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Jay Maisel Inspirational Quotes (52)

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... there's one of the great lies of all times, that computers save time. They don't. They're time suckers. So, I'm trying not to get involved in the Photoshop.
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You have to have a lot of 'overage' so that your failures aren't the only thing you come home with. You've got to have a lot of things that were magnificent failures, but you want some magnificent successes.
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Be aware of every square millimeter of your frame.
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If you want to make more interesting pictures, become a more interesting person.
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If you can capture the element of surprise, you're way ahead of the game.
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The best camera is the one you have with you.
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You always end up with too many pictures to edit and too few that you feel 'got it'.
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You cannot accurately remember color.
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Money and fame that photography can bring you are wonderful, but nothing can compare to the joy of seeing something new.
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All these factors are only valuable if you're curious. But in any case, the more knowledge you have, the more things are open and available to you.
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Since the background is as important as the subject, you mustn't let it default by chance. You must control not only vertical and horizontal, you must be aware of the depth of field (or lack of it) that you want in the background.
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As people, we love pattern. But interrupted pattern is more interesting.
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When we are given gifts, we must be quick and able to accept them.
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Every picture should have a place you can go, a home, a climax.
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Each picture you take has power as long as it brings experience to the person who’s looking at it.
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You can't just turn on when something happens, you have to be turned on all the time. Then things happen.
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The drama of light exists not only in what is in the light, but also in what is left dark. If the light is everywhere, the drama is gone.
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Gesture will survive whatever kind of light you have. Gesture can triumph over anything because of its narrative content.
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If you're not shooting in the right direction, it doesn't matter how well you're shooting.
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I'm a New Yorker. I don't believe in air unless I can see it.
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There really isn't anything that you could call 'bad' color. It all has to do with the amount of color you use and in what context it appears.
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You must be open to what otherwise may seem to be a detriment to your 'plans'.
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It's not just when you shoot, or what you shot, or where you shoot, it's the combination of the three.
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Keep your mind open. You may very well learn something new about yourself and your pictures.
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