“The key to artistic photography is to work out your own thoughts, by yourselves. Imitation leads to certain disaster. New ideas are always antagonized. Do not mind that. If a thing is good it will survive.” IfsMindIdeasCertainKeysPhotographyWork OutDisasterArtisticNew IdeasImitation Book:Gertrude Käsebier: the photographer and her photographs Source: Gertrude Käsebier: the photographer and her photographs
“I earnestly advise women of artistic tastes to train for the unworked field of modern photography. It seems to be especially adapted to them, and the few who have entered it are meeting with gratifying and profitable success. (1898)” SeemsModernFieldsTastePhotographyTrainMeetingsArtisticAdviseProfitableAdapted Book:Gertrude Käsebier: the photographer and her photographs Source: Gertrude Käsebier: the photographer and her photographs
“There is more in art, with an apology to that much abused word, as applied to photography, than startling display lines, on mounts and signs announcing artist Photographer, Artistic Photography Studio, etc., and the lower the standard the more frantic the claim.” ArtArtistLinesPhotographyStandardsClaimsPhotographerStudiosArtisticEtcDisplayApologyFranticAnnouncing Author:Gertrude Kasebier
