Comments on: Breaking the rules of Photography: Before you break the rules

By: commercial photography salt lake city

commercial photography salt lake city — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 14:13:27 +0000

Knowing the rules are far more important than breaking them. If you plan to break them, be sure to have an alternative to that rule. Or else all will fail.

By: Alberta20Anderson

Alberta20Anderson — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 19:37:29 +0000

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By: Sabrina - salt lake city commercial photographer

Sabrina - salt lake city commercial photographer — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 18:51:11 +0000

I agree that you have to know the rules first before you even think of attempting to break them. If you are a newbie at photography, learning the rules and sticking to them would be a big help in improving your skills. Later on, as you progress in your craft, you will notice that you’re slowly developing your own style … your own take on different subjects. This is when you could leisurely stray away from the rules and just rely on your own abilities and judgment.

By: peter kovak

peter kovak — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 09:51:51 +0000

Well, dear Mr. pics world, your comment made me quite sad. You know, I remember somebody say that you cannot brake something that you don’t know, and it seems to me that you have no idea about composition. The rules that we talk about so often were not made by some kind of a shmock, but by the great dutch painters of the early Middle Ages, based (at that time) on empiric observation and understanding of the human eye and brain. And you know what ?…Even the great today’s photographers follow those rules, and if they brake them, they know how to do it, because they just know them. And I incline to believe them, because I’ve heard of Rembrandt or Alain Briot or Marc Adamus or…, but I’ve never heard about you !
Thank you !

By: pics world

pics world — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 06:27:56 +0000

In the photography world, the only rules that are to be observed are the rules governing a state where the photograpers are going to explore. For as long as the pictures are artisitically done, then there are no rules.

By: photoglam

photoglam — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 11:12:10 +0000

Rules are just like promises, they are usually meant to be broken. But make sure if you break it, you have a good reason why you did it & what you intend to do the next time you follow such rules.

By: photoglam

photoglam — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 11:08:14 +0000

Rules are made for scientific & measurable courses. Photography is an art that only with artistic inclinations has his heart, patience, & mind into it. So do we need rules for this? Don’t think so…

By: Shivanand Sharma

Shivanand Sharma — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:25:10 +0000

Well said Katy.

By: katy@digital cameras

katy@digital cameras — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:14:28 +0000

So true. It is best to know the basics or the rules before you decide to do things yourself. Photography is an art, but like art as a whole, there are basics. Learn the basics and soon you’ll have your own style.

By: peter k

peter k — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:35:52 +0000

Mr. Turnbull, that’s a lot in what you say, only that you’re missing the point. The judges will say “the author has not followed the rules” as long as you’re just Malcolm Turnbull. When you’re Malcolm The Great Photographer you already can do whatever you want, and every single critic will say “wow!”. That’s the way art works and I think nothing can be done. So if it pleases your eye do whatever you think is right and, believe me, the satisfaction will all be yours !

By: Malcolm Turnbull

Malcolm Turnbull — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 09:34:41 +0000

The trouble with even bending the rules is that the inevitable comment from competition judges is that ‘the author has not followed the rules’ and your efforts are sidelined. Perhaps we need more modern judges of our work

By: Digital Photography Tips

Digital Photography Tips — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 22:50:49 +0000

There’s no such thing as rules in art .. only guidelines