Never boss people around. It's more important to click with people than to click the shutter.
Alfred EisenstaedtRead
In a photograph a person’s eyes tell much, sometimes they tell all.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote emphasizes the power of a person's gaze in conveying emotions and stories without words.
Alfred Eisenstaedt's quote highlights the profound ability of eyes to express feelings and convey unspoken narratives, suggesting that through a photograph, one can capture the essence of a person. The eyes are described as windows to the soul, capable of revealing deep emotions and insights that may not be articulated verbally, thereby encapsulating the significance of visual storytelling in photography.
Themes
PhotographyEyesExpressionEmotionStorytelling
In practice
Example use cases
In a photography workshop, one could use this quote to discuss the importance of capturing emotions.
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All quotes →Today's photographers think differently. Many can't see real light anymore. They think only in terms of strobe - sure, it all looks beautiful but it's not really seeing. If you have the eyes to see it, the nuances of light are already there on the subject's face. If your thinking is confined to strobe light sources, your palette becomes very mean - which is the reason I photograph only in available light.
Alfred EisenstaedtRead
I dream that someday the step between my mind and my finger will no longer be needed. And that simply by blinking my eyes, I shall make pictures. Then, I think, I shall really have become a photographer.
Alfred EisenstaedtRead
Retire? Retire from What? Life? I will only retire when I am dead!
Alfred EisenstaedtRead
I always prefer photographing in available light – or Rembrandt-light I like to call it – so you get the natural modulations of the face. It makes a more alive, real, and flattering portrait.
Alfred EisenstaedtRead
People will never understand the patience a photographer requires to make a great photograph, all they see is the end result. I can stand in front of a leaf with a dew drop, or a rain drop, and stay there for ages just waiting for the right moment. Sure, people think I'm crazy, but who cares? I see more than they do!
Alfred EisenstaedtRead
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