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If the man who paints only the tree, or flower, or other surface he sees before him were an artist, read more
If the man who paints only the tree, or flower, or other surface he sees before him were an artist, the king of artists would be the photographer. It is for the artist to do something beyond this.
You know what a camera is? A mirror with memory.
You know what a camera is? A mirror with memory.
When photography was invented it was thought to be an equivalent to truth, it was truth with a capital "T".
When photography was invented it was thought to be an equivalent to truth, it was truth with a capital "T".
It takes a lot of imagination to be a good photographer. You need less imagination to be a painter, because read more
It takes a lot of imagination to be a good photographer. You need less imagination to be a painter, because you can invent things. But in photography everything is so ordinary; it takes a lot of looking before you learn to see the ordinary.
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.
Many pictures turn out to be limp translations of the known world instead of vital objects which create an intrinsic read more
Many pictures turn out to be limp translations of the known world instead of vital objects which create an intrinsic world of their own. There is a vast difference between taking a picture and making a photograph.
A photograph is neither taken nor seized by force. It offers itself up. It is the photo that takes you. read more
A photograph is neither taken nor seized by force. It offers itself up. It is the photo that takes you. One must not take photos.
Photography to the amateur is recreation, to the professional it is work, and hard work too, no matter how pleasurable read more
Photography to the amateur is recreation, to the professional it is work, and hard work too, no matter how pleasurable it my be.
