Minimalism

Minimalism in photography is a nice way to simplify your process. There comes a point in our photographic careers where we want to keep putting more and more into our photography, so to combat that, this is an exercise in putting less into our photographs. Sometimes, less is more. Minimalism focuses on extremely bold color and usually has only one main subject. 

Assignment
You must photograph a set of images focused on minimalism. Definitely think about the use of negative space, allowing your one main subject to stand out. Bold colors or high contrast in black and white can help your viewer to focus on the important aspects. Don't forget to remove distractions in the frame and take out clutter or anything that appears hectic. This is a tough exercise for even the most seasoned of photographers. 

Steps

• Minimalist photography is not finding something that is minimal, but intently framing your photo to be minimal. This takes more work from the photographer and is an exercise in seeing. 
• Focus on bold color (or high contrast black and white) and negative space. Allow there to be very few distractions in the frame. 
• Try to limit your focus to one main subject (i.e. birds on a wire, a slice of light, one loop of a cord, etc.)
• Light is your friend, sometimes light will create the minimalist look for you. Push that idea of light!

Objective: To photograph with intent; framing the image to limit distractions and focus on simplifying the image. 

Resources: Minimalism Pinterest Board