“My portraits are more about me than they are about the people I photograph.” ~Richard Avedon.
I agree with this quote because I think it is true that each person photographs differently. Each person sees everything differently, wants to convey different messages, and chooses a certain portion of what they are seeing to photograph. Each photographers work is individualistic and tells a lot about who they are by what they choose to show.
“You don't take a photograph, you make it.” ~Ansel Adams
You make a photograph because it is more of a piece of art than something technological. Although something may be going on around you that you choose to photograph, it is up to you what portion you choose to emphasize, crop, alter.
“All photographs are there to remind us of what we forget. In this - as in other ways - they are the opposite of paintings. Paintings record what the painter remembers. Because each one of us forgets different things, a photo more than a painting may change its meaning according to who is looking at it.” ~John Berger
I disagree with the quote because I think a photograph (although it is more realistic than a painting since it is actually what happened) is also what the artist remembers. The photographer chooses which portion they wish to photograph, and how they wish to photograph it. Therefore, it is almost like a painting through photography. A picture is so personal to the photographer, and they wanted to express something just like what a painter wishes to do. Both paintings and photographers can change their meaning according to who is looking at it because every piece of art is open to interpretation.
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