“The style police think that what we look like is more important than anything, and it is their job to seek out and punish those who break their own fashion rules” ThinkingLooksImportantJobsBreakFashionStylePoliceBody Image Author:Kaz Cooke
“Only in black and white can I see the design and textures. I don't consider color photography art. Black and white is an interpretation. Color is a duplication.” ArtBlackWhiteDesignColorPhotographyPhotographerInterpretationBlack And WhiteTextureDuplicationColor Photography Author:Clyde Butcher
“Out in the field I try not to hold expectations. I try to achieve an openness. The senses heighten so that I am totally immersed in what's happening at the moment. I want to be receptive to an image coming together.” WantTryingMomentsTogetherAchieveFieldsPhotographyHappeningsExpectationsPhotographerSensesOpennessReceptiveComing Together Author:Keith Lazelle
“The list of photographs that I am missing while I sit on airport runways, teach classes or spend hours in the studio makes my head spin. It's almost as if I can actually sense all the great pictures that I'm missing at a given moment. It's times like those that remind me to be very productive when I do get behind-the-camera time.” IfsI CanMomentsGivenHoursBehindsClassTeachMissingPhotographyCamerasPhotographerPhotographStudiosListsProductiveAirportsRunway Author:Brian Ulrich
“I'd really rather leave it to others to say what they see in it and to see if I've put something into my photographs beyond a mere recording. Yes, I've chosen the camera position, how I'm going to print the negative, the angel of the lens, what I'm going to include and exclude in the composition, so on and so forth. But, I'm still photographing a work of art, and I would rather leave it to others to comment on my work, as I just left it to you.” IfsArtStillsLeftPositionPhotographyAngelNegativeCamerasMerePhotographerPhotographChosenPrintWorks Of ArtCommentCompositionLenses Author:Bruce Barnbaum
“...I always feel it's necessary to look at my images from two distances. Here is my criterion: If I can look at it from a distance and then come up close but find nothing more to see, it's printed too large. It's not giving me any new information when I come up to it.” IfsGivingFeelsLooksI CanTwoInformationPhotographyDistancePhotographerCome UpCriteriaPrintedNew Information Author:Bruce Barnbaum
“As I progressed further with my project, it became obvious that it was really unimportant where I chose to photograph. The particular place simply provided an excuse to produce work... you can only see what you are ready to see - what mirrors your mind at that particular time.” MindProduceParticularReadyProjectsPhotographyMirrorsPhotographerPhotographObviousExcuseUnimportant Author:George A Tice
“A camera can get you close without the burden of commitment. It's a nifty device that way, a magical passport into people's lives with no permanent strings attached.” PeopleWayPhotographyCommitmentCamerasBurdenPermanentStringsDevicesPassportsStrings Attached Author:Nina Berman
“This is the same problem I have with digital photography. The potential is always remarkable. But the medium never settles. Each year there is a better camera to buy and new software to download. The user never has time to become comfortable with the tool. Consequently too much of the work is merely about the technology. The HDR and QTVR fads are good examples. Instead of focusing on the subject, users obsess over RAW conversion, Photoshop plug-ins, and on and on. For good work to develop the technology needs to become as stable and functional as a typewriter.” NeedsYearsProblemTechnologyToo MuchSubjectsExampleComfortablePhotographyToolsCamerasConversionMediumsSettlingRemarkableDigitalSoftwareUsersStableGood WorkTypewritersGood ExamplesPlugsFadsDownloadsPhotoshopNever SettleDigital Photography Author:Alec Soth
“To be honest with you, I don't have the words to make you feel better, but I do have the arms to give you a hug, ears to listen to whatever you want to talk about, and I have a heart; a heart that's aching to see you smile again.” WantGivingFeelsHeartFriendshipHonestArmsRomanticEarsSmileBeing HonestHugFeel BetterAcheMake You SmileA Loss For Words Author:Laura Ortiz
