Ansel Adams

There are always two people in every picture: the photographer and the viewer .

There are always two people in every picture: the photographer and the viewer .

In my mind's eye, I visualize how a particular . . . sight and feeling will appear on a print. read more

In my mind's eye, I visualize how a particular . . . sight and feeling will appear on a print. If it excites me, there is a good chance it will make a good photograph. It is an intuitive sense, an ability that comes from a lot of practice.

You don't take a photograph, you make it.

You don't take a photograph, you make it.

The negative is comparable to the composer's score and the print to its performance. Each performance differs in subtle ways.

The negative is comparable to the composer's score and the print to its performance. Each performance differs in subtle ways.

Not everybody trusts paintings but people believe photographs.

Not everybody trusts paintings but people believe photographs.