"A good portrait is incredibly hard to create,……" — Philippe Halsman
"A good portrait is incredibly hard to create, there is too much temptation to pander to the individual rather than portray them as they really were"
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15 Quotes by Philippe Halsman
Philippe Halsman has 15 quotes on this site.
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The immortal photographers will be straightforward photographers, those who do not rely on tricks or special techniques.
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Of the thousands of people, celebrated and unknown, who have sat before my camera, I am often asked who was…
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A true portrait should, today and a hundred years from today, the Testimony of how this person looked and what…
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I try to photograph her beauty; with a man I try to show his character. Once I photographed a man…
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When you ask a person to jump, his attention is mostly directed toward the act of jumping and the mask…
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In a jump, the subject, in a sudden burst of energy, overcomes gravity. He cannot simultaneously control his expressions, his…
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I know of few actresses who have this incredible talent for communicating with a camera lens. She would try to…
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Marilyn was history's most phenomenal love goddess.
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The head of the photographer is more important than his camera
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Most people stiffen with self-consciousness when they pose for a photograph. Lighting and fine camera equipment are useless if the…
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I make the woman look at the camera as a symbol of all the eyes that will see the picture…
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I drifted into photography like one drifts into prostitution. First I did it to please myself, then I did it…
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