Film is not very practical. The new world goes faster, and digital is very fast. Patrick Demarchelier More Quotes by Patrick Demarchelier More Quotes From Patrick Demarchelier When people ask me which is your favourite portrait, they expect it to be Diana, or someone famous. But the answer is my dog, Puffy. They think I mean Puff Daddy. No, it is the dog. Patrick Demarchelier dogmeanthinking When you are a photographer, you work all the time, because your eye is the first camera. Patrick Demarchelier cameraseyefirsts Take pictures all the time. Don't worry if you take a bad photograph; you learn more by taking a bad picture than a good one. If you don't like it, study it and figure out why you don't like it. You'll learn from your mistake. Patrick Demarchelier studymistakeworry Photography is like a moment, an instant. You need a half-second to get the photo. So it's good to capture people when they are themselves. Patrick Demarchelier photographyinspiringpeople When you're a fashion photographer, you must inspire a dream. Patrick Demarchelier fashiondreaminspire I don't stop at my past; I like new work. I like what I'm doing tomorrow. Patrick Demarchelier new-worktomorrowpast Fashion is the opposite of the real, its worst enemy. Fashion photography is subversive; it makes you believe everything is true, whereas this could not be more false. It is the opposite of a mirror, a deformation. Patrick Demarchelier fashionphotographyreal I don't take the camera out with me. My eyes are the camera for me every day. Patrick Demarchelier cameraseye I love digital, but the only problem is less intimacy. People look at the screen right away. Before, nobody saw the picture before you saw the final picture. There was more privacy in a way. Patrick Demarchelier finalspeoplelooks My dog, Puffy. The dog is the perfect portrait subject. He doesn't pose. He isn't aware of the camera. Patrick Demarchelier camerasdogperfect I love my dog. Actually, the best portrait I did was of my dog. Patrick Demarchelier i-love-my-dogportraitsdog With Dior Haute Couture, the dream is already there. Patrick Demarchelier haute-couturediordream The movie that you'll be in is a new challenge. Photography is just the shot - one day, two days - and the next day you're gone. Patrick Demarchelier next-dayphotographytwo For me, the new pictures are what I'm thinking about every day. The past is the past, no? Every day is a new challenge. Patrick Demarchelier challengespastthinking Every day is a dream, every day I spend with my wife. Patrick Demarchelier my-wifewifedream My stepfather gave me a Kodak camera when I was 17 years old. I started working at a local photo store in Le Havre, France, taking passport pictures and photographing weddings. Patrick Demarchelier francecamerasyears Sex doesn't sell as well as we thought. If we would not sell the Van Gogh and Co., it would be a very serious problem. Patrick Demarchelier seriouswould-besex Photography is an accident. Patrick Demarchelier accidentphotography Dior Couture is like art - they are the art pieces of a fashion house. Each piece is unique and made by hand. Patrick Demarchelier fashionuniquehouseart Beauty is in the character of a person. It's about having an interesting face and about what's inside. Anyone can take a good picture. Patrick Demarchelier facegoodbeautycharacter
