James Wong Howe
James Wong Howe
James Wong Howe, A.S.C.was a Chinese American cinematographer who worked on over 130 films. He was a master at the use of shadow and was one of the first to use deep-focus cinematography, in which both foreground and distant planes remain in focus...
NationalityChinese
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth28 August 1899
CountryChina
James Wong Howe quotes about
photography stories integrated
Photography must be integrated with the story.
photography light broken
Sometimes it’s not how much light you use to get an effect, it’s how little you use and still make it work. There are a lot of rules to be broken in photography, and you’ve got to have courage.
simple trying directors
Whether you're a cameraman or a director, you should ask yourself every now and then, 'What am I trying to do?' Be honest and keep things very simple.