Maxioms by Ansel Adams
You don't take a photograph, you make it.
You don't take a photograph, you make it.
Some photographers take reality...and impose the domination of their own thought and spirit. Others come before reality more tenderly and read more
Some photographers take reality...and impose the domination of their own thought and spirit. Others come before reality more tenderly and a photograph to them is an instrument of love and revelation.
Sometimes I do get to places just when God's ready to have somebody click the shutter.
Sometimes I do get to places just when God's ready to have somebody click the shutter.
I have often thought that if photography were difficult in the true sense of the term -- meaning that the read more
I have often thought that if photography were difficult in the true sense of the term -- meaning that the creation of a simple photograph would entail as much time and effort as the production of a good watercolor or etching -- there would be a vast improvement in total output. The sheer ease with which we can produce a superficial image often leads to creative disaster.
A great photograph is one that fully expresses what one feels, in the deepest sense, about what is being photographed.
A great photograph is one that fully expresses what one feels, in the deepest sense, about what is being photographed.
