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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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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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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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Gesture will survive whatever kind of light you have. Gesture can triumph over anything because of its narrative content.
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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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You must be open to what otherwise may seem to be a detriment to your 'plans'.
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Failing is not a problem. Not trying is a problem.
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There are rules about perception, but not about photography.
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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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Some have said that if you take a great picture in color and take away the color, you'll have a great black-and-white picture. But if you're shooting something about color and you take away the color, you'll have nothing.
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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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One color alone means nothing. I acts as in a vacuum, with no other colors to relate to. It is only when colors relate to other colors that the fun begins.
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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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Never say you're going back - SHOOT IT NOW!
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The best camera is the one you have with you.
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Be aware of every square millimeter of your frame.
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Try to go out empty and let your images fill you up.
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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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You cannot accurately remember color.
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I don't see light as something that falls, but as a positive force.
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If you can capture the element of surprise, you're way ahead of the game.
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