When the photographer Philippe Halsman said, 'Jump,' no one asked how high. People simply pushed off or leapt up to the extent that physical ability and personal decorum allowed. In that airborne instant Mr. Halsman clicked the shutter. He called… — Philippe Halsman Copy Share Image
When you ask a person to jump, his attention is mostly directed toward the act of jumping and the mask falls so that the real person appears. — Philippe Halsman Copy Share Image
I am often asked which picture is my favorite. This is like asking a mother which child she likes the most. — Philippe Halsman Copy Share
I make the woman look at the camera as a symbol of all the eyes that will see the picture I am making. — Philippe Halsman Copy Share
When the photographer Philippe Halsman said, 'Jump,' no one asked how high. People simply pushed off or leapt up to the extent that physical… — Philippe Halsman Copy Share
The immortal photographers will be straightforward photographers, those who do not rely on tricks or special techniques. — Philippe Halsman Copy Share
When you ask a person to jump, his attention is mostly directed toward the act of jumping and the mask falls so that the… — Philippe Halsman Copy Share
The word “photography” can be interpreted as “writing with light” or “drawing with light.” Some photographers are producing beautiful photographs by drawing with light..… — Philippe Halsman Copy Share
[Revealing character] can't be done by pushing the person into position or arranging his head at a certain angle. It must be accomplished by… — Philippe Halsman Copy Share
Most people stiffen with self-consciousness when they pose for a photograph. Lighting and fine camera equipment are useless if the photographer cannot make them… — Philippe Halsman Copy Share
In a jump, the subject, in a sudden burst of energy, overcomes gravity. He cannot simultaneously control his expressions, his facial and his limb… — Philippe Halsman Copy Share
Of the thousands of people, celebrated and unknown, who have sat before my camera, I am often asked who was the most difficult subject,… — Philippe Halsman Copy Share
A true portrait should, today and a hundred years from today, the Testimony of how this person looked and what kind of human being… — Philippe Halsman Copy Share
With a woman I try to photograph her beauty; with a man I try to show his character. Once I photographed a man with… — Philippe Halsman Copy Share
In my serious work I am striving for the essence of things and for goals which are possibly unobtainable. On the other hand, everything… — Philippe Halsman Copy Share
