Ig Oliver Eyes Quotes


Dodging and burning are steps to take care of mistakes God made in establishing tonal relationships. Ansel Adams Burning 125
Photography, as a powerful medium of expression and communications, offers an infinite variety of perception, interpretation and execution. Ansel Adams Communications 120
To photograph truthfully and effectively is to see beneath the surfaces and record the qualities of nature and humanity which live or are latent in all things. Ansel Adams All 93
No man has the right to dictate what other men should perceive, create or produce, but all should be encouraged to reveal themselves, their perceptions and emotions, and to build confidence in the creative spirit. Ansel Adams Men 91
It is my intention to present - through the medium of photography - intuitive observations of the natural world which may have meaning to the spectators. Ansel Adams Intention 88
There are always two people in every picture: the photographer and the viewer. Ansel Adams People 87
Landscape photography is the supreme test of the photographer - and often the supreme disappointment. Ansel Adams Disappointment 86
Myths and creeds are heroic struggles to comprehend the truth in the world. Ansel Adams Comprehend 77
A great photograph is a full expression of what one feels about what is being photographed in the deepest sense and is thereby a true expression of what one feels about life in its entirety. Ansel Adams Expression 75
When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence. Ansel Adams Photography 74
There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs. Ansel Adams Photographs 73
It is horrifying that we have to fight our own government to save the environment. Ansel Adams Environmental 71
A good photograph is knowing where to stand. Ansel Adams Knowing 71
Twelve significant photographs in any one year is a good crop. Ansel Adams Crop 68
Not everybody trusts paintings but people believe photographs. Ansel Adams art 67
Photography is more than a medium for factual communication of ideas. It is a creative art. Ansel Adams communication 58
The only things in my life that compatibly exists with this grand universe are the creative works of the human spirit. Ansel Adams Life 58
A true photograph need not be explained, nor can it be contained in words. Ansel Adams Contained 56
Yosemite Valley, to me, is always a sunrise, a glitter of green and golden wonder in a vast edifice of stone and space. Ansel Adams Nature 55
A great photograph is one that fully expresses what one feels, in the deepest sense, about what is being photographed. Ansel Adams Being 50
In wisdom gathered over time I have found that every experience is a form of exploration. Ansel Adams Experience 48
Some photographers take reality... and impose the domination of their own thought and spirit. Others come before reality more tenderly and a photograph to them is an instrument of love and revelation. Ansel Adams Come 45
A photograph is usually looked at - seldom looked into. Ansel Adams Looked 45
To the complaint There are no people in these photographs I respond There are always two people the photographer and the viewer. Ansel Adams Photography 42
You don't take a photograph, you make it. Ansel Adams Art 38
There is nothing worse than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept. Ansel Adams art 37
We must remember that a photograph can hold just as much as we put into it, and no one has ever approached the full possibilities of the medium. Ansel Adams Approached 35
Sometimes I arrive just when Gods ready to have somone click the shutter. Ansel Adams Photography 35
You dont make a photograph just with a camera. You bring to the act of photography all the pictures you have seen the books you have read the music you have heard the people you have loved. Ansel Adams Photography 32
Millions of men have lived to fight, build palaces and boundaries, shape destinies and societies; but the compelling force of all times has been the force of originality and creation profoundly affecting the roots of human spirit. Ansel Adams Men 31
I tried to keep both arts alive, but the camera won. I found that while the camera does not express the soul, perhaps a photograph can! Ansel Adams Alive 28

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