Negative Space

4/2/2021

A few words on Negative Space. In photography, the positive space is the area occupied by the main subject, and the negative space is the area around it. The negative space draws attention to the subject of the photograph. It needn't be empty, but it does need to be unobtrusive. It can be a textured backdrop, fabric, a wall, shadows or even small supporting props, or items just out of focus. It's important to understand negative space, as the client may need to add text to your image. In this photograph, the aim was to make the Haagen-Dazs ice cream the focal point. Interest has been added with the rust tray, backdrop and the beautiful copper and brass serving bowl. The colour scheme is analogous. Do you like this minimal scene?

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A Wedding Breakfast
It was my pleasure to photograph a wedding breakfast created by Colline Watt, owner of Colline's Kitchen recently. With a bubbly and nurturing nature, it's no suprise to me that this mother from Zimbabwe wants to feed us all with delicious, fresh and sustainable food, along with a decadent cake or two, and how typical that, on the first date that weddings were permitted in the UK after lockdown, she got the call and I found her in a pretty garden with spectacular views piling food and flowers on to a table in a high wind, and creating an edible work of art.
Colline's successful cafe business, set in the historic Town Hall in the market town of Newbury has been put on hold since Lockdown in March, but she maintains a service, delivering food as diverse as Afternoon Tea and Mongolian beef stir fry, sourcing fresh ingredients locally. Find her at www.collineskitchen.com

BUNTING
When Jo, owner of The Bunting Basket asked me to photograph her bunting, I read her bio, and discovered how the business began, and how it came to be named The Bunting Basket. After making bunting for a family christening, Jo was innundated with requests for it from her friends and aqaintances, and she soon began to sell it at craft fairs, carrying her stock in a wicker basket. When I read this, I knew a picnic basket had to feature in my photographs. I looked at the fabric designs, and thought about the premise for the business and then began to prepare my shoot. Find her at www.thebuntingbasket.co.uk

Negative Space

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