Consulting the rules of composition before taking a photograph, is like consulting the laws of gravity before going for a walk.

Quote by Edward Weston

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Photography to the amateur is recreation, to the professional it is work, and hard work...

Photography to the amateur is recreation, to the professional it is work, and hard work...

Anything that excites me for any reason, I will photograph; not searching for unusual subject...

Anything that excites me for any reason, I will photograph; not searching for unusual subject...

My own eyes are no more than scouts on a preliminary search, for the camera's...

My own eyes are no more than scouts on a preliminary search, for the camera's...

I see no reason for recording the obvious.

I see no reason for recording the obvious.

I was extravagant in the matter of cameras - anything photographic - I had to...

I was extravagant in the matter of cameras - anything photographic - I had to...

Photography suits the temper of this age - of active bodies and minds. It is...

Photography suits the temper of this age - of active bodies and minds. It is...

Photography to the amateur is recreation, to the professional it is work, and hard work...

Photography to the amateur is recreation, to the professional it is work, and hard work...

Now to consult the rules of composition before making a picture is a little like...

Now to consult the rules of composition before making a picture is a little like...

There is nothing like a Bach fugue to remove me from a discordant moment... only...

There is nothing like a Bach fugue to remove me from a discordant moment... only...