of a camera with a drawing of the human eye. Of that the camera lens should be permitted to "see" as
course, that is just what the camera is, an eye with the the human eye would see if it were present. Lighting
wondrous ability to see by remote control. You may see and viewpoint should appear to be logical, and it will
the table and bench arrangement illustrated on page 6 not be logical if light beams are thrown around like a
by looking at the picture. It is not necessary to travel circus presentation. Nor will it be logical if the camera
or to know of its location, because my camera saw it, hangs from the ceiling yielding a fly's eye view instead
and in seeing, the picture became-as always-a means of a human one. Trick angles and trick lightings are
not necessary to call for response. Statements which are
of communicatiorn
It follows that there is a fundamental thought that simple and true are enough. If the photographer's pic-
the photographer must remember if he is to present an tures are simple and honest, he has much company, for
This basic principle dictates all great works, of art have these attributes
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Walter Gropius Residence,
Lincoln Massachuselts.
Architect: Walter Gropius
