The picture-space should be filled, but need not be crowded, and it must be remembered that in judging balance, not only the masses of the subject, but also the shapes of the area remaining after being cut into by the outlines of these masses, have a bearing on the general design of the picture.


p.65 - Pictorial Composition in Photography (1920) - Chapter III

Arthur Hammond Quotes

The picture-space should be filled, but need not be crowded, and it must be remembered that in judging balance, not only the masses of the subject,...

The picture-space should be filled, but need not be crowded, and it must be remembered that in judging balance, not only the masses of the subject,...

The picture-space should be filled, but need not be crowded, and it must be remembered that in judging balance, not only the masses of the subject,...

The picture-space should be filled, but need not be crowded, and it must be remembered that in judging balance, not only the masses of the subject,...