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    If photography were difficult in the true sense . . . that the creation of a simple photograph would entail as much time and effort as the production of a good watercolor or etching -- there would be a vast improvement in total output.

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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.

by Ansel Adams Found in: Photography Quotes,
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To me, photography is an art of observation. It's about finding something interesting in an ordinary place... I've found it read more

To me, photography is an art of observation. It's about finding something interesting in an ordinary place... I've found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them.

by Elliott Erwitt Found in: Photography Quotes,
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Look, I'm not an intellectual - I just take pictures.

Look, I'm not an intellectual - I just take pictures.

by Helmut Newton Found in: Photography Quotes,
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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".

by Vicki Goldberg Found in: Photography Quotes,
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I always thought of photography as a naughty thing to do -- that was one of my favorite things about read more

I always thought of photography as a naughty thing to do -- that was one of my favorite things about it, and when I first did it, I felt very perverse.

by Diane Arbus Found in: Photography Quotes,
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The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera.

The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera.

by Dorthea Lange Found in: Photography Quotes,
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Not everybody trusts paintings but people believe photographs.

Not everybody trusts paintings but people believe photographs.

by Ansel Adams Found in: Photography Quotes,
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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.

by David Bailey Found in: Photography Quotes,
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I took to photography like a duck to water. I never wanted to do anything else. Excitement about the subject read more

I took to photography like a duck to water. I never wanted to do anything else. Excitement about the subject is the voltage which pushes me over the mountain of drudgery necessary to produce the final photograph.

by Berenice Abbott Found in: Photography Quotes,
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