A picture has various different framing facets.
You have the usual leading lines stuff and other guidelines also.
A very useful guideline for taking good pictures is the use of the space in the photograph.
When you know how to use the space in your photo your images can look better.
Improper use of space can result in beginner shots that are uninteresting and will not captivate the viewer.
When I refer to negative space it is related to the main point of interest.
Most shots have a focal point of interest.
This focal point takes up some space.
Everything else in the photo is negative space.
It really is not needed to use the space to depict the subject.
But having the space can make for better photos.
Another type of space that a photo has is positively used space.
Like I said earlier, the space that the subject is on is the positive space of the image.
This is the spot that you will be having the viewer to look at the most.
Although you may not have realized that they had names, if you have shot even very simple photos of friends anywhere you have made use of negative and positive space.
The negative space is the space surrounding them and the main subject is the positive space.
Although negative space may seem not important, it really is.
The negative space is what covers and holds the subject of interest.
Having too little negative space can make for very "trapped" images where the subject looks confined.
Using a lot of negative can make a free looking subject.
If you want to use space the best you really should practice.
Using too little or too much can render your photo not as nice.
Even though it is called negative, still pay lots of attention to the background.
The background can have a very big impact.
If you have the negative space actually contributing to the subject of interest and providing more detail to the actual meaning of the photograph it can be a much better photo.
Space is just like any other technique in photography.
It's something that makes a photo work and without the proper use of it your pictures can seem wrong Even slight changes in compositional form.