What stresses or anxieties can you remove from your life which you find are unnecessary? Which negative people can you remove? What chores can you eliminate which you find to be a hassle? When it comes to post-processing - how can you simplify your workflow? What complicated or time-consuming can you stop using? What can you remove in terms of your gear? What cameras, lenses, and equipment do you not really use? Don’t show the “filler” material - which just adds unnecessary bulk. I am a big fan of the philosophy of “all killer, no filler.” Only show your best work. Think about what you can remove or subtract.įor example, if you’re working on a photo series, think about which photos you should remove - rather what photos to add to the series. What can I remove?ĭon’t think about what you can add. If you want to reduce the complicated to the simple, here are some other thoughts: 1. I just need the least cumbersome, complicated, and the smallest camera possible.Īsk yourself the big “why” questions in your photography and life - and the answers and solutions tend to be simple. Therefore realizing this - I know that I don’t need a complicated camera. If I try to ask myself, “Why” do I take photos? It is to find more personal significance and connection with the world. And I try to help others by blogging, writing, making videos, teaching, or giving advice. If I could distill the question of the “why” I live - it is to help others. Why do I live? What purpose do I have in the world?
Then I try to simplify complex matters, and distill it into a central theme or objective.įor example, I often wonder why I do what I do. How can we make our photography and lives more simple?įor me, I always try to ask myself: “Why?” I always question why I do something - which helps me get to the essence of what I’m trying to do. Try to think of ways you can balance simplicity and complexity in your photography and life. But you might still have a simple take-away message, morale, or theme in the project. Your photography project can be pretty complex on the outside. Simple yet complex Hanoi, 2016 #cindyproject The camera is more simple than you think - that is why professionals prefer to use it for commercial work (they don’t need to think when shooting).
#Keep it simple silly series#
I’ve always been a huge fan of the Canon 5D series - it seems complicated on the surface, but when you get to know the controls, you can change the settings without thinking. They are simple, because they focus on a few simple colors, a few simple gestures, and a few simple emotions.Įven a complicated DSLR can be made simple - when using it is effortless. For example, a lot of my favorite photos by Alex Webb are pretty complex on the surface- yet are simple at the end of the day. To make a simple photo doesn’t mean to just have a blank background, and one simple subject.Ī complex photograph can be made simple. To ask ourselves, how can we maximize our effectiveness, and to reduce waste or excess? Simplicity in photography To really stare at something, and look deeply. It means to constantly challenge our conventions and thinking. Simplicity is tackling the complexity of the world, and trying to distill something to the pure essence. Simplicity isn’t just removing the superfluous. To seek simplicity in our daily living, in our thinking, design, photos, creativity, and happiness.
Simplicity is one of the most difficult things to attain in life. Whenever I try to start doing things which are complex or complicated, I try to hit myself with the “simple stick.” Why is simplicity so hard? The best acronym that has stuck with me for the last 10 years is: “KISS” (Keep it simple, stupid). Why do we need to try to add complexity? Why do we make things more difficult than they need to be? I’m very stupid Why is it that we always try to over-complicate things?
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