To take photographs means to recognize - simultaneously and within a fraction of a second - both the fact itself and the rigorous organization of visually perceived forms that give it meaning. It is putting one's head, one's eye and one's heart on the same axis.
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Nationality: French Type: Photographer Born: August 22, 1908 Death: August 3, 2004 |
Know what you're trying to do before you do it. Turning knobs at random isn't enlightening any more than throwing paint at a wall blindfolded will let you paint a nice picture.
If you haven't had at least a slight poetic crack in the heart, you have been cheated by nature.