Friday, January 25, 2019

6 Secrets For The Best Minimalist Black And White Photography

By George Evans


There are different types of photos that you can take. Black and white photos have become very popular because of their ability to capture the attention of an audience without having to use colors. Taking these types of photos can be very difficult because a lot of photographers rely on colors to take good photos. So you need to know what you are doing and how to do it perfectly. The article will focus on some few issues that can make a photographer excel in Minimalist Black And White Photography.

You need to make it simple. This type of photos needs to be very simple but that does not mean that they need to be boring. You need to find an object that is interesting and engaging. Once you have chosen your object you need to ensure that there is nothing that will be distracting.

When you are taking a photo what makes the photo pop is the negative space. You want to have people focus on the image and when the image are in the midst of a space that is empty people tend to focus on the image. The negative space that you choose should be plain if it is not plain it may be very distracting. It should also be large enough to allow you to balance the photo.

Ensure that the background of the photo is plain. You want the attention of the object to be constant. If you have patterns and colors on the background there may be shared attention among the image and the background. Therefore, ensure that your background is as plain as you can make it. In a black and white photo ensure that the image and the background have different colors so that there can be adequate contrast.

A good example of a background that you can use is the sky. Since it is a white and black photo you can always strip the sky its color and remain with a plain and large background. However, it should be noted that you can only use the sky as a background if you can raise the image high about the ground so that the ground is not seen.

The essence of good photography is taking an image and capturing a record of it in an interesting way. If you fail to make it interesting then you have failed as a photographer. You need to make sure that you have photos that are well captured and interesting. One of the ways that you can make your photo intriguing is taking partial shot of the image that you have picked. If you take the photo of half a face, it is more interesting than taking the photo of the entire face.

The image should tell a story. You do not want to take photos that are not telling stories. They should have meaning. You need to make sure that the photo that you take will tell a story that will be intriguing to the audience that you are targeting. Research about your audience and take photos that will talk to them or send a message.

If you want to engage in this type of photography you should know how to do it right. These types of photos have a high demand if they are taken the right way, the article has shared some of the issues that can make or break a photographer who chooses to take these types of photos.




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