Sunday, 4 May 2014

Abstract Photography

The Earth is Art, The Photographer is only a Witness.”                                                                                                          ―Yann Arthus Bertrand 

In photography, an important thing is that you have to have something to say about the world. Subject matter alone is not enough therefore you have to look at the world in an abstract way. Abstract photography emphasis on the abstract elements of forms. The photograph must contain a kind of unity in it. Abstraction can be created using shadows.



Abstract photography is a demanding art in which photographers not just take a picture, they produce it. It is the depictions of inanimate subject matter. It is not just a photograph, but a small scenery shown with abstraction. All you need is to find the right place and time for the best light exposure, with maximum shadows around to create abstraction. You also need to keep your creative eyes open all the time to see where the art is hiding so that you can capture it with ease. It can be anywhere, anything or anyone. It requires concentration, and proper timings to look for propping and surfaces. You have to find order in the chaos, find out what it is you have to see and make it work in a rectangular space. Finding and cropping the image within the rectangular space is necessary and creating abstraction in that image. Abstract photography give the photographer more leeway in the arrangement of design elements within a composition. Abstract images can be just about anything that doesn't move.

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