Weekly Challenge 127: Black and White Negative Space

This week I have decided to complicate your life (photographically speaking, of course). But if we talk about challenges, let’s talk about real challenges, right?

How does it work? (Reminder)

Every week I will propose a new challenge, it is a topic that you will have to capture in a photograph and upload it to the Facebook page of the blog, putting in the description the keyword that I will indicate for each topic. The themes will be varied, from portraits to Macro photography, through landscapes, black and white photography, or babies. The topics will be proposed on Saturdays, so that you have all the Weekend to work them. You will have one week to upload your photograph (one photo per participant), until Friday of the following week. On Friday or Saturday I will update the article with the photo that has captivated me the most and I will propose a new topic, and so on…

Weekly Challenge 127: Black and White Negative Space

When I say that I am going to complicate your life a little, it is because I am going to pose two challenges in one. On the one hand, to achieve a photograph with negative space, if you don’t know what it is… it is essential that you click here. And on the other hand, make it black and white. Why am I doing this? Because the real challenges are the coolest. Because they motivate and because when you get a result that you like, it is much more satisfying.

And not only that, but because the objective of the blog in general and of the challenge in particular is that you practice and advance step by step. The more factors you learn to control when shooting, the more comfortable you will feel in front of the camera and the better results you will achieve. This time you will have to pay close attention to the composition and isolate your protagonist with an empty space of information around him and, also, think about whether that image is suitable for a black and white. Remember that not all images look good in grayscale and that it is best to shoot in color and then convert it in the editor. And now… to enjoy photography, look for your camera!

As usual, to participate in this week’s challenge upload your photo to the Facebook wall from the Photographer’s Blog: In the description of the photo please mention the keyword “Black and White Negative Space Challenge” followed by a title of your choice.

Alternative Means to Participate

For those who do not be from Facebook I have enabled new social networks to participate.

• Flickr: accessing the Group Mural of the Photographer’s Blog and uploading the photo directly. Give your photo a caption and be sure to mention “Black and White Negative Space Challenge” in the same.
• Twitter: uploading the photo directly to Twitter with the hashtag #BlackAndWhiteNegativeSpaceChallengeBdF

Happy photography.

Update

Have I ever told you that you’re awesome? With your participation you make it possible for the challenge to remain alive every week. THANK YOU! I leave you with a small sample of your contributions:

This week I prefer the image of Sonia Martínez because of the use she has made of negative space and because it is an image that the black and white edition is great for. She has achieved a photograph full of strength thanks to the negative space that surrounds the scene, giving it prominence and meaning, since she has created an abyss whose end is light, the light that gives the image its title. The main subject can enter the depths of this cave, but in the end he will always find the light that guides him, that helps him breathe. Placing negative space under the subject helps to reinforce the idea of ​​an abyss, of a place where you can’t lean on, where you dance on the edge of nothing, where there seems to be no hope and that’s why everything is black. And yet, in the end, there is the light. Congratulations Sonia, a great composition!