The Use of Negative Space – Making Great Images

A few weeks ago I posted an image of a Red Wing Blackbird with a fair amount of negative space.  I have been asked a lot about the "negative space" so have posted a brief in my "Tips" section.  Negative space and its use is not new to art.  Centuries ago Asian art used negative space to define the primary subject and to draw emotional responses.So what is “Negative Space” – it is that area or space between objects or around an object but it is not a part of the object.  It could be considered that which defines the outline or the border of the object.  Yet it may or may not be the subject of your images.More