June Competition

Empty spaces can be as important in a composition as the subject, background, and supporting components. Negative spaces are the empty or uncluttered areas around the subject or main point of interest of your a photo. By using negative space, you can give your subject more prominence and power, direct the viewer’s eye, create a sense of scale, and evoke moods such as calmness, loneliness, and isolation. For a subject with implied direction, moving space can provide a place for it enter, thus moving the viewer’s eye with it for a stronger sense of motion. And for a subject (both animate or inanimate) that seems to be looking or facing a given direction, looking space creates visual balance and can allow the viewer to imagine what the subject might be seeing. Out-of-focus backgrounds are a great option for creating the empty spaces you need. So, how can you  use empty space to create a well-designed photo?