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Photography Quotes by Jay Maisel
- If you are out there shooting, things will happen for you. If you're not out there, you'll only hear about it.
- Try to go out empty and let your images fill you up.
- Be aware of every square millimeter of your frame.
- If you can capture the element of surprise, you're way ahead of the game.
- I don't see light as something that falls, but as a positive force.
- As people, we love pattern. But interrupted pattern is more interesting.
- Never put lettering in your photos unless you want it read.
- I'm a New Yorker. I don't believe in air unless I can see it.
- There are rules about perception, but not about photography.
- Money and fame that photography can bring you are wonderful, but nothing can compare to the joy of seeing something new.
- Photography is an act of love.
- There is no one solution to all problems. It's the problem itself that can lead to the solution.
- Never say you're going back - SHOOT IT NOW!
- When finding the right angle for a shot...'Move your ass.'
- If you're not shooting in the right direction, it doesn't matter how well you're shooting.
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