Golden Glow

Minimalism as Simple Geometry

Shot during the Golden Hour of photography i.e one hour before Sunset. The slanting rays of the evening Sun illuminated a portion of the shopping complex structure beautifully resulting in the Golden Glow and hence it caught my attention. Yes, it was my Canon 55-250 mm zoom lens again. When it comes to Minimalist Photography "Zoom is your best friend", of course acquaintances i.e other lenses help as well, Any lens is suitable to shoot minimal shots, I personally prefer the ones with zoom.

PS: Golden hour of Photography is both a) one hour after sunrise and b) one hour before sunset.

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Blue Lines

Minimalism as in Repeating Shapes

Zoom lenses are effective to shoot such kind of minimal as you can zoom in and capture beautiful architecture and the patterns in it. Repetition looks very simple to shoot but hard to find and compose, try heading to a busy street with lots of shopping complexes and ultra modern buildings, they are the ideal place to be. Coming back to the composition whats special is that not only does the horizontal blue lines repeat themselves but the yellow ones that cross them vertically also do. Because zoom lenses in general don't retain a lot of color and contrasts you will have to additionally add them using a basic photo editing software.

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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

Parallel Universe

Minimalism as Low Detail

I once had a discussion for about half an hour with one of my good friends Gigi Starlings on Facebook about shadows and reflections. I showed her this photograph and she in return showed me a few of hers, primarily containing shadows. The next thing she mentioned was, that this might be the parallel universe we talk about and I was in agreement instantly. Shadows and reflections could be the other universe that co-exists with us but we fail to give it due importance. But I took it a little further and asked her what if, this is not the reality we live in and we infact ourselves are a mere reflection of some other universe (reality). Possible? Well, I would love to know what you all think of it. Coming back to the shot, This photo falls under the category Minimalism as  Low Detail which is very evident from the shot. I was walking around Ganpati Plaza, Jaipur (shopping complex) looking for some shots of windows and other geometric structures. I went there post a heavy shower and I was lucky enough to find this puddle of water right in front of me on my way back. Repeating shapes (yellow building) and the contrasting blue and yellows were too tempting to miss. Composing this shot was a challenge. I stepped backwards, bent my knees and took about 4 shots from various angles. I finally got the composition right. You would not get a proper or a size-able reflection of your subject if you don't shoot it from the right angle. Being on your knees is the best way to shoot such subjects.
 

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Challenging Circumstances

Minimalism as Less Elements

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A Colorful Minimalist Photograph of an isolated green plant against a red wall at Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur.

Despite Challenging Circumstances, represented here by the big Red wall, the plant or life is still able to grow and prosper.

That is signified by the Green color of the plant hinting at prosperity. If you notice carefully I have used two Rules of Photography here,
a) rule of thirds and
b) negative space

The former is the most important rule of photography and the latter is one of the most important rules of Minimalist photography. Photos with such a combination of rules are generally successful in impressing the viewer. Please Note: when using negative space it is always preferable to leave it either on the right hand side of the frame or on top and your subject should never be dead center.

More Minimalist Photos with Red as a Primary Color:

- Love Story

- Low Hanging Twig of a Plant Against a Red Wall

- Open Door and Water Outlet on a Red Wall