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I'm a New Yorker. I don't believe in air unless I can see it.

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Jay Maisel
Age: 93
Born: 1931
Born: January 18
Photographer
Brooklyn
New York
Yorker
Photographer
Photography
Air
Unless
Believe

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If you can capture the element of surprise, you're way ahead of the game.
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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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I want to go out as unprepared as possible so I can get filled up with what the world has to offer.
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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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If you are out there shooting, things will happen for you. If you're not out there, you'll only hear about it.
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I don't see light as something that falls, but as a positive force.
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There are rules about perception, but not about photography.
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Remember that most people (those who are not photographers) don't even see the things that you missed. Many don't even look. Ergo, you are way ahead of the game.
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We don't experience light, color, and gesture in a vacuum. We experience it in contexts.
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When you shoot, that is opportunity number one to make a statement. When you edit, you have opportunity number two to make your statement. It could be an affirmation of your first choice or could go off in another direction.
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If you don't have a camera, the best thing you can do is describe how great it looked.
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There is no bad light. There is spectacular light and difficult light. It's up to you to use the light you have.
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When we are given gifts, we must be quick and able to accept them.
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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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First, perseverance trumps talent. Second, do what you want to do, otherwise why bother? Third, be ethical it might rub off on others. Fourth, don't give up.
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Forget what it was. Look at what it is.
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The pictures are everywhere. If you're open, they will find you.
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Be aware of every square millimeter of your frame.
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Never say you're going back - SHOOT IT NOW!
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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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