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| 8 Tips to Make the Most Out of Negative Space Posted: 26 Aug 2012 09:19 AM PDT Anyone can photograph an object – what makes a photo truly interesting is how you compose the shot around that object. What I'm talking about, of course, is negative space. What's that? Simply put, negative space is the area around the subject or subjects in an image. Say you have a photo of a brown dog running through a green field. The dog is the subject and the field behind him is the negative space. Make sense? By properly using negative space in your photographs, you can create beautiful, lasting images that enhance the design and really draw people in. Negative space can encourage viewers to focus on the subject, create balance, imbue still photos with a sense of direction, and in some instances even create the illusion of two competing images. To help you achieve these goals utilizing negative space, here are some tips and tricks you can use. Create contrast. If you photograph a red fire engine against a red brick building, chances are the foreground and background will bleed together, and it may all end up looking muddled. Your goal with negative space should be to find colors and even textures different enough that they contrast with each other. This way, you will be creating a clear and distinct foreground and background. In the picture below, the white buildings contrast with the blue sky – not to mention the bird flying between them! – to really draw your focus.
Frame the photo. Another thing the above photo does nicely is use the buildings to frame the image. This imbues a certain symmetry to the picture that is pleasing to the eye and even begins to just barely touch upon the "illusion" images that some artists are so good at creating.
Draw attention. A favorite technique for many photographers is to place a single subject on the very bottom or either side of a composition that is otherwise "blank" negative space. Quite often this means using a white or black backdrop and a subject of contrasting colors. This immediately draws the eye to the subject.
Give the eye a resting place. As humans, our eyes naturally seek out things to focus on. Negative space can assist in this in photos that include only a single focal object. No matter how plain or boring in a normal setting, our eyes will drift to it naturally so that they can "relax into focus."
Evoke emotions. Putting a small, solitary figure against a huge, empty background of negative space is a great way to evoke feelings of isolation and loneliness. Often, the best composition for this type of photo is to place the figure at the bottom of the frame or one of the corners, facing out to the vast expanse.
Remove clutter, and bring out detail. If you take a shot of a bunch of kids playing in a fire hydrant in a busy neighborhood, it will likely be a great, fun picture. But if there's a lot going on, chances are your focus will be split and you may miss some details. If, however, you shoot this same fire hydrant game with an empty street and a background that contrasts, quite often small things become clearer and more vibrant, like the splashing of the water or designs on the children's clothing.
Imply direction. The amazing photo below not only immediately draws your eye to the ball in the upper left corner, it makes you wonder which way it's going. Are we witnessing the beginning of its flight from left to right? Or is it just about to sail out of our view?
Make optical illusions. This one is more common in drawn pictures than photographs, but with the right object and framing, it's possible to create optical illusions like Rubin's Vase, where the negative space around the vase looks like two people facing each other. In this instance, you need to look at the "negative space" as its own separate subject and be doubly careful in setting up the composition to create, essentially, two different pictures in one image. These are quite difficult, but can also be extremely rewarding.
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| Chat Away with an Innovative HTML5 Chat Widget Posted: 26 Aug 2012 02:34 AM PDT Move aside Yahoo Messenger for a new chat widget is conquering every social platform we can think of. It has the capacity to build traffic and make the sites' social interaction on a "real- time" basis. What application is this? Well, it's called RumbleTalk, and we are about to find out how awesome this widget really is. RumbleTalk is a widget that enables its users to have a customized chat designs experience that can be embedded to any social platform available. I was curious on how this application works, and soon I began signing up as a new user. I just entered my email address, password and hit the "Get it, its free" button, and voila! I am now able to use its customized chat designs to my website, Facebook, WordPress or Tumblr pages.
Easy to CustomizeAfter signing in, I was directed to "get your chat" screen with a predefined chat created for me . I can finish the processes here by using the code created for me and add it to my website. I could also choose to use the dashboard screen. This is where I can create more chat rooms or edit my default room, and have my customized chat designs. I started playing the buttons to know what my options are. I discovered that I can log-in using my Facebook or Twitter account. There would not be any trouble remembering what username and password I used when logging in. This also means that I can post any tweets, pages, pictures, or videos that I like from other networking sites to my created room so my friends and guests can see them. Awesome features! The site is not exactly fool-proof, but a little bit of tweaking can do so much.
More FeaturesWhen I had my customized chat designs set up, I began inviting friends to join me in RumbleTalk. I just wanted to test the basics – the ping time, icons, and if it can play music as well. RumbleTalk did not let me down. It has a fast response time from each user. Basic icons, like the ones in YM, are also available. Alas, I cannot find if it is possible to play music, but alert tones are present. I also like how the chat boxes can just be floating around the same page- just click it and the whole conversation is displayed on the screen. Click it again, and it minimizes to a small balloon icon on the lower part of the screen. I found out that I can embed as many chat rooms as I like on different sites by using just a single account. The widget also comes with an "on-the-go-chat". It means that I, or any of my friends and users, can still join the conversation, by using any smartphones or tablets. By clicking the QR button and scanning these codes using the phone's camera, the widget is automatically transferred to your mobile phone. I still have to try this feature though. Definitely, RumbleTalk is not a waste of space in anyone's page or blog. It can do exactly what it boasts to do- a unique chat design that suits your taste, creates social interaction among your guests and at the same time, advertises your company to different social platforms. It is very easy to use and takes a very minimal space. It's a great way to meet new friends too.
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