Comments on: When less is more

By: PhotographyVoter.com

PhotographyVoter.com — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 20:33:02 +0000

It can often be incredibly tempting to try and fit more information into a photograph. Understandably so - wherever you turn, you find a barrage of information. Minimalism truly is a lost art in photography, and you’d be surprised to find that it’s actually quite difficult to get right.

By: photographyVoter.com

photographyVoter.com — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 20:32:57 +0000

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By: Brett Wood

Brett Wood — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 16:37:56 +0000

I have to agree with you that when it comes to photography, less is definitely more. As an Orange County wedding photographer I have a style that basically reflects my minimalist approach. Many of my pictures even at events with such a large number of people reflect isolation, or just a couple along side part of a tree.

I find that there is often or small thing in each environment that helps to extenuate the subject of the photo. I find that this helps make the more obscure much more obvious especially since most of my photos are in large areas with many people present. It can be very tough to decide what to exclude from my images all the while keeping with the theme my clients have chosen.

By: Reuben Chircop

Reuben Chircop — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 08:52:49 +0000

I do understand the feeling of simplicity and this is entirely true when finding yourself in a helluva surrounding and it seems as it all the variables around you recognize that you can see them in a different way. it is such a feeling that you can only express through your lens.

Great stuff.

By: Mystique

Mystique — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 02:56:51 +0000

Oh my….I’m feeling a bit foolish. I wnat to submit a different photo. Is that allowed? If so,
http://dreamy5.deviantart.com/art/Set-in-Stone-64538876

By: sondra evans

sondra evans — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 18:39:21 +0000

Thanks for the critique, you were right on the interpretation. The candles were photographed in church in Paris in 1995. It was St. Patrick’s day and my grandmother was ill, I lit a candle in every church during that trip and I think of her when I see this image.

By: Katrin

Katrin — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 12:23:31 +0000

Minimalism by happenstance - I was lucky the crappy cam I managed to smuggle in could focus with the few light that there was. The two guitarists were playing a duet, and they’re not just musically very “close” ;-) :
http://bkatrin.fotki.com/2006/novarock/dsc03048-1.html

By: Garry Tan

Garry Tan — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 05:24:28 +0000

Great post! Very well done.

Here’s my entry:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rantfoil/1022241709/in/set-72157600166893213/

By: Steve

Steve — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 16:04:24 +0000

This is my entry to the minimalist challenge.

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e363/instanthuman/stevenschoice.jpg

By: Mystique

Mystique — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 01:14:14 +0000

This is my entry to the minimalist challenge. http://dreamy5.deviantart.com/art/Guitar-Man-63861095

By: Grzegorz Fujar

Grzegorz Fujar — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 18:31:02 +0000

Thanks for your kind words about my lightbulb photo, glad you liked it :)

By: Mystique

Mystique — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 16:21:08 +0000

I am Rachel, and I think your your re-crop of the Gibson (electric guitar) was brilliant. I now understand better how suggestion increases interest in the image. The centered nature of the original crop constrained the imagination. The blank space frees that. Cropping and lighting are two issues I’m currently working on.

Thank you! I’ve learned something important from this post.