HENRI CARTIER-BRESSON
The list of famous photographers would
be absolutely meaningless without
Cartier-Bresson. In many ways, CartierBresson’s style is precisely the opposite of
Jerry Uelsman. Where Uelsman relished
in creating composites, Cartier-Bresson
did not even like developing his own
photos. His photojournalistic style has
done more to influence photography than
any other photographer’s contribution.
He was one of the first photographers to
switch over to the 35mm format and used
exclusively Leica cameras with 50mm
lenses. Like Ansel Adams, he shot almost
exclusively in black and white.
What you can learn from Henri CartierBresson: The great tragedy of CartierBresson’s photography is that he gave up
the craft entirely long before he died. In
1975, twenty-nine years before he died,
he became bored with photography and
turned his attention to painting. He locked
his camera in a safe in his home and
rarely even took it out. Bottom line–DO
NOT let this happen to you! If your goal in
photography is to do anything other than
enjoy it, then you will likely burn out after
time.
PHOTOGRAPHERS
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