Although Cartier-Bresson became frustrated with Lhote's "rule-laden" approach to art, the rigorous theoretical training later helped him identify and resolve problems of artistic form and composition in photography.
Iako je Cartier-Bresson postao frustriran Lhoteovim pristupom "opterećenog pravilima", rigorozno učenje teorije kasnije mu je pomoglo da identificira i riješi probleme umjetničke forme i kompozicije u fotografiji.