Technique Quotes

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I don't like the strictly objective viewpoint [in which all of the characters' actions are described in the third person, but we never hear what… — George R. R. Martin
I'm a strong believer in telling stories through a limited but very tight third person point of view. I have used other techniques during my… — George R. R. Martin
If I wanted to write, I had to be willing to develop a kind of concentration found mostly in people awaiting execution. I had to… — Maya Angelou
You've got to sell your heart, your strongest reactions, not the little minor things that only touch you lightly, the little experiences that you might… — F. Scott Fitzgerald
Technical Expertise is composed of all the little and large bits of technique known to the skilled painter, musician, actor, any artist. He adds these… — L. Ron Hubbard
I have also led you astray by talking of technique as if it were something that could be separated from the rest of the story.… — Flannery O'Connor
Technique in the minds of many is something rigid, something like a formula that you impose on the material; but in the best stories it… — Flannery O'Connor
Yet technique matters, even so. God uses it, for a buffalo is not a leopard. — James Dickey
There is a distinction between what may be called a problem and what may be considered an exercise. The latter serves to drill a student… — Howard Whitley Eves
I do not object to retouching, dodging or accentuation as long as they do not interfere with the natural qualities of photographic technique. — Alfred Stieglitz
I think that emotional content is an image's most important element, regardless of the photographic technique. Much of the work I see these days lacks… — Anne Geddes
I don't get wrapped up in technique and the like. — Fay Godwin
Chess can never reach its height by following in the path of science ... Let us, therefore, make a new effort and with the help… — Jose Raul Capablanca
Capablanca did not apply himself to opening theory (in which he never therefore achieved much), but delved deeply into the study of end-games and other… — Max Euwe
Without technique it is impossible to reach the top in chess, and therefore we all try to borrow from Capablanca his wonderful, subtle technique. — Mikhail Tal
You have a lifetime to learn technique. But I can teach you what is more important than technique, how to see; learn that and all… — Garry Winogrand
The technique of 35mm photography appears simple. One is beguiled by the quick viewing and operation, and by the very questionable inclination to make many… — Ansel Adams
And young people who are learning digital skills discover that the real challenge is coming up with an image that resonates, first of all, with… — Jerry Uelsmann
Let us first say what photography is not. A photograph is not a painting, a poem, a symphony, a dance. It is not just a… — Berenice Abbott
All the technique in the world doesn't compensate for the inability to notice. — Elliott Erwitt

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