​10 steps for minimalist photography

The first step is to look for simplicity

If you want to shoot a simple and sensible image style, first of all, canvas prints you need to keep the picture in a consistent and orderly arrangement or present a neat and clean blank, which can make a relatively eye-catching or attractive subject deeply grasp your eyes and my eyes. In a word, you need to keep the image simple and concise. Therefore, in the shooting, the style created by the theme may affect the overall performance and become the most powerful element in the picture.

At the same time of shooting and conception, we should speculate that those must stay in the picture, and those should be removed from the picture, after all, there is no gain without giving up. Therefore, even if the subject does not cover the whole picture, it does not mean that there is no need to leave white space around the subject or to show the image with color blocks. In this way, the white space around the subject can form a strong difference to the overall sense of space, so that the visual sense can be more intuitive to appreciate the work. Of course, www.customcanvasonline.com.au/ there is no need to worry too much if you accidentally put something in the picture. Instead, you can try to re-create or trim the image to make it clean and pure.

Step 2 Tips for minimalist composition

In addition to relying on attractive objects, another key influence on minimalist photography is one's ability to compose. Therefore, it will be a challenge for every photographer to carefully select the structure and placement of the picture, and then find out the best perspective to create an impact image.

In order to achieve a minimalist style, we can begin to find the so-called rules by using the method of three-part composition, and then challenge and even surpass it. Using an image with a width/height ratio of 3:2, we can cut the image into three equal parts. For example, 1/3 of the sea and 2/3 of the sky are taken for shooting, and then a visual focus is placed at 1/3 to enhance the tension of the overall image. Simply put, as long as the main body is placed on the key lines during framing, the visual enhancement can be achieved and an interesting minimalist composition can be formed. In addition, a strong minimalist style is not only composed of a large amount of blank sky, but also requires the coordination of shapes or lines, picture printed on aluminium which is similar to the geometric composition we mentioned before. There are also many rules of composition that can be broken to play with the feeling of minimalism. Sometimes minimalist photography doesn't require much explanation, and showing the clock in black and white can be a simple beauty.

But the reader is important to note that when shooting advice to ensure that focus on the features you have images on the theme, and if the depth of field control slightly sure, might as well use large aperture shallow depth of field to highlight the main body, so it can be the eyes of the audience to watch figure clings to the objects on the theme, enhance the effect of the image visual tension, worth players try to look at.

The third step is to see the rich colors of the environment

Color has always played a role in assisting the image atmosphere. However, in minimalist photography, color is not only simply assisting the image atmosphere, but also playing an important role in capturing the audience's vision.

In general, when filming minimalist image, players should learn to use up the light in the scene, looking for the color balance can be complementary color scheme, or have contrast color, like red of orange, yellow, green, blue and gray, is to make the picture suddenly bright color is tie-in, just like many bright eye of good works, not only is the composition of a picture or video to arrange atmosphere is very wonderful, more interesting may be presented during the image color is tie-in, can make photos so also is different.

During shooting, players should properly observe the surrounding color elements and look for the colors that can be used for shooting. It is better to focus on bright colors so that the subject or background can be highlighted and become more vivid.

The fourth step USES lines to aid vision

In the concept of composition in traditional photography, line is an important technique to guide the vision, enabling viewers to see more important themes by using the directivity in the image. In minimalist photography, lines are no longer just small green leaves supporting the theme, but become the red flowers dominating the image vision.

In terms of the role of lines in minimalist images, when the theme image lacks content, lines should form favorable horizontal or vertical lines, thus forming a powerful composition and forming the composition of the overall image. That if in line as a leading role, is to properly control the directivity of line, make the picture to most compact elements, such as from the picture around the center point, use circular arc to paint, or with line feeling to present the tunnel of the image, is good minimalist composition technique, also can let the viewer to own point of view to see a picture of each different.

Line from the center of the picture to all around, can make the image has the beauty of symmetry, but also increases the richness of the image. The technique of using geometric lines is also a link to create a minimalist image style. Using the simple line extension can convey the tunnel image feeling to the viewer.

Step 5 Find the extraordinary in the ordinary

Compared with landscape photography in covered by colorful big scene, many minimalist style picture with key Chan as the primary goal of image ideas, look carefully every corner of life, will be the past that we don't care, ignore the ordinary, through framing skills or precise composition arrangement to make image become unique, more than expected. To put it simply, it is to try every means to make ordinary things very extraordinary, beyond the vision of ordinary people, and rediscover the extraordinary beauty of small scenes.

What are the little things around us that are worth exploring? And those are the ordinary things? Generally speaking, as long as you pass it, do not deliberately to catch it, or even choose to ignore it, it is probably an ordinary and ubiquitous thing, especially the grass, tree trunk, potted... etc. In life the most common. But to be fair, although we may not have intended to photograph these things, they are often important supporting roles in the landscape, and we just haven't given them the opportunity to play the leading role and convey the unexpected.

So once you begin to take the time to delve into the minimalist style of photos, you would shining eyes, keenly observe those who appear in the side of the opportunity to find out that the space, line tenet's object, find changes its color, contrast, or try to move their own Angle of view, let the little guy can have great performance, grab that attracted you to my field of vision.

In fact, as long as we master the color expression and composition, we can also present a simple image style. Proper use of light enables the work to achieve a distinct image texture through different levels of tones. A large amount of blank walls make the picture less blank because of the lines, and produce a contrast effect with the color of potted plants.

Step 6 See the magic of light tricks

Besides keenly observe things around, light and shadow mastery is also constitute one of the key auxiliary minimalist image, through the light variable levels of quality, feel the light of the situation in the picture, whether it is a natural light, or artificial lighting can make work with rich colour presents the best stereo feeling, as long as you know the time to pursue good light, can use light color, the effect of different interpretations of the things.

The most important thing to show a minimalist image through light and shadow is to choose the shooting time, so that light and shadow determine the atmosphere in the image. And to sunshine during the day time, in order to make the light texture, suggested that readers have to be taken from the dawn, also is the sunrise after 1 ~ 2 hours, or until 1 ~ 2 hours before sunset, because the two times of the light can make the image more colorful, also let the light of oblique lengthened shadow depth, make the image of the stereo feeling more natural, deep.

During composition, players can try to practice the contrast of the light and the direction of the shadow, to find the opposite relationship between the shadow and the entity, or to let the light convey the changeable lines on the wall, or to change the natural level of the image with artificial light. For example, we can try to take the backlight under the west of the sun as the material, and take the background or characters to show their features in silhouette, creating a dramatic image effect and changing the atmosphere of the photo. Therefore, the most important thing is to learn to observe the direction of the light in order to capture the bright works.

According to the different weather and time points, the intensity of light will also change. It is suggested that readers should pay attention to the sunshine around them at any time to capture every moment of life.

The picture that USES stereo signboard and smooth shadow place to behave, also can present a pure and simple. The backlight of the setting sun can leave a long shadow on the horizontal plane, ending a busy day. When shooting with artificial light, it is important to pay attention to the influence of exposure level and peripheral stray light, and EV can be increased or decreased if necessary to change the image atmosphere.

Step 7 Learn to create a narrative emotion

Perhaps minimalist images can capture people's vision in a short time because of their simple and simple style expression. But apart from orderly lines, rich color expression, and works with strong light and shadow, how can minimalist works are expressed?

In order to create a work that has a story or conveys temperature, we may need to combine some elements when capturing the image, such as obvious light exposure, human form, and dynamic image effect, so that the photo can lead the visual effect to produce imagination like a film. Also because it is not easy to want to take this photo, so can also advised readers to learn from my past photos to find the opportunity, will past mistakes and failure mode of viewing, thinking, presented the scenery there is no other way, maybe this time and there is no way to use the minimum content to organize to explain what had happened, but long time practice, one day when you get really wonderful photos, you will also feel cheers for their past efforts.

Step 8 Make good uses of character position and proportion to create visual feelings

As for the emotional stories we mentioned above, the human form plays a very important role in the image. If the photographer cannot convey the emotion from the work, the photo will have a completely different effect, which will affect the texture of the photo. In a common work, the feeling of the work may be influenced by the number of people or characters in the picture, their movements, gestures, direction of sight, and even the placement of characters. So before in the hands of pressing the shutter, we must be able to advance to speculate, eyes riveted on the view window, and wait for the appropriate time, when and where if wrongly, it is possible to present a ratio does not conform to requirements of the image size, makes great effect to sell at a discount greatly, become a meaningless noise figure.

In addition, the proportional relationship between the character and the background can also bring different effects to the image. Therefore, when observing the environment and shooting, we must always let ourselves go, distance ourselves from the environmental characters, and look at the scenery in front with a telescopic lens. We try to compress the background and the position of the characters, focusing on the small characters, shooting the vastness of the scenery and creating an atmosphere and effect different from the general minimalist style. However, there are two important points to pay attention to when shooting. First, the relationship between the scene and the background of the characters should be paid attention to create an interesting image effect. Second, pay attention to the movements of the characters in the shooting, and transform them into visual guidance. In this way, viewers can grasp the focus of their vision and understand the artistic conception elaborated by them in an instant.

As the number of people varies, the feelings conveyed are not the same, so we should carefully judge the feelings given by the picture, waiting for the best shutter time. For images with the human form as the protagonist, we should learn to make good use of the movements conveyed by the silhouette, and let the photo tell the story by itself.

Step 9: Use ideas to create images

In view of the minimalist shooting skills, believe that after these steps, the reader can realize, also learned some basic way, however, it is not enough, the key is to how to use these ideas, to polish his eyes, looking for possible goal, to create a minimalist style that belongs to ego. Therefore, under this title, there are two major directions for readers to reference, to try and hone their sensitivity to the minimalist picture, that is, to make good use of various equipment and subvert image composition.

In the former case, the meaning of images should be considered from all aspects. For example, to give yourself a period of time, throw away a long time with digital camera, instead of traditional film monocular, can't really predict LOMO effect, or use the tamper smartphone can be today, the purpose just want to let photography move, got up and record every wonderful moment, my life also borrow from these different equipment taken by imaging quality, change for the work of thinking; As to upset the image composition is applicable to the experienced reader, which is in itself has ability of composition, through appropriate add environmental factors or other artistic sense things, trying to overthrow the old composition category, creative play to personal image, photos can convey the unexpected natural atmosphere and feelings.

Step 10 Take control of the post-production tone

After looking at the categories and composition of minimalism above, we'll come back to the post-processing part. Basically, in the face of the image of this kind of style, and create color after if readers don't have much experience, should master the simple principles, to think what is more, what is the less, as far as possible keep the picture real, present a concise atmosphere, also is not certain to change their color, sometimes maybe just simply deal with pictures, by the sharp let layer lines show, or through the contrast and let the theme is very clear, light and shade is good after the treatment.

So how can I simply present the atmosphere of the image so that the photos will not be over-rendered and destroy the overall texture of the picture? Generally speaking, this kind of image editing can proceed from three major directions. First of all, the player can choose to change the image level to "black and white", with the light and shade of the scene to increase the contrast created by the level, showing the monochromatic image texture. Of course, readers can also try to adjust the way of color, the image of the "saturation high", and by the appropriate light to set off the theme, increase the richness of color, as if sincerely live in this land; emphasize the minimalist image of the real performance. The last is to use the system to "change the perspective of visual lock", like color or with a single color to keep only subject, and the surrounding environment into black and white smoke color, and the use of dark Angle change the viewer view is all some try, players may wish to try multi-purpose repair figure software, control for imaging system after your sense of officer.

For the more experienced readers, they should try their best to deal with it with pure art, try to make more possible works, try to take the images taken as materials instead of just photos, combine various elements to create more interesting works of art, large canvas prints challenge the frame of image thinking, and play more surprises and changes.