show clearly the light and shadow differential.

Other Minimalist Photos taken at Akshardham Temple, Jaipur:

- Blessed by the Curve

- Hypnotic Tree

Interplay of Colors and Geometry

Minimalism as Parts of the Whole

The Interplay of Colors and Geometry captured by clipping out the corner of a door adding mystery to the frame. This was shot at the famous, well not so famous "Badal Mahal" or the Cloud Palace, as entry here is restricted to invitees only and I was very lucky to have got an invite to visit the place. I loved the colors and the contrasts among the doors and walls. This is Minimalism as parts of the whole, where only a part of the door and wall is shown, leaving the rest to the imagination of the viewer. 

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