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Photograph Quotes by Sam Abell
- My dad had been an ardent amateur photographer, and he taught me to compose a photograph from the back to the front, and then populate…
- I think of myself as a writer who photographs. Images, for me, can be considered poems, short stories or essays. And I've always thought the…
- 'Woman on the Plaza,' with its distinct horizon, snow-like surfaces, wintry wall, stunning sunlight, sharp shadows, and hurrying figure, would become the most biographical of…
- Photographs that transcend but do not deny their literal situation appeal to me.
- For spiritual companions I have had the many artists who have relied on nature to help shape their imagination. And their most elaborate equipment was…
- Above all, it's hard learning to live with vivid mental images of scenes I cared for and failed to photograph. It is the edgy existence…
- My first priority when taking pictures is to achieve clarity. A good documentary photograph transmits the information of the situation with the utmost fidelity; achieving…
- And that desire-the strong desire to take pictures-is important. It borders on a need, based on a habit: the habit of seeing. Whether working or…
- "You know you are seeing such a photograph if you say to yourself, "I could have taken that picture. I've seen such a scene before,…
- But there is more to a fine photograph than information. We are also seeking to present an image that arouses the curiosity of the viewer…
- We know that photographs inform people. We also know that photographs move people. The photograph that does both is the one we want to see…
- One of the things that I most believe in is the compose and wait philosophy of photography. It’s a very satisfying, almost spiritual way to…
- Life rarely presents fully finished photographs. An image evolves, often from a single strand of visual interest - a distant horizon, a moment of light,…
- In almost every photograph I have ever made, there is something I would do to complete it. I take that to be the spirit hole…
More Photograph Quotes
- All photographs are accurate. None of them is the truth. — Richard Avedon
- Rockers are the nicest people to photograph. They have no inhibitions. — David Bailey
- You have to kind of be invisible when you photograph children, so you use a longer lens. — David Bailey
- Actors are hard to photograph because they never want to reveal who they are. You don't know if you're getting a character… — David Bailey
- I don't see the point of photographing trees or rocks because they're there and anyone can photograph them if they're prepared to… — David Bailey
- You don't take a photograph, you make it. — Ansel Adams
- When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence. — Ansel Adams
- A good photograph is knowing where to stand. — Ansel Adams
- There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs. — Ansel Adams
- A great photograph is one that fully expresses what one feels, in the deepest sense, about what is being photographed. — Ansel Adams
- A true photograph need not be explained, nor can it be contained in words. — Ansel Adams
- Twelve significant photographs in any one year is a good crop. — Ansel Adams