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Bill Brandt Quotes

The photographer must possess and preserve the receptive faculties of a child who looks at the world for the first time Picture Quote #1

It is the gift of seeing the life around them clearly and vividly, as something that is exciting in its own right. It is an innate gift, varying in intensity with the individual’s temperament and environment Picture Quote #1

Photographers should follow their own judgment, and not the fads and dictates of others Picture Quote #1

Photography is still a very new medium and everything must be tried and dare Picture Quote #1

Photography is not a sport. It has no rules. Everything must be dared and tried! Picture Quote #1

I am not very interested in extraordinary angles. They can be effective on certain occasions, but I do not feel the necessity for them in my own work. Indeed, I feel the simplest approach can often be most effective. A subject placed squarely in the center of the frame, if attention is not distracted from it by fussy surroundings, has a simple dignity which makes it all the more impressive Picture Quote #1

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The good photographer will produce a competent picture every time whatever his subject. But only when his subject makes and immediate and direct appeal to his own interests will he produce a work of distinction Picture Quote #1

No amount of toying with shades of print or with printing papers will transform a commonplace photograph into anything other than a commonplace photograph Picture Quote #1

When I began to photograph nudes, I let myself be guided by this camera, and instead of photographing what I saw, I photographed what the camera was seeing. I interfered very little, and the lens produced anatomical images and shapes which my eyes had never observed Picture Quote #1

It is essential for the photographer to know the effect of his lenses. The lens is his eye, and it makes or ruins his pictures. A feeling for composition is a great asset. I think it is very much a matter of instinct. It can perhaps be developed, but I doubt if it can be learned. To achieve his best work, the young photographer must discover what really excites him visually. He must discover his own world Picture Quote #1

If there is any method in the way I take pictures, I believe it lies in this: See the subject first. Do not try to force it to be a picture of this, that or the other thing. Stand apart from it. Then something will happen. The subject will reveal itself Picture Quote #1

Sometimes they are a matter of luck; the photographer could not expect or hope for them. Sometimes they are a matter of patience, waiting for an effect to be repeated that he has seen and lost or for one that he anticipates Picture Quote #1

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Photography has no rules, it is not a sport. It is the result which counts, no matter how it is achieved Picture Quote #1

Most photographers would feel a certain embarrassment in admitting publicly that they carried within them a sense of wonder, yet without it they would not produce the work they do, whatever their particular field Picture Quote #1

It is the gift of seeing the life around them clearly and vividly, as something that is exciting in its own right. It is an innate gift, varying in intensity with the individual’s temperament and environment Picture Quote #1

It is part of the photographer’s job to see more intensely than most people do. He must have and keep in him something of the receptiveness of the child who looks at the world for the first time or of the traveler who enters a strange country Picture Quote #1

I consider it essential that the photographer should do his own printing and enlarging. The final effect of the finished print depends so much on these operations Picture Quote #1

And only the photographer himself knows the effect he wants. He should know by instinct, grounded in experience, what subjects are enhanced by hard or soft, light or dark treatment Picture Quote #1

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A photographer must be prepared to catch and hold on to those elements which give distinction to the subject or lend it atmosphere Picture Quote #1

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The photographer must possess and preserve the receptive faculties of a child who looks at the world for the first time. (Bill Brandt Quotes) It is the gift of seeing the life around them clearly and vividly, as something that is exciting in its own right. It is an innate gift, varying in intensity with the individual’s temperament and environment. (Bill Brandt Quotes) Photographers should follow their own judgment, and not the fads and dictates of others (Bill Brandt Quotes) Photography is still a very new medium and everything must be tried and dare (Bill Brandt Quotes) Photography is not a sport. It has no rules. Everything must be dared and tried! (Bill Brandt Quotes) I am not very interested in extraordinary angles. They can be effective on certain occasions, but I do not feel the necessity for them in my own work. Indeed, I feel the simplest approach can often be most effective. A subject placed squarely in the center of the frame, if attention is not distracted from it by fussy surroundings, has a simple dignity which makes it all the more impressive (Bill Brandt Quotes) The good photographer will produce a competent picture every time whatever his subject. But only when his subject makes and immediate and direct appeal to his own interests will he produce a work of distinction (Bill Brandt Quotes) No amount of toying with shades of print or with printing papers will transform a commonplace photograph into anything other than a commonplace photograph (Bill Brandt Quotes) When I began to photograph nudes, I let myself be guided by this camera, and instead of photographing what I saw, I photographed what the camera was seeing. I interfered very little, and the lens produced anatomical images and shapes which my eyes had never observed (Bill Brandt Quotes) It is essential for the photographer to know the effect of his lenses. The lens is his eye, and it makes or ruins his pictures. A feeling for composition is a great asset. I think it is very much a matter of instinct. It can perhaps be developed, but I doubt if it can be learned. To achieve his best work, the young photographer must discover what really excites him visually. He must discover his own world (Bill Brandt Quotes) If there is any method in the way I take pictures, I believe it lies in this: See the subject first. Do not try to force it to be a picture of this, that or the other thing. Stand apart from it. Then something will happen. The subject will reveal itself (Bill Brandt Quotes) Sometimes they are a matter of luck; the photographer could not expect or hope for them. Sometimes they are a matter of patience, waiting for an effect to be repeated that he has seen and lost or for one that he anticipates (Bill Brandt Quotes) Photography has no rules, it is not a sport. It is the result which counts, no matter how it is achieved (Bill Brandt Quotes) Most photographers would feel a certain embarrassment in admitting publicly that they carried within them a sense of wonder, yet without it they would not produce the work they do, whatever their particular field (Bill Brandt Quotes) It is the gift of seeing the life around them clearly and vividly, as something that is exciting in its own right. It is an innate gift, varying in intensity with the individual’s temperament and environment (Bill Brandt Quotes) It is part of the photographer’s job to see more intensely than most people do. He must have and keep in him something of the receptiveness of the child who looks at the world for the first time or of the traveler who enters a strange country (Bill Brandt Quotes) I consider it essential that the photographer should do his own printing and enlarging. The final effect of the finished print depends so much on these operations (Bill Brandt Quotes) And only the photographer himself knows the effect he wants. He should know by instinct, grounded in experience, what subjects are enhanced by hard or soft, light or dark treatment (Bill Brandt Quotes) A photographer must be prepared to catch and hold on to those elements which give distinction to the subject or lend it atmosphere (Bill Brandt Quotes)