Benedict Brain is a UK-based photographer, journalist and artist. He is an Associate of the Royal Photographic Society and sits on the society’s Distinctions Advisory Panel. He is also a past editor of Digital Camera Magazine, and the author of You Will be Able to Take Great Photos by The End of This Book.
Composition fascinates me. In my workshops, talks, articles and books, I often use the famous quote by Edward Weston that goes along the lines of: “To consult the rules of composition before taking a photograph is like consulting the rules of gravity before going for a walk”. Naturally, the point is that he didn’t think about any of the ‘rules’ or ‘guides’ when composing his photographs; in other words, he simply relied on intuition and instinct.
