| Now to consult the rules of composition before | I think you have to have a real point of view |
| making a picture is a little like consulting the | that's your own. You have to tell it your way. |
| law of gravitation before going for a walk. | And, I think that it's a mistake to shoot for a |
| Such rules and laws are deduced from the | specific magazine's point of view because it's |
| accomplished fact; they are the products of | never going to be as good. You have to shoot |
| reflection . . . - Edward Weston | for yourself and photograph [the way] you |
| | believe it. - Mary Ellen Mark |
| Once photography enters your bloodstream, | |
| it's like a disease. - Anon | Memory is very important, the memory of |
| | each photo taken, flowing at the same speed |
| | as the event. During the work, you have to be |
| | sure that you haven't left any holes, that you've |
| | captured everything, because afterwards it will |
| | be too late. - Henri Cartier Bresson |
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| You learn to see by practice. It's just like | I almost never set out to photograph a |
| playing tennis, you get better the more you | landscape, nor do I think of my camera as a |
| play. The more you look around at things, the | means of recording a mountain or an animal |
| more you see. The more you photograph, the | unless I absolutely need a 'record shot'. My |
| more you realize what can be photographed | first thought is always of light. - Galen |
| and what can't be photographed. You just have | Rowell |
| to keep doing it. - Eliot Porter | |
| | Photography suits the temper of this ageof |
| Keep it simple. - Alfred Eienstaedt | 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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