{"id":120827,"date":"2018-12-06T16:35:34","date_gmt":"2018-12-07T00:35:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=120827"},"modified":"2018-12-06T16:35:34","modified_gmt":"2018-12-07T00:35:34","slug":"disdain-detail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2018\/12\/06\/disdain-detail\/","title":{"rendered":"Disdain Detail"},"content":{"rendered":"

In praise of uber-minimalism in photography:<\/p>\n

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Monochrome is sublime, because it distills the details into a pure, simple image.<\/p>\n

You can see in these photos I shot, I applied a Gaussian blur, then made digital cutouts (in the spirit of Matisse), except with an Asian calligraphy twist \u00e2\u20ac\u201d only digital black ink, and white.<\/p>\n

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I think this is the ultimate way to study composition for images. When we think about an image (a picture on a flat canvas), there are certain proportions of the dark vs light. There are certain shapes, forms, and movements in the image.<\/p>\n

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In praise of small thumbnails<\/h2>\n

The good thing about seeing photos on phones is this:<\/p>\n

\n The image must work as a small thumbnail.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

When you see an image as a small thumbnail, it is the ultimate test whether the composition is strong or weak.<\/p>\n

A strong composition will succeed as a small thumbnail<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Extreme high contrast<\/h2>\n

Shoot RICOH GR II<\/a>, RAW, and add a ERIC KIM MONOCHROME PRESET<\/a> to the picture. Use a high contrast monochrome JPEG preview, to start seeing reality in either two tones:<\/p>\n

\n Black or white.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Disdain details. Crush the blacks<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Think abstract<\/a> \u00e2\u20ac\u201d simple shapes and forms. See if you can evoke strong emotions from a simple picture.<\/p>\n

Seek strength in composition through simplicity.<\/p>\n

ERIC<\/p>\n

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