No, but seriously, the Digital Photography School online has this tutorial today about 5 Elements of Composition in Photography. The author also defines the "Rules" of photography (like the rule of thirds) uniquely:
"Instead of looking at composition as a set of ‘rules’ to follow - I tend to view it more as a set of ingredients that can be taken out of the pantry at any point and used to make a great ‘meal’ (photograph)."
Pretty good advice for those of you just starting out with a camera. Or for those of you more technical minded folks who have the camera mastered, but can't seem to get good pictures. We learned a lot of these principals in design school, and every design element can also apply to good photography.
EDIT: [EV +/-] Exposure Compensation blog had a great post the other day "Of Design and Photography". It's actually more of a book recommendation. He gets a little more philosophical about photography and design as it relates to viewers, but is worth a read (the blog that is. I cant vouch for the book).
EDIT 2: There's a part 2 of the Digital Photography School article mentioned in the main body of this post. I knew there were a few of the design principals left out. I just didn't remember which ones (since it's been so long since school). Anyway, he goes over the rest there.
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