> I have to agree with P�l. The rules do work, although they are meant to be
> broken. Problem is, you have to know the rules to know when to break them
> with any success. Too many times I see the rules broken poorly, and I would
> bet they are by people who didn't know them in the first place.
I have two rules I follow when I photograph. They're nursery-rhyme simple.
They both came from sundry photography instructors whose names I either
never knew or have forgotten. The first is:
"The name of the game is to fill the frame"
And the second is:
"Never Clever."
Here's a slightly longer explication of the principles, not that one is
needed:
http://www.steves-digicams.com/smp/07072002.html
--Mike