Favorite Photographer Quotes
Mar 20, 2012 12:00:38 #
Has any photographer said something that you found particularly useful in your image making? My favorite comes from Edward Weston:
"There is nothing photogenic more than 500 feet from your car."
The value varies according to the source, but his heart was in the right place!
"There is nothing photogenic more than 500 feet from your car."
The value varies according to the source, but his heart was in the right place!
Mar 20, 2012 12:19:53 #
Mar 20, 2012 12:58:24 #
A good photo is one you hang on your wall and if you still like it in 6 months, it is a good photo !
Mar 20, 2012 12:59:22 #
Ah, you must take into account that Weston was suffering from a terrible illness for the last several years of his life. Even getting into a car caused him terrible problems.
Beyond that, he always managed to find the most simple of subjects to photograph, things that most would overlook, and the images were for the most part stunning.
Beyond that, he always managed to find the most simple of subjects to photograph, things that most would overlook, and the images were for the most part stunning.
Mar 20, 2012 13:19:04 #
ngc1514 wrote:
But his mind was off. That's about as close-minded and dopey a statement as I can imagine.Has any photographer said something that you found particularly useful in your image making? My favorite comes from Edward Weston:
"There is nothing photogenic more than 500 feet from your car."
The value varies according to the source, but his heart was in the right place!
"There is nothing photogenic more than 500 feet from your car."
The value varies according to the source, but his heart was in the right place!
Mar 20, 2012 23:39:47 #
docrob
Loc: Durango, Colorado
one of mine is: "no matter what speed the film, Spirit always stands still for the photographer It has chosen." Minor White
Mar 21, 2012 01:38:58 #
"Above all, look at the things around you, the immediate world around you. If you are alive, it will mean something to you, and if you care enough about photography, and if you know how to use it, you will want to photograph that meaning."
Paul Strand
Paul Strand
Mar 21, 2012 01:51:27 #
ngc1514 wrote:
Has any photographer said something that you found particularly useful in your image making? My favorite comes from Edward Weston:
"There is nothing photogenic more than 500 feet from your car."
The value varies according to the source, but his heart was in the right place!
"There is nothing photogenic more than 500 feet from your car."
The value varies according to the source, but his heart was in the right place!
You must remember that some photographers have used one lens exclusively. In particular, rangefinder camera shooters will often limit themselves to one lens, usually a 28, 35 or 50. The "if it doesn't fill the frame of my 35mm lens, I don't want to shoot it" mindset has been used by many great photographers. I never heard of HCB using anything but a short lens.
Mar 21, 2012 07:03:37 #
Roger Salls
Loc: Stratford, CT
My favorite "Don't forget to take the lens cap off" This simple quote has served me well.
ngc1514 wrote:
Has any photographer said something that you found particularly useful in your image making? My favorite comes from Edward Weston:
"There is nothing photogenic more than 500 feet from your car."
The value varies according to the source, but his heart was in the right place!
"There is nothing photogenic more than 500 feet from your car."
The value varies according to the source, but his heart was in the right place!
Mar 21, 2012 08:35:20 #
Mar 21, 2012 08:38:42 #
Sometimes I do get to places just when God's ready to have somebody click the shutter.
Ansel Adams
Ansel Adams
Mar 21, 2012 08:48:10 #
"If your pictures aren't good enough, you aren't close enough." Robert Capa
Mar 21, 2012 08:51:33 #
ngc1514 wrote:
Has any photographer said something that you found particularly useful in your image making? My favorite comes from Edward Weston:
"There is nothing photogenic more than 500 feet from your car."
The value varies according to the source, but his heart was in the right place!
"There is nothing photogenic more than 500 feet from your car."
The value varies according to the source, but his heart was in the right place!
Remember, Edward was probably carrying an 8x10 with tripod and film holders. Once my 4x5 and I leave the car, objects of interest need to be fairly close. Though I have to admit to carrying all that down a steep grade of a mile or so to get to the bottom of Tonto Natural Bridge a few times.
Mar 21, 2012 08:53:16 #
We dont make a photograph with just a camera. We bring to the act of photography all the books we have read, the movies we have seen, the music we have heard and the people we have loved.
Ansel Adams
Ansel Adams
Mar 21, 2012 09:02:21 #
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