If the light is great in front of you, you should turn around and see what it is doing behind you. — Jay Maisel Copy Share Image
The more light you have in an image, the less drama you get. The details start taking over; the mystery is all… — Jay Maisel Copy Share Image
You see shape, and how the light hits things, how the color changes from one end of the photo to the other,… — Jay Maisel Copy Share Image
The drama of light exists not only in what is in the light, but also in what is left dark. If the… — Jay Maisel Copy Share Image
Color is seductive. It changes as it interacts with other colors, it changes because of the light falling upon it, and it… — Jay Maisel Copy Share Image
As you see something that yo want to shot and it's bearing down on you, it's important to start framing long before… — Jay Maisel Copy Share Image
There is no bad light. There is spectacular light and difficult light. It's up to you to use the light you have. — Jay Maisel Copy Share Image
Gesture will survive whatever kind of light you have. Gesture can triumph over anything because of its narrative content. — Jay Maisel Copy Share Image
We don't experience light, color, and gesture in a vacuum. We experience it in contexts. — Jay Maisel Copy Share Image
Light gesture and color of the key compliments of any photograph. Light and color are obvious, but it is just her that… — Jay Maisel Copy Share Image
It's not just when you shoot, or what you shot, or where you shoot, it's the combination of the three. — Jay Maisel Copy Share Image
If you are out there shooting, things will happen for you. If you're not out there, you'll only hear about it. — Jay Maisel Copy Share Image
Sometimes as you work, you find that you are learning things about your own perceptions and motivations that are way below you consciousness. If… — Jay Maisel Copy Share Image
I try not to tell students where to shoot, when to shoot, or what to shoot. I feel finding the picture is the most… — Jay Maisel Copy Share Image
One color alone means nothing. I acts as in a vacuum, with no other colors to relate to. It is only when colors relate… — Jay Maisel Copy Share Image
You see shape, and how the light hits things, how the color changes from one end of the photo to the other, and how… — Jay Maisel Copy Share Image
