Hollow Photo Frames

Minimalism as Simple Geometry

Photo By © Prakash Ghai
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A Minimalist Photograph of Hollow Photo Frames on a Blue Tent at St Xaviers College during a Photography Competition cum Exhibition. 

I went to St. Xavier's College Hathroi, Jaipur to attend a Photo Exhibition. They had recently organized a Photography Competition and the participants Photographs were on display.

The results of the Photo competition were yet to be announced, so I was a bit too early.

There was a big Hall on the 1st Floor where all the participants Photographs were put up. I went through each one and since I am myself an Ex-Xavierite, I met a few known people there, also a few Photographers whom I was friends with.

After a while, a young Photographer who was from the College management, took me outside to the garden area to show me this Blue Tent with these beautiful Hollow Photo Frames.

I asked him, what will they be putting up there. He said, they would be putting up the results of the Winners of Mobile Photography Contest and DSLR Photography competition winner's Photographs would be displayed on a separate wall inside the hall.

Since, the results were yet to be announced, the Photo Frames outside were Hollow. On the announcement of the winners of the Mobile Photography Contest, they would simply place the Photographs from behind in these lovely golden border Hollow Photo Frames.

Before leaving, I thought It would be a good idea to shoot this subject as Minimalist Photograph.

All I could see was Rectangles against a Blue backdrop aka Minimalism as Simple Geometry.

The EXIF Data of the Photo is as follows:

• Camera Model: Canon EOS 600 D
  
  
• Lens: Canon 50 mm Prime Lens
  
  
• F-stop: f/8
  
  
• Shutter Speed: 1/125 sec.
  
  
• ISO speed: ISO-800
  
  
• Focal Length: 50 mm
  
  
• Metering mode: Evaluative/Pattern
  
  
• Exposure program: Manual
  
  

Hope you enjoyed the Hollow Photo Frames Minimalist Photograph.

Thank you for your time. Have a Nice Day !

Square Vs Light Squares

Minimalism as Less Elements

Minimalist Photography by © Prakash Ghai
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A Minimalist Photograph of a Square Versus Abstract Light Squares on a Red Wall at Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur.

What I spotted here first, was the Four Light Abstract Squares on the Red Wall. These were formed due to light passing through an open window with 4 glass panes in it, right behind me. 

Now, I had to contrast these Abstract Light Squares with something. So, I looked for a Geometric subject to go with it.

There was a Square on the wall next to this one. To include that with the Abstract Light Squares I shot the edge of the two walls and placed one subject on the either end of the frame. This juxtaposed the two subjects nicely.

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/4.5
  
  
• Shutter Speed: 1/320 sec.
  
  
• ISO speed: ISO-400
  
  
• Focal Length: 58 mm
  
  
• Metering mode: Spot
  
  
• Exposure program: Manual
  
  

Hope you enjoyed the Square Vs Light Squares Minimalist Photograph.

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Star Drenched In Rain

Minimalism as Less Elements

Minimalist Photography by © Prakash Ghai
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A Minimalist Photo of a Star Sign at Jawahar Kala Kendra as seen from the entrance gate during a Rain shower.

Usually I duck in when it rains, but thankfully that day I decided to take some risk and I kept moving around with the Camera while it was raining. 

I was inside Jawahar Kala Kendra and I took a lot of shots at the main entrance gate. Sure, I had to keep wiping my lens every now and then as the wind brought along droplets on my lens.

Guess what I started shooting at first? Well, Street Photography. 

There were some people moving around with Umbrellas and some without. Unfortunately, I did not get what I wanted with the Street Photos. Therefore, I decided to turn back to Minimalist Photography.

I always wanted to click this White Star but the frame would have been too boring as it would have been a very flat shot captured by a lot of people before.

But, capturing the Star Drenched in Rain in Black and White, made this a little different.

I knew I had to keep my shutter speed high. So I captured this at 1/1600 sec. More Technical specifications of the shot are below.

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/5.6
  
  
• Shutter Speed: 1/1600 sec.
  
  
• ISO speed: ISO-1600
  
  
• Focal Length: 100 mm
  
  
• Metering mode: Spot
  
  
• Exposure program: Manual
  
  

Hope you enjoyed the Star Drenched in Rain Minimalist Photograph.

Thank you for your time. Have a Nice Day !

Circle Semicircle

Minimalism as Simple Geometry

Minimalist Photography by © Prakash Ghai
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A Minimalist Photograph of a Yellow Circle and Blue Semicircle placed on a brown textured wall at Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur.

These were handmade circular discs placed at the Entrance wall of Jawahar Kala Kendra. Actually it is a huge wall and it was decorated up to the brim.

All I could spot was a lot of clutter but at the same time I was tempted to carve out a few Simple Minimalist Photographs. I kept thinking and thinking and thinking.

Then my eyes got stuck on these Two Circles. Yes Two Circles, the big Blue Circle and the Small Yellow one.

I thought why not use these to compose a Simple Geometry Minimalist Photograph. The problem was, that the Blue Circle was way too big for me to incorporate it with the Yellow one within the frame and create a sensible Photo Composition.

Therefore, I decided to crop the Big Blue Circle into about half and made it look like a Semicircle in the frame.

Then, I placed the the small Yellow Circle on the top left corner of the frame. This also made me show the interaction between the Two Geometric Shapes and to show some perspective. It also helped me leave some negative space in the frame, both between the circles and to the right of them.

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: 1/400 sec.
  
  
• ISO speed: ISO-200
  
  
• Focal Length: 60 mm
  
  
• Metering mode: Spot
  
  
• Exposure program: Manual as always
  
  

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Black Cloth Triangle

Minimalism as Less Elements

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A Minimalist Photograph of a Triangle like shape made by Black Cloth, shot at a Kids Carnival at Jaipur City.

This shot was taken at a Kids Carnival that I thought I should attend, not because that I wanted to get onto some kids rides, but to snap out some nice Minimalist Photographs.

The area where I am standing was behind the tents, away from the swings/rides. 

I spotted this cloth pattern and tried to make sense of it. 

Since I am trained to see shapes, I could spot a Triangle like shape made by the Black cloth. I proceeded to take a few shots to give the frame some symmetry/balance and shape. 

Also, if you see in the back, there is some Light and Shadow combination. That further helped me compose this better. 

There wasn't a literal subject available here. I created the Black Cloth Triangle by the way I saw the pattern and by positioning myself appropriately.

The EXIF Data of the Photo is as follows:

• Camera Model: Canon EOS 600D
  
  
• Lens: Canon 100 mm Prime Lens
  
  
• F-stop: f/4
  
  
• Shutter Speed: 1/125 sec.
  
  
• ISO speed: ISO-100
  
  
• Focal Length: 100 mm
  
  
• Metering mode: Spot
  
  
• Exposure program: Manual
  
  

Hope you enjoyed the Black Cloth Triangle Minimalist Photograph.

Thank you for your time. Have a Nice Day !

The White Ball

Minimalism as Simple Geometry

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A Black and White Minimal Art Photograph of a White Ball placed on a Sculpture at Jawahar Kala Kendra.

This area is near Exhibition Gallery II at JKK. The main subject here is the White Ball.

Yes, that was my starting point. You must get your starting point correct, as that is what decides your overall frame and composition.

I had a few options here.

a) To shoot this from the front, or

b) Slightly from the side or

c) Like how I did here, from an extreme side angle.

The reason I took such an extreme side angle, was to place the Square on the top or above the White Ball. I wanted to include some more geometry.

Also, the Part of the Window on the left, gives us nice bit of mystery(invokes imagination) by being Parts of the Whole Minimal, Plus, the Window portion is placed according to Rule of Thirds.

Further technical details or the Exif Data of the Photograph, is mentioned below.

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/16
  
  
• Shutter Speed: 1/13 sec.
  
  
• ISO speed: ISO-1000
  
  
• Focal Length: 100 mm
  
  
• Metering mode: Spot
  
  
• Exposure program: Manual
  
  

Hope you enjoyed the The White Ball  Minimalist Photograph.

Thank you for your time. Have a Nice Day !

Floor Triangle

Minimalism as Simple Geometry

Minimalist Photography by © Prakash Ghai
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A Minimalist Photograph of a Right angled Light Triangle as seen on the floor at Jawahar Kala Kendra Jaipur, shot in black and white.

My love for Light Triangles(Simple Geometry) never seems to end. Here is another one and this time I named it Floor Triangle. It is fairly crazy to name Minimalist Photographs. If you have some tips on it, send me an email.

Now Let's look at the Minimalist Composition

The challenge after spotting the Light Triangle was to decide the angle/side/place from which to click it. I started by shooting it from the side, but then it wasn't looking that nice. So I decided, that why not this time make it a little flat and shoot it from the front. 

While placing the Light Triangle in the frame, I left on bar of space at the bottom and some Negative Space on the top. In editing I pulled down the highlights a bit and darkened the surrounding areas. 

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/4
  
  
• Shutter Speed: 1/1250 sec.
  
  
• ISO speed: ISO-320
  
  
• Focal Length: 100 mm
  
  
• Metering mode: Spot
  
  
• Exposure program: Manual
  
  

Hope you enjoyed the Floor Triangle  Minimalist Photograph.

Thank you for your time. Have a Nice Day !

Repeating Rectangles

Minimalism as in Repeating Shapes

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A Black and White Minimal Art Photograph of the Facade of a building, with Rectangles in Repetition as a Pattern

This shot was taken near Lifestyle Mall / MGF Fall Jaipur. This is a building to its right. I had not captured a Minimalism as in Repeating Shapes Photograph in a while and this tempted me. The only challenge here, was to keep the lines as straight as possible, so that the symmetry appeared right in the frame.

Since I was shooting from the ground, and I was looking up, the lines were not coming out straight. They are not near perfect here though even now.

I did adjust the lines by moving myself to a higher ground and raised the camera as high as possible to view the scene on the LCD screen of the camera.

Since the Repetition of Rectangles here spreads across the frame, some may find this image to be too busy, yet it is not.

It is just one element in repetition. This is a good example of a Maximally Minimal Photograph.

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/5.6
  
  
• Shutter Speed: 1/ 60 sec.
  
  
• ISO speed: ISO-100
  
  
• Focal Length: 100 mm
  
  
• Metering mode: Spot
  
  
• Exposure program: Manual
  
  

Hope you enjoyed the Repeating Rectangles Minimalist Photograph.

Thank you for your time. Have a Nice Day. !

Triangle Vs Lines

Minimalism as Simple Geometry

Photo By © Prakash Ghai

Minimalism as Simple Geometry. Yes I am back to that here. 

I was able to carve out a Triangle between the Lines being formed by the light passing through the piped roof at Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur. 

therefore, I named this post Triangle Vs Lines and its a kind of Juxtaposition of geometric forms being shown here. 

I remember, I was on my Crop-Sensor Canon EOS 600 D camera and the Canon 100mm Prime F/2.8 Macro L Series Lens. 

The shot was taken at about 4.15 pm.

I was there at Jawahar Kala Kendra that day to attend Jaipur Photographer's Club Annual Photography awards function. 

This area was right next to the place. I went in late of course as I was busy shooting.

I shot this in Black and White? NO, but yes I did manage to edit it just OK for it. 

I still wanted the Center area or the Triangle to be more bright. 

I tried raising the brightness. Then,I realized, I must leave it as near to the original as possible as I want some photos to be a little gray and dull in black and white, rather than all being high contrast with tonality. 

That said, I need to rush downstairs for some late night Tea + Snacking :)

Mind you its 33 minutes past Midnight and I am really hungry.

See you !

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Two Squares On A Red Wall

Minimalism as Simple Geometry

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The Above Photograph of Two Squares On A Red Wall, Falls under the Minimalism Category Simple Geometry 

The Basic Geometric Shape being Squares.

The shot was taken at SMS Stadium, Jaipur, with Canon 600D mounted with the Canon 100mm L Series Prime Macro Lens

The shot has been taken from a good distance and is a LookUp Minimal Shot. 

The Red Wall and the Basic Shape was my point of attraction.

Sometimes in Minimalism, the Photograph is way too simple, and the photographer asks himself, should I even click that? and so he nearly avoids taking the Photograph...

Although, this did not happen with me while taking the Photograph, but I confess, this Photograph was lying in my Folder for a good 3 months and I was undecided whether I should upload this on my blog or not?

For this is way too simple !!!

But then, I reminded myself, Minimalism is all about Simplicity, how can I forget that?

And this is Core Minimalism. 

Therefore I posted this today.

Hope you liked it :)

Have a Good Day !

Ripples in Water

Minimalism as in Less Elements

Photo By © Prakash Ghai
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Today, I would like to keep it really Simple :) 

EXIF Data.

• ISO Speed: 100
• Exposure Time: 1/1250 sec
• F-Stop: 5.6

A Word on the Composition

The Photo falls under Minimalism as Less Elements category of Minimalist Photography. The only element here being the Ripples in Water though, the Photography is a bit Maximal in Nature.

We would not call it Minimalism as in Repeating Shapes because the Shapes, although look similar from a distance, but in fact each Water Ripple has its own unique shape. 

I Hope you enjoyed the Shot. 

Have a Nice Day !

Related Shots:

A) Water Ripple Waves

B) Spiral Water Ripples

Rhombus and Rectangle

Minimalism as Simple Geometry

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Black and White Minimalism with Simple Geometric Shapes, is what I have a personal bias for. Such images just hit the head. 

Geometry per say, communicates something at a subconscious level. I simply cannot put that into words. 

What I found interesting here, was the Rhombus or Diamond like shape appearing on the white pillar and a subsequent Rectangle being formed on the floor, extreme left.

This kind of placement of the two geometric shapes, balanced the frame nicely. 

Also I knew, this would look better in Black and White, so I simply de-saturated the image in post processing.

Photo Highlights

• The photograph falls under the Minimalism as Simple Geometry category of Minimalism.  
• Light and Shadow Play by Nature, always makes the photo stand out. The reason being, when nature is in action, it always paints a pretty picture.
• The dark scratches on the wall adds extra zing to the image. 
• Location: Jawahar Kala Kendra Jaipur
• Lens: Canon 50mm F/1.4 prime 
• Shot Handheld

Conditional Love

Minimalism as Simple Geometry

Minimalist Photography by © Prakash Ghai
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Two Yellow Circles Minimalist Photography with Light and Shadow

What is Love? I am "Not" too sure about that, but are you? People talk of love as a feeling which they get into unknowingly. It starts-off as an initial attraction and later turns into extreme concern and care for that special person. When in love, you do not tend to acquire or gain something from the other person, rather you become selfless and try to be as giving as possible. And of course, that person hardly ever leaves your mind, whether in sleep or when you are awake, in happiness or in sadness. OK, but with all of this the real question is,

Is Love really love? and well especially now-a-days? People see and learn all of this from movies and of course through real-life experiences. As soon as something similar happens with them, they jump right to the conclusion that it is "Love". Well, they don't just stop there, rather they move a step further and claim that it is "TRUE Love". 

How true are their claims can only be found out during testing times. In most cases they take a step backwards and re-classify their feelings as mere "Infatuation". Why? because their loved one is in trouble, or is in testing times, in bad circumstances. Rather than supporting his/her partner they just turn away from them in search of someone else who is free of all the negativity and full of optimism, carries a smile, etc etc. No one wants to accept the reality that there are ups and downs in everyone's life, and measuring, loving and judging people based on their circumstances, is being a very shallow individual yourself. 

I wanted to show the same scenario with the picture above where two yellow circles or two people were in a close relationship to begin with. Buy as soon as one of them ie the circle on the right started facing testing times (depicted by the triangle created by the dark shadow or problems.), the other one distanced himself from him. There are similar cases in real life and in most cases "Conditional Love" or rather "No Love At All", is being misunderstood for "True Love". In the past, 

I have had many friends face similar issues in their relationships. What is your take on it? Why is it that people are so shallow now-a-days? Some are even afraid to fall in love. Share your thoughts below. I would be happy to read your insights.

More on the Minimalist Composition

The shot falls under Minimalism as Simple Geometry category. I tried to use negative space a little differently this time, I placed it between the two circles. Getting the Triangle created by the shadow right, was a little tricky, as a) I was in the middle of a busy street loaded with traffic and b) Shadows change very very fast and If I had taken more time to shoot, the shadow might have engulfed the entire circle and that kind of a shot would have had less visual appeal. 

Must Read:

• Types of Minimalism
  
  
• What is Minimalist Photography?
  
  
• 5 Minimalist Photos that Depict Less is More

Good Fortune

Minimalism as Parts of the Whole

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I have kept the focus point on the bottom right corner of the textured wall and cut it into a partial White Rectangle. I kept moving to my right to also get that contrasting Black Square in the background. The contrast between the two geometric shapes is shown to depict contrasting lives of two different people,. The Black Square depicts a struggler whereas, the White Rectangle depicts the life of someone with "Good Fortune"

The photo falls under Parts of the Whole category of Minimalism, as it contains a clipped (or part) version of two walls.

Even Circles are Non-perfect

Minimalism as Simple Geometry

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When Even circles are non-perfect, how can one expect life to be flawless?

Circles are generally impeccable when it comes to their design. But here is one, which I found on my neighbors roof that does away with this perception. Of course, I am only talking of the symbolic message here (circles can be perfect of course, if you do not look at the ones that I post.)

All that I want to say is, that it is a futile exercise trying to make or even dream of a Perfect Life. Life is messy and you cannot change that. "No you can't". All that you can do to live peacefully and accept what comes your way without asking any questions.

The Composition

To compose. I placed the circle on the left and used the edge of the building on the right to create a vertical rectangle. This helped me to show juxtaposition between two simple geometric forms.

a) The Circle
b) The Rectangle

and because of the Simple Geometric shapes and the use of Less Elements, this photo falls under the Minimalism as Simple Geometry category.

White Square

Minimalism as Simple Geometry 

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A Minimalist Photograph of a White square on a grainy Black Wall.

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The walls were in fact red in color as this was shot at Jawahar Kala Kendra, but capturing red as the actual red you saw with naked eyes via your DSLR's aint that easy, unless you work with high quality prime lenses to shoot from.

Or maybe the case is that I am jinxed to shoot Red. (maybe not)

I mostly capture Minimalist Photographs with a multipurpose zoom lens as of now i.e. the Canon 55-250 mm. Sometimes it gives me great sharpness and color while I am not zoomed-in much and at other times, the results are not so great. But, I never delete those not so great shots as I kind of recycle them.

Well, here is the trick. The shots in which you cannot fix the color even in editing, simply convert them to Black and White. I follow this rule religiously, but keep in mind that you can only rescue a Photograph if it is well composed to begin with.

Some people also crop out Minimalist Frames out of the Whole image instead of capturing the exact same Photograph on the spot. I generally don't do this. At least that's not the intent I stand with the Camera in my hand in front of Photography subjects.

More on the Minimalistic Composition

I placed the White Square in the bottom of the frame, in order to follow the Rule of Thirds. The lines on the sides and above the White Square, balances the overall frame.

Other Minimalist Photos that also contain a Square:

- Circle Square Waves

- Lines Vs Square

- Right Angled Triangle Vs The Square

- 10 Squares

Circle Square Waves

Minimalism as Simple Geometry 

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Looking for geometry on the walls is one of the best ways to shoot Minimal, but make sure your are out there in the Sun. Shoot between 4-6 pm and you will find the best of shadows and the games they play. As you can see here I have left negative space on the right and placed my subject in the top left corner. I could have clipped or evened out the Waves using more height for the shot or through a software but those are kept on purpose as that repetition adds beautifully to the simple geometric shapes here i.e the Circle and the Square.

and there you have it. A Minimalist photo including Circle Square Waves !

Other Minimalist Photos that also contain a Square:

- Lines Vs Square

- Right Angled Triangle Vs The Square

- 10 Squares

Adamant Shapes

Minimalism as Simple Geometry 

The best part about going to the same place again and again is that you get newer shots every-time. The trick is to use a different lens each time you visit that place. Jawahar Kala Kendra - Jaipur is an all time favorite. This shot is basically a dimension play where 3D looks like 2D. The square within the rectangle on the left was the nearest to the frame followed by the edge of the receding wall (that dark vertical patch) and then the electric switch.

Photo by © Prakash Ghai

Zigzag (Minimalism using Architecture)

Minimalism as Simple Geometry

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A Black and white Minimalist Photo of the Side view snippet of an old traditional builing at Johari bazaar, Jaipur 

Primary intention here is to show lines and the geometry in the structure. This Shot was captured at one of the most famous Bazaars (or shopping market) of Jaipur i.e "Johari Bazaar".

Johari Bazaar is host to some of the best Jewelry in the city. The traditional architecture is a key highlight of the Jewelry market and a lot of tourists come here for its admiration. Of course the classic and ever so unique jewelry designs are a must to explore by any tourist visiting Jaipur city.

Placing the subject was a little tricky. I had to tilt and re-adjust the camera multiple times to get the frame that I wanted. The tip is, never to be satisfied with just one shot. Try and take multiple shots from different angles. 

Another reason to take multiple shots is, when you open some shots on your computer screen, they look entirely different from what you saw on LCD screen while shooting.

Hope you enjoyed this Black and White Minimalist Photograph. 

Stay tuned for more.