"My portraits are more about me than they are about the people I photograph."- Richard Avedon
After reading this quote I thought " Wow, it is amazing how much we all must do this." This relates to the photographers intent for even taking a photograph. It affects the angle you take a photo, how you set it up, what you focus in on. You can use photos to create a world that you want or remember something that you were attracted to, even a time, a moment. When taking photos for yourself, you are going to focus in on these things that attract you to even want to take a photo in the first place. If you are taking a photo of someone who thinks that their eyes are their best feature and wants you to capture them, but you really like how their hand is resting on the table, you are going to take a photo of their hand resting on the table. If you have to give them a photo, you will take a photo of their eyes just to have to give. This was one great thing about film in comparison to digital cameras. You could take the photos you wanted without having to show people what you took a photo of the instant after you snapped it.
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