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No, rules are guidelines, just like in any other medium. Learn them, and then you can turn around and exploit them, but this takes a long time to use effectively. you’re only six months into photography and I have to admit, I can recall pictures I made when I started at like 15 that are hideous now, and photoshops that were hideous, it’s a learning experience. And Serge’s work is mostly dependant on High Dynamic Range, not saturation. So maybe that’s something to think about. So, check into local photographers, or university photographers that live around you and Ask them if you can carry their gear to shoots, you’ll learn through observation and word, which will be very good. And then find out who inspires them, and look into their work, and talk to them if you can, and continue on and on… That’ll help you a ton.
Learning basic design principles will also help in going about composition. And having a small portfolio (8-12 images) for online, or people in person to critique, it’ll give you different inputs, Although I would highly suggest that you take the positive reviews with a grain of salt and people that have the courtesy to give you criticisms are the ones that want you to improve.
Good Luck