“But, o, photography! as no art is,Faithful and disappointing! That recordsDull days as dull, and hold-it smiles as frauds,And will not censor blemishes,Like washing-lines, and Hall's-Distemper boards” ArtLinesPhotographyArt IsFaithfulBoardsDullHallsFraudWashingDisappointing Book:Collected Poems Source: Collected Poems
“I tell you (dogmatically, if you like to call it so, knowing it well) a square inch of man's engraving is worth all the photographs that were ever dipped in acid... Believe me, photography can do against line engraving just what Madame Tussaud's wax-work can do against sculpture. That and no more. (1865)” IfsMenBelieveWellsCan DoLinesKnowingPhotographyPhotographSquaresInchesBelieve In MeSculptureAcid Author:John Ruskin
“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
“The artistry on the show [ Underground] is apparent in each episode. From the riveting writing to the purposeful and precise direction, the masterful work of the DP [Director of Photography] Kevin McKnight and his crew, and the layers and depths each actor goes to to ensure we the audience feel a human connection to these characters led me to sign my name on the dotted line.” FeelsWritingHumansCharacterShowsActorsNamesLinesAudienceDirectorsPhotographyConnectionsDepthLayersEpisodesCrewPreciseArtistryKevinHuman Connection Author:Aisha Hinds
“When you're modeling you're actually acting for the camera and the photographer. It's more fun, too because there are no lines to memorize.” FunLinesActingPhotographyCamerasPhotographerModeling Author:Cindy Margolis
“When people look at my pictures I want them to feel the way they do when they want to read a line of a poem twice.” PeopleWayWantFeelsLooksLinesPhotographyPhotographerPhotographPhotography By PhotographersInspirational PhotographyPhoto ShootsGreat PhotographyStreet Photography Book:Robert Frank Source: Robert Frank
“Arguments against photography ever being considered a fine art are: the element of chance which enters in, — finding things ready-made for a machine to record, and of course the mechanics of the medium. I say that chance enters into all branches of art.” MayArtMadeRealityCoursesOpportunitySoundLinesChanceRecordsReadyFineElementsFindingsPhotographyMusicianArgumentMachinesPhotographerMediumsPainterCombinationPhrasesBranchesMelodyTrendsCompositionMechanicSurroundingsFine Arts Author:Edward Weston
“Light is my inspiration, my paint and brush. It is as vital as the model herself. Profoundly significant, it caresses the essential superlative curves and lines. Light I acknowledge as the energy upon which all life on this planet depends.” LightInspirationEnergyLinesPlanetsDependsEssentialsPhotographyModelsPaintPhotographerSignificantAcknowledgeBrushesCurvesCaressSuperlatives Author:Ruth Bernhard
“The central act of photography, the act of choosing and eliminating, forces a concentration on the picture edge - the line that separates in from out - and on the shapes that are created by it.” ForceLinesShapesPhotographyEdgesConcentrationEliminating Author:John Szarkowski