(1) The more thoroughly a photographer explores his subject with the camera (i.e., the more pictures he makes), the more he sees and the better his chance of getting good results. (2) Even slight changes in subject approach can make… — Andreas Feininger Copy Share Image
Every successful photograph, except for lucky shots, begins with an idea and a plan. The more precisely a photographer knows what it is he wishes to do, the better the chances are that he will do it. — Andreas Feininger Copy Share Image
Know - how is worthless unless guided by know - why and know - when. — Andreas Feininger Copy Share Image
Realism and superrealism are what I'm after. This world is full of things the eye doesn't see. The camera can see more, and often… — Andreas Feininger Copy Share Image
As an amateur you have an advantage over photographers - you can do as you wish... This should make amateurs the happiest of photographers. — Andreas Feininger Copy Share Image
The camera can push the new medium to its limits - and beyond. It is there - in the "beyond" - that the imaginative… — Andreas Feininger Copy Share Image
Experience has shown that the more fascinating the subject, the less observant the photographer. — Andreas Feininger Copy Share Image
The first impression of a new subject is not necessary the best. Seen from a different angle or under different condition it might look… — Andreas Feininger Copy Share Image
With a short lens I can reveal the hidden things near at hand, with a long lens the hidden things far away. The telephoto… — Andreas Feininger Copy Share Image
Any good photograph is a successful synthesis of technique and art. — Andreas Feininger Copy Share Image
Human vision is untrustworthy, subjective and selective. Camera vision is total and non - objective. — Andreas Feininger Copy Share Image
Light is the photographic medium par excellence; it is to the photographer what words are to the writer; color and paint to the painter;… — Andreas Feininger Copy Share Image
Photographers - idiots, of which there are so many - say, "Oh, if only I had a Nikon or a Leica, I could make… — Andreas Feininger Copy Share Image
