| "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 Quotes |
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| 'To the complaint, 'There are no people in these photographs,' I respond, 'There are always two people: the photographer and the viewer.' Ansel Adams Quotations |
| A good photograph is knowing where to stand. Ansel Adams |
| 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 |
| A great photograph is one that fully expresses what one feels, in the deepest sense, about what is being photographed. Ansel Adams |
| A photograph is usually looked at - seldom looked into. Ansel Adams Adages |
| A true photograph need not be explained, nor can it be contained in words. Ansel Adams Remarks |
| Dodging and burning are steps to take care of mistakes God made in establishing tonal relationships. Ansel Adams Remarks |
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| I have often thought that if photography were difficult in the true sense of the term -- meaning that the creation of a simple photograph would entail as much time and effort as the production of a good watercolor or etching -- there would be a vast improvement in total output. The sheer ease with which we can produce a superficial image often leads to creative disaster. Ansel Adams |
| 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 |
| In my mind's eye, I visualize how a particular . . . sight and feeling will appear on a print. If it excites me, there is a good chance it will make a good photograph. It is an intuitive sense, an ability that comes from a lot of practice. Ansel Adams Quotes |
| In some photographs the essence of light and space dominate; in others, the substance of rock and wood, and the luminous insistence of growing things...It is my intention to present-through the medium of photography-intuitive observations of the natural world which may have meaning to spectators... Ansel Adams Quotations |
| In wisdom gathered over time I have found that every experience is a form of exploration. Ansel Adams Quotations |
| It is horrifying that we have to fight our own government to save the environment. Ansel Adams |
| 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 Adages |
| 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 Adages |
| Myths and creeds are heroic struggles to comprehend the truth in the world. Ansel Adams |
| 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 |
| No matter how sophisticated you may be, a large granite mountain cannot be denied - it speaks in silence to the very core of your being Ansel Adams Popular Quotes |
| Not everybody trusts paintings, but people believe photographs. Ansel Adams |
| Photography is more than a medium for factual communication of ideas. It is a creative art. Ansel Adams |
| Photography, as a powerful medium of expression and communications, offers an infinite variety of perception, interpretation and execution. Ansel Adams |
| Simply look with perceptive eyes at the world about you, and trust to your own reactions and convictions. Ask yourself: "Does this subject move me to feel, think and dream? Can I visualize a print - my own personal statement of what I feel and want to convey - from the subject before me? Ansel Adams Quotations |
| 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 |
| Sometimes I do get to places just when God's ready to have somebody click the shutter. Ansel Adams |
| The negative is comparable to the composer's score and the print to its performance. Each performance differs in subtle ways. Ansel Adams |
| There are always two people in every picture: the photographer and the viewer. Ansel Adams Popular Quotes |
| There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs. Ansel Adams |
| There are worlds of experience beyond the world of the aggressive man, beyond history, and beyond science. The moods and qualities of nature and the revelations of great art are equally difficult to define; we can grasp them only in the depths of our perceptive spirit. Ansel Adams |
| There is nothing worse than a brilliant image of a fuzzy concept. Ansel Adams |
| There is nothing worse than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept. Ansel Adams Remarks |
| 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 Popular Quotes |
| Twelve significant photographs in any one year is a good crop. Ansel Adams Popular Quotes |
| 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 |
| When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence. Ansel Adams |
| 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 |
| You don't take a photograph, you make it. Ansel Adams Quotes |
