Angle Quote by Andreas Feininger

What I am after is the first impression - I want to show all one sees on first entering the room - what my…

— Pierre Bonnard

On one hand you want to see your subject well. On the other hand, you want to be caught off guard to retain the…

— Harold Feinstein

Seeing depends on knowledge / And knowledge, of course, on your college / But when you are erudite and wise / What matters is…

— Ernst Gombrich

Look at the subject as if you have never seen it before. Examine it from every side. Draw its outline with your eyes or…

— John Baldessari

To chart a course, one must have a direction. In reality, the eye is no better than the philosophy behind it. The photographer creates,…

— Berenice Abbott

If you give people more perspective of one object, they start to see it more clearly.

— Sean Lennon

My technique, starting with a quick outline in pencil, is designed to record first impressions, with no time for second thoughts.

— John Newbery

It only takes a second for an impression to become a vision.

— Bill Viola

I just walk around, observing the subject from various angles until the picture elements arrange themselves into a composition that pleases my eye.

— Andre Kertesz

“Having a second set of eyes to review what you do is an effective practice. Sometimes you will be so close to your own…

— Susan C. Young

Set up your study or picture in an orderly fashion. This order should not cramp either the linearist or the colorist... Never lose sight…

— Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot

From the first shock of the contemplation of a face depends the principal sensation which guides me throughout the entire execution of a portrait.

— Henri Matisse