In a photograph, the positive space refers to the main subjects or objects that are the focus of the image, while the negative space refers to the background or the spaces around the subjects.
Based on your choices:
- Blurry pencil tips - This would typically be considered as negative space if they are not in focus, but since they are still objects in the photo, they might be viewed as part of the positive space depending on the context.
- Focused pencil tips - These would be considered positive space as they are the clear subject of the photo.
- Spaces between pencil tips - These are considered negative space since they refer to the space around the subjects.
- White background - This is also negative space, as it refers to the area outside of the subjects.
So, the correct choices for positive space would be focused pencil tips and possibly blurry pencil tips, depending on how they are framed in the image. The primary definite answer is focused pencil tips.