It must be confessed that it takes considerable skill to produce the best kind of lies. It is in the hands of first-class photographers only - and pe….

No departure from the truth of nature shall be discovered by the closest scrutiny..

After some time passed in studying - and even imitating - the works of others, I would recommend the student to endeavour to be original, and to reme….

It is only by loving nature, and going to her for everything, that good work can be done; but then we must look to her for the materials for pictures….

... any dodge, or trick, or conjuration of any kind is open to the photographer's use so that it belongs to his art and is not false to nature. If th….

A work of art is a work of order, and if the artist is to put the stamp of his own mind on his work, he must arrange, modify, and dispose of his mate….

It was soon evident in my lodgings that I had become a dangerous lunatic, and there would be nothing left to destroy if strong measures were not take….

The aim and end of the artist is not truth exactly, much less fact; it is effect... There is no doubt he [the photographer] best gets his effect by w….

Look may be that everything is right, it is always best to have an inspection before marching. To forget a screw, if you have a loose one, and only d….