Photo Quotes Archive

"Don't be creative when you should be mechanical, and don't be mechanical when you should be creative."

"How to make a large format exposure: Close the lens. Set the f-stop and shutter speed. Cock the shutter. Test fire the shutter (that proves the lens is closed). Cock shutter. Check f-stop. Put in film holder. Pull dark slide. Shade lens with dark slide. Wait for magic. Fire shutter. Insert dark slide. Breathe."