Best Famous Quotes
Jan 7, 2014 10:25:03 #
What are some of your most favorite quotes from the "Masters"? i.e. Adams. I'm doing a research paper and could use some expert help...my topic is trying to "drill down" into today being that everyone is a photographer just because they have a cell phone. Where has the art gone?
Jan 7, 2014 10:47:59 #
"I photograph to find out what something will look like photographed."
Garry Winogrand
Garry Winogrand
Jan 7, 2014 12:01:13 #
Legendary street photographer Weegee, when asked what made him a great news photographer replied, "f8 and be there."
Jan 7, 2014 13:05:59 #
Jan 7, 2014 13:12:45 #
"Get paid up front" From my dad, who told me this can be applied in almost every situation.
Jan 7, 2014 13:38:20 #
"Knowing what I know now, any photographer worth his salt could make some beautiful things with pinhole cameras."
Ansel Adams, John Huszar interview. 1981.
Ansel Adams, John Huszar interview. 1981.
Jan 7, 2014 13:59:03 #
butsudo wrote:
What are some of your most favorite quotes from the "Masters"? i.e. Adams. I'm doing a research paper and could use some expert help...my topic is trying to "drill down" into today being that everyone is a photographer just because they have a cell phone. Where has the art gone?
This one may not be about photography but no one could doubt that Winston Churchill was a master.In response to a womans statement " If you were my husband I would put poison in your scotch. Winston siad " Madame if you were my wife I would drink it"
Jan 7, 2014 13:59:57 #
Jan 7, 2014 16:10:07 #
boberic wrote:
This one may not be about photography but no one could doubt that Winston Churchill was a master.In response to a womans statement " If you were my husband I would put poison in your scotch. Winston siad " Madame if you were my wife I would drink it"
When a woman commented that 'You are drunk!' Churchill was reported to have replied 'And you are ugly: but in the morning I shall be sober...'
Always wanted to come out with that one, but never remember it when I'm drinking.....hic
Jan 7, 2014 16:19:26 #
butsudo wrote:
What are some of your most favorite quotes from the "Masters"? i.e. Adams. I'm doing a research paper and could use some expert help...my topic is trying to "drill down" into today being that everyone is a photographer just because they have a cell phone. Where has the art gone?
You don't JUST need the quote -plenty of quote books available- for a research paper your quote has to come with context and its reference. (that's the hard bit.) Good Luck
PS
Most Universities require more 'paper' references than online hotlinks as this would suggest that you have actually read varied sources and not merely google'd it.check with your tutor before submission.
Jan 7, 2014 16:20:47 #
butsudo wrote:
What are some of your most favorite quotes from the "Masters"? i.e. Adams. I'm doing a research paper and could use some expert help...my topic is trying to "drill down" into today being that everyone is a photographer just because they have a cell phone. Where has the art gone?
If you need to cite essays and real quotes about photography, check out http://www.egglestontrust.com/articles.html You should be able to print the source material or at least relate it back to its printed material (books).
Jan 7, 2014 17:03:12 #
Paul Valery once wrote: 'A comprehensible yet beautiful verse is beautiful by virtue of its incomprehensible content.'
William Eggleston once said: 'I am at war with the obvious.'
William Eggleston once said: 'I am at war with the obvious.'
Jan 7, 2014 17:29:12 #
AuntPhil
Loc: Ireland
Musket wrote:
"I photograph to find out what something will look like photographed."
Garry Winogrand
Garry Winogrand
I love that quote and have applied it to my photography. Unfortunately it's lead to me using up far more film than what I was doing previously.
Jan 7, 2014 17:30:04 #
butsudo wrote:
What are some of your most favorite quotes from the "Masters"? i.e. Adams. I'm doing a research paper and could use some expert help...my topic is trying to "drill down" into today being that everyone is a photographer just because they have a cell phone. Where has the art gone?
I've been wondering the same thing. Anyway, I have two quotes that I particularly appreciate. They say who I am. They are:
"The camera looks both ways." - Rick Sammon
“Photography is an itch that wont go away. No matter how much you scratch it.”- Dara McGrath
Jan 8, 2014 01:42:23 #
Twelve significant photographs in any one year is a good crop.
Ansel Adams
If your pictures aren't good enough, you aren't close enough.
Robert Capa
Look and think before opening the shutter. The heart and mind are the true lens of the camera.
Yousef Karsh
To me, photography is the simultaneous recognition, in a fraction of a second, of the significance of an event.
Henri Cartier-Bresson
Ansel Adams
If your pictures aren't good enough, you aren't close enough.
Robert Capa
Look and think before opening the shutter. The heart and mind are the true lens of the camera.
Yousef Karsh
To me, photography is the simultaneous recognition, in a fraction of a second, of the significance of an event.
Henri Cartier-Bresson
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