Light Shadow Lines Architecture

Minimalism as Simple Geometry

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Light Shadow Lines Architecture, is not a Minimalist Title, I agree :)

But, the photo definitely is. I chose such a title, so that it becomes easier for the blog followers to immediately comprehend the elements within the Minimalist Photograph.

The Photograph falls under the Minimalism as Simple Geometry category. The subject being, primarily just the Lines of a Staircase at Jawahar Kala Kendra. That's the Simple Geometry here: Lines.

Lines are one of the most reliable subjects in minimalist photography and even better in minimalist architecture photography. They are already simple. You don't need to simplify them further.

This photograph was taken at Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur. I shot this looking straight up with my 100mm Canon Prime Macro L lens.

Jawahar Kala Kendra has been one of my most visited locations for minimalist photography over the years. The building was designed by Charles Correa and the geometry is intentional throughout. A paradise for minimalist photographers.

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Distant Brown Chair

Minimalism as in Small Objects

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I met a blogger at an Instameet recently and we discussed a few blogging basics that day. While on my way back from that technical meeting, I stopped at Cafe Coffee Day - Civil Lines, Jaipur, which is very near to my house. 

I thought it would be a good Idea to have a chilled glass of my favorite Tropical Iceberg Coffee.

So I ordered one for me, along with a Chicken Sandwich. To sit, I chose the window seat right next to the  billing counter. 

While I was waiting for my order to arrive, I noticed some reflections in the big wall to wall glass window adjacent to my seat. 

I thought maybe, there was a Minimalist Shot in those reflections. After composing a few frames roughly through my eyes, I decided to stop trying as the clutter was way too much. 

Meanwhile, my order arrived. 

The famous tagline of Cafe Coffee Day goes "A lot can happen over Coffee". 

Well, it played out quite well for me.

After, about 4-5 gulps of Tropical Iceberg Coffee, I noticed this Distant Brown Chair, through the glass window next to me. The Chair was placed inside the small room of the Security guard of the building.

Although it was night and the light wasn't much, thankfully the security guard's room had this bright white illuminating light falling on the Distant Brown Chair. This presented me with a great opportunity to capture a decent Minimalist Photograph.

I was on my 100mm Canon f2.8 Macro Lens (affiliate link). I set the lens to "Manual Focus" and punched in the following settings to take the shot:

Camera Settings: 

 

• ISO speed: ISO-400

• Exposure time: 1/20 sec

• F-stop: f/2.8

Well, in the end I was satisfied with the composition and now I can safely say that at least for me "A lot did happen over Coffee".

More on the Minimalist Composition

a) Minimalism Category: Minimalism as in Small Objects, the small object being the Distant Brown Chair

b) The Rule of thirds* is not applied here. The brown chair is placed almost in the center. 

I broke the rule. :)

*I always mention that one should never place subjects in the center of the frame. But here, I did place the subject in the center and the reason is: the Vertical White Rectangular box, within which the Distant Brown Chair is placed, makes the chair appear Off-Center visually. I hope you understand what I mean with "appear off-center visually, despite being in the center.

Also, both ends of the frame, i.e left and right are dark and blurred, that further justifying the lack of rule of third requirement rule.

With that "Off-center and Rule of Thirds MESS", its a wrap for the day !

I send you all warm greetings from India once again, its really cold thanks to unexpected winter rain :)

Pink Bougainvillea Flower

Minimalism as Less Elements

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Minimalism Type: Less Elements

Rules Followed: 

a) Rule of Thirds

b) Negative Space

c) Less Elements

Photo Highlights: 

a) Shallow Depth of Field

b) Two Color Palette - Pink and Gray

c) Low Angle Shot

Hanging Iron Chain On A Rusty Textured Background

Minimalism as Less Elements

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Sometimes, you are in a phase of life, where you feel very low on self esteem and confidence. Also you begin to think that, all is very gloomy and life is kind of over. You draw conclusions way too early and talk of completely giving up without realizing, that this is just a phase of life. I have met many people who talk or assume the same, most of them in their mid-thirties. I would say such phases of life come and go. Life overall, is a combination of ups and downs and in the long run everyone experiences roughly the same joys and sorrow, only the form of in which they occur or are experienced might be different and therefore people do not realize it. When some people face difficult times, they tend to forget about their strong and positive points. There is a saying which goes "This too shall pass" and trust me it eventually does, all that one need to do is to have patience and some hope to sail through.

The photo above depicts a similar sort of a phase, where the un-rusted iron chain (which believes it too has got rusted) or that mid-thirties person, has forgotten that he is capable enough to sail through bad times. The rust in the background or the negative circumstances has overwhelmed him.

Well, lets get back with the composition now. It is fairly easy to comprehend that this is Minimalism as Less Elements with just two main elements in the frame. One being the chain and the other, the textured rusty metal background. For the ones interested in the technicals, here is the EXIF data.

• Camera Make: Canon 
• Camera Model: Canon EOS 600D
• ISO speed: ISO-100
• F-stop: f/4.5
• Exposure Time: 1/125 sec
• Exposure bias: 0 step

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Lamp Lines Triangle

Minimalism as Simple Geometry

Minimalist Photography By © Prakash Ghai

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There is a particular kind of satisfaction that comes from finding a minimalist photograph without searching for it. This one happened near the basement parking area at Ravindra Manch in Jaipur, on an ordinary afternoon when the light decided to do something extraordinary. I'd say for me, with a smile.

The shadow of a street lamp fell right across a set of closed windows and created something I had not planned for. A clean right-angled triangle (simple geometrical shape) sitting at the bottom right of the frame. Its diagonal edge was formed entirely by the shadow, its two straight sides being completed by the lines of the window frame itself.

The street lamp shadow landed precisely at the intersection of two dominant vertical and horizontal lines in the window. One element or the street lamp shadow, highlighted the geometry that was already present.

This is what minimalist photography trains you to see. Not the dramatic or the complex, but the moment when something ordinary arranges itself into something with visual logic. That is why I love minimalist photography so much. It's fun to stumble upon new nature interplays and visual finds.

The Composition

This minimalist photograph falls under what I call Minimalism as Simple Geometry category of minimalist photography, one of the core types of minimalism I have written about.

The frame holds three things:

1. Lines from the window structure
2. The shadow of the street lamp
3. The triangle they produce together.

The black and white treatment removes any distraction that colour might have introduced and lets the geometry do all the talking.

The shadow is the main subject here but it does not stand alone. It needs the lines to give it a boundary and the triangle to give it a purpose. Remove any one of the three and the photograph loses its meaning. The elements are less still and yet there is more.

Camera settings

For those interested in the technical side, here is the EXIF data. I want to be clear though that minimalist photography is far more about what you choose to include and exclude in a frame rather than what settings you use to capture it. Please don't fall in the technical trap. Always focus on vision and composition.

Camera: Canon EOS 600D
ISO: 100
Aperture: f/8
Shutter speed: 1/500 sec.

The low ISO kept the image clean and free of grains. The fast shutter froze the shadow edge crisply. The narrow aperture kept the flat window surface in sharp focus throughout. 

Why Shadows Work in Minimalist Photography

A shadow has two qualities that make it perfect for minimalist photography. First of all, it is flat and has no texture or detail. It simply lies against a surface and borrows the geometry of whatever object cast it. 

Second, it is temporary. It exists only at that angle of light, at that time of day, in that specific season. You either see it or you miss it.

The street lamp shadow here is particularly useful because a street lamp is a simple object with a simple silhouette. Just a clean form that casts a clean shadow. When that shadow falls across clean architectural lines, the result is a frame where everything earns its place.

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Happiness is Within your Reach

Minimalism as Simple Geometry

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Happiness (represented here by the green door) is within one's reach, all that one needs to do is change his or her Field of View(FOV) / Channel. You currently have a particular set of friends/taste of music/food/places/clothes/habits etc, and that is your current observable world which you think is bad, and is full of negativity and selfish people. 

So, what is it that you need to do to fix it? Well, you need to observe the choices you have made under each observable category and alter/omit/or replace things or people that generate negative energy or make you feel low on self-esteem. Suppose meeting Mr. X (whom you meet regularly) makes you feel a little inferior, recall all those people in whose company you feel much more relaxed, confident, at ease and happy. Now, try and meet those people more often and avoid meeting Mr. X. The same goes with the choice of music. Purposefully listen to those songs that cheer up your mood, rather than the ones that make you feel sad.

Eat at good restaurants once in a while even if they are a little expensive, rather than visiting often the cheap ones. You will find yourself much more upbeat and happy as those places as they give you a sense of accomplishment, that you are fortunate enough to afford it and enjoy a better standard of living than most people. You will therefore also be grateful to God. Be picky, even when it comes to sitting on a particular table or chair.  Everything has vibes. Get that place reserved in advance or wait for it to get vacated.  If a particular jeans or shirt makes you feel more confident, wear that more frequently, who is stopping you? Choose health drinks, over alcohol/wine. The healthier you are, the better you feel. 

Well my point is, that "We should develop a good sense of observation and use that in our favor" to stay in the loop of positivity, just do not let the loop break, keep rolling the happy little things over. The source maybe minuscule but it does not matter. Rather than seeking happiness, create it. Lets say your current field of view is "Channel A (comprising of all your old habits/friends/choices etc)", do the tweaking as mentioned above and create an entirely new channel for yourself i.e "Channel B".

If required, meet an entirely new set of people, go to places you have never been before, experiment, until you set it right. Those dance numbers are not meant for teenagers only, you could shake a leg on them too. When was the last time you went to a club and danced? Do you think age is a barrier? No, not at all. You are young at heart as always and forever will be. "Rediscover yourself" and remember that your default setting is "Happiness" revert back to it for good.

Coming back to the photo, This is a storeroom for the electrical equipments at Central Park, Jaipur. I chose an extreme side angle view and shot this at about F/8 aperture, with focus on the intersection of the 2nd and the 3rd line, to roughly keep everything in focus. My initial shots did not have the green door in them but later I decided to include it to enhance the visual appeal. The photo falls under the Minimalism as Simple Geometry category. 

Car Door Handle: Minimalist Photography

Minimalism as Less Elements

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There was a time when people were judged by their character. The values they held, the words they spoke, the way they treated others.

Then that shifted. Clothes became the measure. Dress well and the world takes you seriously. And now? It is the car you drive. The brand on the bonnet. The model year. I often wonder what comes next.

So when I decided to photograph a car, I did not photograph the whole car. I photographed the door handle.

That is what minimalist photography does. It strips away everything except the one detail that says it all.

A car door handle is designed with intention. There are curves in it. There is weight to it. Engineers and designers spent real time on that small piece of metal. Most people never notice it because they are too busy looking at the whole car.

The Composition:

I got down on my knees on the small staircase of my veranda to bring the camera to the right eye level. Eye level with your subject matters more than most people think.

The sun was coming from behind, which lit the handle cleanly and threw a shadow that followed the curve of the design. That shadow is what made the shot interesting for me.

Minimalist Photography Type:

This is Minimalism as Less Elements composition. 

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Eight Squares

Minimalism as Simple Geometry

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A Minimalist Photograph of Eight squares of two windows, complimented by lines and split into two sets of four squares each by the center line.

The best part about Windows is the geometry and design they carry and these Eight Squares were just too good to ignore. I have shot a lot of windows in the past by clipping their corners etc but this time I decided to fill the entire frame with a close-up shot of this window and removing all other distractions, making for a clean Minimalist Frame.

To make the composition interesting, I shot the photograph in such a way that the vertical line formed by the closure of the panels of window, splits these Eight Squares into two sets of four squares each.

Hope you enjoyed the shot. 

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Corner Shot

Minimalism as Parts of the Whole

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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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The Other Way

Minimalism as in Small Objects

Shot at Amer Fort - Jaipur. I began by trying to shoot just the Arc's as a minimalist subject. But, I was being constantly distracted by people passing by. That gave me an idea. Why not include people as well in the frame to compliment the Arcs. I readied myself for the shot by pre-focusing the camera. I pressed the shutter button down the half-way and focused on the edge of the last arc. I waited for someone to pass by. As soon as I saw this man coming, I pressed down the shutter button completely. The man was looking the other way and not in the frame made. This made the shot even more interesting. This is a way hinted at his disappointed with what life has given him. He now chooses, not to look even look in the camera or face people from the real world. He rather chose to look "The Other Way.

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Guarded by the Lines.

Minimalism as Parts of the Whole

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A Colorful Minimalist Photo of the back side of a Tuk-tuk or auto-rickshaw, comprising of lines and shapes, parked on the streets of Jaipur.

I spotted this Tuk-tuk (auto-rickshaw) parked right in front of a slum. I was right outside the Tuk-Tuk driver's house. I was there for a photo-walk based on the theme Life in a Slum, with co-photographers. 

But guess what, I do not consider shooting poor people art at all. In fact, for me it is more like making fun of them. You may ask, so why did I attend the photo-walk? Well, I did so, to hangout with co-photographers, have "Chai" or Indian Tea with them, and discuss photography in general.

All the Photographers were clicking pictures as per the Photography theme, whereas I was as usual busy observing details and was trying to spot geometry and colors. As I mentioned above, this was right in front of the Tuk-Tuk drivers house, my eyes lit up wide once I saw such bright colors and my initial reaction was "oh wow, finally." 

Since the Tuk_tuk was stationery, I had the privilege of going really really close to it. I bent down on my knees and I made sure that those "Circles" on left "fitted appropriately within the Minimalist photo frame that I was trying to create. The circles had this armor guarding them, hence I kept the title "Guarded by the Lines". These circles fall in the left rule of thirds 3x3 grid quadrant. Another rule of thirds is applied on top, via the yellow portion.

It took me a while though to declutter and create this simple Minimalist Photograph with basic shapes and a minimal color palette. 

Hope you enjoyed the Photograph. 

Parallel Rectangles

Minimalism as Simple Geometry

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A colorful lookup Minimalist Photo comprising of parallel rectangles, yellow walls and blue sky.

This Minimalist Photograph was captured at Jantar Mantar, Jaipur. I wanted to show the contrasting colors yellow and blue here, along with simple geometrical shapes i.e. Lines and the two Rectangles.

I placed one rectangle on the top left (rule of thirds quadrant) and one on the bottom right (rule of thirds quadrant). So the result was two vertical parallel rectangles being joined by one line entering the frame from the left running over to the rectangle on the right. Editing the blue sky took me a lot of time. Showing sky the way it looked to the naked eye or showing the blue as blue, takes a lot, believe it.

It is basically a look-up Minimalist shot, where you basic look up towards the sky and try and capture something. It takes a bit of practice capturing Minimalist Photographs the look-up way. At first, you would feel as if you are not able to spot anything worthwhile. The trick is to keep hitting the shutter button and reviewing what you clicked. This will give you a fair idea as to what to click and what to let go.

Hope you enjoyed the Photo. Stay tuned for more.

Predatory Feet

Minimalism as Low Detail

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A black and white Minimalist Photograph of the feet of a predatory bird with sharp nails sitting on a wall.

This is a special Minimalist shot as this was taken when I used to shoot during moving traffic on the streets. I used to hang the camera around my neck, riding my scooter going place to place, in search of Minimalist Photo subjects.

The moment I used to spot something interesting, I would stop right there, in the middle of  traffic. I would just turn my head towards the subject and point the camera at it and shoot, while still sitting on my scooter. 

I spotted these Predatory Feet of a bird sitting on a wall close to the main road that leads to the Vishvakarma Industrial Area in Jaipur. The bird stood still and did not even move an inch. Since I was zoomed in, I did not interfere with its privacy. 

The lens that I was on, was a Canon 55-250 mm . This took about 3 hours of post processing as I had to take out most of details from the shot. 

Although it was time consuming but the result was this Low Detail Minimalist Photograph, which was very satisfying to look at and to produce.

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Juxtaposition: Geometry Vs Abstract form

Minimalism as Simple Geometry

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A Monochrome Minimalist Photograph of the abstract form/shadow of the round dome versus geometrical shapes at Amer Fort, Jaipur

The Juxtaposition between Simple Geometric shapes i.e rectangles and the Abstract shadow/shape  the "Gol Gumbad" or the Round Dome(in English) is shown here.

Wow, that was long and confusing, isn't it? Sometimes, my head just spins while taking such tricky Minimalist Photographs. I try so many different shots and angles and at times I end up erasing all photos of a particular shot/subject and start all over again. This did not happen this time around as finally, I got what I was looking for.

What caught my attention, was the overlapping shadow of the Gumbad on the second rectangle and the way it was curving down to the right. Initially, the shadow flirted for a while with the vertical line of the rectangle but she, probably was not interested and therefore the shadow slipped down further to the right. The key to the shot was, placing right the two rectangles, that's it. Once I did that, I moved a little to the left and the to the right, for adjustment and bang everything was perfect.

Hope you enjoyed the photograph. 

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Drainage Pipe

Minimalism as in Small Objects

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A Minimalist Photo of a cylindrical drainage pipe and its shadow. Accompanied by green algae on the wall.

This is Minimalism as in Small Objects, where my main subject is the Drainage Pipe.

In order to achieve the desired result and to show the pipe as small, I took this shot from a fair amount of distance. Shooting from a distance also helped me add the green algae under the pipe, as a supporting subject and also made the Drainage Pipe look more Minimalist.

You cannot find such shadows, like that of the pipe, on cloudy days or early mornings, so be prepared to go out on a sunny day. Carrying some water along is advisable or else you may well get dehydrated.

Hope you enjoyed the shot. Stay tuned for more.

Minimalist Photography Video Part - I

A Video slideshow / collection of select Minimalist Photographs.

Every now and then I make a compilation of Minimalist Photographs that I have posted in the past. on this blog. After carefully curating some of the best Minimalist Photographs I create a Video Slideshow of them and post them as a Video on my YouTube Channel. It is a series that I wish to continue.

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Bird Vs Lines

Minimalism as in Small Objects

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A Black and White Minimalist Photo of a Bird sitting on the wall, with lines complementing it.

This Minimalist Shot was taken at Jawahar Kala Kendra - Jaipur, using two walls of different colors to show contrast between them. Later during editing, I turned the Photograph into Black and White and that further enhanced the contrast between the two walls. 

This Photograph has been intentionally captured from a distance, so that the size of the Bird appeared very small, making it a perfect fit for the "Minimalism as in Small Objects" category of Minimalist Photography.

A Word on the Composition.

The Little Bird sitting between two Diagonal Lines caught my eye to begin with. I had to be fast enough, which I was, so that the Little Bird did not fly away during the composition of the Photograph. Thankfully, the Little Bird stayed long enough and I had a decent Black and White Minimalist Photograph.

This is a Multi-layer shot. There is some distance between the two walls. The light gray one is nearer to the frame and the dark gray one is quite far. I joined these two sections visually and placed the Little Bird nearly at the intersection of the lines of the Two walls.

Also, I had to move a lot to my left and right, and I tried various combinations and angles to get this right.

Below is a Similar shot from the Same Location that you might be interested in:

• Lone Dove

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Clay Pot

Minimalism as Less Elements

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A Minimalist Photograph of a Brown clay pot against a pink wall.

This Minimalist Shot was taken at Jawahar Lal Nehru Marg, Jaipur. Opposite to Jawahar Kala Kendra, there is a lane that goes towards Jhalana Doongri.

Right at that corner, there are a few kiosks for food, tea and cigarettes. It was a holiday that day. This cigarette shop or "Pan Ki Thadi" (as we call it in Hindi) was located near those food shops. The shop was closed being a holiday and I liked the Pink Shutter of it a lot.

Just next to this Pan Shop, there was a handmade clay pottery shop. One of the Clay Pots was set aside, maybe because it was broken from the bottom or something. The Clay Pot was found sitting idle right in front of the closed Pan Shop, that had this beautiful pink colored metal shutter.

The isolated Clay Pot contrasted so well against the pink shutter of the closed Pan Shop that I had to stop and take a shot of it. The set up was perfect as I had loads of Negative Space on the left to compose a classic Minimalist Photograph. I literally, went down on my knees for this one.

Also note, that there is an Abstract Shadow Triangle on the left and the Three Simple Vertical Lines on the closed shop shutter, adds brilliantly to the Minimalist Frame.

I did try a Black and White version of this shot and I had also posted it on my Facebook timeline, because Minimalist Photos looks extremely good in Black and White, But later, I reverted to the Original Irresistible Pink Color. Pink won hands down.

The Photo falls under Minimalism as Less Elements category of Minimalist Photography.

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Tapering In

Brass Water Tap on Pink Indian Wall with Subtle Texture

Light Shadow and Lines

Minimalism as Less Elements

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A Black and White Minimalist Photo composed by a combination of Light Shadows and Lines

What we have here is an attempt at creating a Minimalist Photograph by using the Contrast between Light and Shadows. 

The intent of shooting in Black and White is, to draw the viewer's attention to the Lines, Enhance Focus on the patterns, and to bring out the intricacies among-st the elements in the frame as a whole.

Art that nature creates through Light and Shadows, hold a very special significance. They appear for a moment and until you are there at the same place, the same time, with the same camera settings, you could probably can never repeat the shot. 

The dark wall that you see on the left was red in color and the white on the right was yellow. You need good color contrasts, in order to make the photo look good in Black and White, especially a Minimalist one.

The Less Elements part of the photo is, that all the lines i.e the Simple Geometric shape here, in totality is considered as "One Element", the second supporting element is, Light and Shadow. 

This Minimalist Photograph could very well be categorized under Minimalism as Simple Geometry as well. It actually depends on what or how the Photographer really wants to present the Photograph.

Minimalist Reflection of Street Light

Minimalism as Less Elements

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A Minimalist Photograph of the Reflection of street light in stagnant water on the road.

There is only one element in the frame i.e the Minimalist Reflection of Street Light, in the puddle of stagnant water. 

The subject is placed on the bottom right corner so as to follow the Rule of Thirds. A lot of Negative Space has been left on the top, to make the eye wander in the frame and find the subject eventually.

Such compositions are very tricky, and you only get them right with loads of practice. Shooting water reflections could take hundreds of wrong photos. I spotted this arrangement after looking over at about 10-12 water puddles.

You have to bend down every-time, move 360 degrees around it to check what can be spotted in it. Once you find the right subject in the puddle, try various angles and combinations, by varying the degrees at which that you bend. 

Hope you enjoyed the post. 

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