Response to Negative Space (Response #207)

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philippe said 486 days ago:

Nice panties. :O)

kadenajack said 486 days ago:

Seems like I saw a very similar composition earlier in this theme, but I have not rated it yet. I like this one, but I'd like it better if the model was nude. I find the undergarment distracting, and her modesty is unnecessary since the negative space treatment complete obscures her identifying features.

madmartigan said 486 days ago:

nicely lit!

EmilyHorne said 486 days ago:

This is fantastic

culberda said 486 days ago:

Very powerful. The negative space here really draws your eye to examine the positive area--which is what good negative space should do I suppose. Top marks from me.

Ana said 486 days ago:

Nice pants.

King said 485 days ago:

First, my congratulations, Lee.

Second, I'm going to disagree with some.

<opinionated lecture> I think the pose is unpleasant, especially in regard to the truncated arm. If the model truly has a genetic defect or the arm has been amputated, that's another thing from a practical standpoint, but I don't know that and I think you have missed an opportunity for a more graceful and complimentary pose.

The leg, also not gracefully (I mean in human terms, not just female terms) composed, is the brightest part of the photograph.

There is no reason not to reveal a subtle outline of the head and the shadow side of the figure. One of the great advances in Renaissance painting was chiaroscuro, invented by Caravaggio and enhanced by Rembrandt--the concept of light against dark and dark against light (to oversimplify)--and this photograph would be so much better with it than without it. It would have no effect on the qualities of negative space and minimalism you may have been striving for here.</opinionated lecture>

King said 485 days ago:

Oops...obviously the leg is *not* the brightest part of the photograph.

dcreighton said 485 days ago:

My eyes are drawn to the lace but I have to agree with everything King said.

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