Minimalist Abstract B&W

This is my first real effort to make one object look like many more in a photo. The art of abstract photography is not natural to my senses. Having enjoyed many other ViewBug photographers minimalist photo's gave me much guidance and a different way of looking at objects for digital capture. Thanks to all of you.....hope you like this composition.

When Less is Really More: Minimalism in Photography By Ann Davlin

Minimalist Abstract Photography - Photographers which take minimalist photos of abstractions take care about shapes greatly. Viewers imagination is a must have thing to understand these artworks. Strong contrasting lines displace accents and make shots look more impressive. Among numerous photography techniques this one is perhaps the most creative because perfect minimalist abstract photography requires both sides to be involved: a photographer and viewers.
Who does understand minimalism as a form of art? I guess, quite less people than those who like it. Have you ever noticed that you like a photo, music, video or any other artwork, but you can’t explain why it is so attractive for you?
It excites your mind and you can’t take your eyes off of it. Minimalist photography is this kind of things.

For years photography gurus try to explain what minimalist photography exactly is and how to gain a success in minimalist photos creation. All of them agree on the fact that in spite of general photography rules and photographer’s skills, many things depend on viewers’ perception.

If you ask me what minimalist photography is I’d say that this is a photography of some key ideas, but not of some objects you see on pictures. When viewing such photos different people feel and see different things. And that’s the greatest achievement of minimalism.

Albert Einstein said: “If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough”. It would be a great slogan of minimalist artists. This photo technique seems to be very simple, but in fact you have to spend 100s and 100s of hours to perfect your skills.

There are many guides on the web on how to capture excellent minimalist photography, so here we’ll just briefly mention the main rules:

Take care about subjects. You should accentuate your shot on one or few similar objects. It’s the first step to make your object dominate.
Pay attention to the background. You should choose plain backgrounds without any distraction elements (their influence can be eliminated with zooming).
Don’t afraid to use colors. You can choose contrasting or similar colors. Bright juicy splashes will make your shots look more impressive and your subject stand out from the background. At the same time if you choose different hues of one color you can also gain great results.
Delete unnecessary elements. If you think that there are some distractions on your shots you can safely crop or remove them. All the attention should be reverted on the main subject.
Take several shots of the same object. Don’t restrict yourself by taking one or two photos. Try different lighting, angles, focal lengths, exposures, etc.
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