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<blockquote data-quote="Browncoat" data-source="post: 189279" data-attributes="member: 1061">I read that a couple weeks ago when it came across my Twitter feed. I have to agree with one of the comments:Rules are meant to be broken, and a real artist will push beyond those boundaries. That said, I think it's vitally important to have a firm grasp on the fundamental &quot;rules&quot; before you can break them: <ol>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">Composition (Rule of Thirds in particular)</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">Perspective</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">Value</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">Color</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">Lighting</li>
</ol>The human brain is an odd beast, indeed. Our eye is trained to look for certain patterns by default, even if we're subconsciously unaware of why we find something pleasing or displeasing. All that said, a photograph can be 100% technically sound, and still be crap. The real goal with art isn't technical merit, it's evoking an emotion.You want the viewer of your work to say, &quot;Wow, that was ____________.&quot;Maybe it's a nifty HDR of a sunset and shoreline that elicits feelings of calm and &quot;wish you were here&quot;. Maybe it's a naked hooker passed out on a stack of syringes that makes the viewer look away in disgust. Or a photo of a newborn swaddled up in a hand-made blanket that makes a smile creep up on the corner of your mouth.Whether warm and fuzzy or shock and awe, emotions will always trump technical merit.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Browncoat, post: 189279, member: 1061"] I read that a couple weeks ago when it came across my Twitter feed. I have to agree with one of the comments: Rules are meant to be broken, and a real artist will push beyond those boundaries. That said, I think it's vitally important to have a firm grasp on the fundamental "rules" before you can break them: [LIST=1] [*]Composition (Rule of Thirds in particular) [*]Perspective [*]Value [*]Color [*]Lighting [/LIST] The human brain is an odd beast, indeed. Our eye is trained to look for certain patterns by default, even if we're subconsciously unaware of why we find something pleasing or displeasing. All that said, a photograph can be 100% technically sound, and still be crap. The real goal with art isn't technical merit, it's evoking an [B]emotion[/B]. You want the viewer of your work to say, "Wow, that was ____________." Maybe it's a nifty HDR of a sunset and shoreline that elicits feelings of calm and "wish you were here". Maybe it's a naked hooker passed out on a stack of syringes that makes the viewer look away in disgust. Or a photo of a newborn swaddled up in a hand-made blanket that makes a smile creep up on the corner of your mouth. Whether warm and fuzzy or shock and awe, emotions will always trump technical merit. [/QUOTE]

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