Being Told To Break The Rules

I found this project quite interesting to do. It's harder than I thought it would be to not follow the rules of photography, which now come naturally to me. For all of these photos I used my Canon Rebel XS. 

 Shutter Speed: 1/15

Aperture: 4.0
ISO: 800

I captured this photo of my sister in a cafe without her noticing. There are quite a few things wrong with this photo, the most obvious being that she (the subject) is not in focus, but the table behind is. There is also a plant behind her head which is acting as an obvious merger. The whole setup of this photo is off, and it barely follows the rule of thirds. Although it has all of these negative aspects, I think it's still an interesting photo!

  Shutter Speed: 1/250

Aperture: 5.9
ISO: 100

I took this photo while I was away on March Break in Florida. The flowers at the bottom of the photo are out of focus, and act as a merger blocking the lake. The whole photo just isn't very symmetrical, and feels off balance. Again, these broken rules create an interesting photo to look at. 

 Shutter Speed: 1/200

Aperture: 10
ISO: 200

This photo breaks the rules of photography because it doe not follow the rule of thirds. My subject is almost directly in the center of the photo, and my horizon line as well. This makes the photo really awkward to look at because it just feels "off". Also, the trees in the background act as a merger coming out of my subjects head. This photo breaks many different rules!