Good Photo Quotes

• It's a very frustrated feeling you get when the only people with good photos of you work are the police department.

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  Banksy

  People   Police   Feelings  

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• I am not an artist, and I never intended to be one. I hope I have made some good photographs, but what I really hope is that I have done some good photo stories with memorable images that make a point, and, perhaps, even make a difference.

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  Cornell Capa

  Photography   Memorable   Artist  

  "Photographs". Book by Cornell Capa, www.theguardian.com. 1992.

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• In 1982 I bought the newly released Makina Plaubel 55mm fixed-lens camera. With this shift from 35mm to 6 x 7, I also changed from black and white to color. Later that year, I started my project on New Brighton called The Last Resort. However, the first project I shot in colour was composed of urban scenes from Liverpool. This image was on the second roll of film. It's the first good photo I made in this new chapter of my work.

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  Martin Parr

  Black And White   Color   Years  

  "10 Photographers Share ‘An Image That Changed Everything’ And The Stories Behind Them" by Priscilla Frank, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 10, 2015.

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• I've been collecting photos for a long time, I mean since I started making money. But what you have had to go through to find a good photo is like a needle in the haystack sometimes. You'll drive from one gallery to the next gallery to the next gallery. It's not an easy process. It's a very ancient model that just hasn't caught up with the times.

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  Guy Oseary

  Mean   Long   Next  

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• If I am dissatisfied, it's simply because good photos are few and far between. A good photo is a miracle.

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  Josef Koudelka

  Photography   Miracle   Photographer  

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• Good photos have come when I least controlled the situation.

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  Gueorgui Pinkhassov

  Situation   Good Photo   Controlled  

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• Before digital, I spent thirty years shooting color transparencies, which are very unforgiving of exposure. A half stop can make or break a good photo on slide film.

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  Peter Menzel

  Color   Years   Make Or Break  

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• When you start thinking as far as what's a good photo, unfortunately everything starts looking like a good photo.

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  Henry Rollins

  Thinking   Good Photo  

  Interview with Danny Stygion, www.sinicalmagazine.com. October 1, 2011.

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• Everyone should understand that getting good photos is paramount to everything. You have to do what it takes and often comfort and sleep are the first casualties of an assignment.

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  Peter Menzel

  Sleep   Comfort   Firsts  

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