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title: "1 Person Story Quotes By Gregory Heisler"
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> [I never do pictures that I've done before - but I really try not to. Whenever I get an assignment I try to think how to shoot this person for this story in this magazine at this point in time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-heisler/i-never-do-pictures-that-i-ve-done-before-but-i-really-try-not-to/)

[Gregory Heisler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-heisler/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/58d/gregory-heisler-25330_assignment_i-never-do-pictures-that-i-ve-done-befor_1793765.png)

## More by Gregory Heisler

> [I wanted to grow in terms of making pictures, not adapting to new software and technology. But that's the game now.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-heisler/i-wanted-to-grow-in-terms-of-making-pictures-not-adapting-to-new/)

[Gregory Heisler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-heisler/)

> [To me, style is like your fingerprint. Nobody else has it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-heisler/to-me-style-is-like-your-fingerprint-nobody-else-has-it/)

[Gregory Heisler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-heisler/)

> [A lot of the challenge and the reason for the success of those one-shot photographers is that their pictures almost have to be subject…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-heisler/a-lot-of-the-challenge-and-the-reason-for-the-success-of-those-one/)

[Gregory Heisler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-heisler/)

> [My brother used to say some people have an "inferiority simplex." It's not that they're under the delusion that they're inferior; they actually are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-heisler/my-brother-used-to-say-some-people-have-an-inferiority-simplex-it-s/)

[Gregory Heisler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-heisler/)

> [There are a lot of decisions to make, creatively. Now, with digital, you can really be the author of your own work. From the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-heisler/there-are-a-lot-of-decisions-to-make-creatively-now-with-digital-you/)

[Gregory Heisler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-heisler/)

> [“Fulfill the assignment first. I aim to please, probably to a fault. This is not a strategy I’d recommend to the next photographer, because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-heisler/fulfill-the-assignment-first-i-aim-to-please-probably-to-a-fault-this/)

[Gregory Heisler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-heisler/)

> [The work is primarily subject-driven. All decisions flow from there. The photographs are all made in response to a unique subject, in particular context,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-heisler/the-work-is-primarily-subject-driven-all-decisions-flow-from-there/)

[Gregory Heisler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-heisler/)

> [Shoot what you can't help but shoot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-heisler/shoot-what-you-can-t-help-but-shoot/)

[Gregory Heisler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-heisler/)

> [I was shooting lots of large format portraits then but I've since changed to digital, where you have so much more control. There are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-heisler/i-was-shooting-lots-of-large-format-portraits-then-but-i-ve-since/)

[Gregory Heisler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-heisler/)

> [“Photography’s 1 percent inspiration and 99 percent moving furniture.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-heisler/photography-s-1-percent-inspiration-and-99-percent-moving-furniture/)

[Gregory Heisler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-heisler/)

> [I never do pictures that I've done before - but I really try not to. Whenever I get an assignment I try to think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-heisler/i-never-do-pictures-that-i-ve-done-before-but-i-really-try-not-to/)

[Gregory Heisler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-heisler/)

> [I hate to say it because I think people are risk averse these days more than ever. Before they even pick up the phone,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-heisler/i-hate-to-say-it-because-i-think-people-are-risk-averse-these-days/)

[Gregory Heisler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-heisler/)

> [There's no reason you'd shoot Mother Theresa and Newt Gingrich the same way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-heisler/there-s-no-reason-you-d-shoot-mother-theresa-and-newt-gingrich-the/)

[Gregory Heisler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-heisler/)

> [A photographer is responsible for creating a climate in which they can do their best work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-heisler/a-photographer-is-responsible-for-creating-a-climate-in-which-they/)

[Gregory Heisler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-heisler/)

> [I'm an artist in residence, I've still been able to accept commercial jobs, and what I'll do is I'll make little videos on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-heisler/i-m-an-artist-in-residence-i-ve-still-been-able-to-accept-commercial/)

[Gregory Heisler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-heisler/)

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