Good photography is not about Zone Printing or any other Ansel Adams nonsense. It's just about seeing. You either see or you don't see. The rest is academic. Photography is simply a function of noticing things. Nothing more. — Elliott Erwitt Copy Share Image
Quality doesn't mean deep blacks and whatever tonal range. That's not quality, that's a kind of quality. The pictures of Robert Frank might strike someone as being sloppy-the tone range isn't right and things like that-but they're far superior to… — Elliott Erwitt Copy Share Image
Nothing happens when you sit at home. I always make it a point to carry a camera with me at all times...I just shoot… — Elliott Erwitt Copy Share Image
Photoshop is useful in many ways but must NEVER be used for the altering of photographs. My assistants and my agency do whatever Photoshop… — Elliott Erwitt Copy Share Image
I don't really have a favorite camera. I use a Leica and Canon a lot. It depends, especially professionally, on the requirements. But my… — Elliott Erwitt Copy Share Image
It's just seeing - at least the photography I care about. You either see or you don't see. The rest is academic. Anyone can… — Elliott Erwitt Copy Share Image
Photography is pretty simple stuff. You just react to what you see, and take many, many pictures. — Elliott Erwitt Copy Share Image
After following the crowd for a while, I'd then go 180 degrees in the exact opposite direction. It always worked for me. — Elliott Erwitt Copy Share Image
It's about reacting to what you see, hopefully without preconception. You can find pictures anywhere. It's simply a matter of noticing things and organising… — Elliott Erwitt Copy Share Image
Photography is a craft. Anyone can learn a craft with normal intelligence and application. To take it beyond the craft is something else. That's… — Elliott Erwitt Copy Share Image
I see no difference between my pictures that people consider amusing and the rest. To me, it's all serious work - they're just a… — Elliott Erwitt Copy Share Image
Good photography is not about Zone Printing or any other Ansel Adams nonsense. It's just about seeing. You either see or you don't see.… — Elliott Erwitt Copy Share Image
