p.80
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A painter, by the skilful use of color, can make idyllic pictures in which a figure or a group of figures is not the dominant thing in the picture, but for a photographer this is more difficult.
— Arthur Hammond
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Source: Wikiquote: "Arthur Hammond" (Quotes, Pictorial Composition in Photography (1920), Chapter III)
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About Arthur Hammond
Arthur Hammond (1880 - 1962) was a pictorialist photographer, who has written books like Pictorial Composition in Photography.
About Arthur Hammond
Arthur Hammond (1880 - 1962) was a pictorialist photographer, who has written books like Pictorial Composition in Photography.
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