the negative space wiki says it's for posts that have a lot of empty space. that's not what this term means wtf.
also isn't that just wide shot?
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the negative space wiki says it's for posts that have a lot of empty space. that's not what this term means wtf.
also isn't that just wide shot?
Then what does the term mean?
Unbreakable said:
Then what does the term mean?
it means that the empty space creates a shape. the classic example is 2 faces making a vase
but this is pretty rare so more normally the empty space "enters" the main figure
tbh i don't know exactly where the posts stop being negative space but i'm pretty sure this post #8948608 isn't it, this post #9009340 is just a cropped torso, this post #6630705 is just peeking out of frame, a lot of these looks like they're just a picture that was made paper-sized/wallpaper-sized instead. could probably change it to too much empty space for these
BUR #51572 has been rejected.
create alias negative_space -> too_much_empty_space
Unbreakable said:
Those examples falls under the tag blending.
hmm... i checked https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negative_space and although the article does say it means the empty space AROUND things pretty much every image has a shape
also learned this cool new term https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Figure%E2%80%93ground_(perception)
maybe i'm the only one things this is what it means? tbh i couldn't find any posts that actually create a shape out of the empty space in an image. everything i found can already be tagged with blending. i still think the tag name is weird though so i'm making a BUR just in case
trapster77 said:
it means that the empty space creates a shape.
That's not what negative space means. If you're going off the Wikipedia article, it simply says that negative space is most evident when said space creates an image, not that this is the definition of negative space.
Negative space is the empty space in a composition not taken up by any object (usually referring to the main subject). The current wiki explanation is pretty spot on. For reference, the Japanese term used is 余白, literally "blank space".
Wide shot may overlap with negative space but a wide shot can include objects filling up the empty space, thus leaving little to no negative spaces. Cityscapes and loaded interiors would be some clear examples.
The current examples in the negative space wiki may not be the most ideal so I'm gonna go look for more suitable ones. EDIT: Updated
Updated by luntoer
luntoer said:
That's not what negative space means. If you're going off the Wikipedia article, it simply says that negative space is most evident when said space creates an image, not that this is the definition of negative space.
Negative space is the empty space in a composition not taken up by any object (usually referring to the main subject). The current wiki explanation is pretty spot on. For reference, the Japanese term used is 余白, literally "blank space".
Wide shot may overlap with negative space but a wide shot can include objects filling up the empty space, thus leaving little to no negative spaces. Cityscapes and loaded interiors would be some clear examples.
The current examples in the negative space wiki may not be the most ideal so I'm gonna go look for more suitable ones.
Piggybacking off of this, I’d say post #9549126 or post #10326856 are good examples of negative space. I don’t know if post #9547546 should count since while it’s not completely empty, there’s not a lot there either,
trapster77 said:
BUR #51572 has been rejected.
create alias negative_space -> too_much_empty_space
hmm... i checked https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negative_space and although the article does say it means the empty space AROUND things pretty much every image has a shape
Would probably be best to understand the tag and terminology before you make a BUR no?
Negative space is a widely known term and you are proposing a less percise phrase for no reason.
Optical illusion is where we have images like the vase right now post #1295506
Placeholder1996 said:
I don’t know if post #9547546 should count since while it’s not completely empty, there’s not a lot there either,
It's not empty at all. Negative space is for when most of the image is literally nothing but a simple background.
I wouldn't count post #9549126 either since the background is filled with petals clearly as a compositional element creating a blowing wind effect.
Hmm. I think I must’ve misinterpreted the wiki when it says “empty space”. Because it first talks not cropping to focus on subjects, I interpreted empty space to mean space devoid of the subject, not truly empty as the examples in the wiki show. Thanks for cleaning out my mistags on that, luntoer; beat me to it.
Updated by Placeholder1996
Eh, I'm gonna remove that part. Starting the wiki with it feels confusing and it's a bit misleading.
The bulk update request #51572 (forum #402033) has been rejected by @evazion.