a). When I first came here many many years ago, I thought everyone was probably quite young, simply because I tend to think of the computer as the domain of the young. I was actually quite surprise over the years as I found that so many of us are middle-aged (or late -middle aged). Therefore I didn't think the original poster was being arrogant at all. b). not all 38 year olds are mean. c). I've tried to start threads directed at the 'art' aspect of what we do here and watched them fizzle. All too often people ignore that in favor of the technical aspect of what we do. I'm glad this one is living instead of fizzling for the simple reason that both aspects are important in our development as Poser artists. d). Centered is not bad. It can impart a sense of stability to an image, which is sometimes entirely appropriate. It really depends on the subject. As an example, the famous painting "American Gothic" (the farmer with the pitchfork standing next to his wife in front of the farmis one that comes to mind where the subjects are centered. It's not dynamic but that actually would be quite contrary to the artists intention to depict the couple as stable, traditional, and perhaps even eternal. I try to use the rule of thirds most of the time, but sometimes it's good to break the 'rules.'

Before they made me they broke the mold!
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