In photography, especially if you are just starting out, rules should be learned and followed. When you get the rules down pat than you will know how to break them to your satisfaction....
Édouard Manet, (b. January 23, 1832, Paris, France—d. April 30, 1883, Paris), French painter who broke new ground by defying traditional techniques of representation and by choosing subjects from the events and circumstances of his own time. His Déjeuner sur l’herbe (“Luncheon on the Grass”), exhibited in 1863 at the Salon des Refusés, aroused the hostility of critics and the enthusiasm of the young painters who later formed the nucleus of the Impressionist group. His other notable works include Olympia (1863) and A Bar at the Folies-Bergère (1882).
