Twelve significant photographs in any one year is a good crop.
ANSEL ADAMSPhotography is more than a medium for factual communication of ideas. It is a creative art.
More Ansel Adams Quotes
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Photography is more than a medium for factual communication of ideas. It is a creative art.
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The camera cannot, but the photographer can.
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I believe in beauty. I believe in stones and water, air and soil, people and their future and their fate.
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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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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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It is horrifying that we have to fight our own government to save the environment.
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In wisdom gathered over time I have found that every experience is a form of exploration.
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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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A photograph is usually looked at – seldom looked into.
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Impression is not enough. Design, style, technique – these, too, are not enough. Art must reach further than impression or self-revelation .
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Photography is an austere and blazing poetry of the real.
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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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Dodging and burning are steps to take care of mistakes God made in establishing tonal relationships.
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You don’t take a photograph, you make it.
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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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