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Essential Photography Quotes

Since I had "some" time free, I decided to pull this out of its mothballed state, and reinstate it to some form of a blog.

From the Digital Photography School, here are a couple of good quotes to think about when/before you take a photo.

10 Favorite “Best Photo Tips”…. By You!
In no particular order they are…

1. “Think BEFORE you press the shutter” - Fuzzy

2. “Do you REALLY want a photo of this?” - Brian Rueb
or
“Would you put it on your wall?” - Chet

3. “Light is EVERYTHING in photography” - Teineli
similarly…
“Don’t take photographs of subjects, take photographs of the light” - Cedric
and very succinctly put…
“Your photo will be no better than the quality of the light… if the light is mediocre, do not expect anything more than a mediocre photo” - GL

4. “The difference between great photographers and a not so great photographers is that the great ones don’t show their crappy pictures.” - Bill Boem

5. “K.I.S.S. - Keep It Simple Stupid” - Laura

6. “Try to express your emotion in photo.” - Igor

7. “It’s not the camera” - Smitty

8. “Take notes on every shot - you will learn far more from your failures.” - D. T. North

9. “Bring your camera with you.” - Sybren

10. “Never stop learning.” - steaminhaggis

Honorable Mentions:
- “If it’s worth taking one photo of, it’s worth taking a whole roll of. ” - Dan Wolfgang

- “Know your gear” - Scott

- “Fill the frame.” - Tim

- “Stop reading - go shooting.” - UncleSam

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2 Responses to “Essential Photography Quotes”

  1. # Anonymous Anonymous

    “Don’t take photographs of subjects, take photographs of the light”

    “Your photo will be no better than the quality of the light… if the light is mediocre, do not expect anything more than a mediocre photo”

    two more reasons to get rid of flash entirely and shoot with natural lighting! yes!! *add to collection*  

  2. # Blogger JM

    Great minds think alike!  

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