“If you take 2001: A Space Odyssey as an example of somebody who creates a new language in film by what he was able to accomplish with art direction, photography, lighting, etc., it is still a gold standard for science fiction.” IfsArtStillsAbleFilmLanguageSpaceFictionExamplePhotographyStandardsGoldScience FictionAccomplishEtcLightingOdysseyGold StandardSpace Odyssey2001 A Space OdysseyArt Direction Author:Matthew Modine
“Photography is a source of raw materials as I believe the camera is never perfect and will never be able to express in full what I see and feel.” FeelsBelieveAbleI BelievePerfectMaterialsSourcePhotographyCamerasRaw Materials Author:Nikolay Semyonov
“Something very ugly to you as a person can look beautiful through the viewfinder, but being able to find that beauty, oftentimes, means seeing the humanity within the frame. If you turn that off completely, you don't see at all.” IfsLooksMeanPersonsAbleBeautifulHumanityTurnsSeeingPhotographyUgly Author:Zana Briski
“I have gradually confused photography and life and as a result of this I believe I am able to work out of myself at an almost precognitive level.” BelieveAbleI BelieveLevelsResultsPhotographyWork OutConfusedThis I Believe Author:Jerry Uelsmann
“Photographs help people look at things they may not be able or may not want to look at. Until you can look at something, you can't change it. First you have to look at it, then you have a chance to understand it and can change it.” PeopleWantFirstsLooksMayHelpingAbleChancePhotographyPhotographCan't Change Author:Lynn Johnston
“I wanted to be a car mechanic and I wanted to race cars and the idea of trying to make something out of my life wasn't really a priority. But the accident allowed me to apply myself at school. I got great grades. Eventually I got very excited about anthropology and about social sciences and psychology, and I was able to push my photography even further and eventually discovered film and film schools.” TryingIdeasAbleWantedSchoolFilmSocialRacePsychologyCarPhotographyExcitedAccidentsPrioritiesGradesMechanicAnthropologySocial ScienceFilm SchoolRace Car Author:George Lucas
“With a camera like that you don't believe you're in the masterpiece business. It's enough to be able to peck at the world.” WorldBelieveEnoughAblePhotographyCamerasDon't BelieveMasterpiece Author:Lee Friedlander
“The greatest statesmen, philosophers, humanitarians ... have not been able to put an end to war. Why place that demand on photography?” WarEndsAbleDemandPhotographyPhilosopherStatesmen Author:James Nachtwey
“Photography has always been important to me for that, being able to make sense of something or understand something or remember something or laugh at something.” ImportantAbleRememberLaughingPhotographyMake SenseRemember Something Author:Nick Zinner
“If you are able to see on a monitor what it's actually going to look like and have that kind of feedback informing your decisions, then you're bringing back a lot of the decision-making process of the designer, the director of photography and the director away from the post-production process and bringing it back into the actual capturing of the event on film.” IfsLooksKindAbleFilmProcessDecisionEventsDirectorsPhotographyProductionsPostsDesignerDecision MakingFeedbackInformingDecision Making ProcessPost Production Author:Rick Heinrichs
“Photography is full of symbolism, it's a symbolic language. You have to be able to materialize all your thoughts in one single image.” AbleLanguagePhotographySymbolicSymbolism Author:Sebastiao Salgado
“Scientists are usually nice, organized, logical people who are very cooperative. I always learn a lot of science while shooting science stories and it helps to be able to speak intelligently to a subject about his or her field of work, i.e., do your homework before the photography.” PeopleHelpingStoriesAbleSpeakNiceSubjectsFieldsPhotographyScientistShootingOrganizedLogicalHomeworkCooperatives Author:Peter Menzel
“I didn't do well in high school, but I took photography, and I loved being able to capture moments.” WellsMomentsAbleSchoolPhotographyHigh SchoolCapture Author:Steven Sebring
“I didn't do well in high school, but I took photography, and I loved being able to capture moments. It led to more and more photography, and fashion was the angle into photography for me. It was incredible to see photographs by Irving Penn or Helmut Newton. I was really intrigued by that, and that's what led me to New York City.” WellsMomentsAbleSchoolCitiesFashionNew YorkPhotographyHigh SchoolIncrediblesPhotographCaptureNew York CityAngleNewtonIntrigued Author:Steven Sebring
“These days, you'd probably shoot it in the daylight and manipulate it in the post. That's [how] most people would do it. [I did the same thing with] with 'Diving Bell and the Butterfly'. No CGI. It's all live photography. And I like that, it's very challenging and exciting to be able to do that.” PeopleAbleChallengesPhotographyExcitingPostsThese DaysBellsButterflyManipulateDaylightDivingCgi Author:Janusz Kaminski
“Basically, I thought for a very long time that making music and art projects, that that was just something that I did, and real life was separate. And I'm starting to realize that the things that I do, making music and art and photography and all that, it's not just something that I do. It's who I am. So I don't think I'll ever be able to stop. It's like that curse that you live with, this thing that you love but you also hate it at the same time. It brings you a lot of joy but also a lot of heartbreak.” ThinkingLongArtRealAbleJoyHateRealizingProjectsPhotographyLong TimeStartingReal LifeWho I AmCurseArt Projects Author:Frank Iero
“There are no rules and regulations for perfect composition. If there were we would be able to put all the information into a computer and would come out with a masterpiece. We know that's impossible. You have to compose by the seat of your pants.” IfsKnowsWould BeAblePerfectImpossibleInformationComputerPhotographyPhotographerSeatsPantsRegulationCompositionMasterpieceRules And Regulations Author:Arnold Newman
“You know, my parents have always been incredibly supportive. I'm an only child, so we're very close. There's just the three of us. They're exceptional parents but also great friends. My father was able to take his hobby, photography, and turn it into a beautiful career. So when they saw how much I loved acting, they were 100 percent behind me.” KnowsChildrenAbleBeautifulTurnsThreeFatherParentActingBehindsCareersSawsPhotographyPercentHobbiesSupportiveExceptionalOnly ChildGreat Friend Author:Sophia Bush
“A lot of photographers think that if they buy a better camera they'll be able to take better photographs. A better camera won't do a thing for you if you don't have anything in your head or in your heart.” IfsThinkingHeartAblePhotographyCamerasPhotographerPhotographPhotography By PhotographersInspirational PhotographyGreat PhotographyCamera And PhotographyInspiring PhotographyBlack And White Photography Author:Arnold Newman
“It's the first time in the history of the world that creatives are also distributors. And that's very profound if you think that up until the recent history, permission was required for us to be able to share work at any sort of scale. We had to get permission from galleries, from ad agencies or photo editors to be able to have our work out there. And now anybody with access to a computer can show their work in 200 countries around the world.” IfsThinkingWorldFirstsCountryShowsAbleShareComputerPhotographyFirst TimeProfoundWork OutAccessScalesAround The WorldAgencyEditorsAdsPermissionWorld HistoryGalleryDistributors Author:Chase Jarvis
“At the root of creativity is an impulse to understand, to make sense of random and often unrelated details. For me, photography provides an intersection of time, space, light, and emotional stance. One needs to be still enough, observant enough, and aware enough to recognize the life of the materials, to be able to 'hear through the eyes'.” NeedsArtStillsEnoughLightEyeAbleSpaceCreativityEmotionalMaterialsPhotographyRootsPhotographerDetailsImpulseMake SenseStanceThrough The EyesIntersectionsObservant Book:New England Days Source: New England Days
“And if you can find out something about the laws of your own growth and vision as well as those of photography you may be able to relate the two, create an object that has a life of its own, which transcends craftsmanship. That is a long road, and because it must be your own road nobody can teach it to you or find it for you. There are no shortcuts, no rules.” IfsWellsMayLongTwoAbleLawGrowthVisionTeachObjectsPhotographyPhotographerRelateShortcutsCraftsmanshipLong Road Author:Paul Strand
“As a professional photographer I take photographs for other people to see - but I want them to see what I see. So I never assume that only a few people will appreciate what I do. At all times, the public should be able to understand what I've done, even if they don't understand how I've done it.” PeopleIfsWantShouldDoneAblePhotographyAppreciateAssumingPhotographerPhotographAll TimeNever AssumeProfessional Photographer Author:Elliott Erwitt
“Memory selects single important images, just as the camera does. In that manner both are able to isolate the highest moments of living.” DoeImportantMomentsAbleMemoriesPhotographyHighestCameras Author:Galen Rowell
“Every day I am aware of the flow and constant change; perhaps I am at the edge of discovering what more our bodies might be able to teach about the spirit of life. At least, I am always exploring and trying to understand our relationship to the whole universe.” TryingWholeBodyMightAbleSpiritUniverseTeachPhotographyFlowConstantEdgesDiscoveringOur RelationshipExploringSpirit Of Life Author:Ruth Bernhard
“In a photograph, if I am able to evoke not alone a feeling of the reality of the surface physical world but also a feeling of the reality of existence that lies mysteriously and invisibly beneath its surface, I feel I have succeeded. At their best, photographs as symbols not only serve to help illuminate some of the darkness of the unknown, they also serve to lessen the fears that too often accompany the journeys from the known to the unknown.” IfsWorldFeelsHelpingFeelingsRealityAbleLyingExistenceKnownDarknessJourneyPhotographyPhotographerPhotographSurfaceSymbolsNot AloneEvokeAccompany Author:Wynn Bullock
“To be ready is one thing, to be able to wait is another; but to seize the right moment is everything.” MomentsAbleWaitingOne ThingReadyPhotographyRight Moment Author:Arthur Schnitzler