Photography Quotes by Carine Roitfeld

13 Photography quotes by Carine Roitfeld

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Carine Roitfeld’s thirteen concise thoughts on photography capture her distinctive editorial eye. Though short, the collection serves as a focused introduction to her visual philosophy.

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It is good to be in front of the lens to appreciate more being behind the lens.

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I think the first picture taken is often the best one.

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I am afraid of blood, but for some reason often I put blood in my photos... I don't know why.

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Clothing is always a tool that helps me take a picture. But it's never about the clothing.

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French 'Vogue' was always a photographer's magazine.

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When you have confidence, when you feel loved by people, you can tell them the truth. It's important that I can say…

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I do go very fast. I think if I don't go fast it's going to be boring. That's what photographers need to…

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If Caravaggio was a photographer today, I would love to work with him. I love his dark vision - I have a…

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In photo shoots, I rely on instinct. Which is not to say I don't bring ideas to a project or consider it…

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Imitation always stinks. When I take photos, I don't go back. I don't look at the past. I'm always original.

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I think that when you're taking pictures with my principles, you can try anything. Dare to do a lot of things -…

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I am just doing photo shoots. It's not something that extraordinary. I'm not a great artist, I'm not writing books, I'm not…

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It's very difficult to know when you're crossing the boundary. I hate the word boundary because I never think about it when…

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I'm always independent. No boss.

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If people ask me to describe my look, I always say: 'Quite classic with an edge.'

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Each morning I do my ballet class for one hour; after that, it means one hour less to get ready.

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We have the sort of beautiful older woman here in Paris. People like Loulou de la Falaise and Betty Catroux, all these beautiful looking…

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I would never share my daughter's wardrobe. Every five years you have to go through your wardrobe and say, 'This is possible, this is…

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I think, in many ways, certain people sought me out maybe because they liked my body language or they liked the way I wore…

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I discovered the slip dress, which I think is one of the more French things because when you take off your clothes, even when…

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I want to be the Joan of Arc of fashion. I want to be the link between the runway and the real woman.

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Fashion is a hard business.

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When I was a little girl, my mother tried to make me dance, but I did not like it then.

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When in doubt, wear a suit. Look at male politicians: you see them in a suit, and they look fine. But if you see…

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