“I'm very particular who I work with. I'm not interested in portraying women with a cliched, generic look. I'm interested in a model who I can take a portrait of.” LooksI CanParticularModelsNot InterestedPortraitsGenericPortraying Author:Tim Walker
“I am living a new and exalted life of late. It steeps me in a sacred rapture to see a portrait develop and take soul under my hand. First, I throw off a study - just a mere study, a few apparently random lines - and to look at it you would hardly ever suspect who it was going to be; even I cannot tell, myself.” FirstsLooksSoulHandsLinesStudyLateSacredMereSuspectsPortraitsExaltedRapturePortraitureSelf PortraitSelf Portrait Photography Book:Mark Twain's works Source: Mark Twain's works
“When I paint a portrait I want to know more than just the looks of the person. I want to know how they live and what their feelings are... It then becomes more than just physiognomy, but the feel of the person.” KnowsWantFeelsLooksPersonsFeelingsKnow HowPaintPortraitsPortraiturePhysiognomy Author:Jamie Wyeth