The laws of principality and unity, harmony and balance, must always be observed. The picture should tell one story, and only one. - Arthur Hammond

...I want to make it clear that the success of a picture, as a picture, does not depend upon topographical interest of the subject, but on the ability of the photographer to convey impressions of beauty or interest by his manner of treating it.

A painter, by the skilful use of color, can make idyllic pictures in which a figure or a group of figures is not the dominant thing in the picture, but for a photographer this is more difficult.

Too many lines and too many objects of equal importance in a picture will cause confusion, discomfort and eye-strain.