The head of the photographer is more important than his camera
A good portrait is incredibly hard to create, there is too much temptation to pander to the individual rather than portray them as they really were - Philippe Halsman
A good portrait is incredibly hard to create, there is too much temptation to pander to the individual rather than portray them as they really were
- Philippe Halsman
I make the woman look at the camera as a symbol of all the eyes that will see the picture I am making. - Philippe Halsman
I make the woman look at the camera as a symbol of all the eyes that will see the picture I am making.
A true portrait should, today and a hundred years from today, the Testimony of how this person looked and what kind of human being he was - Philippe Halsman
A true portrait should, today and a hundred years from today, the Testimony of how this person looked and what kind of human being he was
The head of the photographer is more important than his camera - Philippe Halsman
In a jump, the subject, in a sudden burst of energy, overcomes gravity. He cannot simultaneously control his expressions, his facial and his limb mus… - Philippe Halsman
In a jump, the subject, in a sudden burst of energy, overcomes gravity. He cannot simultaneously control his expressions, his facial and his limb mus…
Herein lies the main objective of portraiture and also its main difficulty. The photographer probes for the innermost. The lens sees only the surface… - Philippe Halsman
Herein lies the main objective of portraiture and also its main difficulty. The photographer probes for the innermost. The lens sees only the surface…
[Revealing character] can't be done by pushing the person into position or arranging his head at a certain angle. It must be accomplished by provokin… - Philippe Halsman
[Revealing character] can't be done by pushing the person into position or arranging his head at a certain angle. It must be accomplished by provokin…
No photographer should be blamed when, instead of capturing reality, he tries to show things he has seen only in his imagination. Photography is the … - Philippe Halsman
No photographer should be blamed when, instead of capturing reality, he tries to show things he has seen only in his imagination. Photography is the …
This fascination with the human face has never left me... Every face I see seems to hide and sometimes, fleetingly, to reveal the mystery of another … - Philippe Halsman
This fascination with the human face has never left me... Every face I see seems to hide and sometimes, fleetingly, to reveal the mystery of another …
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