Gisele Freund Professions : Photographer Born : December 19, 1908 Died : March 31, 2000 Browse All Authors Top 7 quotes by Gisele Freund Photography is the typical means of expression of a society founded on a civilization of technicians, conscious of the aims it has set for itself... Its power of exactly reproducing external reality, a power inherent in its technique, lends it a documentary character and makes it appear as the most faithful and impartial process for the reproduction of social life. Gisele Freund photography character mean Yet it seems so easy to take a photograph! One forgets that, apart from the technical aspects, photography can be a mental creation and the affirmation of a personality. What is marvelous about a photograph is that its possibilities are infinite; there aren't any subjects 'done to death'. Gisele Freund photography done personality Before the first press pictures, the ordinary man would visualize only those events that took place near him, on his street or in his village. Photography opened a window. As the reader's outlook expanded, the world began to shrink. Gisele Freund events photography men The lens, that allegedly impartial eye, permits all possible distortions of reality... The importance of photography lies not only in the fact that it is a creation, but above all in the fact that it is one of the most effective means of shaping our ideas and influencing our behavior. Gisele Freund photography mean lying ...in the theatre the stage keeps the audience aware of the fictional nature of the action. The reader poring over a magazine, on the other hand, identifies what he sees in the photographs as real. Gisele Freund theatre real hands When you do not like human beings, you cannot make good portraits. Gisele Freund portraits human-beings humans For me, at least, studying my subjects first and knowing them personally was essential to taking a good picture. Gisele Freund essentials knowing firsts Similar Authors Inge Morath photographer Bert Stern photographer Brent Stirton photographer Bunny Yeager photographer Burt Glinn photographer Bruno Barbey photographer All Authors
