I'm almost violent about that stuff - electronic manipulation of pictures. I think it's an abomination. I reject it all. I mean, it's OK for selling corn flakes or automobiles or for taking pimples out of Elizabeth Taylor's face, but… — Elliott Erwitt Copy Share Image
Quality doesn't mean deep blacks and whatever tonal range. That's not quality, that's a kind of quality. The pictures of Robert Frank might strike someone as being sloppy-the tone range isn't right and things like that-but they're far superior to… — Elliott Erwitt Copy Share Image
Nothing happens when you sit at home. I always make it a point to carry a camera with me at all times...I just shoot… — Elliott Erwitt Copy Share Image
Photoshop is useful in many ways but must NEVER be used for the altering of photographs. My assistants and my agency do whatever Photoshop… — Elliott Erwitt Copy Share Image
I don't really have a favorite camera. I use a Leica and Canon a lot. It depends, especially professionally, on the requirements. But my… — Elliott Erwitt Copy Share Image
It's just seeing - at least the photography I care about. You either see or you don't see. The rest is academic. Anyone can… — Elliott Erwitt Copy Share Image
Photography is pretty simple stuff. You just react to what you see, and take many, many pictures. — Elliott Erwitt Copy Share Image
After following the crowd for a while, I'd then go 180 degrees in the exact opposite direction. It always worked for me. — Elliott Erwitt Copy Share Image
It's about reacting to what you see, hopefully without preconception. You can find pictures anywhere. It's simply a matter of noticing things and organising… — Elliott Erwitt Copy Share Image
Photography is a craft. Anyone can learn a craft with normal intelligence and application. To take it beyond the craft is something else. That's… — Elliott Erwitt Copy Share Image
I see no difference between my pictures that people consider amusing and the rest. To me, it's all serious work - they're just a… — Elliott Erwitt Copy Share Image
Good photography is not about Zone Printing or any other Ansel Adams nonsense. It's just about seeing. You either see or you don't see.… — Elliott Erwitt Copy Share Image
