Less is more

"Sometimes less is more - less information, but highlighting it in a better way, sometimes better conveys important risk information.”
~Dr. Scott Gottlieb

Autumn love
Location: Kerimäki, Finland
Camera: Canon PowerShot A710 IS
Exposure: 0.005 sec (1/200)
Aperture: f/4
Focal Length: 5.8 mm

Don't get me wrong, I don't even like autumn, perhaps I never will. After all, why would I love it? It killed the bugs and flowers, and I am not exactly the forgiving type. Prior to the death of the greens though, they were bright autumn days and that was when I decided to give minimalism a try. Actually, I wasn't even sure whether I was going it the right way or not, but my previous visits to the photostream of one of my photography idols gave me ideas.

Leaves were the most available at the time because they were everywhere. I tried my very best to follow the rule of thirds. Additionally, I wanted dramatic contrast of colors that's why all of the shots had the blue sky in the background. It worked well, at least according to the reviews of my Flickr contacts. I used flash in some of the photos but it was on a low setting. Less detail means less amount of post-processing work to deal with, sometimes the image may not even require any modification at all. Ain't it easy?


Autumn colors


Alone but standing tall

The key is to make the subject interesting given the minimal information in the image. Applying simplicity as a technique will be very effective. If the subject is a flower, you wont need the distracting weeds in the background. Give the subject more room to breathe. The right choice of perspective can also make the shot stand out, no matter how tiny the subject may be. The viewers may only minimal detail, but creativity should always be at its maximum level because it will give the photo a spanking impact.