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Jay Maisel is an American photographer known for his unique perspective and style. Born on January 18, 1931, he began his photography career in the 1950s. Maisel's work spans advertising, art, and fashion photography, and his images have been featured in renowned magazines such as Vogue and Rolling Stone.

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Famous Jay Maisel Quotes

“Light gesture and color of the key compliments of any photograph. Light and color are obvious, but it is just her that is the most important. There is gesture in everything. It's up to you to find a gesture that is most telling.”

Important Light Color Keys Photograph Obvious Compliment Gestures Up To You Light And Color

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“I don't see light as something that falls, but as a positive force.”

Light Fall Force Photography Photographer

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“If the light is great in front of you, you should turn around and see what it is doing behind you.”

Ifs Should Light Turns Behinds Fronts Photography Behind You

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“You see shape, and how the light hits things, how the color changes from one end of the photo to the other, and how movement affects the mood of the photo.”

Ends Light Movement Color Shapes Mood

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“There is no bad light. There is spectacular light and difficult light. It's up to you to use the light you have.”

Use Light Difficult Photography Photographer Spectacular Up To You

Book:Light, Gesture, and Color

Source: Light, Gesture, and Color

“The drama of light exists not only in what is in the light, but also in what is left dark. If the light is everywhere, the drama is gone.”

Ifs Light Left Dark Gone Drama Photography Photographer

Book:Light, Gesture, and Color

Source: Light, Gesture, and Color

“Gesture will survive whatever kind of light you have. Gesture can triumph over anything because of its narrative content.”

Kind Light Photography Photographer Triumph Narrative Gestures

Book:Light, Gesture, and Color

Source: Light, Gesture, and Color

“Color is seductive. It changes as it interacts with other colors, it changes because of the light falling upon it, and it changes as it becomes larger in size.”

Light Fall Color Photography Photographer Size Seductive

Book:Light, Gesture, and Color

Source: Light, Gesture, and Color

“We don't experience light, color, and gesture in a vacuum. We experience it in contexts.”

Light Color Photography Photographer Gestures Vacuums

Book:Light, Gesture, and Color

Source: Light, Gesture, and Color

“The more light you have in an image, the less drama you get. The details start taking over; the mystery is all gone.”

Light Gone Mystery Drama Photography Photographer Details

Book:Light, Gesture, and Color

Source: Light, Gesture, and Color

“As you see something that yo want to shot and it's bearing down on you, it's important to start framing long before the subject gets close to you. The light will reveal itself possibly long before you want to take the image, but you have to wait until the picture comes to you, and if you've been anticipating carefully when the subject will be in position, the background will have been figured out in advance.”

Ifs Want Long Has Beens Important Light Waiting Subjects Position Photography Shots Photographer Backgrounds Framing

Author:Jay Maisel

About the Author

Born: January 18, 1931
Known for: Photographer
Quotes: 88

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