The camera cannot, but the photographer can.
ANSEL ADAMSA photograph is not an accident – it is a concept.
More Ansel Adams Quotes
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It is the photographer, not the camera, that is the instrument.
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Landscape photography is the supreme test of the photographer – and often the supreme disappointment.
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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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One of the most important pieces of equipment, for the photographer who really wants to improve, is a great big wastepaper basket.
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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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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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Dodging and burning are steps to take care of mistakes God made in establishing tonal relationships.
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Twelve significant photographs in any one year is a good crop.
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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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I can look at a fine art photograph and sometimes I can hear music.
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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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There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs.
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The single most important component of a camera is the twelve inches behind it!
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Ask yourself, ‘Why am I seeing and feeling this? How am I growing? What am I learning?’ Remember: Every coincidence is potentially meaningful.
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