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With this image I have probably broken every photographic compositional rule you will ever read about – however, in this case, the tilted horizon and vertical convergence are used to imply the sense of disorder and entropy in this particular scene. The tight crop excludes quite a bit of the structure but (hopefully) leads your eye to the irony of the sign in the foreground. Indeed, rules are made to be broken…when appropriate. For an interesting commentary on this subject, please see an article by my blogging friend, Leanne Cole at:
http://www.photographers.com.au/news/20131127/rules-rules-rules/
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Rules are meant to be broken
Yes, when necessary and if you (as an artist) have a reason for doing so. It should not be an excuse for lazy or poor shooting techniques. I think Leanne’s point in her article is that you need to KNOW the rules so that you CAN break them.
Thank you Robert, thanks for the mention, Interesting, I like how you have explained why you did it this way.
Again, if you are breaking rules, there should be a reason aside from just being sloppy.
Yes, I think so too.
And sometimes I break rules without knowing that rules exist. 🙂
Wonderful shot.
Thank you – yes, for people with experience or innate sense of composition – it just comes naturally.