| Now to consult the rules of composition before | I almost never set out to photograph a |
| making a picture is a little like consulting the | landscape, nor do I think of my camera as a |
| law of gravitation before going for a walk. | means of recording a mountain or an animal |
| Such rules and laws are deduced from the | unless I absolutely need a 'record shot'. My |
| accomplished fact; they are the products of | first thought is always of light. - Galen |
| reflection . . . - Edward Weston | Rowell |
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| Photography is my passion. - Alfred | Photography suits the temper of this ageof |
| Stieglitz | active bodies and minds. It is a perfect |
| | medium for one whose mind is teeming with |
| | ideas, imagery, for a prolific worker who |
| | would be slowed down by painting or |
| | sculpting, for one who sees quickly and acts |
| | decisively, accurately. - Edward Weston |
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Napa |
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| Photography records the gamut of feelings | Sometimes you can tell a large story with a |
| written on the human face, the beauty of the | tiny subject. - Eliot Porter |
| earth and skies that man has inherited and the | |
| wealth and confusion man has created. | I think the best pictures are often on the edges |
| - Edward Steichen | of any situation, I don't find photographing the |
| | situation nearly as interesting as |
| Pictures you have taken have an influence on | photographing the edges. - William Albert |
| those that you are going to make. | Allard |
| That's life! - John Sexton | |
| | You learn to see by practice. It's just like |
| | playing tennis, you get better the more you |
| | play. The more you look around at things, the |
| | more you see. The more you photograph, the |
| | more you realize what can be photographed |
| | and what can't be photographed. You just have |
| | to keep doing it. - Eliot Porter |
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