How to use blank space in photography

The blank of the expression method of photography art

In addition to visible objects, there are some blank parts on the photographic screen, which are composed of a single-tone background, forming gaps between objects. Monotone background can be sky, water, grassland, land or other scenery. Due to the use of various photographic means, they have lost their original physical image and formed a single tone on the screen to set off other physical objects.

Although blank is not a real thing, it is also an indispensable part of the screen. It is a link that communicates the links between objects on the screen and organizes their relationships. The role of blank space on the screen, just like punctuation in an article, can make the picture clear, the paragraph clear and the pulse smooth, and also help the author express his feelings. The following specific analysis of the blank part of the picture processing and its role:

1, leaving a certain blank on the screen is the need to highlight the main body. In order to make the subject eye-catching and have visual impact, it is necessary to leave a certain gap around it. For example, when shooting people, the head and body always avoid overlapping with trees, houses, street lamps and other objects, and arrange the blank formed by the people in a single color background, leaving a certain gap around the subject, which can be said to be a law of plastic arts. Because people need space to appreciate objects, it is difficult to appreciate the beauty of a beautiful work of art if it is placed in a pile of messy objects. A fine work of art will only release its artistic light if there is a certain space around it.

2. Blanking the picture helps to create the artistic conception of the picture.

If a painting is full of solid objects and there is no blank, it will give people a feeling of depression. If the blank on the screen is left properly, people's vision will have room for manoeuvre and their thinking may change. People often say, "If a painting is empty for three minutes, it will make you angry." If the blank space is kept properly, the picture will be vivid, ethereal and handsome. The blank space is often full of the author's feelings, and the audience's thoughts and the realm of the work can also be sublimated.

The blank of the picture does not exist in isolation, it is always an extension of reality. The so-called emptiness is the contrast between emptiness and reality, forming different associations and emotional appeal. For example, Qi Baishi painted shrimps, and several transparent and lively shrimps surrounded a large blank without drawing water, but it made people feel that all the blanks around were water. The blank space of photographic pictures and the treatment of real scenes should also arouse the audience's rich association, and use blank space to create artistic conception, which has a creative role in other arts.

3. Blank is the condition for organizing the echo relationship between objects on the screen.

Different spatial arrangements can reflect different echo relationships. The so-called echo always consists of two objects at a certain distance. If two objects are close together, there is no echo. All objects will show certain directionality and have a back-to-back relationship because of different starting points, different usages, different lines extending directions and different light irradiation. It is necessary to carefully observe the directionality of objects, reasonably arrange the blank distance, and organize the mutual echo relationship between them.

4. The maintenance of blank is related to the movement of the object.

The general rule is that moving objects, such as moving people, Mercedes-Benz cars and other objects, should leave some blanks in front, so that the moving objects can have room to stretch, the audience can feel unobstructed, deepen the feeling of moving objects, and people's sight is also to meet the psychological requirements of people's appreciation. In short, we should be good at using blanks flexibly and creatively.

5. The blank space on the screen and the size of the physical area also meet a certain proportion.

To prevent the area from being equal and symmetrical, generally speaking, the total area left blank on the screen is larger than the area occupied by the real thing, and the screen is ethereal and delicate. If the total area of the object is larger than the blank space, the picture focuses on realism, but if the total area of the two objects on the picture is equal, it gives people a sense of mediocrity, which is a matter of formality.

On China's Ancient Paintings: "Careless, airtight." That is to say, go to extremes in the layout of density to strengthen the audience's feelings and create their own style. Blanking, changing the proportion of blank space and real scene, is indeed an important means of creative picture layout.

I hope it helps you!