I was a "collector" in my younger years. I was very sentimental about things even as a teenager. My dad traveled the world with his job and would bring gifts home for us kids. One time he brought me 3 unique, spiny sea shells that he picked up off the beach (I can't even remember which country now) and I still have those shells simply because my dad picked them up for me and carried them home from a place I'd never seen. (Ok, so maybe I'm still sentimental). I collected so many things through the years, but the constant moves that come from being married to an Air Force pilot and having 3 little boys with all the things that go along with having 3 little boys brought a new way of seeing things for me... it was all stuff and it was a pain to pack and un-pack year after year. I soon became a minimalist....NOT! Ha! Honestly, I'd love to be one, but it's just not in me. I like things that make me smile when I see them, whether from their beauty or from a memory associated with them. So, let's face it, my house will always lean towards the word, clutter rather than, tidy. Minimalism has a place in art and we see it in photography as well. This image of a leaf in the snow would be considered minimalist. There is very little (if anything) to compete with the subject of the photograph. I consider my Sioux View images to be minimalist photography. These images have what we call "negative space," (the background is void of clutter), they are for the most part linear in nature, and I remove the color from these images so that the viewer "feels" more of the textures, contrasts, and even emotions presented in the images. Since the purpose of this 52 Weeks project is to think outside the box when it comes to pet photography, I needed to come up with something that would be considered minimalist with Hermes as my model. I knew the snow would be perfect for this week's challenge, but I also knew that Hermes and snow don't always play nice together. In the end, he was kind enough to take about a minute and a half out of his day for this shot out the back door. Once back in the warmth of the house he told me to take all the time I needed for this shot on the couch. :D To continue around the blog circle and see what other pet photographers and their models have come up with for this challenge, start with Tracy Allard of Penny Whistle Photography fetching family portraits in Coppell Texas and surrounding communities in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
Rachel
3/9/2018 10:21:38 am
The sofa shot is so clever! I'm so with Hermes regarding the snow: just short jaunts out into it, haha.
Kelly
3/9/2018 07:05:43 pm
Rachel, I'm usually a snow lover, but this has gone on a little too long this year. lol
John
3/9/2018 07:01:45 pm
Great examples! Just curious how you took that overhead shot of him in the snow?
Kelly
3/9/2018 07:09:00 pm
Thanks, John! I took that snow image with my 28-70 lens at 28mm (on a full frame camera). I'm only 5'4" so that was as much snow as I could include in the frame. ;)
samadele
3/12/2018 02:48:55 pm
Id also love to be a minimalist, I am trying! I can't decide either of the last two! Both have something lovely about them!
Kelly Middlebrooks
3/17/2018 08:03:54 am
Thanks, Sam.
Elaine
3/16/2018 12:03:19 pm
Beautiful examples and photos! I really love the snow shot!!
Kelly Middlebrooks
3/17/2018 08:04:32 am
Thanks, Elaine. I love the snow. I really need a snow dog. :P 3/17/2018 07:10:44 am
That leaf in the snow; gah! Gorgeous! And I love the creativity with the sofa shot!
Kelly Middlebrooks
3/17/2018 08:04:58 am
Thanks, Tracey. :) Comments are closed.
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