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Edward Weston
American
Photographer
About the author
Anything that excites me for any reason, I will photograph; not searching for unusual subject matter, but making the commonplace unusual.
Edward Weston,
American
Photographer
#Will
#Reason
There is nothing like a Bach fugue to remove me from a discordant moment... only Bach hold up fresh and strong after repeated playing. I can always return to Bach when the other records weary me.
Edward Weston,
American
Photographer
#Nothing
Photography to the amateur is recreation, to the professional it is work, and hard work too, no matter how pleasurable it my be.
Edward Weston,
American
Photographer
#Work
#Photography
#Hard work
#Recreation
Photography suits the temper of this age - of active bodies and minds. It is a perfect medium for one whose mind is teeming with ideas, imagery, for a prolific worker who would be slowed down by painting or sculpting, for one who sees quickly and acts decisively, accurately.
Edward Weston,
American
Photographer
#Ideas
#Photography
#Age
#Mind
#Painting
#Temper
Now to consult the rules of composition before making a picture is a little like consulting the law of gravitation before going for a walk. Such rules and laws are deduced from the accomplished fact; they are the products of reflection.
Edward Weston,
American
Photographer
#Now
#Law
#Fact
#Rules
#Laws
#Reflection
#Consulting
My own eyes are no more than scouts on a preliminary search, for the camera's eye may entirely change my idea.
Edward Weston,
American
Photographer
#Eye
#May
#Idea
#Eyes
#Change
I was extravagant in the matter of cameras - anything photographic - I had to have the best. But that was to further my work. In most things I have gone along with the plainest - or without.
Edward Weston,
American
Photographer
#Work
I see no reason for recording the obvious.
Edward Weston,
American
Photographer
#Reason
#Obvious
Consulting the rules of composition before taking a photograph, is like consulting the laws of gravity before going for a walk.
Edward Weston,
American
Photographer
#Rules
#Laws
#Gravity
#Consulting