Best Photography Quotes

"If there are 7106 languages... there's one that is universal. It's photography."

"Great photographers, great artists, they can capture these things about the weight of things."

"Photography is about telling a story with images; it's not just about one solid image."

"Photography is about capturing emotion, telling a story."

"The invention of the camera has allowed us to capture life's greatest marvels."

"Photographic experts verified it was not a double exposure or tampering."

"The Freddy Jackson photo continues to intrigue those fascinated with life after death."

"The time-traveling hipster remains one of the most perplexing figures ever captured on film."

"Every good Airbnb listing relies on very good pictures. It's how you get customers."

"Composition is how everything comes together in the image to produce that final photo that tells the story of when you were there."

"Tell a story with your image and convey the mood, the feeling, and the story of when you were there."

"Curiosity captures multiple images of the Martian sunset; this short series of images provides the most detailed view of what a sunset looks like on Mars."

"Love to send pictures of this place, and most of the time, people just get shocked."

"As a photographer, your goal is to show the world to people in a way in which they've never seen it before, and that's how you can create photos that are memorable and unique."

"Let's learn how to light a scene using global illumination and an HDRI image."

"The lighter spots of the image will actually emit light, and the darker parts... basically won't emit very much light."

"Galaxy s24 Ultra got rid of the 10 times optical zoom and instead now has a five times optical zoom but with a five times larger sensor."

"I wasn't always the guy teaching thousands to take incredible iPhone photos."

"The on-ride photos are always some of my favorites to look at at the end of the day because you never know what your face is going to look like."

"Ansel Adams is one of the most recognizable names in photography, and most photographers consider him to be a god."

"This image probably makes me want to quit photography more than any other picture on the website because it's so awesome."

"This is the highest rated image in the entire critique, rated by the community."

"I love the composition; the bride, in particular, looks great. Her profile looks really pretty."

"A new larger 48 megapixel sensor that's going to bend down to 12 megapixels for all your normal photos but you do get the benefits of sharpness and more light gathering from a larger sensor."

"It's raining, but it's a great opportunity to do black-and-white photography."

"Composition is everything, I think, in photography."

"Photography and rain are very good friends; they make awesome photography."

"It's very difficult to critique a single photo... anyone can get lucky and take one great photo, but to do it again and again and again, that shows you're really capable of telling a story or communicating something."

"Humanity can elevate photos from snapshot to art with the perfectly placed human or an emotion captured in the right way."

"Smartphone cameras haven't replaced photographers."

"We capture photos and videos so we can look back and remember. They help us feel connected."

"The most interesting new feature of the photo section of your iPhone is Memories, which will automatically collect pictures from say the last week or the last month or places you've visited and put them into a slideshow without you having to do anything."

"Damn it. I was trying to get a cool shot through the glass, but the glass isn't in focus and you're not cool."

"You get more dynamic range with the bigger sensor. That means bright brights and dark shadows at the same time."

"That trip was just incredible. It felt like the camera was just coming along with us."

"Photographs, which cannot themselves explain anything, are inexhaustible invitations to deduction, speculation, and fantasy."

"To take a photograph is to participate in another person's (or thing's) mortality, vulnerability, mutability."

"Congratulations on purchasing this mirrorless camera."

"This video is going to cover the very basics of setting up your R6 but it's also going to go into details on how I would personally set up the menu."

"I personally shoot... I'm always putting two cards into the camera because I'm able to shoot redundant."

"It's a great option if you're a one-man band and you just want to sit in a chair and take photos of yourself."

"Adjustment layers allow you to non-destructively change the colors of your photo."

"Photography has been one of the greatest sources of joy in my life."

"The beauty of photography is that it's a blend of science and art."

"The photograph invites us to contemplate the possibility of unseen forces at play in our everyday lives."

"I'm just a sucker for skyline shots, man. Honestly, I really am."

"The reason I was doing photography was because I wanted to take pictures of things that I saw out there and share it with other people."

"Great light makes such a big difference... take advantage of that golden hour whenever you can."

"What makes a good photographer a great one? I think photographers who have a purpose when they shoot and make you feel something when you look at their images are better than photographers who are just shooting what's trendy or popular."

"Future you will be glad that past you decided to shoot RAW instead of shooting JPEG."

"I feel so thankful for wedding photography in general for giving me the freedom to do what I wanted with my life."

"Feel free to try it. At some point, if you get really good at wildlife and you want to advance to a more powerful lens, it's the lens that makes the biggest difference here."

"If you want your wedding day documented, you should have a wedding photographer."

"If you want to make money as a photographer, go where the money is. Find an industry to work for that's doing well, even if you're just paying your bills so you can do whatever it is you're passionate about."

"Photography is going to be part of everyone's jobs. So if you learn photography, it will become useful even if you don't go on to be a full-time photographer."

"As a photographer, there is always more to learn. You should never be satisfied with what you know, as there will always be something else that can help you improve your photography."

"This is what started me on my journey with street photography."

"You can develop your photography and feel creatively fulfilled even in a life that feels quite frantic."

"I'm trying to go above and beyond. Tomorrow, I rented a photography film studio to get just perfect lighting."

"There's no right or wrong in photography; there aren't rules that anybody needs to follow. People do things differently, and that's okay."

"Adams died in 1983 at the age of 82, leaving behind an enormous legacy and still a household name today."

"Photography is not only art in composition; it is dealing with light, it has elements of chemistry involved, it has elements of physics involved."

"Environmental portraits... the person interplays with their environment."

"The mundane can also be capturing history... fascinating by the mundane."

"Humorous moments... make us laugh when we look at them."

"Serendipitous... moments that will never happen again, it's the once-in-a-lifetime street photo."

"Using light and shadow as your subject... you get beautiful shadows and buildings in a lot of urban environments reflect light all over the place."

"Capturing images or objects that define your hood... what defines your neighborhood or area."

"With portrait photography, you can discover and reveal a new facet of a close friend or relative, or to someone you bump into on the street. There is no secret to shooting a good portrait. In fact, I prefer not to speak in terms of good and bad. What really matters is that you are happy with your own results."

"Taking a picture is not just about catching a moment in time; to me, it's rather a quest to catch the beauty which is all around us. It's an epic journey."

"You do not have to work as a photographer to be legitimate. If you already take photographs and you enjoy it, you are already legit."

"Henri Cartier-Bresson...his photography always reminds me of jazz music in that way because you have improvisation that is happening with design constraints around it."

"Gordon Parks...there is a part of his canon of work that covered the African-American experience with segregation. These are powerful images."

"Photographers learn more with their hands than with their eyes."

"You're a pro photographer if your intention is to make money from the pictures that you're taking."

"I'm going to tell you my story about how I became a professional photographer and what that looked like in reality, the nuts and bolts of the day-to-day, so you can get a realistic picture of what you might experience if you choose to go professional."

"Photography is all about capturing the moment, the expression; it's about composition and lighting."

"Adobe Lightroom... is pretty much all the photo editing software you'll ever need."

"My first love in life has always been photography. It's like my thing, my passion. I adore it."

"It's better to end up with, for example, five really high-quality, perfect, really stunning photographs than 100 mediocre ones."

"Don’t think you know light. No, light. The key to any successful image is good lighting. Light can make or break an image, so it’s imperative that you not only understand light but you also know how to control it."

"The electronic viewfinder has features in it like a histogram or a level if you want it to and seeing that stuff in real-time is pretty incredible."

"The best way to learn photography is standing digital photography...it's the best-selling photography book in the world."

"SnapBridge allows you to do some remote control over your camera as well as to transfer files from your camera to your phone."

"You can use this to dial in the perfect settings for a situation."

"A macro lens will let you focus very close... you can get really close to things and make them look really big."

"There's a whole world out there of amazing little detail photos, not only bugs and things but also raindrops, reflections, and textures."

"Sometimes you need to break these rules; photography is a creative outlet."

"The best camera is the one you have with you at the time."

"It's a lifelong learning thing. I've been doing photography for more than 20 years now, and I'm still constantly learning things."

"For sports, I'm in continuous AF tracking mode most of the time."

"This camera will produce 80 megapixel files with unbelievable amounts of detail... it blows away the competition."

"We believe that images can move the world to a brighter, more positive future."

"Without light, you would not be able to create moods, play around with tones. As a photographer, you have to capture that one moment that is magic."

"A great photographer lives the passion of photography, stay true to your style, true to yourself."

"Having more gear will not solve the fundamental issues."

"Waiting for the moment, knowing when it's there, is what photography is really all about."

"It's not about the equipment; it's about getting results and getting better photos as a photographer."

"You don't need a good camera at all, in fact, a cheap camera's fine. Your talent, vision, and personality are stronger than any piece of gear you could use."

"Anyone can document a setting. All you need is a camera. But what we're looking to do is do something that's unexpected and unique."

"Our first class that we're going to do is going to be developing your style as a photographer."

"The greatest gift of photography is that we can see the flaws in a photograph and appreciate reality more."

"The power to visually capture and replicate a moment in time would be considered magic a few hundred years ago."

"You can get a great emotionally compelling image from any camera."

"There's no such thing as the perfect camera, but there is the right tool for the right job."

"Visual beauty is often prioritized first in many people's minds, though I often find it to be the least important of the three."

"Cameras are tools, and if you feel like a tool is right for the job that you need to do, sure, there's going to be a better one that comes out later."

"The unique thing that Leica has done with the Q2 is they take advantage of an extremely sharp 28 millimeter lens."

"The Leica Q2 Monochrome does not have any of these filters in front of the camera, so you're going to get improved dynamic range as well as improved low light sensitivity."

"There's just something about the experience of shooting black and white photography that's native in camera that just feels to me more like the old days when I shot black and white film."

"If you are looking for a lightweight and powerful mirrorless camera that allows you to take breathtaking shots, then the Sony Alpha s7 3 is the right choice for you."

"Remember the best camera to have is the camera you already do have."

"Becoming a good photographer involves many different skill sets."

"The image quality from the GH5 is easily the best image quality for the price that you can get in a camera today."

"Do you shoot a variety of work?...In that case, I would wholeheartedly recommend the GH5."

"These new SLRs were even better for professionals than the rangefinders were because you were actually looking through the lens."

"If gaffer tape is not already in your home, it should be. It's black and non-reflective, so it hides from the camera, and it doesn't leave a bunch of residue behind."

"Who needs a special white balance card when white paper is everywhere? Just place it in the light you're shooting in, point your camera, and set that custom white balance."

"Our friend always uses foam board to reflect light onto his subject. In fact, a lot of flat white things would make great reflectors."

"The size of the sensor on the RP is amazing. Take full advantage of it by learning how to control the basics of photography."

"Custom white balance is great when you are shooting in an environment that has multiple light sources."

"Manual zoom focusing... we can manually dial in our focus to make sure it's tack sharp."

"Getting closer is way more important than gear."

"Fill the frame with any lens, even if it's mediocre, you're going to get a fantastic picture that people are going to love."

"Light is something nobody really appreciates... good light will create an amazing and sharp looking picture and bad light will create a muddy and very boring picture."

"Your pictures should tell a story about the animal... that's a story. It will move people."

"Your brain is the most important tool by far, and the camera is an extension of whatever you see in your brain."

"Highlight tone priority is designed for wedding photographers to pull detail back into overexposed highlights."

"Flash on outside can add detail by filling in shadows, controlling the contrast."

"Sony has the best eye detection in the world."

"The a6600 is the flagship of the APS-C cameras."

"The most valuable tool that you have for your photography is your brain and how you think about problem-solving."

"Architecture photography is something I've been dabbling for a very long time. It actually started in my undergrad studies in Urban Design and Architecture School that I got an interest in architecture photography."

"Unity is defined as the feeling that all the elements fit together comfortably in your photo."

"For ten years, birthday parties, family get-togethers, I was kind of like our family photographer."

"Budapest is one of Europe's most photogenic destinations."

"Adjusting your tone curve and having the proper white balance is essentially the most important thing in your footage."

"I hope this video has been useful. I think narrative is a powerful thing in photography. I also think it's a very natural thing."

"All you can really look at is her face, with the positioning of it, but also the way that she's gazing at the camera. And there's a really beautiful subtle expression that Emma's giving here."

"If you don't like that digital look to your nighttime photos, then enable Pro Raw again for that 48-megapixel capture at night."

"Transport yourself to a mesmerizing oasis in Giza, Egypt, frozen in time by a captivating photograph from 1917."

"This would be the last photograph taken that day, capturing Yardley's last embrace with her head coach, Julie Meyers, both were unaware this exact moment would soon be on the national front pages."

"To create interesting light, you have to create interesting shadows."

"Become obsessed with light. Look at light around you all the time."

"If there was anything I wanted you to go home today with, it's this thought: To create interesting light, you have to create interesting shadows."

"The short answer is that when you take a picture in P, S, or A modes and you play it back and you're not happy with it, we can make it brighter by using something called the exposure compensation button."

"The most important information here, they're gonna be these three guys at the bottom of the screen: your shutter speed, aperture, and ISO."

"Get used to using the touch screen which you can touch and drag. Very useful, very fast."

"It's easy to downsize an image, you can't take a small image and upsize it very easily."

"If you want sharper images or you're shooting in low light, I suggest this monster heavy lens... it's an F1.8 lens which means it gathers like 4 times more light than your kit lens probably does, meaning you can work in really dim environments and still get great results."

"Everybody should have at least one flash. They're useful in a lot of scenarios, especially as you start to get creative."

"Photography is an art form. Sure, it's mildly technical, but the artistic part of it is 98% of the challenge."

"If you're using an app like Adobe Lightroom, which can greatly improve your images and make them easier to organize, then I would definitely be shooting RAW from day one."

"The first thing I'm likely to change is that I shoot raw instead of JPEG. Raw images capture everything from the sensor, capturing way more detail and the bright highlights and the dark shadows."

"We have these little arrows pointing to the right: white balance shift allows us to shift the color tone in specific directions."

"Photography is an art and that's what stunning digital photography teaches."

"The single most important component of a camera is the 12 inches behind it." - Ansel Adams

"Photos can tell a story, but they don't always tell the right one."

"This image has really struck a chord with people."

"It will require expert composition to capture the beauty of these elaborate temples."

"Of course, the biggest thing is that the Leave a Legacy monoliths are all gone from the right-hand side of the entrance, which makes pictures of Spaceship Earth amazing."

"The OnePlus 6 camera is a camera that we're very excited about, and we look forward to seeing what you create using it."

"Learning how to take good pictures is a really important skill."

"Your wedding pictures are really beautiful, Emiko."

"When I think of my mom, I think of that picture, and I realized we're historians, we're not just photographers."

"Learn new techniques because the minute we stop learning, it becomes boring."

"For me, as a fine art photographer, I think the printing process is an integral part of who I am trying to be and what I am trying to create."

"Everybody sees the world differently, and photography enables us to see the world through the eyes and minds of others."

"As a photographer and an artist, I try to focus on finding out what makes us feel alive."

"The most important question when we're making photographs is, 'What is my subject?'"

"This is finally, after probably half an hour of walking around, it's so good. Very much colorful places, nice photographic place for visiting India."

"The motors are big, the props are huge. It's for somebody who's really into photography, super stable platform, reliable."

"What's everybody want to do on vacation? You want video of yourself and you want photos of yourself."

"Mom always takes a picture the minute you walk downstairs, then puts it on our family birthday calendar."

"Capture professional-quality photos of every moment with its 21 megapixel camera, and record stunning 4K videos in 60 frames per second with HDR."

"A bigger sensor is better because it's able to use more information to create an image with more detail and better dynamic range."

"Photographers and filmmakers are always trying to capture something that hasn't been shot before."

"It's changed not just my workflow, but also the way I physically work on shoots, the way I frame situations, the way I work with my brides and grooms."

"Photography for me is so much more than just a way to document a scene or capture a moment; it's a means to deepen our understanding of the human experience."

"This constant need for recomposing... sometimes it pulls it out of focus, so phenomenal tool in recent years."

"Pre shot electronic shutter is a very cool feature... it remembers the last 60 or so frames and you're able to go through and find the exact moment."

"Some professionals think that these are the indispensable three lenses that any pro photographer should own and they've basically acquired the name the holy trinity of zoom lenses."

"Instead of capturing this astro scene at ISO 3200, I'm capturing it to 1250. This is going to make a significant difference with the amount of noise that you're dealing with when you're working this astro image in post-production."

"Going to shoot with the second body is of course what most professionals will choose to do."

"Often people do ask me which zoom they should buy, and I often say, well there are good choices of zooms, but I personally nearly always choose a prime."

"This is an excellent value full-frame camera. It's got good image quality."

"People always ask me which camera should I buy and I always tell them, well, it depends on what you're doing, what your subject matter is, and it depends on how much money you have."

"Keep shooting, never give up on your dreams, and remember you only have one chance to get it right."

"Split toning is another very big thing, and I would even say one of the top two things you have in Lightroom for sunset pictures."

"Dodging and burning is making individual parts of your photo darker or brighter, and that way you really create a lot of interest, you complexify the light even more."

"Huawei mate 50 Pro has produced eye-catching bokeh photos but once we check edge detection, edge cutouts, and separation line between the subject and background, I am surprised to see most of the time Huawei mate 50 pro has done it with perfection."

"I want to photograph every woman in the world who's ever looked in the mirror and not felt good enough about herself."

"It's generally not illegal to take pictures or film anyone or anything that can be seen from a public vantage point."

"We love Delta; it's such a beautiful rocket to photograph."

"I will crawl across broken glass to set up a camera...if it means that we get to share it with people around the world and be excited about space flight."

"The autofocus system on the new 7D Mark II is pretty remarkable. There's 65 autofocus points, which is more than even the 5D Mark III."

"The autofocus points were really spread around the frame and it really makes a difference."

"Having these focus points out to the edge makes a real tangible difference in photography, improves your composition, and lets you get more beautiful pictures."

"The iPhone beats DSLR not only in terms of convenience but also in terms of allowing you to get closer to your subjects and capture more candid photos than you would be able to take using a big camera."

"As long as you know what you're doing, you can take great photos with your iPhone no matter where you are, even if you're at your office."