There are always two people in every picture: the photographer and the viewer.
ANSEL ADAMSA great photograph is a full expression of what one feels…
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A great photograph is a full expression of what one feels…
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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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The negative is the score, and the print the performance.
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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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It is easy to take a photograph, but it is harder to make a masterpiece in photography than in any other art medium.
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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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To photograph truthfully and effectively is to see beneath the surfaces.
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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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There is nothing worse than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept.
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It is my intention to present – through the medium of photography – intuitive observations of the natural world which may have meaning to the spectators.
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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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A true photograph need not be explained, nor can it be contained in words.
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A good photograph is knowing where to stand.
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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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