Colorful Drapes Vs Street Lights

Minimalism as in Less Elements

Photo By © Prakash Ghai

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A Minimalist Photograph of Colorful Drapes across the sky Versus Two Street Lights, shot at Ganpati Plaza Jaipur.

I went to Ganpati Plaza Shopping Complex in October 2018, a few days before Diwali Festival that was in November. The Shopping Complex was decorated with Colorful Drapes and fancy lights. It is a tradition here in India. Most of the Bazaars are decorated right before Diwali and they host huge discounts to promote their Sales.

While I was on the Ground Floor, I looked up at the Drapes and mentally composed a Few shots with  only the Colorful Drapes and Blue Sky.

Then I wondered, if I could get a bird flying across the frame. But, since it was still not evening, the chances of birds flying past my pre-composed frame were fairly slim.

Therefore, instead of waiting for a bird to fly across my frame, I chose these Static Curved Street Lamps instead.

Since the Key Subject here are the Two Street Lamps, I started my composition with them by placing them at  the bottom right corner of the frame.

Then, I adjusted my movement to fit in the Colorful Drapes. There were other Colored Drapes as well, but I chose these Olive and Reddish ones, for they made for a better Color Palette.

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/7.1
  
  
• Shutter Speed: 1/800 sec.
  
  
• ISO speed: ISO-100
  
  
• Focal Length: 100 mm
  
  
• Metering mode: Spot
  
  
• Exposure program: Manual
  
  

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Lines Versus The Floor Mat

Minimalism as Less Elements

Photo By © Prakash Ghai
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A Looking down Minimalist Photograph of a Lines versus the Floor Mat, shot at Poppin Cafe Jaipur.

Poppin Cafe has now shut down, but I used to visit if often and I made friends with the owners Akul and Ritika.

Since I was friends with them, at times I used to carry my Camera to the Cafe and roam around freely  searching for shots.

This is the reason I was able to get such a shot. I was free in the mind.

This twisted perspective is what I would love to shoot even more. Believe it or not, I started by placing the Wooden Table on the top left as a bar of straight line, then I adjusted my movement for the rest of the elements to align and form some kind of balance.

As you can see, there is a lot of Simple Geometric Elements in the frame and Negative Space, hinting at a classic Minimalist Photograph. The Floor Mat forms a Triangle and there is another one under the table and then there are Straight and Diagonal Lines.

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/11
  
  
• Shutter Speed: 1/125 sec.
  
  
• ISO speed: ISO-6400
  
  
• Focal Length: 100 mm
  
  
• Metering mode: Spot
  
  
• Exposure program: Manual
  
  

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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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Colorful Squares Vs Light Triangle

Minimalism as Simple Geometry

Minimalist Photography by © Prakash Ghai
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A Minimal Art Photograph of a Colorful Squares Versus a Light Triangle, captured at Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur

Right at the entrance of the Amphitheater at Jawahar Kala Kendra, there lies is this empty area.  There was a Music Festival the day I visited Jawahar Kala Kendra and these Colorful Squares were pasted everywhere, even on the Walls of the Amphitheater for decoration.

When I spotted these Colorful Squares against a White Backdrop aka the White Wall, it immediately struck me to shoot Minimal as Simple Geometry Photograph.

As you see in the Composition, I added a Light Triangle on the Left, to juxtapose the Colorful Squares. 

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: 1/160 sec.
  
  
• ISO speed: ISO-200
  
  
• Focal Length: 78 mm
  
  
• Metering mode: Spot
  
  
• Exposure program: Manual
  
  

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The Silver Plate

Minimalism as Less Elements

Photo By © Prakash Ghai
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A closeup Minimalist shot of a Silver disposable eating plate lying on a plastic chair at Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur.

Most of the Artists that put up an Exhibition at Jawahar Kala Kendra, keep some food treats at launch day for the public.

This Silver Paper Plate was kept on a plastic chair by one of the attendees, after he finished eating.  He should have put it in the dustbin though.

Since, I had no other interesting subject around, therefore I made this everyday boring paper plate as my subject.

I went down on my knees and placed the plate in the center. Because I did not want too much blur or bokeh on the plate, so I shot this at and aperture of  f/10

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/10
  
  
• Shutter Speed: 1/100 sec.
  
  
• ISO speed: ISO-640
  
  
• Focal Length: 100 mm
  
  
• Metering mode: Spot
  
  
• Exposure program: Manual
  
  

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