Have you ever heard of negative space in photography? I've always been drawn to photos where there aren't a lot of distractions around the subject. The first two images below of the black lab on the beach are examples of images with negative space.

Leading lines are the topic of week 14 in the 52 week dog photography project. Using leading lines in photography is a technique where the photographer uses lines to draw the viewer's eye to the subject. Sometimes leading lines can be subtle. Sometimes they are really obvious.