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Composition Quotes by Edward Weston
- Now, to consult the rules of composition before making a picture is a little like consulting the law of gravity before going for a walk.
- The... arguments against photography ever being considered a fine art are: the element of chance which enters in, finding things ready-made for a machine to…
- When subject matter is forced to fit into preconceived patterns, there can be no freshness of vision. Following rules of composition can only lead to…
- Good composition is merely the strongest way of seeing.
- Now to consult the rules of composition before making a picture is a little like consulting the law of gravitation before going for a walk.…
- Consulting the rules of composition before taking a photograph, is like consulting the laws of gravity before going for a walk.
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