Comments on: Simplicity at f/2.8… On Diagonal Compositions. And a What You See is What You Get Depth-of-Field Reminder https://www.birdsasart-blog.com/baa/2016/09/24/simplicity-at-f2-8-on-diagonal-compositions-and-a-what-you-see-is-what-you-get-depth-of-field-reminder/ The blog of bird photographer Arthur Morris Sun, 02 Oct 2016 15:05:54 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8 By: Arthur Morris/BIRDS AS ART https://www.birdsasart-blog.com/baa/2016/09/24/simplicity-at-f2-8-on-diagonal-compositions-and-a-what-you-see-is-what-you-get-depth-of-field-reminder/comment-page-1/#comment-1738693 Sun, 02 Oct 2016 15:05:54 +0000 http://www.birdsasart-blog.com/?p=36120#comment-1738693 In reply to Corey.

Certainly true to some degree but do realize that the guidelines that have been pointing artists in the right direction for centuries do have some merit 🙂

My thoughts are to know em all and break when you want and when you have a reason.

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]]> By: Corey https://www.birdsasart-blog.com/baa/2016/09/24/simplicity-at-f2-8-on-diagonal-compositions-and-a-what-you-see-is-what-you-get-depth-of-field-reminder/comment-page-1/#comment-1738686 Sun, 02 Oct 2016 13:46:57 +0000 http://www.birdsasart-blog.com/?p=36120#comment-1738686 Diagonal from a corner – I would say there are no rules. What might look good in one image might not in another – there are so many other factors such as colour and subject matter, emotions etc that have to be taken into account in each photo. It seems someone is always quoting this or that rule, ,such as the rule of thirds as if it means something, but all good art has to be beyond this kind of pigeon holing. The guys and girls who quote these rules often haven’t got a clue how to take a great picture because they get caught up in cookie cutter ‘seeing’. My 2 cents.

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