Bert Stern on camera
Bert Stern8 quotes“The photographer is trying to get the prettiest moment of a life in his camera.”
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There have been many beautiful women since Marilyn Monroe. But who is there that has her total magic?
Bert SternBert Stern Nobody has that vulnerability any more. We turn to child models in an instinctive search for that innocence and freshness, but they don’t have the deep feminine sexuality that came from Marilyn like light.
Bert SternBert Stern I was in the South of France, in Saint-Tropez and I met her when it was totally unexpected.
Bert SternBert Stern You know, the Chinese don’t like to be photographed because they believe that a part of their life is being taken away by the photographer. And in a way, they’re right.
Bert SternBert Stern I think all my pictures are ideas, and they’re ideas made into images.
Bert SternBert Stern Women like to take their clothes off. I noticed that. Especially in front of a camera. Or a mirror.
Bert SternBert Stern I was very lucky because she was the most beautiful woman in the world at the time. I photographed her very quickly, she was not easy as a model, but her beauty transcended anything I had seen before.
Bert SternBert Stern
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People who don’t know how to love you are always going to hurt your heart.
H. DcostaH. Dcosta I no longer seek the love I think I deserve but rather the love I’ve always deserved.
Ava NicoleAva Nicole There is no such thing as a good investment.
Manish KhuntetaManish Khunteta Without you, I’m lost.
Amanda KarchAmanda Karch I did everything I could to make it work I was casting nets into the ocean and all they were doing was returning back empty.
Carmen AmadosCarmen Amados We flew to heaven, and we touched the sun.
Jennifer JulietteJennifer Juliette You told me everything would be okay. I wish you had said – you’ll hurt but I’ll hold you.
Ullie KayeUllie Kaye Be brave, be bold, beware that you must believe before becoming.
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I treat the camera like a person – I gaze into it. Photos are a flat thing, and you need to put life into them.
Cara DelevingneCara Delevingne I think a lot of people like hidden-camera shows where they think they’re spying on somebody who doesn’t know they’re looking at them. And nobody takes it seriously – you either enjoy it and get a laugh out of the reactions or not.
Betty WhiteBetty White In the theater, while you recognized that you were looking at a house, it was a house in quotation marks. On screen, the quotation marks tend to be blotted out by the camera.
Arthur MillerArthur Miller When you’re in front of the camera, for a small budget or a big budget movie, there’s no difference.
Monica BellucciMonica Bellucci I’ve been in front of the camera a million times as a musician, and even directed a few music videos. So, I know a lot about spacing, focus, blocking, etcetera. So, acting isn’t totally new for me. Still, I find it fascinating, because you actually get to be another person.
Trey SongzTrey Songz Performing in front of the camera is a different thing, and shooting a whole film is another.
Nora FatehiNora Fatehi From the beginning, the camera and I were great friends. It loves me, and I love it.
Whitney HoustonWhitney Houston I think I’m better behind the camera than I am in front.
Bryan AdamsBryan Adams