I have been nominated by fellow photography blogger Angela Furtardo (Shoot’ngo, Adventures in Photography – Angela creates a photo post every day) to take part in a challenge to post my three favourite quotes (one each for three consecutive days). Thanks for the nomination, Angela!
I am not one for quotes, as a rule, but got looking at a few from famous photographers, and thought “why not?” with one caveat. I am meant to nominate 3 bloggers each day to take up the challenge, but like some others, I have decided to throw this open to anyone who wants to have a go… Cheating? Maybe..
Anyway, here is quote number 1, which I only came across recently, but it resonates with the way I am now:
“I tend to think of the act of photographing, generally speaking, as an adventure. My favourite thing is to go where I’ve never been”
– Diane Arbus
In the past, I just pointed the camera and took photographs. Now, I am trying to improve my skills, and attempting to create my own vision, my own stories, my own atmospheres.
London Midland Scottish circa 1940
WordsVisual 
Great quote and image, Sue! And thanks for playing along! Maybe you’ll become a quotes person… 😉
No, I don’t think so! 🙂
🙂 🙂
I liked some of Diane’s strange images Sue, and had one of her books of collected photos, later passed on to a friend, as a gift. Have you ever seen this? http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0422295/
it’s quite strange, but there aren’t too many films about photographers.
Given your liking for subtitles, you might prefer this, one of the best films I can recall in recent years.
http://aworldoffilm.com/2014/07/18/everlasting-moments-2008-jan-troell-pete-johnson/
Best wishes, Pete.
I haven’t seen the film about Arbus, and I must search out the Jan Troell film, sounds right up my street!
I sincerely believe that you would like it Sue.
I haven’t been able to stop thinking about it since I watched it.
And when was that, Pete?
I got the DVD as a present, I think it must have been 2011.
Ok,must have been good!
There is something about a foreign language film, done well, that far exceeds anything we can ever hope to put out in our native tongue. Or maybe that’s just me? But I think you understand only too well what I am on about. x
You have me sussed, Pete…..pretty good as we have yet to meet! 😳
Go on, you know you want to.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Everlasting-Moments-DVD-Maria-Heiskanen/dp/B002D3ZJBW
The price of a large latte!
I had already got that far, Pete! 😉
Oh, and I drink black coffee……
You are just very continental Sue, I feel that deeply…x
I rather think I am…..
I like your distinct style Sue.
Thanks, Gilly…..interesting to know I do have a style! 😀
Oh but you do. You really do. x
Oh! Said she, astonished….but quite pleased ☺️
No need to be astonished. How many can replicate the Dutch Masters, with modern style?
Answer? Few, but you are definitely in that small group. x
Well, thank you very much (blushing)
Have a blush, you deserve one Sue.
You are, and you seem to be doing a pretty good job of it 🙂
Thank you, Jo! 😀
There are some fantastic quotes about Photography. My all time favourite quote is “The eyes are the scouts of the heart”. That is attributed to Joseph Campbell, a US writer, author and mythologist (not sure what a mythologist actually is or does). You might say this isn’t a photographic quote because Joseph isn’t a photographer, but somehow that short phrase summarizes for me so well the link between out innate creativity and our ability to see and capture images.
I would rather agree with you, Andy…an interesting quote! By the way, I like the Arbus quote, but I have to say I find most of her images disturbing…
Yes, I was never a great fan of her work too.
🙂