"The word “photography” can be interpreted as “writing……" — 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.. Some other photographers are trying to tell something with their photographs. They are writing with light..."
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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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A good portrait is incredibly hard to create, there is too much temptation to pander to the individual rather than…
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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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