Don’t shoot what it looks like. Shoot what it feels like. – David Alan Harvey
It’s one thing to make a picture of what a person looks like, it’s another thing to make a portrait of who they are. – Paul Caponigro
“When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence.”
― Ansel Adams
― Ansel Adams
“A picture is a secret about a secret, the more it tells you the less you know.”
― Diane Arbus
― Diane Arbus
“The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera.”
― Dorothea Lange
― Dorothea Lange
“You don’t take a photograph, you make it.”
― Ansel Adams
― Ansel Adams
“For me, the camera is a sketch book, an instrument of intuition and spontaneity.”
― Henri Cartier-Bresson
― Henri Cartier-Bresson
“To photograph is to hold one’s breath, when all faculties converge to capture fleeting reality. It’s at that precise moment that mastering an image becomes a great physical and intellectual joy.”
― Henri Cartier-Bresson
― Henri Cartier-Bresson
JAN13. Maturin, Venezuela.
Great post. The quotations gave me much to think about, as did the accompanying images. Thanks!
Chris! One of my favorite fellow bloggers and always great to hear something from you! The quotes made me think long and hard, too. I really did try to understand them deeply and to make sure that they were truly speaking for me and truly representing my passionate feelings about photography. This post came out of a desire originally, for me to write something directly from inside myself about my feelings. When I couldn’t quite articulate them the way I felt would best get my thoughts across, I turned to quotes to see if others could articulate for me. And these did. And there will be more, as I will do more posts on this, for sure. And most importantly, at some point in the future, I WILL write an original post about my relationship with photography and what it really means to me. Thank you, as always, for stopping by…I know you wouldn’t have as much trouble writing, as that’s your other big talent, but I’ll do my best.
Great photos!
Thanks, Cindy!