97 Quotes by Edward Weston

I see my finished platinum print (in the viewfinder) in all its desired qualities, before my exposure.

The photograph isolates and perpetuates a moment of time: an important and revealing moment, or an unimportant and meaningless one, depending upon the photographer's understanding of his subject and mastery of his process.

Why limit yourself to what your eyes see when you have an opportunity to extend your vision?

The great scientist dares to differ from accepted 'facts' - think irrationally - let the artist do likewise.

Since the recording process is instantaneous, and the nature of the image such that it cannot survive corrective handwork, it is obvious that the finished print must be created in full before the film is exposed.

......so called “composition” becomes a personal thing, to be developed along with technique, as a personal way of seeing.

...the pepper is beginning to show signs of strain, and tonight should grace a salad. It has been suggested that I am a cannibal to eat my models.

This then: to photograph a rock, have it look like a rock, but be more than a rock.

Ultimately success or failure in photographing people depends on the photographer's ability to understand his fellow man.