Favorite Photographer Quotes

[Jeff D. Welker]

I thought I'd post something different this evening - a list of my favorite photographer quotes. If you have a few to add, that would be great. BTW, I'm not drunk nor am I medicated  

Here goes;

"You don't take a photograph, you make it." – Ansel Adams

"Photography is just light remembering itself." – Jerry Uelsmann

"It is an illusion that photos are made with the camera... they are made with the eye, heart and head." - Henri Cartier-Bresson

"You cannot depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus." -  Mark Twain

"It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see." - Henry David Thoreau

"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

"Chance is always there. We all use it. The difference is a poor photographer meets chance one out of a hundred times and a good photographer meets chance all the time." - Brassai

"The most important lens you have is your legs." - Ernst Haas

"If you are out there shooting, things will happen for you. If you're not out there, you'll only hear about it." - Jay Maisel

"Which of my photographs are my favorite? The one I'm going to take tomorrow." - Imogen Cunningham

"When you are looking to find photographs... open up your mind and be still with yourself. The photographs will find you." - Paul Caponigro

Last but not least, that famous photographer from Yankee Stadium....

"You can observe a lot by just watching." - Yogi Berra

[Jay Beckman]

f/8 and Be There...
- Wege

[Jeff D. Welker]

f/8 and Be There...
- Wege

An all time great quote Jay. Second only to;

"We're missing the f***ing Hornets!" - Bill Osmun

[Joe Copalman]

"The most important lens you have is your legs."[/i] - Ernst Haas

LOVE this one.  Precisely why I'm always ping-ponging around like an idiot.

[Joe Copalman]

OMFG Jeff!  Classic.