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The best camera is the one you have with you.

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Jay Maisel
Age: 93
Born: 1931
Born: January 18
Photographer
Brooklyn
New York
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Try to go out empty and let your images fill you up.
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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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Failing is not a problem. Not trying is a problem.
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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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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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If you can capture the element of surprise, you're way ahead of the game.
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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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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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Color is seductive. It changes as it interacts with other colors, it changes because of the light falling upon it, and it changes as it becomes larger in size.
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I don't see light as something that falls, but as a positive force.
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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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Had I not been told to look, I would have quite, ignorant of what was really there, because I had 'made plans' and was wearing visual and emotional blinders that limited my perceptions and my vision.
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Gesture is not always action.
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The pictures are everywhere. If you're open, they will find you.
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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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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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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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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 must be open to what otherwise may seem to be a detriment to your 'plans'.
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