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title: "8 Camera Way Quotes by 8 authors"
description: "Browse 8 Camera Way quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Camera Way sayings and thoughts."
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> [Yes, there's a certain power to a photograph. The camera has a way of disorienting a person, if it wants to and,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-ruscha/yes-there-s-a-certain-power-to-a-photograph-the-camera-has-a-way-of/)

[Edward Ruscha](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-ruscha/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f8d/edward-ruscha-14231_camera_yes-there-s-a-certain-power-to-a-photogr_278804.jpg)

> [When the world looks upside down Just flip the camera the other way around :)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-faith/when-the-world-looks-upside-down-just-flip-the-camera-the-other-way/)

[Rachel Faith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-faith/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13f/rachel-faith-70744_flip_when-the-world-looks-upside-down-just-fl_566023.jpg)

> [It's kind of dangerous to cut in the camera, but that's the only way I know how to direct.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/debbie-allen/it-s-kind-of-dangerous-to-cut-in-the-camera-but-that-s-the-only-way-i/)

[Debbie Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/debbie-allen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/735/debbie-allen-16393_cameras_it-s-kind-of-dangerous-to-cut-in-the-cam_658018.jpg)

> [The camera is your way to see what you want to see - it's an extension of the director's fantasy. I'm executing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/liz-w-garcia/the-camera-is-your-way-to-see-what-you-want-to-see-it-s-an-extension/)

[Liz W. Garcia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/liz-w-garcia/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6dd/liz-w-garcia-34069_cinema_the-camera-is-your-way-to-see-what-you-w_923561.jpg)

> [It's a hard job to get the camera to see it like you see it. Sometimes you have it just the way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-van-der-zee/it-s-a-hard-job-to-get-the-camera-to-see-it-like-you-see-it-sometimes/)

[James Van Der Zee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-van-der-zee/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab3/james-van-der-zee-61166_balance_it-s-a-hard-job-to-get-the-camera-to-see_1139876.jpg)

> [You can really shoot things you think might work on camera one way, then you can try it that way, and then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/megan-mullally/you-can-really-shoot-things-you-think-might-work-on-camera-one-way/)

[Megan Mullally](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/megan-mullally/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f6f/megan-mullally-6997_best_you-can-really-shoot-things-you-think-mi_1190092.jpg)

> [You can always tell in a movie when they are setting you up for something. If someone leaves an important object on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-viola/you-can-always-tell-in-a-movie-when-they-are-setting-you-up-for/)

[Bill Viola](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-viola/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/99f/bill-viola-14184_always_you-can-always-tell-in-a-movie-when-they_2110886.jpg)

> [ I feel like if I started to use it \[camera\] that way, it would be like a sin almost. I never show… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nan-goldin/i-feel-like-if-i-started-to-use-it-camera-that-way-it-would-be-like-a/)

[Nan Goldin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nan-goldin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72d/nan-goldin-6289_camera_i-feel-like-if-i-started-to-use-it-camer_2611827.png)

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