The pictures are everywhere. If you're open, they will find you. Jay Maisel More Quotes by Jay Maisel More Quotes From Jay Maisel I don't see light as something that falls, but as a positive force. Jay Maisel lightphotographyfall You must not think of yourself as looking at the stage from the audience. You must think of it as theatre in the round and look at it from all sides. Jay Maisel theatrephotographythinking Money and fame that photography can bring you are wonderful, but nothing can compare to the joy of seeing something new. Jay Maisel photographyphotographerjoy Gesture will survive whatever kind of light you have. Gesture can triumph over anything because of its narrative content. Jay Maisel triumphlightphotography Always wait for the trigger. The trigger is the final part of the puzzle, the reason you want to shoot. Jay Maisel finalsphotographywaiting The composition is already there, you just need to crop it Jay Maisel compositioncropsneeds A photographer's art is more in his perceptions than his execution. In a painter, I think the perception is only the first step, and then you have a kind of hard road of execution. Jay Maisel photographyartthinking ... there's one of the great lies of all times, that computers save time. They don't. They're time suckers. So, I'm trying not to get involved in the Photoshop. Jay Maisel computertryinglying I take pictures, and they are there for the taking. I'll tell you a quote that I have always thought about. Arthur Miller said, I try to create the poem from the evidence. Jay Maisel arthursaidtrying It's important to realize that the images are everywhere, not just where you want or expect them to be. Jay Maisel importantphotographywant I want to go out as unprepared as possible so I can get filled up with what the world has to offer. Jay Maisel filled-upwantworld Sometimes without shooting a picture germinates in your head. Other times, you keep taking pictures of the same thing and watch the images mature and grow. Jay Maisel shootingphotographywatches When finding the right angle for a shot...'Move your ass.' Jay Maisel photographyphotographermoving Had I not been told to look, I would have quite, ignorant of what was really there, because I had 'made plans' and was wearing visual and emotional blinders that limited my perceptions and my vision. Jay Maisel emotionalperceptionphotography You can't just turn on when something happens, you have to be turned on all the time. Then things happen. Jay Maisel turnsphotographyphotographer You have to let the past successes go, or you'll never be able to see anew. Jay Maisel ablephotographypast You must be open to what otherwise may seem to be a detriment to your 'plans'. Jay Maisel photographyphotographermay All these factors are only valuable if you're curious. But in any case, the more knowledge you have, the more things are open and available to you. Jay Maisel curiousphotographyphotographer You sort of have to be always aware, even when you're not thinking of shooting. That's when the best stuff happens. Jay Maisel stuff-happensphotographythinking When you shoot, that is opportunity number one to make a statement. When you edit, you have opportunity number two to make your statement. It could be an affirmation of your first choice or could go off in another direction. Jay Maisel photographyopportunitytwo
