"The closer the source of light is to a subject, the broader the beams are."

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"When the reality looks magnificent, a real art of photography has only one choice: To capture this beauty magnificently!"

Mehmet Murat ildan, Turkish Philosopher

Photography, Truth, Wisdom, Power, Inspirational

"Within two hours of where I live, you have mountains and desert as location. I like the natural elements that abstract into light, texture, shape and shadow."

Herb Ritts, American Photographer

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"I always say that I don't want to be sentimental, that the photographs shouldn't be sentimental, and yet, I am conscious of my sentimentality."

Robert Frank, Swiss Photographer

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"Giving a camera to Diane Arbus is like putting a live grenade in the hands of a child."

Norman Mailer, American Novelist

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"She glances at the photo, and the pilot light of memory flickers in her eyes."

Frank Deford, American Writer

Photography, Eyes, Light, Memory

"Today my passion is still black and white. Today if I have an array of cameras in front of me the one I would reach for that I would feel most comfortable with would be a 4 X 5 View camera. I was once working in a sort of soft light situation."

John Sexton, American Educator

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"Photography to me is catching a moment which is passing, and which is true."

Jacques-Henri Lartigue, French Photographer

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"Now to consult the rules of composition before making a picture is a little like consulting the law of gravitation before going for a walk. Such rules and laws are deduced from the accomplished fact; they are the products of reflection."

Edward Weston, American Photographer

Photography, Consulting, Fact, Law, Laws

"A woman said to me when she first sat down, You're photographing the wrong side of my face. I said, Oh, is there one?"

Imogen Cunningham, American Photographer

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"The problem of direct colour photography has been facing us since the turn of the last century."

Gabriel Lippmann, French Scientist

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"That's why I like fast film. It gives you more freedom to light more naturally."

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"My peers say I have made a difference. That means more to me than winning an Oscar."

Winning

"It is also difficult to articulate the subtleties in cinema, because there aren't words or metaphors which describe many of the emotions you are attempting to evoke."

Cinema

"My first semester, I got a D in creative writing."

Writing

"With today's fast films, you can light the way your eye sees the scene. You can abuse the film and create subtleties in contrast with light and exposure, diffusion and filters. That's what makes it an art."

Art

"The audience has to understand that if the film is going to have any meaning for them. If they are going to empathize with the characters, they have to visualize the process of concentration involved in making every move."

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"There are infinite shadings of light and shadows and colors... it's an extraordinarily subtle language. Figuring out how to speak that language is a lifetime job."

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"When the reality looks magnificent, a real art of photography has only one choice: To capture this beauty magnificently!"

"Within two hours of where I live, you have mountains and desert as location. I like the natural elements that abstract into light, texture, shape and shadow."

"I always say that I don't want to be sentimental, that the photographs shouldn't be sentimental, and yet, I am conscious of my sentimentality."

"Giving a camera to Diane Arbus is like putting a live grenade in the hands of a child."

"She glances at the photo, and the pilot light of memory flickers in her eyes."

"Today my passion is still black and white. Today if I have an array of cameras in front of me the one I would reach for that I would feel most comfortable with would be a 4 X 5 View camera. I was once working in a sort of soft light situation."

"Photography to me is catching a moment which is passing, and which is true."

"Now to consult the rules of composition before making a picture is a little like consulting the law of gravitation before going for a walk. Such rules and laws are deduced from the accomplished fact; they are the products of reflection."

"A woman said to me when she first sat down, You're photographing the wrong side of my face. I said, Oh, is there one?"

"The problem of direct colour photography has been facing us since the turn of the last century."

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"That's why I like fast film. It gives you more freedom to light more naturally."

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"It is also difficult to articulate the subtleties in cinema, because there aren't words or metaphors which describe many of the emotions you are attempting to evoke."

"My first semester, I got a D in creative writing."

"With today's fast films, you can light the way your eye sees the scene. You can abuse the film and create subtleties in contrast with light and exposure, diffusion and filters. That's what makes it an art."

"The audience has to understand that if the film is going to have any meaning for them. If they are going to empathize with the characters, they have to visualize the process of concentration involved in making every move."

"Painting and writing are solitary arts."

"I was very happy sitting alone at a dining room table, writing a script."

"Manipulating shadows and tonality is like writing music or a poem."

"There are infinite shadings of light and shadows and colors... it's an extraordinarily subtle language. Figuring out how to speak that language is a lifetime job."