Photo Quotes ArchiveQuotes by Anonymous (15 quotes)
"Of what use are lens and light to those who lack in mind and sight?"
"The enemy of photography is the convention, the fixed rules of 'how to do'. The salvation of photography comes from the experiment."
"Photography teaches that how well you see has nothing to do with how well you see."
"The camera cannot lie, but it cannot help being selective."
"The goal is not to change your subjects, but for the subject to change the photographer."
"I take pictures like Jimmy Page, and I play guitar like Ansel Adams."
"Everyone has a photographic memory. Some just don''t have the film."
"Good photography speaks through silence."
"Let your words be few, and your exposures many."
"A professional photographer is invited to dinner by some friends and is showing some award-winning photos. During the dinner the hostess comments 'Wow, these photos are really amazing! You must have a very good camera!'. The photographer replies: 'Definitely. By the way, this dish is excellent. You must have a very good pot'."
"Once photography enters your bloodstream, it's like a disease."
"When you buy a camera, your a photographer. But when you buy a piano, you own a piano."
"If you’re photographing in color you show the color of their clothes – if you use black and white, you will show the color of their soul."
"Our morals dwindle as our cameras become smaller.
(opinion of a writer in 1903)"
Source: Jay, Bill. "Bill Jay's End Notes", LensWork, Issue 75, Page 94.
Photography > Equipment Quote #501
"Today's photographs of Half Dome require an extra stop of exposure because the amount of light reflecting off it has been reduced by the absorption of so many negatives throughout history."
Source: Jensen, Brooks. "Editor's Comments: The Pragmatics of Creativity". LensWork Issue 71, Page 8.
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