negative space? Nightski mentioned she would like others to post pictures with negative space... so here goes... what do you think negative space or not?

mariposa84 Loc: Rochester NY

Nightski mentioned she would like others to post pictures with negative space... so here goes... what do you think negative space or not?

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

Not so much "negative space" for me because of varied colors and shapes in background.

mariposa84 Loc: Rochester NY

Linda From Maine wrote:

Not so much "negative space" for me because of varied colors and shapes in background.

hmm had to get that much bokeh because if not it would have been a house and car in my picture (YUCK). So if i understand correctly if I would have taken the picture against the sky with the same composition that would have been negative space?

CHuckle's Loc: Lockhart, Texas

This an example of what I think of when referring to "negative space", I have previously posted this image before.

Passion Flower

MtnMan Loc: ID

mariposa84 wrote:

Nightski mentioned she would like others to post pictures with negative space... so here goes... what do you think negative space or not?

Nay

MtnMan Loc: ID

CHuckle's wrote:

This an example of what I think of when referring to "negative space", I have previously posted this image before.

Yea

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

mariposa84 wrote:

So if i understand correctly if I would have taken the picture against the sky with the same composition that would have been negative space?

You will get two dozen answers to that one! Mine is yes, but I am not an expert :) I just know what I like...sometimes...

mariposa84 Loc: Rochester NY

Linda From Maine wrote:

You will get two dozen answers to that one! Mine is yes, but I am not an expert :) I just know what I like...sometimes...

lol okay well this has been very informative thank you to all who have responded so quickly :)

MtnMan Loc: ID

Linda From Maine wrote:

You will get two dozen answers to that one! Mine is yes, but I am not an expert :) I just know what I like...sometimes...

I agree...or against anything that had no detail in it. Negative space to me is flat. No detail at all or at most very indistinct. It is to supposed to not draw your attention but rather direct your attention to the subject.

My wife is the artist in the family and reminds me of such things from time to time.

Nightski

mariposa84 wrote:

Nightski mentioned she would like others to post pictures with negative space... so here goes... what do you think negative space or not?

Does the subject take up too much of the negative space? What is the relationship of the subject to the space. There has to be a relationship, right?

mariposa84 Loc: Rochester NY

this is a terrible pp job i was trying to replace my busy background with something empty and undistracting to see if i was actually getting the point of negative space but i don't know how to pp stuff well at all i'm almost too embarrassed to post it but i'll never learn if i don't put myself out there right.... ??? ugh this is terrible i hope you get the essence of what i was trying to do and don't get caught up on how terrible it actually looks

sorry i couldn't leave that terrible picture up believe me it was awful but I think i am getting the point now i need to go out and take some pics of dead flowers to practice :)

hangman45 Loc: Hueytown Alabama

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Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

Here is a link to the 4 top vote-getters in the contest a few months back. I imagine many disagree with the results, but my favorite of the contest was the flower. Note how the composition is really balanced and how the black enhances the flower's shape. Of course this might not meet the "relationship of subject to space" :) Yep, the more we talk about it, the more confused I get!

http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-141183-1.html#2388876

mariposa84 Loc: Rochester NY

Linda From Maine wrote:

Here is a link to the 4 top vote-getters in the contest a few months back. I imagine many disagree with the results, but my favorite of the contest was the flower. Note how the composition is really balanced and how the black enhances the flower's shape. Of course this might not meet the "relationship of subject to space" :) Yep, the more we talk about it, the more confused I get!

http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-141183-1.html#2388876

thank you for the link

windshoppe Loc: Arizona

Linda From Maine wrote:

Here is a link to the 4 top vote-getters in the contest a few months back. I imagine many disagree with the results, but my favorite of the contest was the flower. Note how the composition is really balanced and how the black enhances the flower's shape. Of course this might not meet the "relationship of subject to space" :) Yep, the more we talk about it, the more confused I get!

http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-141183-1.html#2388876

Photos 2, 3 & 4 exemplify what I have always considered to be the importance of negative space: The ability to clarify and
define the subject rather than simply an expanse of open space occupying a large segment of the photo. In photo number 2 the important negative space, in my view, is that space around the human figure and the lights that so clearly define the subject.