Minimalist Photography for Instagram
A course by Emilio Chuliá SolerPhotographer, Architect, and Instagrammer
A course by Emilio Chuliá Soler, Photographer, Architect, and Instagrammer
Discover the foundations along with composition tricks to create unique photographs with your smartphone or professional camera
Want to know how to take great pictures with your smartphone or professional camera? In this online course, photographer, architect, and Instagrammer par excellence Emilio Chuliá teaches you the basic concepts of photographic composition to capture your daily life with a minimalist style and share it on social media.
Delve into minimalist photography and learn all the tricks for composing attractive photographs alongside Emilio, who has worked for brands such as Mini, Huawei, Dior, Swatch, and Ray-Ban, among others, as well as being an official Fujifilm collaborator.
What will you learn in this online course?
15 lessons & 9 downloads
The what, the why and the why
8 minutes, 37 seconds
The art of trimming, insinuating and inspiring
8 minutes, 2 seconds
Scale
8 minutes, 59 seconds
Light
12 minutes, 8 seconds
Colour
8 minutes, 37 seconds
The numbers
8 minutes, 10 seconds
What's included in this course?
Begin by meeting your teacher Emilio Chuliá and hear about his first encounter with photography and how it changed his life. He also shares his greatest influences and sources of learning, including architecture, music, cinema, and photography.
Next, see what the minimalist current is in photography, from its origins and its greatest references. Discover the basic concepts of composition, such as scale, light, color, numbers, and rhythm, in a comparative exercise between edited photographs and the original shots.
Emilio then shows you some tricks for achieving the perfect composition in a minimalist photograph. Learn to find new angles when taking a photo, how to frame it so that it always adds something without taking away, and why going against established rules usually gives good results, among other tips.
Also discover the difference between a correct image and an exceptional one and what defines it, understanding two factors: time and luck.
Now you have all the skills to create stunning minimalist photographs perfect for sharing on Instagram. So get ready to apply everything you've learned and compose your own photographic series.
Recommended software & tools for this course
What is this course's project?
Applying everything learned during the course and take a photographic series of at least five photos, where each photograph tells a story of its own.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
This course is for any photography enthusiast who wants to take their first steps in the world of minimalist photography.
Requirements and materials
No prior knowledge is necessary to take this course.
The only essential equipment is a photography camera of any kind, whether a smartphone or a professional SLR camera.
Reviews
- 7 months ago
Me encanto! muy bien explicado. Me llevo conocimiento valioso.
- 9 months ago
Curso interesante y dinámico, 100% recomendable.
- 2 years ago
Excelente curso. Tiene una aproximación simple, ligera, enfática y muy estética de la fotografía minimalista. Me gustó mucho como el profesor explica y ahonda en este tipo de fotografía.
- 2 years ago
A great class, very well taught and very basic knowledge, thank you!
- 2 years ago
Muy interesante, me quería acercar a la fotografía y con este curso lo logré, me gustó el enfoque.
Since then, he has been recognized at both national and international level, receiving awards including "Best Instagram Account for Architecture in Spain'' in 2015. He has worked with brands such as Mini, Swatch, Bombay-Sapphire, Royal Caribbean, Fuji, DS-Automoviles, Ray-Ban, Hermenegildo Zegna, Jaguar, BMW, Dior, Huawei, and many more.
He also collaborated with Fujifilm as a camera tester for its X-T20 series.
Content
- U1
Introduction
- Presentation
- My Influences
- U2
Minimalism
- The what, the why and the why
- The art of trimming, insinuating and inspiring
- U3
Minimalist composition, the basics
- Scale
- Light
- Colour
- The numbers
- Rhythm
- U4
Minimalist composition, the tricks
- The frame
- The rebellion
- The point of view
- Counterflow
- U5
Minimalist composition, yes but there is also ...
- Time
- Luck
- FP
Final project
- Introduction to minimalist photographic composition
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FAQs
Minimalist photography is a style that highlights the essence of objects or scenes by reducing visual elements to the bare minimum. It’s applied in everyday life by focusing on simple details, lines, shapes, and colors that convey emotions or stories in a straightforward way.
The course is designed for people with basic photography knowledge. If you can use your phone or camera and are interested in composition, you’ll benefit from it, but it’s not for complete beginners.
All you need is a smartphone with a camera or a simple digital camera. No professional gear or special accessories are required since the focus is on making the most of everyday tools.
You’ll learn to spot key elements, apply composition techniques, work with light, scale, and color, remove visual distractions, and develop a personal style to create striking, emotional images.
The course teaches composition tricks, framing, and basic editing so your minimalist photos stand out on Instagram with clean, balanced, and visually powerful images.
You’ll learn to use lines, frames, repeating elements, negative space, creative cropping, and play with scale and color to craft compelling and original compositions.
The course shows how to use natural light, create shadows, enhance dim areas, and direct light to highlight subjects and simplify your compositions.