A good photograph is knowing where to stand.
ANSEL ADAMSThe ‘machine-gun’ approach to photography – by which many negatives are made with the hope that one will be good – is fatal to serious results.
More Ansel Adams Quotes
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A photograph is not an accident – is a concept. It exists at, or before, the moment of exposure of the negative.
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The only things in my life that compatibly exists with this grand universe are the creative works of the human spirit.
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You don’t make a photograph just with a camera
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The term accessories has come to include a host of photographic gadgets of questionable value.
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The ‘machine-gun’ approach to photography – by which many negatives are made with the hope that one will be good – is fatal to serious results.
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It is horrifying that we have to fight our own government to save the environment.
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I can look at a fine art photograph and sometimes I can hear music.
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It is easy to take a photograph, but it is harder to make a masterpiece in photography than in any other art medium.
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We all move on the fringes of eternity and are sometimes granted vistas through fabric of illusion.
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Bad weather makes for good photography.
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The single most important component of a camera is the twelve inches behind it!
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How high your awareness level is determines how much meaning you get from your world. Photography can teach you to improve your awareness level.
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Some photographers take reality and impose the domination of their own thought and spirit. Others come before reality more tenderly and a photograph to them is an instrument of love and revelation.
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No matter how sophisticated you may be, a large granite mountain cannot be denied – it speaks in silence to the very core of your being.
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Sometimes I do get to places just when God’s ready to have somebody click the shutter.
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A photograph is usually looked at – seldom looked into.
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No man has the right to dictate what other men should perceive, create or produce, but all should be encouraged to reveal themselves, their perceptions and emotions, and to build confidence in the creative spirit.
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You don’t make a photograph just with a camera. You bring to the act of photography all the pictures you have seen, the books you have read, the music you have heard, the people you have loved.
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Photography, as a powerful medium of expression and communications, offers an infinite variety of perception, interpretation and execution.
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Landscape photography is the supreme test of the photographer – and often the supreme disappointment.
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I am sure the next step will be the electronic image, and I hope I shall live to see it. I trust that the creative eye will continue to function, whatever technological innovations may develop.
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Photograph not only what you see but also what you feel.
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Dodging and burning are steps to take care of mistakes God made in establishing tonal relationships.
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Life is your art. An open, aware heart is your camera. A oneness with your world is your film. Your bright eyes and easy smile is your museum.
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A photograph is not an accident – it is a concept.
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There are always two people in every picture: the photographer and the viewer.
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