Do you stage pictures, or do you just shoot what you see?

[Harry Caul]

A friend once told me that some people take photos, and other people make photos. I'm a taker pretty much exclusively, barring the odd shout at my daughter to get her to look my way now and again. Rangefinders and kids don't always get along....

 

[Roger Hicks]

A friend once told me that some people take photos, and other people make photos. . ....

This has always struck me as one of those things people say to sound clever, which actually makes them sound stupid. As soon as you start to think about what goes into taking a picture -- even the most basic stuff such as selecting a viewpoint -- it's impossible to distinguish it from what goes into making a picture.

Cheers,

R.