Photoshoot Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old photoshoot quotes, photoshoot sayings, and photoshoot proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.

A picture was a motionless record of motion. An arrested representation of life. A picture was the kiss of death pretending to possess immutability. Ivan Klíma
Photography is the truth if it's being handled by a truthful person. Don McCullin
I find the whole concept of being 'sexy' embarrassing and confusing. If I do a photoshoot, people desperately want to change me—dye my hair blonder, pluck my eyebrows, give me a fringe. Emma Watson
There are always two people in every picture; the photographer and the viewer. Ansel Adams
A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you the less you know. Diane Arbus
The important thing is not the camera but the eye. Alfred Eisenstaedt
Most things in life are moments of pleasure and a lifetime of embarrassment; photography is a moment of embarrassment and a lifetime of pleasure. Tony Benn
Photography deals exquisitely with appearances, but nothing is what it appears to be. Duane Michals
One should photograph objects, not only for what they are but for what else they are. Minor White
Photography freed painting from a lot of tiresome chores, starting with family portraits. Pierre Auguste Renoir
Consulting the rules of composition before taking a photograph is like consulting the laws of gravity before going for a walk. Edward Weston
In photographing older women, beauty is not defined by teenage girls. Nancy Hopkins Reily
Put your drink down when you have your photograph made. Nancy Hopkins Reily
Front lighting is flat, backlighting gives depth to the image and side lighting gives more dimension. Nancy Hopkins Reily
In art, ability matters. Nancy Hopkins Reily
When photographing a one-time event such as a wedding, work with a partner and synchronize your camera settings. Nancy Hopkins Reily
Color photographs can fade, so periodically make black and white photographs of your family. Nancy Hopkins Reily
A photograph leans a little over the edge if it has movement and energy. Nancy Hopkins Reily
In photography, the goal seems to be to prove beyond a doubt that the cameraman, in his great moment of creation, was either hanging by his heels from the rafters or was wedged under the floor with his lens at a knothole. E.B. White
I really believe there are things nobody would see if I didn't photograph them. Diane Arbus
My own eyes are no more than scouts, for the camera's eye may entirely change my idea. Edward Weston
In a photograph, a person's eyes tell much, sometimes they tell all. Alfred Eisenstaedt
Photography is the story I fail to put into words. Destin Sparks
You don't take a photograph, you make it. Ansel Adams
If you are out there shooting, things will happen for you. If you're not out there, you'll only hear about it. Jay Maisel
When you photograph people in color, you photograph their clothes. But when you photograph people in black and white, you photograph their souls. Ted Grant
If you can't feel what you're looking at, then you're never going to get others to feel anything when they look at your pictures. Don McCullin
It's one thing to make a picture of what a person looks like, it's another thing to make a portrait of who they are. Paul Caponigro
If you see something that moves you and then snap it, you keep a moment. Linda McCartney
If you can see it, you can shoot it. Ted Grant