Makten wrote: RustyBug wrote:
I guess we are kinda saying the same thing...
Indeed we do. Now for the $10000 question: why would you want to do things according to the rules, if you don\'t have to?
Because:
A) I haven\'t yet learned how to control things for myself
B) It requires less thought than figuring things out for myself
C) I desire to appease others (Yes, Mr. Police Officer) who are rule oriented
D) The rule happens to be very effective and in concert with my objectives & goals
E) Following the rule is a more efficient workflow (Mr. School Photographer)
F) Following the rule provides for greater consistency for a given application
G) Any time I want to ... i.e. because it works @ xyz.
H) I want to look homogenized
I) Other
It\'s not as though rules should be treated as \"restrictive\" things that should be avoided ... rather as tools for you to use at your discrection.
I was taught a \"rule\" by graduation ceremony event photographers that said to imagine a soda/beer can sitting on top of the person\'s head. That was the \"rule\" they suggested for determining how much space to frame around the \"diploma portrait\". It provided a degree of consistency amongst the various shooters and generated a certain compositional \"look\". For those who didn\'t have a \"good eye\" ... that rule was quite helpful to them. I found it an interesting and convenient \"rule\" to remember. Today, I get to choose whether or not I use that rule (or modify it) in my work ... my call @ \"use or lose\".
Rule of Thirds, Centered and Geometric Mean ... eh, never mind.
Makten wrote: RustyBug wrote:
I guess we are kinda saying the same thing...
Indeed we do. Now for the $10000 question: why would you want to do things according to the rules, if you don\'t have to?
Because:
A) I haven\'t yet learned how to control things for myself
B) It requires less thought than figuring things out for myself
C) I desire to appease others (Yes, Mr. Police Officer) who are rule oriented
D) The rule happens to be very effective and in concert with my objectives & goals
E) Following the rule is a more efficient workflow (Mr. School Photographer)
F) Following the rule provides for greater consistency for a given application
G) Any time I want to ... i.e. because it works @ xyz.
H) I want to look homogenized
I) Other
It\'s not as though rules should be treated as \"restrictive\" things that should be avoided ... rather as tools for you to use at your discrection.
I was taught a \"rule\" by graduation ceremony event photographers that said to imagine a soda/beer can sitting on top of the person\'s head. That was the \"rule\" they suggested for determining how much space to frame around the \"diploma portrait\". It provided a degree of consistency amongst the various shooters and generated a certain compositional \"look\". For those who didn\'t have a \"good eye\" ... that rule was quite helpful to them. I found it an interesting and convenient \"rule\" to remember. Today, I get to choose whether or not I use that rule (or modify it) in my work ... my call @ \"use or lose\".
Jul 17, 2012 at 03:15 PM
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Now for the $10000 question: why would you want to do things according to the rules, if you don\'t have to? 