www.cherylmachatdorskind.com "Technical prowess, I know just as much as I need to know and no more. I am interested in seeing the thing. I could tell ...
Friday Quote: “Compose and Wait” ~ Sam Abell
www.cherylmachatdorskind.com "Compose and Wait” ~Sam Abell "One of the things that I most believe in is the compose and wait philosophy of ...
Friday Quote: "Why hire a photographer?"
www.cherylmachatdorskind.com I was not surprised to see the cover of the New York Times Sunday Arts section (2/19/12) feature a rare non-costumed ...
I made many, many mistakes and learned
www.cherylmachatdorskind.com "Andre Kertesz has two qualities which are essential for a great photographer: an insatiable curiosity about life and a ...
Friday Quote: Eggleston's democratic camera explores "only one"
www.cherylmachatdorskind.com According to Alan Yentob (Creative Director BBC, Producer, "Imagine" - the attached video clip) William Eggleston ...
The photographer watches and waits
"The photographer watches and waits" www.cherylmachatdorskind.com “Photographing children requires total attention to their state of mind—a state that ...
Friday Quote: “Technique is just a means of arriving at a statement” ~Jackson Pollock
www.cherylmachatdorskind.com “I don’t work from drawings or color sketches. My painting is direct. I usually paint on the floor. I enjoy working on a ...
Friday Quote: Play when you practice, practice when you play
“There is an old adage in music: “if you play when you practice, you practice when you play.” ~Ansel Adams~ Over 50 years ago Ansel Adams, feeling ...
Friday Quote: Close enough?
Friday Quote: by Cheryl Machat Dorskind "If your pictures aren't good enough, you aren't close enough." ~Robert Capa~ Have a great ...
Friday Quote: If they were willing to give, I was ready to photograph
Friday Quote: If they were willing to give, I was willing to photograph "It doesn't matter if you use a box camera or a Leica, the important thing is ...