A few months ago I shared a photo experiment, where I created a few minimalist variants on only one simple photograph. I decided to do a different experiment this time, where I would use one random picture I took on my iPhone and see how many variations I could come up with by just mirroring parts of the picture, or mirror and flip the halves.

The original

I used the following picture, one I shot yesterday evening while waiting for a tram home. It's a picture I would not have looked back at probably, but it serves very well for an experiment like this: simple shapes and some strong black lines that work well while mirroring the shot.

The variations

In the end I created 18 variations of that 1 picture. I selected only a few, in order to give you an idea of what is possible.

Mirror in and Mirror out

Sky Outwards and Inwards

Point to the right

Short and Tall Triangle

Flip the halves

The possibilities are endless

I love that you can create endlessly with just one shot I took mindlessly while 'doing nothing' but waiting. I do these kind of experiments in order to keep 'my eye' sharp and fresh, to keep try to look at a picture with mindfulness, to not take subjects, photographs, composition for granted. It's all part of a never ending learning process to see more in less, to be able to make art, anywhere, anytime.

I'd love to know if you do similar experiments with your work. Feel free to share a link if you do!

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