I became hooked on the idea of being able to shoot an image and process it myself, and end up with a product. Leonard Nimoy endhookidea Change image and share on social
Years ago - in the 70s, for about a decade - I carried a camera every place I went. And I shot a lot of pictures that were still life and landscape, using available light. Leonard Nimoy 70sagocamera Change image and share on social
Which is probably the reason why I work exclusively in black and white... to highlight that contrast. Leonard Nimoy blackcontrastexclusively Change image and share on social
I have a master's degree in photography as a fine art, and I would call my work primarily conceptual. I don't carry cameras with me wherever I go. I get an idea of a subject matter I want to deal with and I pull out my cameras. Leonard Nimoy artcallcamera share on social
That's the most difficult issue for me... to find a subject that holds my interest long enough that I'm prepared to go to work and spend the time and energy to shoot the subject. Leonard Nimoy difficultenergyfind Change image and share on social
I began working with a family camera. It was called a Kodak Autographic, which was one of those things where you flopped it open and pulled out the bellows. And I've been at it ever since; I've never stopped. Leonard Nimoy autographicbeginbellow share on social
For me it's all about personal vision; is there something about a subject that uniquely speaks to me. Leonard Nimoy personalspeaksubject Change image and share on social
My folks came to U.S. as immigrants, aliens, and became citizens. I was born in Boston, a citizen, went to Hollywood and became an alien. Leonard Nimoy alienbearboston Change image and share on social
Most of my images have been done in-studio, under very controlled lighting conditions. There have been a few that have been shot in nature, but even then they were shot almost exclusively at night, and again, under controlled lighting conditions. Leonard Nimoy conditioncontrolexclusively share on social
My memory of those places is better than my pictures. That's why I get much more satisfaction out of shooting thematic work that has to do with an idea that I'm searching for, or searching to express. Leonard Nimoy expressideamemory Change image and share on social
