Jay Maisel Quotes

One color alone means nothing. I acts as in a vacuum, with no other colors to relate to. It is only when colors relate to other colors that the fun begins.

It's my obligation to take out all the 'wrong' pictures.

The whole world is there for you. Gifts will happen, but only if you are patient with life itself, the shooting process, and your own limitations.

It's a lot easier to take pictures if you always have the camera with you.

There really isn't anything that you could call 'bad' color. It all has to do with the amount of color you use and in what context it appears.

You have to let the past successes go, or you'll never be able to see anew.

Forget what it was. Look at what it is.

Keep your mind open. You may very well learn something new about yourself and your pictures.

You will, in time, see and show others not just the superficial, but the details, the meanings, and the implications of all that you look at.

The more light you have in an image, the less drama you get. The details start taking over; the mystery is all gone.

You have to pick the right tool for the point you're trying to make and there is no one solution.

All these factors are only valuable if you're curious. But in any case, the more knowledge you have, the more things are open and available to you.

It's not just when you shoot, or what you shot, or where you shoot, it's the combination of the three.

'Color' is quite different from 'colors.' In an image with many colors, we find that all the colors compete with each other rather than interacting with each other. The results" colors.

There is no one solution to all problems. It's the problem itself that can lead to the solution.

You cannot accurately remember color.

Pain is not a conduit to art or joy

You see shape, and how the light hits things, how the color changes from one end of the photo to the other, and how movement affects the mood of the photo.

You must be open to what otherwise may seem to be a detriment to your 'plans'.

We have always wanted to find the 'it-ness' of anything we shoot. We want to get as deep into the subject as we can.

The pictures are everywhere. If you're open, they will find you.

Gesture is not always action.

Remember that most people (those who are not photographers) don't even see the things that you missed. Many don't even look. Ergo, you are way ahead of the game.

You can't just turn on when something happens, you have to be turned on all the time. Then things happen.

Be aware of every square millimeter of your frame.

You sort of have to be always aware, even when you're not thinking of shooting. That's when the best stuff happens.

Allow yourself to lose your way.

If you are out there shooting, things will happen for you. If you’re not out there, you’ll only hear about it.