“Consulting the rules of composition before taking a photograph is like consulting the laws of gravity before going for a walk.”
Edward Weston
Funny thing narrative and useful too. However I think the real story is one’s relationship with the work. What do you bring to it and what does it bring to you?
“It has never been my objective to record my dreams, just to realize them.”
Man Ray
Aesthetic judgments may be kissing cousins to our emotions but the gene pool goes all to hell when cousins marry.