Lesson Info
2. Minimalism - A Few Words to Start
Lessons
Introduction
01:41 2Minimalism - A Few Words to Start
01:31 3The Power of Negative Space
12:08 4Learn to See Visual Clutter
08:40 5Isolating Your Anchor
05:47 6Composing for Better Minimalist Photographs
09:27 7Choosing Gear to Create Minimalist Photographs
13:16 8Black and White the Classic Approach
08:41Working With Color
09:06 10Location Session - Apex Beach
11:50 11Apex Beach - Wrap Up
02:24 12Timing and Weather
08:24 13Common Traps and How to Avoid Them
10:29 14Post-Processing - When I Use it and Why?
17:41 15Print Your Work and Harness the Power of Minimalism
02:13 16Three Easy Exercises to Kick Start Your Journey into Minimalism
02:55 17Location Session - Sled Dog Portrait
04:05 18Sled Dog Portrait Image Review
07:34 19Sled Dog Portrait Key Takeaway
03:33 20Location Session - Arctic Drone Flight
05:14 21Arctic Drone Flight Image Review
06:36 22Arctic Drone Flight Key Takeaways
03:31 23Snowkiting In the Canadian Arctic - Location Session
06:07 24Snowkiting Image Review
08:32 25Snowkiting Key Takeaways
02:52 26Summary
03:08 27Wrap-up
01:18Lesson Info
Minimalism - A Few Words to Start
So before we get started, I want to take a quick minute just to go over minimalism in the context of how I use it. And the kind of photographs that I take I incorporate minimalism work into my client portfolio and my personal projects all the time. It's a sliding scale of how minimal and image is going to be from image to image. But my hope is that throughout my body of work, there's a clean aesthetic. By removing distractions and using strong visual composition. A minimalist approach can help you create intriguing photographs with absolute focus on one subject, whether you call it minimalism or simplifying or cleaning an image up, it's all the same concept with a slightly different approach. Minimalism is not new, It's been around in many different art forms for a long time. I don't think there's one specific description that I would apply to minimalism and it's gonna be different for every creator. Is an image deep and complex, or is it flat, boring and an interesting. I don't think ...
there's one right answer, but there are guidelines and elements that we can incorporate into our work to help create minimalist images. We're going to cover how to simplify your vision, how to recognize and remove clutter and visual distraction, the power of negative space and the balance between positive and negative. The idea of building a clean, strong image around a single anchor, the gear that I like to use to help create these images and tons more simplifying and removing distractions is always a good idea, no matter what kind of photograph you're taking, minimalism is just an extreme form of that.
Ratings and Reviews
user-3b9448
This is a brilliant course which I can highly recommend. I have done some Minimalist photography but still found the lessons very interesting. I enjoyed the discussion on colour vs. B&W. My favourite part was to learn how long it takes to plan a shoot, wait for the right conditions, even change the subject if the initial idea doesn't work and see the other images taken during the shoot before (or after) the final image. The presentation is excellent - love the cat :-).
Deb Williams
Great class, good length and easy to follow along. A fantastic way to challenge yourself to look at composition differently and a course full of useful tips to try out.
Bradley Wari
Great Job! Great course! loved the bloopers, had a few laughs. I really enjoyed how he showed a little of how he worked the scene of a few of his images. showing multiple images and how he got to THE shot.
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