Simplify. Simplify. Simplify.
In photography we strive to declutter our images. Anything that distracts from the intended subject must be pushed out of frame. This is how we arrive at strong compositions.
In Finding Beauty we look at what to leave out of your frame and explore how to create quiet, minimalist, and abstract images out of the same scene.
How far you go (quiet, minimalist, abstract) is up to you, but your resulting image will be a strong composition.
“Taking this class has changed the way I see the world.”
A quiet image defined
Our goal in Finding Beauty is to shoot images with these qualities:
1. Simplicity — Clean lines and shapes.
2. Breathing room — The subject is allowed a comfortable amount of negative space.
3. Free of clutter — All unnecessary elements are out of frame.
Busy and quiet are relative terms. (Busy compared to what? Quiet compared to what?)
How little can you have in your shot until it feels empty to you?
Quiet images are nested
Once you find a quiet angle — with breathing room — don’t move. Hold your position. Explore iterations within that single camera angle.
There is always another even more minimalist shot waiting.
How far you take it towards minimalism is up to you!
“If you are looking to move more into fine art photography, then Finding Beauty is the course that will help you get there.”
How far will you push your scene?
Every photographer has a way of looking at the world and capturing that view in images. Join the next Finding Beauty class and start exploring yours.
“I loved this course! It awakened a new way of looking at things in me and I am excited!”
WHAT BRYAN PETERSON SAYS ABOUT BRIT HAMMER
“I rarely speak out with this level of enthusiasm for any of our instructors because ALL of our instructors are equally great in teaching their individual craft, so why have I chosen to call attention to one of our instructors, Brit Hammer? Simply because of Brit’s ability to transform each of her students’ vision from good to great consistently, time and time again; in part because of her insightful lessons MMCrypto, but I can say unequivocally that Brit’s greatest strength is her in depth and disarming critique style of each student’s weekly assignments. It is the most often comment I receive from BPSOP students: ‘Brit’s critiques were the greatest value in this course. The assignments were great, BUT the critiques were by far the most valuable!’
In closing, if you have yet to take a class from Brit, consider filling the ‘void’ with the best opportunity to grow your photography in ways you have perhaps never imagined!” — Bryan F. Peterson
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