"Up to and including the moment of exposure,……" — W. Eugene Smith
"Up to and including the moment of exposure, the photographer is working in an undeniably subjective way. By his choice of technical approach, by the selection of the subject matterand by his decision as to the exact cinematic instant of exposure, he is blending the variables of interpretation into an emotional whole."
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W. Eugene Smith
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28 Quotes by W. Eugene Smith
W. Eugene Smith has 28 quotes on this site.
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Photography is a small voice, at best, but sometimes one photograph, or a group of them, can lure our sense…
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I've never made any picture, good or bad, without paying for it in emotional turmoil.
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Available light is any damn light that is available!
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Negatives are the notebooks, the jottings, the false starts, the whims, the poor drafts, and the good draft but never…
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Hardening of the categories causes art disease.
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Most photographers seem to operate with a pane of glass between themselves and their subjects. They just can't get inside…
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What use having a great depth of field, if there is not an adequate depth of feeling?
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The purpose of all art is to cause a deep and emotion, also one that is entertaining or pleasing. Out…
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In music I still prefer the minor key, and in printing I like the light coming from the dark. I…
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My pictures are complex and so am I.
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The journalistic photographer can have no other than a personal approach; and it is impossible for him to be completely…
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I didn’t write the rules. Why would I follow them?
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