--- title: "1 Black Box Quotes By Eve Arnold" description: "1 Black Box quotes by Eve Arnold. Plus more from Eve Arnold and more Black Box sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6cd/eve-arnold-16752_black_i-found-a-way-of-working-which-pleased-m_2410862.png" --- > [I found a way of working which pleased me because I didn’t have to frighten people with heavy equipment. It was that little black box and me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eve-arnold/i-found-a-way-of-working-which-pleased-me-because-i-didn-t-have-to/) [Eve Arnold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eve-arnold/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6cd/eve-arnold-16752_black_i-found-a-way-of-working-which-pleased-m_2410862.png) ## More by Eve Arnold > [If the photographer is interested in the people in front of his lens, and if he is compassionate, it's already a lot. The instrument…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eve-arnold/if-the-photographer-is-interested-in-the-people-in-front-of-his-lens/) [Eve Arnold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eve-arnold/) > [I think if I ever get satisfied, I’ll have to stop. It’s the frustration that drives you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eve-arnold/i-think-if-i-ever-get-satisfied-i-ll-have-to-stop-it-s-the/) [Eve Arnold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eve-arnold/) > [The instrument is not the camera but the photographer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eve-arnold/the-instrument-is-not-the-camera-but-the-photographer/) [Eve Arnold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eve-arnold/) > [I came to photography by accident.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eve-arnold/i-came-to-photography-by-accident/) [Eve Arnold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eve-arnold/) > [I never knew anyone who came close to Marilyn in natural ability to use both photographer and still camera. She was special in this,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eve-arnold/i-never-knew-anyone-who-came-close-to-marilyn-in-natural-ability-to/) [Eve Arnold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eve-arnold/) > [You can't make a great musician or a great photographer if the magic isn't there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eve-arnold/you-can-t-make-a-great-musician-or-a-great-photographer-if-the-magic/) [Eve Arnold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eve-arnold/) > [Lesson number one: Pay attention to the intrusion of the camera.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eve-arnold/lesson-number-one-pay-attention-to-the-intrusion-of-the-camera/) [Eve Arnold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eve-arnold/) > [If a photographer cares about the people before the lens and is compassionate, much is given.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eve-arnold/if-a-photographer-cares-about-the-people-before-the-lens-and-is/) [Eve Arnold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eve-arnold/) > [A studio session ... provides the greatest chance for control. Even though there is total freedom, I still dislike studio photography and the contrived…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eve-arnold/a-studio-session-provides-the-greatest-chance-for-control-even-though/) [Eve Arnold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eve-arnold/) > [What has changed is that when I photographed, most people that I photographed didn't have the right of refusal on their work. It would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eve-arnold/what-has-changed-is-that-when-i-photographed-most-people-that-i/) [Eve Arnold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eve-arnold/) > [What do you hang on the walls of your mind?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eve-arnold/what-do-you-hang-on-the-walls-of-your-mind/) [Eve Arnold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eve-arnold/) > [Being a woman is just a marvelous plus in photographing. Men like to be photographed by women, it becomes flirtatious and fun, and women…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eve-arnold/being-a-woman-is-just-a-marvelous-plus-in-photographing-men-like-to/) [Eve Arnold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eve-arnold/) > [If the chemistry is right between star and photographer and the geometry of the pictures pleases the star, often the two people end up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eve-arnold/if-the-chemistry-is-right-between-star-and-photographer-and-the/) [Eve Arnold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eve-arnold/) > [It's hard for me to assess what I brought because each time you pick up a camera and point it at a person, you're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eve-arnold/it-s-hard-for-me-to-assess-what-i-brought-because-each-time-you-pick/) [Eve Arnold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eve-arnold/) > [If you are careful with people, they will offer you part of themselves. That is the big secret.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eve-arnold/if-you-are-careful-with-people-they-will-offer-you-part-of-themselves/) [Eve Arnold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eve-arnold/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/black-box/eve-arnold/#itemlist", "name": "1 Black Box Quotes By Eve Arnold", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I found a way of working which pleased me because I didn’t have to frighten people with heavy equipment. 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