Photographic Artistry – Creative By Nature

Mammoth Sunflowers ripening for harvest in the High Plains of Texas.

To photograph is to hold one’s breath, when all faculties converge to capture fleeting reality.
It’s at that precise moment that mastering an image becomes a great physical and intellectual joy.
– Henri Cartier-Bresson

Creativity

February 11, 2026January 22, 2026
by Danny

Shaping it as it turns.

You don’t make a photograph just with a camera.
You bring to the act of photography all the pictures you have seen,
the books you have read, the music you have heard, the people you have loved.
– Ansel Adams

Secret Secrets

February 4, 2026January 22, 2026
by Danny

A picture is a secret about a secret,
the more it tells you the less you know.
– Diane Arbus

What is Photography?

January 28, 2026January 22, 2026
by Danny

Coming in for a landing.

To photograph: it is to put on the same line of sight the head, the eye, and the heart.
– Henri Cartier-Bresson

Photogravity

January 21, 2026December 18, 2025
by Danny

Good Photographs

January 14, 2026December 18, 2025
by Danny

The Power of Image

January 7, 2026December 18, 2025
by Danny

Time and Remebrance

December 31, 2025December 3, 2025
by Danny

Everything Changes

December 24, 2025December 3, 2025
by Danny

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Category: Photographic Artistry

Trust and Rapport

All the planning, intuition, technical prowess, and knowledge,
as well as the trust and rapport you have (or haven’t) established,
will show up in the picture, frozen forever.
- Gregory Heisler

Hold Your Breath

To photograph is to hold one’s breath, when all faculties converge to capture fleeting reality.
It’s at that precise moment that mastering an image becomes a great physical and intellectual joy.
– Henri Cartier-Bresson

Creativity

You don’t make a photograph just with a camera.
You bring to the act of photography all the pictures you have seen,
the books you have read, the music you have heard, the people you have loved.
– Ansel Adams

Secret Secrets

A picture is a secret about a secret,
the more it tells you the less you know.
– Diane Arbus

What is Photography?

To photograph: it is to put on the same line of sight the head, the eye, and the heart.
– Henri Cartier-Bresson

Photogravity

To consult the rules of composition before making a picture
is a little like consulting the law of gravitation before going for a walk.
- Edward Weston

Good Photographs

There are no rules for good photographs,
there are only good photographs.
- Ansel Adams

The Power of Image

The best images are the ones that retain their strength and impact over the years,
regardless of the number of times they are viewed.
– Anne Geddes

Time and Remebrance

Great photography is about depth of feeling, not depth of field.
– Peter Adams

Everything Changes

The best thing about a picture is that it never changes,
even when the people in it do.
- Andy Warhol

All the planning, intuition, technical prowess, and knowledge, as well as the trust and rapport you have (or haven’t) established, will show up in the picture, frozen forever. - Gregory Heisler

To photograph is to hold one’s breath, when all faculties converge to capture fleeting reality. It’s at that precise moment that mastering an image becomes a great physical and intellectual joy. – Henri Cartier-Bresson

You don’t make a photograph just with a camera. You bring to the act of photography all the pictures you have seen, the books you have read, the music you have heard, the people you have loved. – Ansel Adams

A picture is a secret about a secret, the more it tells you the less you know. – Diane Arbus

To photograph: it is to put on the same line of sight the head, the eye, and the heart. – Henri Cartier-Bresson

To consult the rules of composition before making a picture is a little like consulting the law of gravitation before going for a walk. - Edward Weston

There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs. - Ansel Adams

The best images are the ones that retain their strength and impact over the years, regardless of the number of times they are viewed. – Anne Geddes

Great photography is about depth of feeling, not depth of field. – Peter Adams

The best thing about a picture is that it never changes, even when the people in it do. - Andy Warhol

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All the planning, intuition, technical prowess, and knowledge,
as well as the trust and rapport you have (or haven’t) established,
will show up in the picture, frozen forever.
- Gregory Heisler

To photograph is to hold one’s breath, when all faculties converge to capture fleeting reality.
It’s at that precise moment that mastering an image becomes a great physical and intellectual joy.
– Henri Cartier-Bresson

You don’t make a photograph just with a camera.
You bring to the act of photography all the pictures you have seen,
the books you have read, the music you have heard, the people you have loved.
– Ansel Adams

A picture is a secret about a secret,
the more it tells you the less you know.
– Diane Arbus

To photograph: it is to put on the same line of sight the head, the eye, and the heart.
– Henri Cartier-Bresson

To consult the rules of composition before making a picture
is a little like consulting the law of gravitation before going for a walk.
- Edward Weston

There are no rules for good photographs,
there are only good photographs.
- Ansel Adams

The best images are the ones that retain their strength and impact over the years,
regardless of the number of times they are viewed.
– Anne Geddes

Great photography is about depth of feeling, not depth of field.
– Peter Adams

The best thing about a picture is that it never changes,
even when the people in it do.
- Andy Warhol