There are rules about perception, but not about photography. — Jay Maisel Inspirational Copy Share Image
If you are out there shooting, things will happen for you. If you're not out there, you'll only hear about it. — Jay Maisel Beautiful things Copy Share Image
You always end up with too many pictures to edit and too few that you feel 'got it'. — Jay Maisel Copy Share Image
If you don't have a camera, the best thing you can do is describe how great it looked. — Jay Maisel Best thing Copy Share Image
It's important to realize that the images are everywhere, not just where you want or expect them to be. — Jay Maisel Copy Share Image
If you want to make more interesting pictures, become a more interesting person. — Jay Maisel Copy Share Image
Always carry a camera, it's tough to shoot a picture without one. — Jay Maisel Camera Copy Share Image
Light gesture and color of the key compliments of any photograph. Light and color are obvious, but it is just her that… — Jay Maisel Color Copy Share Image
Don't overthink things in front of you. I fit moves you, shoot it. If it's fun, shoot it. If you've never seen… — Jay Maisel Copy Share Image
The more light you have in an image, the less drama you get. The details start taking over; the mystery is all… — Jay Maisel Copy Share Image
The drama of light exists not only in what is in the light, but also in what is left dark. If the… — Jay Maisel Dark Copy Share Image
You see shape, and how the light hits things, how the color changes from one end of the photo to the other,… — Jay Maisel Color Copy Share Image
I try not to tell students where to shoot, when to shoot, or what to shoot. I feel finding the picture is… — Jay Maisel Copy Share Image
Some have said that if you take a great picture in color and take away the color, you'll have a great black-and-white… — Jay Maisel Copy Share Image
A photographer's art is more in his perceptions than his execution. In a painter, I think the perception is only the first… — Jay Maisel Art Copy Share Image
It's not just when you shoot, or what you shot, or where you shoot, it's the combination of the three. — Jay Maisel Copy Share Image
You are responsible for every part of your image, even the parts you’re not interested in. — Jay Maisel Inspirational Copy Share Image
I want to go out as unprepared as possible so I can get filled up with what the world has to offer. — Jay Maisel Copy Share Image
What you're shooting at doesn't matter, the real question is: 'Does it give you joy?' — Jay Maisel Copy Share Image
It's a lot easier to take pictures if you always have the camera with you. — Jay Maisel Camera Copy Share Image
As people, we love pattern. But interrupted pattern is more interesting. — Jay Maisel Copy Share Image
If you can capture the element of surprise, you're way ahead of the game. — Jay Maisel Copy Share Image
Never put lettering in your photos unless you want it read. — Jay Maisel Inspirational Copy Share Image
We don't experience light, color, and gesture in a vacuum. We experience it in contexts. — Jay Maisel Color Copy Share Image
You must be open to what otherwise may seem to be a detriment to your 'plans'. — Jay Maisel Detriment Copy Share Image
Each picture you take has power as long as it brings experience to the person who’s looking at it. — Jay Maisel Experience Copy Share Image
Sometimes without shooting a picture germinates in your head. Other times, you keep taking pictures of the same thing and watch the… — Jay Maisel Copy Share Image
Remember that most people (those who are not photographers) don't even see the things that you missed. Many don't even look. Ergo,… — Jay Maisel Ahead of the game Copy Share Image
Gesture will survive whatever kind of light you have. Gesture can triumph over anything because of its narrative content. — Jay Maisel Gesture Copy Share Image
You will, in time, see and show others not just the superficial, but the details, the meanings, and the implications of all… — Jay Maisel Copy Share Image
I take pictures, and they are there for the taking. I'll tell you a quote that I have always thought about. Arthur… — Jay Maisel Copy Share Image
The awareness of the quality of space in out photos is akin to our awareness of the very air in our photos,… — Jay Maisel Copy Share Image
Color is seductive. It changes as it interacts with other colors, it changes because of the light falling upon it, and it… — Jay Maisel Color Copy Share Image
