Posts Tagged ‘photography’

Of course, there will always be those who look only at technique, who ask ‘how’, while others of a more curious nature will ask ‘why’. Personally, I have always preferred inspiration to information.
Man Ray

All photographs are accurate. None of them is the truth.
Richard Avedon

There are many teachers who could ruin you. Before you know it you could be a pale copy of this teacher or that teacher. You have to evolve on your own.
Berenice Abbott

Everybody who does anything for the public can be criticized. There’s always someone who doesn’t like it.
Imogen Cunningham

as the understanding expands and evolves,
the photographs become better and better.
the more evolved the equation of thought, relationship,
and time the more appears in the picture. and as i come
to know my subjects better, i learn more about myself.
i am reflected in the person and the work.

i believe that technique should absorb a minimum of energy.
homosapiens like to use as many tools as possible.
if i have two lenses or two film types i’ll spend time
thinking about which one to use. but if i limit myself
to one lens and one film type i’ve eliminated mechanical
considerations. i simply use what is there.

it’s not an accident that edward weston took
most of his pictures with a six-dollar lens that
he bought at a junk store.
good photographers usually have very simple technique.
- Jock Sturges