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08/29/10

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These are some of my favorite quotes on the subject of photography.  I hope you like them.

There are always two people in every picture: the photographer and the viewer.

Ansel Adams

A good photograph is knowing where to stand.

Ansel Adams

Sometimes I do get to places just when God's ready to have somebody click the shutter.

Ansel Adams

Family photos depict smiling faces.  Births, weddings, holidays.  Children's birthday parties.  People take pictures of the happy moments in their lives.  Someone looking through our photo album would conclude that we had led a joyous, leisurely existence...

Free of tragedy.

No one ever takes a photograph of something they want to forget.

- Robin Williams as Sy Parish - "One Hour Photo"

I'm sure my customers never think about it but these little snapshots are their little stands against the flow of time.  A shutter's clicked, a flash goes off, and they've stopped time.  Just for the blink of an eye.  And if these pictures have anything important to say to future generations, it's this:

I was here, I existed.  I was young, I was happy, and someone cared enough about me in this world...

To take my picture.

- Robin Williams as Sy Parish - "One Hour Photo"

They give us those nice bright colors
They give us the greens of summers
Makes you think all the world's a sunny day, oh yeah
I got a Nikon camera
I love to take a photograph
So mama don't take my Kodachrome away

- Paul Simon - "Kodachrome"

Time it was, and what a time it was, it was
A time of innocence, a time of confidences
Long ago, it must be, I have a photograph
Preserve your memories, they're all that's left you.

- Paul Simon and Art Garfunkle - "Bookends"

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