If Your Pictures Aren’t Good Enough, You’re Not Close Enough
April 6, 2009 | Filed Under Fave. articles | Leave a Comment
Robert Capa once said, “If your pictures aren’t good enough, you’re not close enough.” Capa wasn’t advocating the use of longer lenses; he was telling us to physically get closer — to become more involved and intimate with our subjects. In fact, a wide-angle lens is often a better choice than a telephoto lens when you want to “zoom in” on your subject.
ps: Che Mat did remind us about this famous quote before, but I always tend to ignore it. (My bad).
pss: Another quote I like is, “If your pictures suck, it’s because you’re using a zoom. Loser.”
Haha.
OKAY FINE ! Gonna get physically closer next time.
