Ansel Adams quotes - page 3

Yes, in the sense that the negative is like the composer's score. Then, using that musical analogy, the print is the performance. (Paraphrased as "Film is the score and the print is the performance.") (Ansel Adams)
A great photograph is a full expression of what one feels about what is being photographed in the deepest sense, and is, thereby, a true expression of what one feels about life in its entirety. View quote
Ansel Adams
Simply look with perceptive eyes at the world about you, and trust to your own reactions and convictions. Ask yourself Does this subject move me to feel, think and dream Can I visualize a print - my own personal statement of what I feel and want to convey. View quote
Ansel Adams
I would never apologize for photographing rocks. Rocks can be very beautiful. But, yes, people have asked why I don't put people into my pictures of the natural scene. I respond, "There are always two people in every picture: the photographer and the viewer.” That usually doesn't go over at all. View quote
Ansel Adams