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> [The model is just one element of the photograph. There's also the location, the light - all that junk. It helps if the girl is really good-looking, but a girl can be not super good-looking and it'd still be a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-kern/the-model-is-just-one-element-of-the-photograph-there-s-also-the/)

[Richard Kern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-kern/)

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## More by Richard Kern

> [A lot of the point mags are going out of business. They dropped the pay tremendously and it's all because of the internet. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-kern/a-lot-of-the-point-mags-are-going-out-of-business-they-dropped-the/)

[Richard Kern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-kern/)

> [The first time I heard of suicidegirls was when a model from there contacted me to see if I wanted to do a shoot.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-kern/the-first-time-i-heard-of-suicidegirls-was-when-a-model-from-there/)

[Richard Kern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-kern/)

> [If I was on the cover of Artforum and my photos were selling for lots of money. If I could be doing that I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-kern/if-i-was-on-the-cover-of-artforum-and-my-photos-were-selling-for-lots/)

[Richard Kern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-kern/)

> [It's like a visual connection between the girl I'm shooting and me, a bunch of triggers. A lot of girls I'll just shoot once…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-kern/it-s-like-a-visual-connection-between-the-girl-i-m-shooting-and-me-a/)

[Richard Kern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-kern/)

> [The model is just one element of the photograph. There's also the location, the light - all that junk. It helps if the girl…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-kern/the-model-is-just-one-element-of-the-photograph-there-s-also-the/)

[Richard Kern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-kern/)

> [Not for models. SuicideGirls is a mystery to me because I thought only women ran the site.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-kern/not-for-models-suicidegirls-is-a-mystery-to-me-because-i-thought-only/)

[Richard Kern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-kern/)

> [Then I became aware of the site as the traffic for it became higher. The most recent contact was this girl Lily. She wanted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-kern/then-i-became-aware-of-the-site-as-the-traffic-for-it-became-higher/)

[Richard Kern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-kern/)

> [What bothers people more than anything is that I'm an old guy taking photos of them. But maybe if you look at the photos,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-kern/what-bothers-people-more-than-anything-is-that-i-m-an-old-guy-taking/)

[Richard Kern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-kern/)

> [One of the elements of photography is, just by nature, journalistic. It's some kind of documentation. The most successful pictures to me are with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-kern/one-of-the-elements-of-photography-is-just-by-nature-journalistic-it/)

[Richard Kern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-kern/)

> [I think a lot of times photo sessions is just a test, maybe, for models. Sometimes it's for money. I'm going to shoot a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-kern/i-think-a-lot-of-times-photo-sessions-is-just-a-test-maybe-for-models/)

[Richard Kern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-kern/)

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