In common with other artists the photographer wants his finished print to convey to others his own response to his subject. In… — Edward Weston Copy Share Image
My true program is summed up in one word: life. I expect to photograph anything suggested by that word which appeals to… — Edward Weston Copy Share Image
When a photographer masters the tools and processes of the art, then the quality of the work is only limited by his… — Edward Weston Copy Share Image
There is nothing like a Bach fugue to remove me from a discordant moment... only Bach hold up fresh and strong after… — Edward Weston Copy Share Image
I want the stark beauty that a lens can so exactly render presented without interference of artistic effect. — Edward Weston Copy Share Image
My own eyes are no more than scouts on a preliminary search, or the camera's eye may entirely change my idea. — Edward Weston Copy Share Image
Photography suits the temper of this age - of active bodies and minds. It is a perfect medium for one whose mind… — Edward Weston Copy Share Image
For photography is a way to capture the moment - not just any moment, but the important one, this one moment out… — Edward Weston Copy Share Image
I start with no preconceived idea - discovery excites me to focus - then rediscovery through the lens - final form of… — Edward Weston Copy Share Image
My own eyes are no more than scouts on a preliminary search, for the camera's eye may entirely change my idea, even… — Edward Weston Copy Share Image
A photograph has no value unless it looks exactly like a photograph and nothing else. — Edward Weston Copy Share Image
Now, to consult the rules of composition before making a picture is a little like consulting the law of gravity before going… — Edward Weston Copy Share Image
Photography to the amateur is recreation, to the professional it is work, and hard work too, no matter how pleasurable it my… — Edward Weston Copy Share Image
I see my finished platinum print (in the viewfinder) in all its desired qualities, before my exposure. — Edward Weston Copy Share Image
I don't care if you make a print on a bath mat, just as long as it is a good print. — Edward Weston Copy Share Image
Since the recording process is instantaneous, and the nature of the image such that it cannot survive corrective handwork, it is obvious that the… — Edward Weston Copy Share Image
for the obvious reason that nature - unadulterated and unimproved by man - is simply chaos. In fact, the camera proves that nature is… — Edward Weston Copy Share Image
Now one does not think during creative work: any more than one thinks when driving a car. One has a background of years —… — Edward Weston Copy Share Image
The photographer's most important and likewise most difficult task is not learning to manage his camera, or to develop, or to print. It is… — Edward Weston Copy Share Image
......so called “composition” becomes a personal thing, to be developed along with technique, as a personal way of seeing. — Edward Weston Copy Share Image
Very often people looking at my pictures say, 'You must have had to wait a long time to get that cloud just right (or… — Edward Weston Copy Share Image
An excellent conception can be quite obscured by faulty technical execution or clarified by faultless technique. — Edward Weston Copy Share Image
I would say to any artist: Don't be repressed in your work, dare to experiment, consider any urge, if in a new direction all… — Edward Weston Copy Share Image
Ultimately success or failure in photographing people depends on the photographer's ability to understand his fellow man. — Edward Weston Copy Share Image
Consulting the rules of composition before taking a photograph, is like consulting the laws of gravity before going for a walk. — Edward Weston Copy Share Image
