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> [After I discovered my degree in photojournalism would only get me a job in a camera store, I taught myself lighting. I read tons of magazines and books and studied the photos trying to figure out how they were done.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-menzel/after-i-discovered-my-degree-in-photojournalism-would-only-get-me-a/)

[Peter Menzel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-menzel/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b0/peter-menzel-19533_book_after-i-discovered-my-degree-in-photojou_500891.jpg)

> [I sold all my medium format equipment in 2005 after Canon came out with the 12 megapixel EOS 1Ds.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-menzel/i-sold-all-my-medium-format-equipment-in-2005-after-canon-came-out/)

[Peter Menzel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-menzel/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/889/peter-menzel-19533_canon_i-sold-all-my-medium-format-equipment-in_1326718.jpg)

## More by Peter Menzel

> [With the Internet, you can get lots of info in advance, but a local person who knows how to work the system is invaluable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-menzel/with-the-internet-you-can-get-lots-of-info-in-advance-but-a-local/)

[Peter Menzel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-menzel/)

> [I don't shoot many corporate or commercial jobs, but when you do, you had better have someone helping who has done it before.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-menzel/i-don-t-shoot-many-corporate-or-commercial-jobs-but-when-you-do-you/)

[Peter Menzel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-menzel/)

> [After I discovered my degree in photojournalism would only get me a job in a camera store, I taught myself lighting. I read tons…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-menzel/after-i-discovered-my-degree-in-photojournalism-would-only-get-me-a/)

[Peter Menzel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-menzel/)

> [Everyone thinks it would be great to work for National Geographic. So did I.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-menzel/everyone-thinks-it-would-be-great-to-work-for-national-geographic-so/)

[Peter Menzel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-menzel/)

> [Having a partner who is your wife traveling with you can be great. We each have our roles in the work and then can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-menzel/having-a-partner-who-is-your-wife-traveling-with-you-can-be-great-we/)

[Peter Menzel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-menzel/)

> [It's important to get a translator who will ask the questions in a sensitive and thoughtful way. Knowing the ethnicity issues, the tribal issues…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-menzel/it-s-important-to-get-a-translator-who-will-ask-the-questions-in-a/)

[Peter Menzel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-menzel/)

> [I drove a taxi at night during my last year at BU and then for another 18 months after graduating in order to buy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-menzel/i-drove-a-taxi-at-night-during-my-last-year-at-bu-and-then-for/)

[Peter Menzel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-menzel/)

> [It is tough being patient when you are more than a half million dollars in debt.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-menzel/it-is-tough-being-patient-when-you-are-more-than-a-half-million/)

[Peter Menzel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-menzel/)

> [Digital makes it so much easier. No bricks of film, no worrying about airport X-rays, etc.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-menzel/digital-makes-it-so-much-easier-no-bricks-of-film-no-worrying-about/)

[Peter Menzel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-menzel/)

> [It is so much better to get the right exposure than to have to mess around later with Photoshop.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-menzel/it-is-so-much-better-to-get-the-right-exposure-than-to-have-to-mess/)

[Peter Menzel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-menzel/)

> [My modus operandi after working for a decade as a self-funding freelancer, was to spend as little money as possible to get the job…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-menzel/my-modus-operandi-after-working-for-a-decade-as-a-self-funding/)

[Peter Menzel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-menzel/)

> [Think about the photo you want to make beforehand. Then do it, but also don't be blind to better options that present themselves at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-menzel/think-about-the-photo-you-want-to-make-beforehand-then-do-it-but-also/)

[Peter Menzel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-menzel/)

> [I sold all my medium format equipment in 2005 after Canon came out with the 12 megapixel EOS 1Ds.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-menzel/i-sold-all-my-medium-format-equipment-in-2005-after-canon-came-out/)

[Peter Menzel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-menzel/)

> [Everyone should understand that getting good photos is paramount to everything. You have to do what it takes and often comfort and sleep are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-menzel/everyone-should-understand-that-getting-good-photos-is-paramount-to/)

[Peter Menzel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-menzel/)

> [Getting up way in advance of dawn is always a good idea. Nearly ninety-nine percent of the time when I have gotten up in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-menzel/getting-up-way-in-advance-of-dawn-is-always-a-good-idea-nearly-ninety/)

[Peter Menzel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-menzel/)

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