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Jay Maisel
Age: 93
Born: 1931
Born: January 18
Photographer
Brooklyn
New York
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Gestures
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Photography
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Sometimes as you work, you find that you are learning things about your own perceptions and motivations that are way below you consciousness. If you get lucky, you recognize what you are doing, but all too often we don't find the connection between our work and our own motivations.
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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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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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Be aware of every square millimeter of your frame.
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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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I love when pictures ask questions or make others ask questions.
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The awareness of the quality of space in out photos is akin to our awareness of the very air in our photos, the atmosphere that pervades every square inch of our image and yet is often invisible to the photographer.
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If you can capture the element of surprise, you're way ahead of the game.
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You cannot accurately remember color.
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Keep your mind open. You may very well learn something new about yourself and your pictures.
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As people, we love pattern. But interrupted pattern is more interesting.
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Failing is not a problem. Not trying is a problem.
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Forget what it was. Look at what it is.
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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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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 want to make more interesting pictures, become a more interesting person.
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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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There are rules about perception, but not about photography.
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You must be open to what otherwise may seem to be a detriment to your 'plans'.
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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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