I've been a big fan always of getting my camera in different places and trying to seek the unusual vantage point. Joe McNally More Quotes by Joe McNally More Quotes From Joe McNally Our pictures are our footprints. It’s the best way to tell people we were here. Joe McNally reminiscing people way Always remember to make room to shoot what you love. It's the only way to keep your heart beating as a photographer. Joe McNally photography heart way A career in photography is a journey without a destination. Joe McNally careers photography journey Do not be afraid of mistakes. They will be with you always,every time you put a camera to your eye. [If you] shoot safe, and don't at least occasionally court disaster, you are not trying. Time to hang up the camera. Joe McNally eye mistake trying You’ve gotta taste the light, like my friend and fellow shooter Chip Maury says. And when you see light like this, trust me, it’s like a strawberry sundae with sprinkles. Joe McNally sprinkles light photography If you're not having fun, your pictures will reflect that. Joe McNally having-fun ifs fun The most important piece of equipment in your bag is your attitude Joe McNally bags important attitude John Loengard, the picture editor at Life, always used to tell me, ”If you want something to look interesting, don’t light all of it. Joe McNally editors light photography If you view your life as a piece of fabric or a tapestry, the photography is the stitching. It keeps everything together. Joe McNally photography views together Don’t pack up your camera until you’ve left the location. Joe McNally location cameras photography Seán Manchester is, unsurprisingly, very well read in both classical and more recent sources on vampires and vampirism, and cites them with great authority while taking the reader through a brief tour of vampire lore and mythology. This is a book I'd recommend to anybody with an interest in the author or vampires. The parts which deal with vampires are obviously based on years of substantial research and personal experience. Joe McNally vampire book years Unpredictability. Accidents. Not good when you’re engaging in, say, brain surgery, but when lighting...wonderful! Joe McNally surgery brain wonderful No matter how much crap you gotta plow through to stay alive as a photographer, no matter how many bad assignments, bad days, bad clients, snotty subjects, obnoxious handlers, wigged-out art directors, technical disasters, failures of the mind, body, and will, all the shouldas, couldas, and wouldas that befuddle our brains and creep into our dreams, always remember to make room to shoot what you love. It's the only way to keep your heart beating as a photographer. Joe McNally photography dream art A professor I had in college used to tell me that if someone won’t listen to what you have to say because you’re not wearing a tie, then put on a tie, ’cause what you have to say is more important than not wearing a tie. He was right. Joe McNally ties important college The camera’s not a camera, really. It’s an open door we need to walk through. It’s up to us to keep moving our feet. Joe McNally feet doors moving We make pictures. At the end of the day, we create something potentially significant that did not exist at the beginning of the day. We go forward, despite the uncertainty. Because this is an act of love and passion, which defies reason and prudence. Joe McNally the-end-of-the-day passion photography I can't tell you how many pictures I've missed just 'cause I've been so hell bent on getting the shot I think I want. Joe McNally causes want thinking To me, pictures are about memory. Joe McNally memories When shooting a story about someone, their hands should always be on your list to shoot. Joe McNally shooting stories hands Seems Google management figured out it is cheaper, happier and more productive to take care of their employees and create a positive work environment than to burn them to a crisp, make them afraid of the future, and send them off into the highways and byways of California in search of a Taco Bell for lunch. Joe McNally google california lunch
