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Elliott Erwitt Quotes

The advantage of taking pictures of the famous is that they get published Picture Quote #1

All the technique in the world doesn’t compensate for the inability to notice Picture Quote #1

Most photographers work best alone, myself included Picture Quote #1

You can find pictures anywhere. It’s simply a matter of noticing things and organizing them. You just have to care about what’s around you and have a concern with humanity and the human comedy Picture Quote #1

Covering a historic event is perfectly legitimate. It’s not sneaking into somebody’s boudoir... These people belong to history, and not to record that if you have the opportunity would be wrong Picture Quote #1

I don’t like explosions. I don’t mind progress. But digital photography has made every man, woman, child and chimpanzee a photographer of sorts and consequently has numbed down the general quality of photographs Picture Quote #1

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After following the crowd for a while, I’d then go 180 degrees in the exact opposite direction. It always worked for me Picture Quote #1

Now very often events are set up for photographers... The weddings are orchestrated about the photographers taking the picture, because if it hasn’t been photographed it doesn’t really exist Picture Quote #1

The whole point of taking pictures is so that you don’t have to explain things with words Picture Quote #1

Nothing happens when you sit at home. I always make it a point to carry a camera with me at all times... I just shoot at what interests me at that moment Picture Quote #1

It’s about reacting to what you see, hopefully without preconception. You can find pictures anywhere. It’s simply a matter of noticing things and organising them. You just have to care about what’s around you and have a concern with humanity and the human comedy Picture Quote #1

Making pictures is a very simple act. There is no great secret in photography... schools are a bunch of crap. You just need practice and application of what you’ve learned. My absolute conviction is that if you are working reasonably well the only important thing is to keep shooting... it doesn’t matter whether you are making money or not. Keep working, because as you go through the process of working things begin to happen Picture Quote #1

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There’s no great mystique to photography. A lot of photographers like to put their hands up to their forehead and tell you how they’ve suffered and so forth. Well, I just rent a car and drive to the place and take the pictures Picture Quote #1

The work I care about is terribly simple. I observe. I try to entertain. But above all I want my pictures to be emotional. Little else interests me in photography Picture Quote #1

You must have a visual sense if you want to be a photographer. It is a very subtle thing, this visual business Picture Quote #1

When I get up in the morning I brush my teeth and go about my business, and if I am going anywhere interesting I take my camera along Picture Quote #1

It’s about time we started to take photography seriously and treat it as a hobby Picture Quote #1

Balance of light is the problem, not the amount. Balance between shadows and highlights determines where the emphasis goes in the picture... make sure the major light in a picture falls at right angles to the camera Picture Quote #1

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Photography is pretty simple stuff. You just react to what you see, and take many, many pictures Picture Quote #1

Working myself into a position of total versatility, so that I can do anything I want to do at the time I want to do it. Whether I do it or not is another question Picture Quote #1

You can find pictures anywhere. It’s simply a matter of noticing things and organizing them Picture Quote #1

I’m not a serious photographer like many of my contemporaries. That is to say, I am serious about not being serious Picture Quote #1

If you’re not a curious person, you’re certainly not going to be a good photographer Picture Quote #1

Photography is a craft. Anyone can learn a craft with normal intelligence and application. To take it beyond the craft is something else. That’s when magic comes in. And I don’t know that there’s any explanation for that Picture Quote #1

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I appreciate simplicity, true beauty that lasts over time, and a little wit and eclecticism that make life more fun Picture Quote #1

I enjoy nothing more than spending time with my loved ones, young and old, and at least once a year we get together for a formal family photograph Picture Quote #1

I’m an amateur photographer, apart from being a professional one, and I think maybe my amateur pictures are the better ones Picture Quote #1

To me, photography is an art of observation. It’s about finding something interesting in an ordinary place... I’ve found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them Picture Quote #1

I don’t think you can create luck. You’re either lucky or you’re not. I don’t know if it’s really luck or if it’s just curiosity. I think the main ingredient, or a main ingredient for photography is curiosity. If you’re curious enough and if you get up in the morning and go out and take pictures, you’re likely to be more lucky than if you just stay at home Picture Quote #1

The thing is that when you don’t carry a camera, that’s when you see pictures in particular, or at least that’s when you think you see pictures in particular. When you do carry it, if you do see one on the occasion that you do, you can take it Picture Quote #1

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The advantage of taking pictures of the famous is that they get published (Elliott Erwitt Quotes) All the technique in the world doesn’t compensate for the inability to notice (Elliott Erwitt Quotes) Most photographers work best alone, myself included (Elliott Erwitt Quotes) You can find pictures anywhere. It’s simply a matter of noticing things and organizing them. You just have to care about what’s around you and have a concern with humanity and the human comedy (Elliott Erwitt Quotes) Covering a historic event is perfectly legitimate. It’s not sneaking into somebody’s boudoir... These people belong to history, and not to record that if you have the opportunity would be wrong (Elliott Erwitt Quotes) I don’t like explosions. I don’t mind progress. But digital photography has made every man, woman, child and chimpanzee a photographer of sorts and consequently has numbed down the general quality of photographs (Elliott Erwitt Quotes) After following the crowd for a while, I’d then go 180 degrees in the exact opposite direction. It always worked for me (Elliott Erwitt Quotes) Now very often events are set up for photographers... The weddings are orchestrated about the photographers taking the picture, because if it hasn’t been photographed it doesn’t really exist (Elliott Erwitt Quotes) The whole point of taking pictures is so that you don’t have to explain things with words (Elliott Erwitt Quotes) Nothing happens when you sit at home. I always make it a point to carry a camera with me at all times... I just shoot at what interests me at that moment (Elliott Erwitt Quotes) It’s about reacting to what you see, hopefully without preconception. You can find pictures anywhere. It’s simply a matter of noticing things and organising them. You just have to care about what’s around you and have a concern with humanity and the human comedy (Elliott Erwitt Quotes) Making pictures is a very simple act. There is no great secret in photography... schools are a bunch of crap. You just need practice and application of what you’ve learned. My absolute conviction is that if you are working reasonably well the only important thing is to keep shooting... it doesn’t matter whether you are making money or not. Keep working, because as you go through the process of working things begin to happen (Elliott Erwitt Quotes) There’s no great mystique to photography. A lot of photographers like to put their hands up to their forehead and tell you how they’ve suffered and so forth. Well, I just rent a car and drive to the place and take the pictures (Elliott Erwitt Quotes) The work I care about is terribly simple. I observe. I try to entertain. But above all I want my pictures to be emotional. Little else interests me in photography (Elliott Erwitt Quotes) You must have a visual sense if you want to be a photographer. It is a very subtle thing, this visual business (Elliott Erwitt Quotes) When I get up in the morning I brush my teeth and go about my business, and if I am going anywhere interesting I take my camera along (Elliott Erwitt Quotes) It’s about time we started to take photography seriously and treat it as a hobby (Elliott Erwitt Quotes) Balance of light is the problem, not the amount. Balance between shadows and highlights determines where the emphasis goes in the picture... make sure the major light in a picture falls at right angles to the camera (Elliott Erwitt Quotes) Photography is pretty simple stuff. You just react to what you see, and take many, many pictures (Elliott Erwitt Quotes) Working myself into a position of total versatility, so that I can do anything I want to do at the time I want to do it. Whether I do it or not is another question (Elliott Erwitt Quotes) You can find pictures anywhere. It’s simply a matter of noticing things and organizing them (Elliott Erwitt Quotes) I’m not a serious photographer like many of my contemporaries. That is to say, I am serious about not being serious (Elliott Erwitt Quotes) If you’re not a curious person, you’re certainly not going to be a good photographer (Elliott Erwitt Quotes) Photography is a craft. Anyone can learn a craft with normal intelligence and application. To take it beyond the craft is something else. That’s when magic comes in. And I don’t know that there’s any explanation for that (Elliott Erwitt Quotes) I appreciate simplicity, true beauty that lasts over time, and a little wit and eclecticism that make life more fun (Elliott Erwitt Quotes) I enjoy nothing more than spending time with my loved ones, young and old, and at least once a year we get together for a formal family photograph (Elliott Erwitt Quotes) I’m an amateur photographer, apart from being a professional one, and I think maybe my amateur pictures are the better ones (Elliott Erwitt Quotes) To me, photography is an art of observation. It’s about finding something interesting in an ordinary place... I’ve found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them (Elliott Erwitt Quotes) I don’t think you can create luck. You’re either lucky or you’re not. I don’t know if it’s really luck or if it’s just curiosity. I think the main ingredient, or a main ingredient for photography is curiosity. If you’re curious enough and if you get up in the morning and go out and take pictures, you’re likely to be more lucky than if you just stay at home (Elliott Erwitt Quotes) The thing is that when you don’t carry a camera, that’s when you see pictures in particular, or at least that’s when you think you see pictures in particular. When you do carry it, if you do see one on the occasion that you do, you can take it (Elliott Erwitt Quotes)

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