Quotes of Ansel Adams - somelinesforyou

“ 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

“ 'To the complaint, 'There are no people in these photographs,' I respond, 'There are always two people: the photographer and the viewer.' ”

- Ansel Adams

“ 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

“ In wisdom gathered over time I have found that every experience is a form of exploration. ”

- Ansel Adams

“ You don’t take a photograph, you make it. ”

- Ansel Adams

“ You don’t take a photograph, you make it. ”

- Ansel Adams

“ Ask yourself: Why am I seeing and feeling this? How am I growing? What am I learning? Remember: Every coincidence is potentially meaningful. How high your awareness level is determines how much meaning you get from your world. ”

- 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

“ When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence. ”

- Ansel Adams

“ There are always two people in every picture: the photographer and the viewer. ”

- Ansel Adams

“ You don’t take a photograph, you make it. ”

- Ansel Adams

“ In wisdom gathered over time I have found that every experience is a form of exploration. ”

- Ansel Adams

“ Sometimes I arrive just when God's ready to have somone click the shutter. ”

- Ansel Adams

“ Sometimes I arrive just when God's ready to have somone click the shutter. ”

- Ansel Adams

“ In wisdom gathered over time I have found that every experience is a form of exploration. ”

- Ansel Adams

“ 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

“ There is nothing worse than a brilliant image of a fuzzy concept. ”

- Ansel Adams

“ There's nothing worse than a brilliant image of a fuzzy concept. ”

- Ansel Adams

“ Photography, as a powerful medium of expression and communications, offers an infinite variety of perception, interpretation and execution. ”

- Ansel Adams

“ Dodging and burning are steps to take care of mistakes God made in establishing tonal relationships. ”

- Ansel Adams

“ A good photograph is knowing where to stand. ”

- 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

“ 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

“ 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

“ 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

“ 'To the complaint, 'There are no people in these photographs,' I respond, 'There are always two people: the photographer and the viewer.'. ”

- Ansel Adams

“ It is horrifying that we have to fight our own government to save the environment. ”

- Ansel Adams

“ When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence. ”

- Ansel Adams

“ Photography is more than a medium for factual communication of ideas. It is a creative art. ”

- Ansel Adams

“ Dodging and burning are steps to take care of mistakes God made in establishing tonal relationships. ”

- Ansel Adams
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