Tuesday, 29 July 2008

Words on pictures

“Most things in life are moments of pleasure and a lifetime of embarrassment; photography is a moment of embarrassment and a lifetime of pleasure.”

It’s not always photographers who have something to say on the medium, this week’s quote comes from one of Britain’s best known politicians, Tony Benn and is something I use when instructing my colleagues in radio and TV on how to take pictures.

Taking a photo can be embarrassing, but get over it. Anyone viewing the picture is purely interested in the look of the image, not how you got it.


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