Breaking The Rules - Active Space

[Jeff Walker]

Thank you to everyone that voted for my picture in the Movement challenge! Now for the next rule to break.....

Here are the photographic rules broken so far:

Rule of Thirds
Focus
Exposure
On-Camera Flash
Lens Flare
White Space
Color
Viewpoint
Portrait
Glare
Movement

I decided for this challenge, I would pick a rule that is very difficult for me to break... the rule of active space. The rule of active space is that, when photographing a moving subject, you should place more empty space in front of the object than behind it. So for this challenge, you will be leaving more space BEHIND the subject, causing the subject to be moving out of the frame. This can create a sense of speed, urgency, or just plain interest in seeing what was left behind. You can be creative and think outside of the box too when it comes to "moving object"

Here's an articile on Active Space:
http://digital-photography-school.com/ignore-the-active-space-rule-for-moving-subjects

and some images to get the creative juices flowing of examples of breaking this rule:
http://digital-photography-schools.info/?p=1524

The Fine Print:

(1) Contest begins today and ends Sunday July 22

(2) For consideration in this contest, entries must be taken and posted during the contest period and tagged with btr-activespace

(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.

Hope you have fun with this challenge!

[Rachel Hope]

This one sounds fun!!!

[m9f9l]

I may get one for this.. I do have a dog AND a kid!

[beachradish]

Does using the z axis in 3D space count?

[chantal]

interesting................okay lets do this!

[Teresa (pocketmouse)]

Cool, that's an intriguing idea! The demo photo in that link is amazing!

See how I go with this - may or may not get a chance to do it :D

[Teresa (pocketmouse)]

Would this have qualified? Bahaha...

[Jeff Walker]

@beachradish @pocketmouse both of those would count

[☠northy]

are we allowed more than one entry?

[Jeff Walker]

@northy yes. I'm pretty sure only SPN permits only one entry

[Robin]

Just shot this one today before hearing about this challenge. Seems to qualify.

[Jeff Walker]

@girlie yep, that definitely qualifies

[Leonie Mogridge]

Well there is certainly no speed or urgency in this snail....but have left the space behind it!!

[Kristin]

Though the subject being on the way out of the photo wasn't so much a conscious artistic decision as just a factor of when I captured the shot... I think it worked out okay here??

[cheryl]

first try at a BTR challenge..

[judith deacon]

This is my first BTR attempt, inspired to try this by some amazing photos I have seen in this challenge.

[Claire]

Someone suggested I try enter this into this challenge, what do you think? This would be my first BTR challenge too

[Jeff Walker]

@claireuk since the people and the dog are on the verge of going out of the frame you could tag it

[chantal]

[Mags ッ]

Not in time for the comp - but I like it :)

[David louw]

Ahhh this looks very exciting!!!

[Jeff Walker]

@boogie contest runs thru July 22

[David louw]

just wondering if this image would make the cut?

[Melee]

this is my first btr challenge

[Jeff Walker]

@davidlouw I won't know which shots will be finalists until the contest closes, but if that's the back end of the caterpillar thing, then it meets the criteria for btr

[David louw]

@Jeff Walker it is indeed the back of the caterpiller thanks lol!!