Minimal Blue Simplicity

Minimalism and focus on simplicity are core principles in photography. There are various ways to minimize and simplify – I would like to show you my top 4 tips.

Minimize. Simplify. Compose. Create.

4 tips:

1. Simplify your gear – use only one prime lens.
2. Minimize to monochrome – use only one color plus white.
3. Focus and reduce on only one subject.
4. Compose your images inside-out in your mind before pressing the shutter. Do not take pictures. Make them. Compose and create.

As an example – here are some of my images of last week. Structure:

Top large image:
1- w/o stroke border and w/o margin
Small images:
2.1- w white stroke border and grey margin
2.2- w white stroke border and white margin
2.3- w white stroke border and light grey margin

(click to enlarge)

#1

#2

#3.1

high contrasts, nearly no shadow details

#3.2

Normal contrast, lot of shadow details

#3.3

portrait

#4.1

-1 EV

#4.2

0 EV

All images:
Switzerland, Bern, near Max-Daetwyler square. 2018 June-22 and 2018 June-23.
RICOH GR II, 18.3 mm. Edited in Adobe Lightroom.

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