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A picture should end as it has to.
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The quote says a picture should reach its ending naturally, according to what the image requires. Its conclusion should not be forced or extended beyond what feels necessary within the picture itself.
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- Wellesnet, excerpt from Charles Thomas Samuels’s Encountering Directors (1972)
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