I do not object to retouching, dodging. or accentuation as long as they do not interfere with the natural qualities of photographic technique.   In photography there is a reality so subtle that it becomes more real than reality. Wherever there is light, one can photograph.   Alfred Stieglitz

 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. Such rules and laws are deduced from the accomplished fact; they are the products of reflection...                              Edward Weston