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Photography Quotes by Andreas Feininger
- It's nothing but a matter of seeing, thinking, and interest. That's what makes a good photograph. And then rejecting anything that would be bad for…
- Two factors thus emerge as requisites of success in the field of creative photography. First, the subject must be photogenic. Second, its re-creation in a…
- Photographers - idiots, of which there are so many - say, "Oh, if only I had a Nikon or a Leica, I could make great…
- Experience has shown that the more fascinating the subject, the less observant the photographer.
- Don't look for "depth" but instead search for subject aspects which prove the presence of depth.
- Before you shoot an irresistible subject, mute all your senses except sight to find out how much is left for the camera to record.
- Every successful photograph, except for lucky shots, begins with an idea and a plan. The more precisely a photographer knows what it is he wishes…
- Realism and superrealism are what I'm after. This world is full of things the eye doesn't see. The camera can see more, and often 10…
- With a short lens I can reveal the hidden things near at hand, with a long lens the hidden things far away. The telephoto lens…
- The camera can push the new medium to its limits - and beyond. It is there - in the "beyond" - that the imaginative photographer…
- Light is the photographic medium par excellence; it is to the photographer what words are to the writer; color and paint to the painter; wood,…
- Know - how is worthless unless guided by know - why and know - when.
- ... pay attention to everything within the field of view.
More Photography Quotes
- All photographs are accurate. None of them is the truth. — Richard Avedon
- In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present. — Francis Bacon
- It takes a lot of imagination to be a good photographer. You need less imagination to be a painter because you can… — David Bailey
- Rockers are the nicest people to photograph. They have no inhibitions. — David Bailey
- I never tried to revolutionise photography; I just do what I do and keep my fingers crossed that people will like it. — 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
- There are always two people in every picture: the photographer and the viewer. — Ansel Adams
- Photography is more than a medium for factual communication of ideas. It is a creative art. — 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
- There is nothing worse than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept. — Ansel Adams