| It is not the language of painters but the | A mad, keen photographer needs to get out |
| language of nature which one should listen to. | into the world and work and make mistakes. |
| . . . The feeling for the things themselves, for | - Sam Abell |
| reality, is more important than the feeling for | |
| pictures. - Vincent Van Gogh | Photography suits the temper of this ageof |
| | active bodies and minds. It is a perfect |
| Now to consult the rules of composition before | medium for one whose mind is teeming with |
| making a picture is a little like consulting the | ideas, imagery, for a prolific worker who |
| law of gravitation before going for a walk. | would be slowed down by painting or |
| Such rules and laws are deduced from the | sculpting, for one who sees quickly and acts |
| accomplished fact; they are the products of | decisively, accurately. - Edward Weston |
| reflection . . . - Edward Weston | |
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| You learn to see by practice. It's just like | ...words and pictures can work together to |
| playing tennis, you get better the more you | communicate more powerfully than either |
| play. The more you look around at things, the | alone. -William Albert Allard |
| more you see. The more you photograph, the | |
| more you realize what can be photographed | You've got to push yourself harder. You've got |
| and what can't be photographed. You just have | to start looking for pictures nobody else could |
| to keep doing it. - Eliot Porter | take. You've got to take the tools you have and |
| | probe deeper. - William Albert Allard |
| Sometimes you can tell a large story with a | |
| tiny subject. - Eliot Porter | Photography is a major force in explaining |
| | man to man. - Edward Steichen |
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