Arise Quote by Joshua Reynolds

The good photographer will produce a competent picture every time whatever his subject. But only when his subject makes and immediate and direct appeal…

— Bill Brandt

Any good photograph is a successful synthesis of technique and art.

— Andreas Feininger

As great a picture can be made as one's mental capacity-no greater. Art cannot be taught; it must be self-inspiration, though the imagination may…

— Edward Weston

The craft of photography is the key to good images.

— Ansel Adams

The process must be concealed from - non-existent for - the photographer, who by definition need think of the art in the taking and…

— Edwin Land

Photography, when used as a representational art, is not a mere copy of nature. This is proved by the rarity of the 'good' photograph.

— Laszlo Moholy-Nagy

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

The key to artistic photography is to work out your own thoughts, by yourselves. Imitation leads to certain disaster. New ideas are always antagonized.…

— Gertrude Kasebier

I sometimes make pictures which are not up to my standard, but then it can only be said of a mediocrity that all his…

— Ernst Lubitsch

Outstanding past work in photography, and in fact in all the arts, is very important to today's photographers. But it should be used for…

— Alexey Brodovitch

It's really, really hard to make it as a fine-art photographer exclusively.

— Jock Sturges

I know the importance of highly trained awareness of the “moment” and the immediate and intuitive response of the photographer. It should be obvious…

— Ansel Adams