“It’s good for me to remember to be true to yourself and really find something that resonates with what you feel as a photographer — and not what you think someone else wants to see, not some typical shot — and go with that.”
–John Keatley, photographer
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Some fuel for the creative person’s fire…
“Only the mediocre are always at their best.”
–Jean Giraudoux (via here)
“The WAY you SEE is WHAT you are hired for as a photographer. Seeing photographs is just one facet of the business, and if you want to make money at photography, you must build a business around it.”
–Nick Onken (via here)
“I never have taken a picture I’ve intended. They’re always better or worse.”
–Diane Arbus (via here)
“I’m sick of not having the courage to be an absolute nobody.”
–Salinger (via here)
Some key words from photographer Dan Winters in an audio interview floating around the photo blogosphere:
“It can be incredibly simple. It’s not, you know, the latest light-shaping tool from Profoto that’s making this picture. It’s the idea of you looking at what’s going on, being aware of what’s going on, and kind of making decisions based on looking at it … having a real ability to look at the light.”