Photography Ideas: Using Negative Space For Impressive Compositions
If you find yourself reading this posting, it's quite possible that you are interested in some ideas for photo projects
. Picking out a photography project that not only results in some wonderful photos but also helps you develop your photography skills would be a great idea. Not surprisingly, there are many skills from which to select. One skill that can help you develop your photography talents, negative space, is introduced in this article.
Negative space is a compositional technique that can be used to create eye-catching photos. Therefore, let's take a look at the technique?
Making Use of Negative Space
At a fundamental level, any image can be broken down into three components
Frame: The border that identifies the perimeters of the image.
Positive Space: The positive space is the subject of the image. This is generally the item on which the camera is focused.
Negative Space: The space between the positive space and the frame.
Any photo is formed, in various proportions, of the frame, positive space, and negative space. In order to produce impressive photos, it is necessary to manage these components.
When composing photos, some people tend to think primarily in terms of the positive space. Basically, the main interest of these photographers is how the main subject will be positioned. The negative space, that surrounds the positive space, receives very little consideration. If it gets any consideration at all, it is more of an afterthought. This is not the best way to compose an image! When handled properly, the negative space can perform two important functions. Thus, the negative space can significantly improve an image:
First: The negative space can help in defining what the positive space is all about. Basically, it helps to tell the story of the positive space.
Second: The negative space can surround the positive space in a manner that makes it more noticeable.
The manner in which the negative space helps to define what the positive space is all about is by supplying supplemental details about the positive space. As one example, a photograph may show part of a bridge. Nevertheless, there may be very few details that provide any suggestions of where the bridge is located. Is the subject that forms the positive space in a crowded, urban park or in a forest? We can not tell from the close-up. More information is necessary to better define the positive space. If the photographer were to display some of the landscape around the positive space, this would produce some negative space that would help to better define the positive space.
However, when using the negative space in this fashion, it is crucial that the negative space not overpower the positive space. For this example, the photographer might render the negative space a bit out of focus so that it becomes subservient to the positive space.
The primary issue to keep in mind is that the purpose of the negative space is to help support the positive space rather than to compete with it. This serves to strengthen the image.
The other function of the negative space is to help make the positive space more conspicuous. The negative space does this by helping to control the interest of a person that is looking at an image. It does this by focusing the attention of a viewer. Specifically, it centers the attention on the positive space. To make the negative space more effective at focusing the attention, all unproductive detail must be eliminated from the negative space. In addition, the negative space frequently contrasts in tone or color with the positive space -- thus, making it stick out.
In short, both spaces need to be considered when deciding how to best compose an image. In essence, photographers need to pay just as much attention to the negative space as they do the positive space.
Remember, paying attention to the negative space helps create superior photos.
Photography Project
So, why don't you create a photography project around this idea. For this project, you should focus on creating images that have carefully thought out negative spaces.
In Summary
This short article offered just one idea for a photography project. However, there is much more that can be learned.
Photography Ideas: Using Negative Space For Impressive Compositions
By: Dave Trent
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