A photograph is not an accident – it is a concept.
ANSEL ADAMSThere is nothing worse than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept.
More Ansel Adams Quotes
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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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I knew my destiny when I first experienced Yosemite.
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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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I can look at a fine art photograph and sometimes I can hear music.
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A photograph is usually looked at – seldom looked into.
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Bad weather makes for good photography.
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The craft of photography is the key to good images.
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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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To visualize an image (in whole or in part) is to see clearly in the mind prior to exposure, a continuous projection from composing the image through the final print.
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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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When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence.
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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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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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Today, we must realize that nature is revealed in the simplest meadow, wood lot, marsh, stream, or tidepool, as well as in the remote grandeur of our parks and wilderness areas.
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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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