"The emotions suggested by facts, not the facts themselves, are what concern the picture maker. This is where he is di…"

"This is composition; knowing what to select, how to arrange, what to emphasize or eliminate and how to do it..."

"...I want to make it clear that the success of a picture, as a picture, does not depend upon topographical interest o…"

"The would-be picture-maker must learn to think pictorially; he must try to regard a picture as a pattern, as an arran…"

"I do want to make it clear that the success of the picture does not depend entirely upon the beauty of the subject, b…"

"The very word composition, defined as the "the act of composing; putting together; arranging in proper order," implie…"

"...but the fundamental element of picture-making is the cutting of the picture-space by lines or edges of tones, and …"

"...I would recommend the photographer to regard the focusing-screen of his camera as a space to be divided into a ple…"

"The areas of tones are called masses and, whatever the subject of picture may be, its success as a picture depends ve…"

"A. J. Anderson says: "Expose for the tones that are most desired.""