For the obvious reason that nature – unadulterated and unimproved by man – is simply chaos. In fact, the camera proves that nature is crude and lacking in arrangement.
EDWARD WESTON“Only with effort can the camera be forced to lie: basically it is an honest medium: so the photographer is much more likely to approach nature in a spirit of inquiry, of communion, instead of with the saucy swagger of self-dubbed “artists”.”
More Edward Weston Quotes
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No photographer is better than the simplest of cameras
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To see the Thing itself is essential: the quintessence revealed direct without the fog of impressionism… This then: to photograph a rock, have it look like a rock, but be more than a rock. Significant presentation – not interpretation.
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“Only with effort can the camera be forced to lie: basically it is an honest medium: so the photographer is much more likely to approach nature in a spirit of inquiry, of communion, instead of with the saucy swagger of self-dubbed “artists”.”
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If I have any ‘message’ worth giving to a beginner it is that there are no short cuts in photography.
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Anything more than 500 yards from the car just isn’t photogenic.
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The great scientist dares to differ from accepted ‘facts’ – think irrationally – let the artist do likewise.
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Art is based on order. The world is full of ‘sloppy Bohemians’ and their work betrays them.
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Good composition is merely the strongest way of seeing.
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This then: to photograph a rock, have it look like a rock, but be more than a rock.
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When money enters in – then, for a price, I become a liar – and a good one I can be whether with pencil or subtle lighting or viewpoint. I hate it all, but so do I support not only my family, but my own work.
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Dare to be irrational! – keep free from formulas, open to any fresh impulse, fluid.
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If I am interested, amazed, stimulated to work, that is sufficient reason to thank the gods, and go ahead!
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It’s hard not to tell the truth with a camera. Artists are particularly good at that.
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There is nothing like a Bach fugue to remove me from a discordant moment… only Bach hold up fresh and strong after repeated playing. I can always return to Bach when the other records weary me.
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……so called “composition” becomes a personal thing, to be developed along with technique, as a personal way of seeing.
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