"The negative is the score, and the print…" — Ansel Adams

"The negative is the score, and the print the performance."

— Ansel Adams

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125 Quotes by Ansel Adams

Ansel Adams has 125 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

You don't take a photograph, you make it.
When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence.
It is horrifying that we have to fight our own government to save the environment.
There are always two people in every picture: the photographer and the viewer.
No man has the right to dictate what other men should perceive, create or produce, but all should be encouraged…
Photography is more than a medium for factual communication of ideas. It is a creative art.
A good photograph is knowing where to stand.
There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs.
There is nothing worse than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept.
Photography, as a powerful medium of expression and communications, offers an infinite variety of perception, interpretation and execution.
A great photograph is one that fully expresses what one feels, in the deepest sense, about what is being photographed.
Sometimes I do get to places just when God's ready to have somebody click the shutter.

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More Negative Quotes

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Man is lost and is wandering in a jungle where real values have no meaning. Real values can have meaning… — Sai Baba
I've always believed that you can think positive just as well as you can think negative. — James A. Baldwin
The negative is comparable to the composer's score and the print to its performance. Each performance differs in subtle ways. — Ansel Adams
There are countless studies on the negative spillover of job pressures on family life, but few on how job satisfaction… — Albert Bandura
Stop saying these negative things about yourself. Look in the mirror and find something about yourself that's positive and celebrate… — Tyra Banks
The older I get the more I try not to waste my time on negative energy. — Christine Baranski
I never get hung up on the past - the memories are too negative. — Brigitte Bardot
I personally battled with my own body image for years. I used to tell myself, You can't wear anything sleeveless… — Drew Barrymore
A negative judgment gives you more satisfaction than praise, provided it smacks of jealousy. — Jean Baudrillard
We shall never resolve the enigma of the relation between the negative foundations of greatness and that greatness itself. — Jean Baudrillard
I made a conscious decision not to tell anyone in my life. Now I tell people - don't tell anyone… — Sara Blakely
I like hanging out with me, and I've accepted everything about me good, bad whatever it is. That's why I'm… — Mary J. Blige

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