Rulers and rules

I've been thinking a lot about our rulers, and what they do: make rules for us. But is that a good thing? I know most rulers have their subjects' safety and well-being in mind, but what about their orginal styles, opinions, desires, etc. To be more specific, I was thinking about a book I read on the rules of photography. (There are a very many photographic rules!) However, I have my own ideas of what I want to take photos of, and how I want my photos to look. (Click on the green photo badge in the sidebar to see my flickr site.) So, despite their efforts to be helpful, I don't want to subject my photographic instincts to any rules . . . except my rules, which are pretty lenient. I want my photo album to be a reflection of me, a kind of photographic journal of the things and times that are special to me. And that's all I have to say about THAT!!!