Exposure Quote by Freeman Patterson

Sometimes they are a matter of luck; the photographer could not expect or hope for them. Sometimes they are a matter of patience, waiting…

— Bill Brandt

Results are uncertain even among the more experienced photographers.

— Matthew Brady

The satisfaction comes from working next to 500 photographers and coming away with something different.

— David Burnett

Once the amateur's naive approach and humble willingness to learn fades away, the creative spirit of good photography dies with it. Every professional should…

— Alfred Eisenstaedt

What is of value is that a particular photographer sees the subject differently than I do. A good picture must be a completely individual…

— Alexey Brodovitch

A photographer cannot be inexperienced, or too mature. A photographer ought to be half-ripe.

— Nobuyoshi Araki

I have been a photographer all my life....and have made photographs of many things and for many reasons. But one thing that becomes more…

— Ralph Gibson

Photographs aren't accounts of scrutiny. The shutter is open for a fraction of a second.

— David Hockney

A photographer's reality is what he or she wants to show.

— Fred Picker

There is an urgent need to examine old opinions and look at things from a new viewpoint. There must be an increase in the…

— Albert Renger-Patzsch

If there is a single factor which separates the best photographers from the wannabes it is the quantity of images which they produce. They…

— Bill Jay

As photographers, we live through things so swiftly. All our experience and training is focused toward snatching off the highlights... That all significant perfect…

— Margaret Bourke-White