Arthur Hammond Quote

It is essential to have only one principal object of interest in a picture. Without it the picture is not completely satisfying, for the eye is apt to wander over the surface of the picture, seeking rest and finding none.


p.117 - Pictorial Composition in Photography (1920) - Chapter V


It is essential to have only one principal object of interest in a picture. Without it the picture is not completely satisfying, for the eye is apt...

It is essential to have only one principal object of interest in a picture. Without it the picture is not completely satisfying, for the eye is apt...

It is essential to have only one principal object of interest in a picture. Without it the picture is not completely satisfying, for the eye is apt...

It is essential to have only one principal object of interest in a picture. Without it the picture is not completely satisfying, for the eye is apt...