Jay Maisel Quotes

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You must be open to what otherwise may seem to be a detriment to your 'plans'.

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You will, in time, see and show others not just the superficial, but the details, the meanings, and the implications of all that you look at...

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When we are given gifts, we must be quick and able to accept them.

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Since the background is as important as the subject, you mustn't let it default by chance. You must control not only vertical and horizontal, you must be aware of the depth of field (or lack of it) that you want in the background.

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You have to pick the right tool for the point you're trying to make and there is no one solution.

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You have to let the past successes go, or you'll never be able to see anew.

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Money and fame that photography can bring you are wonderful, but nothing can compare to the joy of seeing something new.

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Sometimes as you work, you find that you are learning things about your own perceptions and motivations that are way below you consciousness. If you get lucky, you recognize what you are doing, but all too often we don't find the connection between our work and our own motivations.

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'Color' is quite different from 'colors.' In an image with many colors, we find that all the colors compete with each other rather than interacting with each other. The results" colors.

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I try not to tell students where to shoot, when to shoot, or what to shoot. I feel finding the picture is the most important part of being a photographer. The actual shooting is of lesser importance.

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There is no bad light. There is spectacular light and difficult light. It's up to you to use the light you have.

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You sort of have to be always aware, even when you're not thinking of shooting. That's when the best stuff happens.

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The more light you have in an image, the less drama you get. The details start taking over; the mystery is all gone.

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All these factors are only valuable if you're curious. But in any case, the more knowledge you have, the more things are open and available to you.

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Remember that most people (those who are not photographers) don't even see the things that you missed. Many don't even look. Ergo, you are way ahead of the game.

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Gesture will survive whatever kind of light you have. Gesture can triumph over anything because of its narrative content.

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I love when pictures ask questions or make others ask questions.

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The whole world is there for you. Gifts will happen, but only if you are patient with life itself, the shooting process, and your own limitations.

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You can't just turn on when something happens, you have to be turned on all the time. Then things happen.

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It's important to realize that the images are everywhere, not just where you want or expect them to be.

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Color is seductive. It changes as it interacts with other colors, it changes because of the light falling upon it, and it changes as it becomes larger in size.

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You have to learn not only from your failures. You must also learn from your successes.

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Some have said that if you take a great picture in color and take away the color, you'll have a great black-and-white picture. But if you're shooting something about color and you take away the color, you'll have nothing.

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We have always wanted to find the 'it-ness' of anything we shoot. We want to get as deep into the subject as we can.

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Sometimes without shooting a picture germinates in your head. Other times, you keep taking pictures of the same thing and watch the images mature and grow.

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It's a lot easier to take pictures if you always have the camera with you.

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You must not think of yourself as looking at the stage from the audience. You must think of it as theatre in the round and look at it from all sides.

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We don't experience light, color, and gesture in a vacuum. We experience it in contexts.

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The pictures are everywhere. If you're open, they will find you.

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If you're not your own severest critic, you are your own worst enemy.

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