We were in the shadow of the mountains, the light was cool and quiet and no wind was stirring. The aspen trunks were slightly greenish and the leaves were a vibrant yellow.
ANSEL ADAMS
A great photograph is one that fully expresses what one feels, in the deepest sense, about what is being photographed.
More Ansel Adams Quotes
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We were in the shadow of the mountains, the light was cool and quiet and no wind was stirring. The aspen trunks were slightly greenish and the leaves were a vibrant yellow.
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Dodging and burning are steps to take care of mistakes God made in establishing tonal relationships.
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As the fisherman depends upon the rivers, lakes and seas and the farmer upon the land for his existence, so does mankind in general depend upon the beauty of the world about him for his spiritual and emotional existence.
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The artist and the photographer seek the mysteries and the adventure of experience in nature.
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A photograph is usually looked at – seldom looked into.
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Photography is more than a medium for factual communication of ideas. It is a creative art.
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I know that I am one with beauty and that my comrades are one. Let our souls be mountains, Let our spirits be stars, Let our hearts be worlds.
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There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs.
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To photograph truthfully and effectively is to see beneath the surfaces.
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The craft of photography is the key to good images.
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Yosemite Valley, to me, is always a sunrise, a glitter of green and golden wonder in a vast edifice of stone and space.
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It is horrifying that we have to fight our own government to save the environment.
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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.
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Art is both the taking and giving of beauty, the turning out to the light of the inner folds of the awareness of the spirit.
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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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You don’t make a photograph just with a camera
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