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The lack of hard edges and the entire absence of that biting hardness of definition that is unavoidable with some lenses is just what the picture maker wants.
— 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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