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I take pictures, and they are there for the taking. I'll tell you a quote that I have always thought about. Arthur Miller said, I try to create the poem from the evidence.
Jay Maisel
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Jay Maisel
Age: 93
Born: 1931
Born: January 18
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I love when pictures ask questions or make others ask questions.
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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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Gesture will survive whatever kind of light you have. Gesture can triumph over anything because of its narrative content.
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You must be open to what otherwise may seem to be a detriment to your 'plans'.
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If you're not shooting in the right direction, it doesn't matter how well you're shooting.
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There are rules about perception, but not about photography.
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Be aware of every square millimeter of your frame.
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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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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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I'm a New Yorker. I don't believe in air unless I can see 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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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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The pictures are everywhere. If you're open, they will find you.
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Keep your mind open. You may very well learn something new about yourself and your pictures.
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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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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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