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ParticipantI hadn’t thought of the black paper, but the two lights, further back from the box so it’s more diffuse would be my starting place. I’ll sometimes use all three of my studio lights farther back to get enough light, but not from any direct source.
/and great find. I like the idea of the tabletop lightParticipantand some, but not necessarily all these elements.
/some of mine won’t have backgrounds this weekFor sure. They’re not not the One True Path to minimalism, either, but I think they ought to work. But making that into a good photo on the other hand is not necessarily easy…
oh, absolutely not. But it’s definitely a good way to start thinking, and some good general ‘rules’ (if there be such a thing)
*edited to add: I said nearly the same thing to someone earlier that refuses to come to the .net threads for whatever reason. Before I saw your post.I’ve twisted my head in a know because it’s a broad idea with very loose rules. It’s definitely been fun though, and I hope this contest is a hit.
U-Man, do you have a light box? I’d start there, and maybe add a sheer cloth on top to make it more diffuse. Then start moving lights around so they don’t reflect :/
ParticipantSleeping’s quick minimalism guidelines:
1) The subject should be either quite small, or very simple (geometric shapes, simple repeating patterns etc)
2) The background should be simple/plain (sky and water are often good, snow is just about perfect, but bokeh often doesn’t work as well as you might think)
3) The subject and background should be distinctly different
4) Fewer colors = more minimal (but they don’t have to be black and white)and some, but not necessarily all these elements.
/some of mine won’t have backgrounds this weekParticipantTo add (?) to U-Man, if the leaves were more bokehed, I think it’d be a much better shot for this contest. I really, really like it in general but the leaves detract from the subject, I think.
But also, I’m not an art critic by any means. And, I suspect at least one of my entries will seem ‘busy’ to some as it’s panning out.
ParticipantI guess my input (in words) would be go simple. Pick one subject and get anything else that could be distracting out of the frame.
I like this photog’s series of leaves and I plan on trying some in about 20 minutes.
Well put, U-Man. I guess I’m not one for words today 😛
And, those are some awesome leaf shots, indeed.
Participantcloudancer, I’m going with a couple of different interpretations of minimal. Simple, clean, and compelling are the main elements I’m working with. The one shot I have so far borders on abstract, but at the same time it’s the subject without any fuss or bother that I’m going for.
Some things I’ve submitted in past contests that I’d consider pretty minimal:
http://65.78.140.207/TF/farktography/090513_anniversary/railcar-5585_sm_web.JPG
http://65.78.140.207/TF/farktography/090108_money/quarter_stand-5443_sm_web.jpg
http://65.78.140.207/TF/farktography/take3/bridge_tower-5557_sm_web.jpg
http://65.78.140.207/TF/farktography/neon/flourescent1_sm_web.jpgParticipantWell, I got one done any way. I need to choose easier pics. Two hours with the eraser and another two hours letting my eyes recover from the strain yesterday. Yeesh.
ParticipantW00t! Good luck clouddancer!
ParticipantI’m thinking about it. I need to sit down with the schematics and sort out what it’d cost me to build them vs. of people interested. On first glance, it looked like I could optimize the design – particularly by going surface mount – and I need to sort out exactly what the economies of scale are.
/it’s on my list 😛Participantlol I just realized my boobies was boobies with boobies.
/boobies.
ParticipantYeah, I was planning on re-posting – it’s going to be a few hours before I’m able to do anything myself.
It’s down now, though, thanks.
ParticipantWould it be quicker for me to have Kat break the link? It’s a simple file-rename for her.
ParticipantOh and olavf, check your email, please!
Got it, and responded, thanks.
ParticipantExcellent! That’s my favorite of the three.
ParticipantI’m assuming euphemisms for body parts are included, correct? Naughty bits, of course.
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