Cameras Quote by Philippe Halsman

I am often asked which picture is my favorite. This is like asking a mother which child she likes the most.

— Philippe Halsman

The head of the photographer is more important than his camera

— Philippe Halsman

I make the woman look at the camera as a symbol of all the eyes that will see the picture I am making.

— Philippe Halsman

When the photographer Philippe Halsman said, 'Jump,' no one asked how high. People simply pushed off or leapt up to the extent that physical…

— Philippe Halsman

The immortal photographers will be straightforward photographers, those who do not rely on tricks or special techniques.

— Philippe Halsman

When you ask a person to jump, his attention is mostly directed toward the act of jumping and the mask falls so that the…

— Philippe Halsman

The word “photography” can be interpreted as “writing with light” or “drawing with light.” Some photographers are producing beautiful photographs by drawing with light..…

— Philippe Halsman

[Revealing character] can't be done by pushing the person into position or arranging his head at a certain angle. It must be accomplished by…

— Philippe Halsman

Most people stiffen with self-consciousness when they pose for a photograph. Lighting and fine camera equipment are useless if the photographer cannot make them…

— Philippe Halsman

Of the thousands of people, celebrated and unknown, who have sat before my camera, I am often asked who was the most difficult subject,…

— Philippe Halsman

Marilyn was history's most phenomenal love goddess.

— Philippe Halsman

A true portrait should, today and a hundred years from today, the Testimony of how this person looked and what kind of human being…

— Philippe Halsman