Breaking the Rules Challenge: White Space

[Jessica Dowdy]

Thank you to everyone that voted for me in the last Breaking the Rules challenge!

For the record, the following "rules" have been explored:
Rule of Thirds
Focus
Exposure
On-Camera Flash
Lens Flare

This Breaking the Rules Challege will be about WHITE SPACE, also known as negative space. So what is white space? It’s the space around the subject of your photo. And what’s the rule? Well, honestly I don’t think there is one. Haha. I was thinking that this would be a wonderul opportunity to keep white space in mind while shooting. Let’s go overboard with it. I’m hoping to see some photos with TONS of white space, and some photos with very little or none. P.S. White Space doesn’t have to be white.

Here’s an article by one of my favorite photographers, Annie Manning. She explains it much better than I do, and shows some really good examples: http://paintthemoon.net/blog/2012/01/white-negative-space-photography-give-space-photoshop-actions/

Rules: (Gotta have rules for a Breaking the Rules Challenge)
(1) Contest begins today and ends Feb 29th (our wonderful extra day this year)
(2) For consideration in this contest, entries must be taken and posted during the contest period and tagged with btr-whitespace
(3) If you prefer NOT to use this contest as inspiration for your daily project, you may POST the photo entry to any date on your calendar, as long as the EXIF shows the capture date to be within the contest dates.

You can share your images in this discussion thread by copying the code below "SHARE" on your project photo page and pasting it in the discussion box here.

Good luck to everyone! :D

[andy c]

Erm.. Dunno if this is a rule breaker or not but it does have plenty of white space...!!

[Lesley Chisholm]

This should be fun, and it's something I'd love to be better at. So I'm excited about the opportunity to give it a go :)

[Lesley Chisholm]

@canberrabec This is right up your alley!!

[Laura]

I am going to try this - it is my first of the "Breaking the Rules Challenge" so not sure if I can do this but we'll see.

[Liz (fotomama)]

[Liz (fotomama)]

great choice Jessica! BTW :LOVE annie manning!:))

[Mags]

Maybe not exactly what you're looking for. Tried to kill two birds with one stone.

[Amy Evans]

[Mary]

[Juanita]

I hope I've understood this correctly - shout out if I haven't please!
Have to admit I'm really partial to 'empty' space so I'm hoping to try some more. :)

[Cindi C]

[Amy Evans]

and another double themer!

[Michelle Blackford]

[Jani M]

[jp allen]

[Jen]

[Lesley Chisholm]

This is one from a few days ago... the day before you posted this theme!!

[Jo]

[Jeff Walker]

white space doesn't have to be empty space.......

[iqscotland]

[Alison Bradshaw]

[Lisa]

[Jani M]

[Juanita]

[Rebecca Doyle]

@kiwichick Hiya Lesley!! Thanks :) Might work on a contribution now :)

[Jo]

[Tams]

Hmmmm maybe this one...

[Tams]

Oops I just saw it's out of the date range! I'll have to make a point to take one!! :)

[Darren]

I think that if the rule of thirds is followed then the white space (if I understand it correctly) kind of becomes legitimate, if you know what I mean.

[Maggie]

[Bryce]

Shot before the contest, but it's really my only appropriate photo...

[Lesley Chisholm]

[Rahul G. Tandel]

[Laura]

My 2 entries: -

[937katieb]

[Rebecca Doyle]

[Lora G]

[Liz (fotomama)]

[Josie]

[Dieter Tracey]

[Jeff Walker]

[Ulpi]

[Amy]

I've never really tried these challenges, but fancied a go of this one!

[Janna E.]

I love white space ;):

[Cheyenne Rebecca ツ]

[Paula x2 Brumbe]

The one I want to enter seems to not have the exif coming with it so here is the one I have

[Arianna]

[Tams]

[Paul Jones]

[James Sky]

Black space. Get it? Get it???... *crickets chirping* Thank you, I'll be here all night.

[Stephanie Nguyen]

Not a whole lot of white space but I hope this works.



Another, at the dog park.

[Michelle Blackford]

@janmaki I was just looking through all these posts and saw yours right behind mine! When you do that, it just makes mine look awfully plain!! ;)

[Gark]

[Gark]

[Sara Bryan]

Lots:

None:

[Lance]

[Trevor Baird]

[Kellie]

[Janna E.]

[Michelle T]

I'm on the fence if this fits the bill. I tend to like white space that is smooth/non-textured, but I keep coming back to this image with the green clearly important to the composition. Would love your ideas on this.

[Aaron]

[Michelle T]

[Sharon]

[Ashley Campbell]

I am not sure if this completely qualifies, but it was the best I could do for this challenge!

[Ashley Campbell]

Just realized I have this one too!

[Peter Van Allen]