Lines Curves And Square

Minimalism as Less Elements

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A Black and White Minimalist Photograph of Lines Curves and Square as seen on a Wall at Diggi Palace, Jaipur.

No matter how good a Minimalist Photograph looks in Color, it always looks better in Black and White. 

I had shot this in Color. The wall was White and the Black Lines that you see, were Blue in color. This is a wall from Diggi Palace Jaipur. 

While I was editing this Photograph, I was really not happy with the Colors and that was primarily due to the fact that the wall had a yellow tint over it, as this shot was taken during Golden Hour, 

Therefore, I turned this Photograph into Black and White to see how it looked without color. 

As I have said earlier, that once you convert a Photo into Black and White, majority of the times, you would want to leave it Black and White. And that is what happened today as well.

The Composition is a little weird probably, or another way you can call weird in art is, creative. 

I am looking up at the wall from a side angle, trying to fit in the Pattern created with Lines, Curves and Square, yet trying to leave some Negative Space and also trying to make the frame look less cluttered. 

I shot this at 7.1 Aperture 

What do you think? Should I have taken this shot at a different Aperture setting?

The EXIF Data of the Photo is as follows:

• Camera Model: Canon EOS 6D Mark II
  
  
• Lens: Canon 24-105 mm Prime Lens
  
  
• F-stop: f/7.1
  
  
• Shutter Speed: 1/2000 sec.
  
  
• ISO speed: ISO-320
  
  
• Focal Length: 105 mm
  
  
• Metering mode: Spot
  
  
• Exposure program: Manual
  
  

Hope you enjoyed the Lines Curves and Square  Minimalist Photograph.

Thank you for your time. Have a Nice Day !

Pipe Repetition Pattern Minimal

Minimalism as in Repeating Shapes

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A Shot of the Curves of Plastic Industrial Pipes forming a Repetitive Pattern. Shot taken via Canon 100mm Prime Macro L Series Lens mounted on Canon 600D Camera.

I found this stack of pipes on the outskirts of Shyam Nagar, Jaipur. These were laid near a Construction Site. 

I took about 15 shots in total and some of them were too messy. This one in particular, was very simple and I personally like it for the Diagonal Line I created via moving to the side. 

As you can see, the Curves of the Pipe aka its texture is in Repetition, therefore this Minimalist Photograph falls under Minimalism as Repeating Shapes category of Minimalism.

Hope you enjoyed the photograph.

Feel free to post your feedback.

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Black and White Line Pattern Minimalism - 2 Images

Minimalism as Less Elements

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These are 2 Black and White Line Pattern Minimalism Images that I shot at Jawahar Kala Kendra last Sunday

• Minimalism Type: Less Elements
  
  
• Subject: Light falling on a Wall through a small roof made of Pipes
  
  
• Color Tones: Black and White

• Style: Looking Up

•  Aesthetics:

         (a) Use of Simple Geometry aka Lines 

         (b) Pattern / Repetition

         (c) Light and Shadow/ Natures Art

         (d) Core Simplicity

• Camera Used: Canon 600D
  
  
• Lens Used: Canon 50 mm Prime F/ 1.4
  
  
• Camera Mode: Full Manual
  
  
• Camera Filter: Monochrome (RAW+JPEG)
  
  
• Photo Type: I chose to edit the JPEG version
  
  
• Editing: Adjustment of Levels, Brightness and Contrast
  
  

Hope that you enjoyed the shots. 

 

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Colorful Vertical Lines Minimal

Minimalism as Simple Geometry

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Minimalist Photography

 

• Minimalism Type: Minimalism as Simple Geometry (Learn all 8 Types HERE)

   

• Subject: Lines (multiple walls, shot from the side)

   

• Style: Looking from the Side

   

• Colors: Yellow / Brown /White / Black / Pink

Shot HighLights:-

 

a) Geometry in Repetition i.e Lines

 

b) Visual Art - connecting multiple walls to make one frame with colorful lines

 

c) Subtle Texture on the Walls

 

d) Extreme Side Angle

• Camera Used: Canon 600D

   

• Lens Used: Canon 50 mm prime lens

   

• Location: City Palace, Jaipur - India

 

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Water Ripple Waves

Minimalism as Less Elements

Photo By © Prakash Ghai
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Photographs of Water Ripples are usually found in Zen Books. 

The photo above titled "Water Ripple Waves", has a very calming and soothing effect.

The reason for that is, because here the primary focus is "Stillness".

Since Zen is more about keeping quiet than elaborating, I would like to cut short on further details and simply provide the EXIF Data.

EXIF Data:

• F-Stop: F/5.6
  
  
• ISO: 200
• Shutter Speed: 1/400

Related Shots:

A) Ripples in Water

B) Spiral Water Ripples

Three Earthen Clay Vessels

Minimalism as in Repeating Shapes

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I found these Three Earthen Clay Vessels lying on the ground in front of Albert Hall Museum, Jaipur. 

One finds a lot of pigeons on the ground there. Visitors to the museum, generally buy food from the pigeon food sellers and feed the birds. 

These empty clay vessels were kept for the birds to drink water from. But, because of the Summer Heat, all the drinking water for the birds dried up. 

... And they forgot to refill it. 

Maybe the food sellers were too busy making the money.

Photo Details:

• Minimalism Type: Repeating Shapes
• Camera: Canon 600D
• F Stop: f/3.5
• ISO: 100
• Exposure Time: 1/200 sec

Windows in Repetition Vs The Green Tree

Minimalism as in Repeating Shapes

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This shot falls under the Minimalism as in Repeating Shapes Category. What we have here, is a repetition pattern created by the Windows of the rooms of a hotel in Jaipur. 

I have purposefully placed the Green Tree on the bottom left corner of the frame, so as to break the Pattern of Repetition. Without the Green Tree, the shot would be too vanilla, at least for me.

I shot this from an over-bridge, in-case you were wondering from where I got the height in the frame. Its the result of the over-bridge elevation, that I am looking-up but yet my view is kind of flattish or parallel to the ground. 

Other than the height, the 100 mm Macro Lens helped me to shoot this comfortably from a distance.

Hope that you enjoyed the shot and the Minimalist explanation ;)

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Blooming Plant

Minimalism as Less Elements

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Minimalism and Nature is a beautiful Minimalist Photography theme. The more you click such photographs, the better you feel.

Nature Heals !

Hope this year, I will cover more Nature Photographs. I do plan to buy a Canon Macro Lens, and that I am sure would help me in achieving this :)

So What made me click This Blooming Plant Minimalist Photo this particular way?

The slight curved lean of the green plant on the white wall crossed my eye and I stopped right near it. 

Now, the question was, whether to take a vertical shot with just the plant and the white wall, highlighting the curve keeping the photo strictly Minimalist? OR to experiment a little?

I decided to experiment a little. 

Right next to the plant you see this rough brick pattered wall. I initially thought of taking that as a separate Minimalist Shot, but then, I improvised and merged the two Shots that had crossed my mind. 

The result is the above Minimalist Photograph of the Blooming Plant.

The plant was kept to the left of the frame in the corner, following the "Rule of Thirds". The bricks were kept to the right. 

Note, how the empty plain white wall acts as an opposite, to the fully covered rough brick wall. 

That, also added to the Art Element and Aesthetics of the Photograph.

As for the Minimalism classification, The photograph falls under the Minimalism as Less Elements Category of Minimalist Photography. The only elements being a) The Blooming Plant and b) The Brick Patterned Wall

Hope you enjoyed the post.

Stay tuned for more. :)

Distant Half Moon

Minimalism as in Small Objects

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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.

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Balance of Nature

Minimalism as Few Distinctive Colors

Minimalist Photography By © Prakash Ghai
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Black is the color of death and negative news. Yellow is the color of the sun and represents vitality and strengthens the nerves and the mind. This photo perfectly depicts the balances built within nature.

One extreme is offset by the other. Days are followed by nights and bad times by the good. Everything is brought to a point of balance. The artist who painted this sub-consciously knew about this fine balance. I just loved the beauty of it.

When shooting Minimalism as few Distinctive Colors make sure you capture the intersection point or the point where most colors meet. Later, apply a few rules of photography. Lines act as a bonus here. I got lucky on this one and I wish the same for you.

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