“I kind of - you learn it, you master it, and then you make sure that it just disappears. You know, like if I could have invisible lights, I would, and invisible cameras. I'm just really trying to get at my subject and I respect the technical aspect, but it is not anything that I think about at this point.” IfsThinkingKnowsTryingKindLightSubjectsMastersAspectCamerasDisappearInvisibleIf I Could Author:Carol Friedman
“For me there's several components to picture-taking and it starts with my goals as an artist. It's capturing I guess the inner life of my subject and then it is giving them their idealized version of themselves.” GivingArtistGoalSubjectsVersionsComponentsInner LifePicture Taking Author:Carol Friedman
“I do select a soundtrack for each of my subjects and again my assistants you know they make fun of me because that is more important to me than the lighting, which I just do in a minute right before, but I spend a long time on the soundtracks.” KnowsLongImportantFunMinutesSubjectsLong TimeSelectLightingAssistantsSoundtracks Author:Carol Friedman
“I think my most favorite subject was Lena Horne, because she embodies soul and grace and elegance and 'street'. She embodies everything. And beauty — great beauty.” ThinkingSoulGraceStreetsSubjectsEleganceFavorite SubjectMost Favorite Author:Carol Friedman