s i m p l e  q u o t e s good quotes carry a rich perspective in a small space
which makes them a lot like good photographs


God gave us eyes, but when we only looked
he gave us cameras. But since we still wouldn’t see
he gave up and gave us television.

You will find poetry nowhere unless you bring some with you.
-Joubert (1754-1824)


You will see it when you believe it.

Photograph the people in your life.
Shoot 50 pictures a month for three months. By month two
you should have some keepers—by the end of month three
you should be reaping big rewards.
Team up with friends to share your results, it will inspire and motivate
all of you. And, show me what you're doing. I'll encourage you,
and help solve problems, and possibly post some of your photos.

friend Henry wrote this to a friend...
Often what makes a picture valuable are things that seem very ordinary.
When I go back and look at pictures of my son as a small child (he's now 22)
I see things in the pictures that bring back memories—the old chair my in-laws gave us,
the first microwave oven I owned—things I did not notice at the time of the picture
and did not pay much attention to. Sometimes when I look at these photos
I am reminded of so many other 'ordinary' things from that part of my life
that I am nearly overwhelmed. (No, I'm not normally all gushy about
microwaves but I do remember early cooking 'experiments' with it
and a big electrical storm that blew it up.)

We do not see things as things as they are.
We see things as we are.
- Morrie Camhi

Clark Thomas, 615-269-7700
clark@SimplePhotographs.com