Bicycle Shadow Vs Shadow Triangle

Minimalism as Less Elements

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A Black and White Minimalist Photograph of a Man commuting to work on his Bicycle and a Big Shadow Triangle formed on the Street.

This shot was taken with from Civil Lines Metro Station 1st Floor. When I went there to take a shot, the Metro Station was under construction, therefore I had easy access to the staircase.

I was with my Canon 600 D crop sensor camera with 50 mm prime lens mounted, looking down on the street.

First, I placed the Shadow Triangle on the bottom left and then I waited for people/vehicles to pass by.

I knew long shadows of such people/vehicles would be created because of the position of the Sun and because of my distance from the street the subjects that pass by would look small enough to create a a nice Minimalist Frame.

I saw this Man on Bicycle heading into my frame from a distance and I waited to place him in the frame in such a way that would allow ample Negative Space.

Negative Space and the distance from which this Minimalist Photograph was taken, converted this Street Photo into Street Minimalism. 

The EXIF Data of the Photo is as follows:

• Camera Model: Canon EOS 600 D
  
  
• Lens: Canon 50 mm Prime Lens
  
  
• F-stop: f/2.8
  
  
• Shutter Speed: 1/500 sec.
  
  
• ISO speed: ISO-200
  
  
• Focal Length: 50 mm
  
  
• Metering mode: Spot
  
  
• Exposure program: Manual
  
  

Hope you enjoyed the Bicycle Shadow Vs Shadow Triangle Minimalist Photograph.

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Inside Outside

Minimalism as Less Elements

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A Minimalist Photograph of Idle Plastic Chairs contrasting each other, one being Inside and the other being outside.

What I saw here initially, was the Red Chair on Top of a White Chair placed nicely against the wall. Then I spotted the Red Chair Inside.

This made me change my shot from the straight flat from the from idea of the two chairs, to include the Red chair inside within the frame.

This helped me create the Inside Vs Outside Chair theme in the Photograph. One more way of interpreting the art could be One Chair Versus Two.

The EXIF Data of the Photo is as follows:

• Camera Model: Canon EOS 600 D
  
  
• Lens: Canon 50 mm Prime Lens
  
  
• F-stop: f/4
  
  
• Shutter Speed: 1/160 sec.
  
  
• ISO speed: ISO-100
  
  
• Focal Length: 50 mm
  
  
• Metering mode: Spot
  
  
• Exposure program: Manual
  
  

Hope you enjoyed the Inside Outside Minimalist Photograph.

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Peacock Feathers

Minimalism as Less Elements

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A Minimal Art Photograph of Peacock Feathers against an old Heritage Door.

This Photograph was taken when I was out on a Photowalk near Hawa Mahal Jaipur.

The Photowalk  was organized by Anudeep Mathur in November 2016. Thanks to the Quarantine/Lockdown, that I am able to dig into my old folders and bring these photos to the forefront.

We assembled in front of Hawa Mahal at about 8 AM. The Sun was shining bright and I still remember the air that day was really fresh.

After the Group Shot, we were supposed to walk towards Jaleb Chowk and keep clicking photos on our way. While everyone was on a Street Photography walk, I was on my combo of Street And/ OR Minimalism.

While on my way to Jaleb Chowk, I spotted this Old Heritage Door and these Beautiful Peacock Feathers Set. These feathers set was kept against the Heritage Door by a Peacock Feather seller. When I asked him he said that he would be off to sell these in about half an hour.

I admired the Peacock Feathers for a long time. They were so beautiful that I forgot to even click a picture.

After a while, I took the lens lid off and composed this Minimalist Frame bending low on my knees.

The feathers contrasted nicely with the Brownish-red old Heritage Door with In-built Square shapes.

Overall it was an interesting Color Palette not to miss.

The EXIF Data of the Photo is as follows:

• Camera Model: Canon EOS 600 D
  
  
• Lens: Canon 50 mm Prime Lens
  
  
• F-stop: f/7.1
  
  
• Shutter Speed: 1/320 sec.
  
  
• ISO speed: ISO-100
  
  
• Focal Length: 50 mm
  
  
• Metering mode: Spot
  
  
• Exposure program: Manual
  
  

Hope you enjoyed the Peacock Feathers Minimalist Photograph.

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Park Bench Corner

Minimalism as Less Elements

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A Minimalist Photograph of the Corner of a Park Bench at Central Park, Jaipur.

My intention here was to emphasize on the Curve of the Bench Armrest and the Spiral shape it was forming at the top. 

To achieve this, I used the widest aperture possible on my Canon 100 mm prime Macro lens, aka f/2..8 

Shooting with such an aperture resulted in effective segregation of the subject in the foreground with the background, for this setting created Background Blur or Bokeh. The Bokeh effect results in sharp attention and focus on the key subject. Note: there must be some depth behind the subject for the bokeh/background blue effect to come out nicely.

I also wanted to show the Shadow of the Park Bench Corner on the wall, and to achieve that I moved a little to the left of the Armrest.

The EXIF Data of the Photo is as follows:

• Camera Model: Canon EOS 6D Mark II
  
  
• Lens: Canon 100 mm Prime Macro Lens
  
  
• F-stop: f/2.8
  
  
• Shutter Speed: 1/1250 sec.
  
  
• ISO speed: ISO-100
  
  
• Focal Length: 100 mm
  
  
• Metering mode: Spot
  
  
• Exposure program: Manual
  
  

Hope you enjoyed the Park Bench Corner Minimalist Photograph.

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Square Vs Light Squares

Minimalism as Less Elements

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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
  
  

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Steep Stairs Red Walls

Minimalism as Less Elements

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A Minimalist Photograph of a Steep Staircase and Red Walls at Jawahar Kala Kendra Jaipur.

When you climb up the Stairs where there is Parijaat I and Parijaat II Art Galleries at Jawahar Kala Kendra, this is the Terrace Area that you see on the opposite end.

I have never been there nor do I know how to reach there. I guess this is a restricted access area or maybe the students having a class can access it. But what I saw and how I saw it made all the difference or else it would have been a very boring/vanilla Minimalist Photograph/Composition.

The only reason I shot this was, that I visually wanted to see, what if I placed the Steep Stairs on the extreme left and leave the maximum amount of Negative Space possible to the right hand side, along with these striking Red Walls.

It looked really interesting and I immediately knew I got another decent Minimalist Frame. Also, I was at a slightly higher place than the Terrace in front of me and that gave a different kind of look and feel to the Photograph. Where you stand matters a lot. Sure, I have captured a lot of Minimalist Photographs at Jawahar Kala Kendra but moving to different places inside JKK helps me get different shots everytime.

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: 1/640 sec.
  
  
• ISO speed: ISO-5000
  
  
• Focal Length: 100 mm
  
  
• Metering mode: Spot
  
  
• Exposure program: Manual
  
  

Hope you enjoyed the Steep Stairs Red Walls Minimalist Photograph. shot a Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur.

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Star Drenched In Rain

Minimalism as Less Elements

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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.

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Abandoned Table

Minimalism as Less Elements

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A Minimalist Photograph of an Abandoned Wooden Table in the backyard of a building.

I carried my Camera to Curious Life Coffee Roasters, C-scheme, one fine day.

COFFEE + MINIMALIST PHOTOGRAPHY?

HELL YES!!!

While I was waiting for my friend to reach the place, I headed to the backside of the building. There, I saw that some kind of construction was going on.

And I found this Abandoned Table lying there. What was interesting that the Abandoned Table had a Colorful Abstract Backdrop.

What else I could ask for?

I was on my Canon 100 mm Prime Macro Lens (as I planned to take some Macro Shots inside the Cafe or Coffee and other stuff)

I stepped back a little as 100 mm lens is already pre-zoomed in, and the subject appears too close.

Then, I composed the shot in the Portrait Mode/Vertically, leaving Negative Space on the Top.

Now that is a fairly simple Minimalist Photograph and the Composition is pretty easy to comprehend.

Let's look at the Technical Specifications of the Photograph in detail 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/4
  
  
• Shutter Speed: 1/160 sec.
  
  
• ISO speed: ISO-1000
  
  
• Focal Length: 100 mm
  
  
• Metering mode: Spot
  
  
• Exposure program: Manual
  
  

Hope you enjoyed the Abandoned Table Minimalist Photograph.

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Open Window Squares and Shadows

Minimalism as Less Elements

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A Black and White Look-Up Minimal Art Photograph of an Open Window with Squares and its Shadow falling on a Wall, at Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur.

Look-Up Minimalism is Lit. 

And when you find a subject like this, it is like hitting the Jackpot. This Open Window was found near the Art Gallery 1 and 2 at Jawahar Kala Kendra.

I usually stroll there on Sundays hunting for Art Exhibitions and Hustling for Minimalist Compositions. 

Jawahar Kala Kendra never disappoints. I am amazed myself as to how many different composition I have got from Jawahar Kala Kendra. Just Search my Blog using "Jawahar Kala Kendra" as keyword and you would know. I still can believe it and I am still not tired shooting there.

Anyways, What I liked here was that the Window has 4 Squares in it and the same Squares were also visible in the Shadow. I purposefully shot only a part of the Window to make the composition a bit interesting. 

Lastly, The huge Light and Shadow combination is what made my Jaw Drop. 

I had to hurry a bit to take the shot, as with past experience I know, shadows change lightning fast and your composition dreams may instantly go for a toss.

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/6.3
  
  
• Shutter Speed: 1/250 sec.
  
  
• ISO speed: ISO-400
  
  
• Focal Length: 100 mm
  
  
• Metering mode: Spot
  
  
• Exposure program: Manual
  
  

Hope you enjoyed the Open Window Squares and Shadows Minimalist Photograph.

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Table Lamp

Minimalism as Less Elements

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A Black and White Minimalist Photograph of a Table Lamp shot at Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur.

This shot was taken during a Clay Festival at Jawahar Kala Kendra. You can look at the Table to see cracks and that is proof of clay.

The cracks seem intentional though and they were eye catching therefore.

The Table Lamp is not made of Clay though, and it is just like any other electric Table Lamp.

I was passing by this art Installation casually, like how I did with the previous ones. What made me to stop and give this attention, was the Cracks in the Clay aka the Cracked Clay Desk.

I thought, shooting the cracked clay would make a nice Minimalist Pattern Frame.

Soon, I realized that this was indeed very basic Minimalist Photography and I should improvise. So, I decided to include the Table Lamp along with the Clay desk in the frame.

Initial few shots were taken from the front and they did not do the trick.

It is strange, though I shoot most of my Photographs from the side, I tend to forget doing so most of the time. After about 3 shots I moved to the side of the subject to shoot.

Viewing this from the side, I knew I had my shot.

Since, the lighting was low, I had to take 2 more shots. Obviously, I messed up with the Manual settings in the 1st shot. I still do ;)

Actually, I shot this in Color. But, of all the shots that I had in my folder for this subject, this one looked the best fit for a Black and White Frame.

Thanks to post processing, I now have my Black and White Minimalism Table Lamp Shot ready.

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/8
  
  
• Shutter Speed: 1/60 sec.
  
  
• ISO speed: ISO-1250
  
  
• Focal Length: 100 mm
  
  
• Metering mode: Spot
  
  
• Exposure program: Manual
  
  

Hope you enjoyed the Table Lamp Minimalist Photograph.

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Jasmine Flower Reflection

Minimalism as Less Elements

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A Minimalist Photograph of Jasmine Flowers and their Reflection on a Glass Table.

When I go to Jawahar Kala Kendra, I usually sit at Indian Coffee House. The place that I mostly sit there is the one that is the unofficial Smoking Zone. Not that I smoke, but the thing is that, there you have nice Jasmine Plants and Nature around you.

Sometimes, these Flowers Fall from the Roof covered with the Jasmine Flower Plant, onto the Glass Coffee Table creating these reflections.

Most of the time while having coffee, I try to click a few pictures. This time though, I got one worthy of  a blog-post.

The Reflection of the Jasmine Flowers on the Glass Table was my primary intent and I think I got it executed nicely.

As you can see, I spotted some amount of  Negative Space between those two Flowers and I kept some more of it under their reflection, keeping the Minimalist Essence of the Photograph alive. 

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: 1/80 sec.
  
  
• ISO speed: ISO-2500
  
  
• Focal Length: 100 mm
  
  
• Metering mode: Spot
  
  
• Exposure program: Manual
  
  

Hope you enjoyed the Jasmine Flower Reflection Minimalist Photograph.

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Twig Spiral

Minimalism as Less Elements

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A Minimal Art Photograph of a Twig Spiral and its Shadow shot at Home Sweet Home.

This shot was taken in the backyard of my House. There is this nice plant climbing all over the Wall Fence, forming these Twigs with different shapes and forms.

I used the 100 mm Canon Macro Lens to capture this shot. The composition is relatively simple. I started by focusing on the Twig Spiral on the lowest possible aperture I could, to ensure decent bokeh in the background/background blur.

The other thing I made sure of, was to get the Shadow of the Twig Spiral right under it, also aligned nicely within the Minimalist frame.

I retouched this Photograph quite a lot in the Editor because, some darker areas were too dark and the lighter ones too light.

Though, editing the RAW version consumed a lot of my time but in the end, I am satisfied with the results. 

If you have taken a Picture of a Twig Spiral as well, please do share a link of that in the comments.

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/2.8
  
  
• Shutter Speed: 1/4000 sec.
  
  
• ISO speed: ISO-100
  
  
• Focal Length: 100 mm
  
  
• Metering mode: Spot
  
  
• Exposure program: Manual
  
  

Hope you enjoyed the Twig Spiral Minimalist Photograph.

Thank you for your time. Have a Nice Day !

Four Lights Vs The Cloud

Minimalism as in Less Elements

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A Black and White Minimal Art Photograph of a Four Lights Versus The Cloud, shot at Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur.

This shot was taken right before the Entrance of Cafe Quaint, Jawahar Kala Kendra. I always wanted to shoot these Four Lights but I never found much aesthetic beauty in the frame, even with birds flying across against them.

But, today I found an Abstract Cloud floating in the Sky and I thought that would provide a good Juxtaposition to the Static well shaped Four Lights set.

The Cloud is the reason this frame exists.

OK, but I did a mistake, I shot this Colored. I should have shot this in Black and White.

But, That is OK, I made this Monochrome during Editing.

You see, Photo Frames with clouds in the Sky look amazing in Black and White. Next time, whenever I am to compose a Photograph with a Cloud in the frame, I will shoot in the Black and White/Monochrome mode.

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: 1/4000 sec.
  
  
• ISO speed: ISO-640
  
  
• Focal Length: 100 mm
  
  
• Metering mode: Spot
  
  
• Exposure program: Manual
  
  

Hope you enjoyed the Four Lights Vs The Cloud Minimalist Photograph.

Thank you for your time. Have a Nice Day !

Fork Shadow

Minimalism as Less Elements

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A Black and White Minimalist Photograph of a Fork and its long shadow, on a Marble table.

I had taken plenty of Fork Shadows Minimalist Photographs with my Mobile Phone earlier. But, so far I had not captured one with a DSLR aka my Canon 6D Mark II Full- Frame Camera on which I have spent a fortune.

So, here is the classic Fork Shadow Minimalist Photograph. It took me a while to figure it out as I did not want the shot to be very common.

I spotted the Sunlight coming from one direction and had the Fork placed in such a way that an Elongated Shadow was created.

I tried many angles but I kept this one, as this was the most creative. You can see the Edges of the Marble Table on the Top, creating a Triangular shape, and that is what is key here in the composition. Also the Dark parts above those lines.

The Fork is placed on the right with lots of Negative Space to the left. This is how I followed all the Photography+Minimalist Photography rules.

Sure the contrast is a bit high, and some like it that way.

One reason to do so, was to bring the 3 Tones of Black and White aka, Light, Medium and Dark. In hindsight, I could have had more of the Lighters Tones.

The EXIF Data of the Photo is as follows:

• Camera Model: Canon EOS 6D Mark II
  
  
• Lens: Canon 50 mm Prime Lens
  
  
• F-stop: f/7.1
  
  
• Shutter Speed: 1/160 sec.
  
  
• ISO speed: ISO-100
  
  
• Focal Length: 50 mm
  
  
• Metering mode: Spot
  
  
• Exposure program: Manual
  
  

Hope you enjoyed the Fork Shadow Minimalist Photograph.

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Colorful Drapes Vs Street Lights

Minimalism as in Less Elements

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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
  
  

Hope you enjoyed the Colorful Drapes Vs Street Lights Minimalist Photograph.

Thank you for your time. Have a Nice Day !