The rules of thumb are for those in the middle level between those who
do not know or care what they are doing, and those that no longer need
such rules. They allow one to produce something somewhat interesting
until one can do that without thinking. Then one moves on to thinking
beyond those somewhat limiting rules. One does not climb mountains
before one learns to walk.
However I will admit most of those rules of composition are pretty
useless for the "slice of life" type of photography you mostly do.
However as you move into areas like your named-apartments project you
will find them somewhat more helpful.
graywolf
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frank theriault wrote:
On 3/28/06, Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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In addition, I would also suggest investigating the rules of composition. I
will point out here, in the perhaps forlorn hope of stalling any future
argument, that of course they aren't really rules but statistical
observations about what has worked in the past.
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Oooooo!
Good recovery! (you almost started something there, Bob!) <g>
cheers,
frank "there are no rules" theriault
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"Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
