When I was a kid K.I.S.S. was a big thing. Keep It Simple, Silly. What most people don't realize is that this was a design principle used by the Navy in the 1960's and is most often associated with aircraft engineer Kelly Johnson. The "KISS principle" is alive and well and living within minimalist photography.
This type of photography is about composition, textures, colors, patterns, and often, the use of negative space. It isn't as easy as it looks, because keeping it "simple" and yet including ANY of the items above can be very difficult.
This week I have two images. They are not new, but they had not been edited before last night.
This type of photography is about composition, textures, colors, patterns, and often, the use of negative space. It isn't as easy as it looks, because keeping it "simple" and yet including ANY of the items above can be very difficult.
This week I have two images. They are not new, but they had not been edited before last night.
This first image involves a cat, a box and some yellow paper. It also involved waiting forever for the cat to come out of the box. Most casts LOVE going into boxes, but they take a long time to come back out. The simple design of this photo allows the lines of the box to intersect with I-am-never-coming-out cat, and allows the viewer's focus to rest completely on Mr. Kitty. The tone on tone quality also helps the eye to find the parts of the image that are not gold/yellow.
And the old adage about buying animals expensive toys is true...just give a cat a box and you have saved a lot of money.
My second photo is of a rooster out free-ranging in the yard. It is much easier to control a cat in a box with a paper background, then it is to figure out where a rooster might go, or for that matter, when he might actually stand still.
And the old adage about buying animals expensive toys is true...just give a cat a box and you have saved a lot of money.
My second photo is of a rooster out free-ranging in the yard. It is much easier to control a cat in a box with a paper background, then it is to figure out where a rooster might go, or for that matter, when he might actually stand still.
Using a lens that affords blurring the background, some added color saturation, negative space and not so much rooster in the frame, gave this photo a minimalist touch. It shows the beauty of our rooster, Eugene. Eugene passed last year after being with us quite a long time. He was a wonderful keeper of his flock of hens.
Again, this photo had been in my archives, but never edited, and it turns out it may well be one of my most favorites of Eugene.
For more looks at minimalist photography, take a trip around the blog circle. Start with John Bouma from MaxNorman Pet Photography, serving the South Florida Area. Have a wonderful rest of your weekend!
Again, this photo had been in my archives, but never edited, and it turns out it may well be one of my most favorites of Eugene.
For more looks at minimalist photography, take a trip around the blog circle. Start with John Bouma from MaxNorman Pet Photography, serving the South Florida Area. Have a wonderful rest of your weekend!
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