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PHOTOGRAPHY
Positive & Negative
To breathe, to imagine, to escape
I’m not talking about slide & film, though this is what we usually refer to.
In photography, the Rule of thirds may be the most familiar composition concept we know.
Others include: Leading lines ~ a rule often found in classic paintings. It is a composition technique to direct the viewer’s eye towards the main subject. In landscape photography, they could be the natural lines of roads, bridges or rivers, etc.
Frame within a Frame, Symmetry & Balance, Change of Perspective, Diagonal triangles… are some other “Golden Rules”. I may not have all these in my head when I shoot, but maybe they have already been applied, spontaneously.
Negative space is one of the compositions often found in my images. It is also an important element in paintings, seal carving and even in writing & poetry.
I was on a distance photographic walk from Tuen Mun to Tsuen Wan West. It was the first time I took this route; there were so many attractive spots to capture, and I was in a high mood.
But the day was a bit too humid, which drained my energy fast. I was at a location somewhere near the highway, knowing & not 100% sure, where the next break with shade could be.
