first time trying this technique and thought it might also qualify for my get pushed challenge from @summerfield of negative space with something yellow in the photo!
@summerfield I don't know for sure if this qualifies for the get-pushed challenge you issued but I thought it might. Sorry for the grain, my light wasn't very powerful so I had to use a high iso! Give me your thoughts please : )
jackie, this is absolutely gorgeous! you must tell me the specs how you did this as i have been trying to do this without success. aces!
now, about negative space. i'm hardly one to give an opinion on this because i'm just an amateur like you. however, negative space is subjective. what i had been made to believe all this time is the concept in your banana and tassel photographs. the concept is that the negative space is that space surrounding your subject (which is the positive), it emphasizes your subject and prevents your photo from appearing cluttered. like your tassel photo, the emphasis is on the yellow tassel and its texture. here, i'm not sure. i am of the mind that it is not because when i look away from the biggest bubble, my eyes go and scan the other bubbles. but as i said i am hardly one to give an opinion on technical side. i only know how to see what to me is beautiful. let's consult a few of our resident experts here. @taffy@frankhymus@pocketmouse@northy - what say you, beautiful people?
@summerfield kind of my thoughts as well, however there was something about the flower itself becoming the background or negative space that kind of struck me that it might fit the bill!
@summerfield I agree with your assessment that this shot is a less pure example of the power of negative space versus the tassel shot. Here, I would make this image stronger by removing the two small "half bubbles" in the bottom right corner. They are, to me, extraneous and distracting. But being a technician, perhaps a craftsman but definitely not an artist, what do I know? :)
@frankhymus@summerfield thanks for the look at my photo Frank. I did take them out to see what it would look like after your suggestion. After thinking about this I think what I am seeing is that they look as if they are floating in space so technically I am not sure if that is the same as the negative space concept...thanks for giving me something to think about!
@frankhymus - Frank, thank you so much for your feedback. you are one of the well respected experts of this community and your opinion is valued and appreciated.
well - i'm constantly amazed by how little i really know about art... i would tend to agree with @summerfield and @frankhymus assessment... and i tend to think of negative space as equating to small subject (within the context of the size of the frame/image) against a large empty background... but i think the definition may be more nuanced than that, and i think it could be feasible to see this image as approaching one of negative space... simple background with small contained subjects... i would agree with Frank about cloning out the half bubbles - i think that would get you even closer to the concept of negative space... but like i said, i really don't know for sure and whenever i google these sorts of things i am forever surprised by just how little i know about art :)
@northy thank you for the view and letting me know what you think of the concept and the photo! It is much appreciated. I will post the image without the bubbles in the lower corner and tag you three so you can see if you like it better! @ summerfield @frankhymus
To fit more with the negative space idea I would really like to see a single bubble - perhaps the one at the top that is partially framed - surrounded by space. I think it would look particularly cool and effective!
now, about negative space. i'm hardly one to give an opinion on this because i'm just an amateur like you. however, negative space is subjective. what i had been made to believe all this time is the concept in your banana and tassel photographs. the concept is that the negative space is that space surrounding your subject (which is the positive), it emphasizes your subject and prevents your photo from appearing cluttered. like your tassel photo, the emphasis is on the yellow tassel and its texture. here, i'm not sure. i am of the mind that it is not because when i look away from the biggest bubble, my eyes go and scan the other bubbles. but as i said i am hardly one to give an opinion on technical side. i only know how to see what to me is beautiful. let's consult a few of our resident experts here.
@taffy @frankhymus @pocketmouse @northy - what say you, beautiful people?
this is what I watched to do the water droplet photos!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ab8Zz9i8QBw
regardless, really nice work!
Here's one I did a little while ago that springs to mind when I think "negative space" - http://365project.org/pocketmouse/365/2015-02-08