Lesson Info
26. Summary
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
Summary
before we go, I just wanted to recap some of the fundamentals for you guys. We went through a lot. So hopefully this sort of summarizes it nicely, minimalism is essentially just stripping a photo down to what's necessary to tell your story. A single subject or a simple subject in a clean space. What's a minimalist photo for? You might not be the same as it is for someone else, and that doesn't even matter. Just find your zone and hone in. It's really important to remember that what's minimalist for you doesn't necessarily make it minimalist for someone else. And that's not what's important. What's important is that you're working towards a cleaner, simplified version of the vision you had or the anchor you found, and you're trying to portray that subject in its most essential way. We talked about negative space. We talked about that balance of negative space and why the space between our subject and surrounding our subject is not only important for bringing that focus, but also as a ch...
aracter, as a supporting player in the story of your image itself. We talked about clutter that visual clutter that's out there in the world, how to see it so that you can remove it and get that out of your image or whether it's using a telephoto lens cropping, perspective shifts are just changing where you're standing while you're out there. We talked about some of the equipment that can help you create these images, whether it's switching your lens or putting a filter on, there's a couple different ways to kind of hone in on that vision you have for the cleanest version of your subject. We went over how important timing and weather is. A lot of the work that I do, because my minimalist photography is rooted in sort of the outdoor adventure and travel genres. The weather itself plays such an important role in creating my minimalist images, fog and snow are probably To blame for at least 85% of my minimalist portfolio. And so it's really important that you guys start paying attention to that. Get an app on your phone, start checking your local forecasts, colour versus black and white. It's not as easy as black and white winds because it's more minimal. We saw that color actually is a very powerful player in creating strong minimalist images. And a black and white conversion is not always going to be the answer. So there are times for black and white and you're gonna want to learn how to use it intentionally. That's why I said, you know, start using your camera in that mode if you can, you're gonna start seeing the world in shape and form and contrast, but also be aware that color is really, really powerful and you can want to use color from time to time to create the best version of your vision. And the final thing we talked about was post processing and how we could use light room Photoshop or whatever your favorite software is to edit out any of those final distractions or crop out any of those final distractions that we couldn't quite clean up in the field in camera and how we can just elevate those images one more step, whether it's, you know, a little bit of clone stamp work or extending a canvas to give it a little more breathing space. There are some fun tips and tricks that you can do in the editing to help maximize that minimalist concept.
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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