There is nothing worse than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept.
ANSEL ADAMSWhen words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence.
More Ansel Adams Quotes
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I don’t know anybody who needs a critic to find out what art is.
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A great photograph is a full expression of what one feels…
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To photograph truthfully and effectively is to see beneath the surfaces.
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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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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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The single most important component of a camera is the twelve inches behind it!
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Image quality is not the product of a machine, but of the person who directs the machine, and there are no limits to imagination and expression.
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The best picture is around the corner. Like prosperity.
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It is the photographer, not the camera, that is the instrument.
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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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Photography is more than a medium for factual communication of ideas. It is a creative art.
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Millions of men have lived to fight, build palaces and boundaries, shape destinies and societies; but the compelling force of all times has been the force of originality and creation profoundly affecting the roots of human spirit.
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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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Dodging and burning are steps to take care of mistakes God made in establishing tonal relationships.
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