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Today's photographers think differently. many can't see real light anymore. they think only in terms of strobe - sure, it all looks beautiful but it's not really seeing. if you have the eyes to see it, the nuances of light are already there on the subject's face. if your thinking is confined to strobe light sources, your palette becomes very mean - which is the reason i photograph only in available light.
-Alfred Eisenstaedt
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Today's Photographers Think Differently. Many Can't See

Alfred Eisenstaedt
Today's photographers think differently. many can't see real light anymore. they think only in terms of strobe - sure, it all looks beautiful but it's not really seeing. if you have the eyes to see it, the nuances of light are already there on the subject's face. if your thinking is confined to strobe light sources, your palette becomes very mean - which is the reason i photograph only in available light.
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