The theme of this weeks showcase of mobile photography looks at 10 photos that use negative space in their compositions. As this selection shows you don’t have to fill your frame with activity in order to create a compelling composition. Often less is more. Negative space is a technique that can be used to give scale to a photo or portray a feeling of isolation.

Featured photographers this week include; Steve JL, Juliana Marques, Adelino Marques, Chasread, Fotopawelolsztyn, Jazzcfree, Onphotooff, Johnny777, Jilllian2 and Michal Slowinski.

Do you have a favourite photo from this week’s showcase? Let us know which in the comments section at the bottom of the page. Finally, hashtag your photos with #mobiography for a chance of getting featured in future showcases.

Venice combo

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Venice combo‘ by Adelino Marques – “I took this photograph at a fair in Castelo da Maia, Portugal.
The man spoke incessantly with his cell phone and I waited for his shadow / negative to have the effect of a dialogue between him and another imagined (projected on the wall). I used iPhone 6 with the Hipstamatic app (as usual) processed here with the Venice pack.”

Cuatro. L’Auditori. Barcelona.

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Cuatro. L’Auditori. Barcelona.‘ by Jazzcfree – “The photo was taken with my Smsung S7 just in L´Auditori in Barcelona. My idea was to play with negative space along with other compositional elements such as space and volume, in order to enhance the construction. The photo was conceived in black and white to finish with an edition where the intermediate tones were the protagonists of the photo.”

Cross

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Cross‘ by Johnny777 – “I had a photo walk with my instagram friend. I went to my favorite place which had a lighting floor. I took this pic from 2F. She looks like she is flooring “

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Untitled‘ by Michal Slowinski – “I love exploring new spaces in big cities, especially with my friends. Shooting with others inspires me to look for something new and sometimes I need people to show how huge are buildings on my photos.

There is a hidden, unusual place in Kraków, Poland. Actually, it’s a kind of shopping center, but if you change your point of view, you can find amazing perspective. I went there few days ago and I was completely suprised when I saw this big epty space with lines leading to nowhere.”

The wilderness of Ladakh, India

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The wilderness of Ladakh, India‘ by Steve JL – “This shot was a reflex image taken in the wilderness of Ladakh, India, whilst we were driving off-road through a remove desert blizzard to reach frozen Tsomoriri (“The Mountain Lake”) on the Chanting Plateau at the foothills of the Himalayas. We were tiring of the freezing rocky 4WD drive but stopped complaining when out of nowhere a Ladakhi strolled by heading for … who knows where. He disappeared into the storm after a few seconds, leaving us to our first world issues. Processing was done in the native Photos app. Really it just focused on dimming highlights so the huge mountains in the distance were slightly more visible to give that amazing sense of scale and the minuteness of man. It’s interesting that most often I shoot using a Canon 60D/6D but the portability of a smartphone is better for reactionary shots.”

The church across the street

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The church across the street‘ by Jilllian2 – “This photo was taken at my home, in Upstate, NY. There is a beautiful church across the street. The sun was shining perfectly on the steeple of the church. I was delighted to capture that in the water drops on the flower. I used my iPhone 7 plus, with an olloclip macro attachment, for this shot. I used the native camera app to shoot and crop the photo.”

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Untitled‘ by Onphotooff

Live new experiences

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Live new experiences‘ by Juliana Marques

Bare Trace

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Bare Trace‘ by Chasread – “I’d been on this beach months before, and when I returned in January I was struck by the rather extreme changes in the environment since summer – especially the angles and quality of the low, winter light. And the relative lack of human beings! I was shooting directly in bnw with a preset I’d created that added brightness on the right side of the frame, perfect for enhancing the brightness and contrast of the natural light, cast from that direction. It was windy and cold – but well worth the long wait as this pair finally entered the bright area of the frame to balance everything out.

Shot on iPhone6s directly in the Blackie app. I used Snapseed to crop the shot, and then to enhance the drama in the clouds using the Brush tool. I softened the sky with the Glamour Glow tool, which I then masked in order to preserve the fine detail and texture of the foreground.”

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Untitled‘ by Fotopawelolsztyn

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