Last week we spoke about diagonal lines in class. I really love all the varities of lines you can choose from to make your composition more dynamic. Here is a highlight from last weeks class.
Image by Hong Oei, @hongoei
Alright class our new subject is negative space. Think about New York or some big city. Imagine your walking down the street and you happen to look up at the skyscrapers. Now the buildings themselves are lovely but what I want you to pay attention to is the space in between all the buildings. See how it has a shape all it’s own? That’s negative space.
Negative meaning there is nothing taking it up. The buildings themselves are positive space the air around them is negative space. Sometimes the space left by the outline of an object in a photo can be just as interesting as the subject itself.
Finding interesting negative space can be hard at times becuase you are having to think in reverse. Instead of looking at the subject, you’re looking at the space around and between the subject. I am betting if you go through your roll you will find plenty of great negative space.
When you’re out shooting in the next couple weeks look for negative space! Post them up and tag them #juxtschoolhouse cant wait to see what you all find.
class dismissed
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