“Know the rules well, so you can break them effectively.”
― attributed to Dalai Lama XIV.
We want to have great images and here’s a question: what we must do - to obey the rules of photography or to break them?
As a starting point, we must know the rules of photography in the first place.
What does it mean - “to know”? There are several meanings of this verb including “to apprehend clearly and with certainty”, “to have fixed in the mind or memory”. So we must understand the rules clearly from theory, experience and practice, and learn them by heart.
So you have to know the rules before you can start taking photographs.
Can we ignore the rules? We can if it’s our choice and not our mistake.
You can list the rules and break them. When you see the result you’ll either find that you want to apply the rules or you’ll find your own style of photography.
Here’s the list of some important rules vs. the way to break them:
― attributed to Dalai Lama XIV.
We want to have great images and here’s a question: what we must do - to obey the rules of photography or to break them?
As a starting point, we must know the rules of photography in the first place.
What does it mean - “to know”? There are several meanings of this verb including “to apprehend clearly and with certainty”, “to have fixed in the mind or memory”. So we must understand the rules clearly from theory, experience and practice, and learn them by heart.
So you have to know the rules before you can start taking photographs.
Can we ignore the rules? We can if it’s our choice and not our mistake.
You can list the rules and break them. When you see the result you’ll either find that you want to apply the rules or you’ll find your own style of photography.
Here’s the list of some important rules vs. the way to break them:
