If each photograph steals a bit of the soul, isn't it possible that I give up pieces of mine every time I take a picture?
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Every time your picture is taken, you lose a part of your soul.
There are cultures that believe having your photograph taken steals your soul. I don't think there is a stolen soul in a picture, but still - why is it so hard to throw them away?
I say no to photographs. When people take my picture, I feel like they've taken a piece of me, and I can't get that back. It's soul-draining.
I really do believe the camera steals the soul. But that may be because I'm worried about my soul. I don't have much of a soul to begin with; I can't afford to lose much.
I just think it's important to be direct and honest with people about why you're photographing them and what you're doing. After all, you are taking some of their soul.
Sometimes I think all my pictures are just pictures of me.
There's a discipline. When you take someone's portrait, you don't have to take 50 photographs, just find that one so that when you release the shutter, that's the image that you took.
My photographs are not planned or composed in advance, and I do not anticipate that the onlooker will share my viewpoint. However, I feel that if my photograph leaves an image on his mind, something has been accomplished.
A photograph is a moment - when you press the button, it will never come back.
A photograph can be an instant of life captured for eternity that will never cease looking back at you.
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