Photography Quotes by Douglas Kirkland

I'll photograph weddings, friends - I'm not too good for anything.

— Douglas Kirkland

I consider myself very lucky. I'm known for photographing celebrities, but, in a nutshell, my first love is photography.

— Douglas Kirkland

I believe Photoshop is in some way the contemporary darkroom, the creative area that all photographers have available today.

— Douglas Kirkland

Chanel is here forever. She changed fashion, she changed culture, and she changed how people dress.

— Douglas Kirkland

Whatever I did in 1960, half a century ago, I couldn't do that today and enter the field. The field has changed so much,…

— Douglas Kirkland

I did photograph Angelina Jolie up in Vancouver when she was making 'Life Or Something Like It', and they gave me the drawings they…

— Douglas Kirkland

When you look at my pictures, you are seeing my life.

— Douglas Kirkland

I always considered, with every shoot, I was on trial; every time I pick up my camera and start out on the relationship, I…

— Douglas Kirkland

Growing up in a cold place, in Southern Ontario, Woolrich was a brand of choice for us because it was always warm and comfortable.…

— Douglas Kirkland

It's fundamental to succeed in coming into contact with your subject. Whether it's a big Hollywood star or a passer-by in the street, it…

— Douglas Kirkland

Chanel is everywhere. Pick up a magazine. You'll find Chanel all over it. That's the imprint that she had. I mean, she did so…

— Douglas Kirkland

When you put an individual on the cover of a big picture magazine, like 'Life of Look', their career skyrocketed. As a photographer, you…

— Douglas Kirkland

Respect and mutual respect are important. I, for instance, often show my latest work so that people can see how I work.

— Douglas Kirkland

You must adapt to the situation. This is where the pictures come from.

— Douglas Kirkland

I will refine somebody in a minor way, but I don't want to totally change them. I don't want them to look like plastic…

— Douglas Kirkland