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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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Jay Maisel
Age: 93
Born: 1931
Born: January 18
Photographer
Brooklyn
New York
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Difficult
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Spectacular
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Photography

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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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As people, we love pattern. But interrupted pattern is more interesting.
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If you can capture the element of surprise, you're way ahead of the game.
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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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