I usually know when I take the picture. There's always some kind of un-self-conscious thing going on, so that it doesn't look like they're there for the sake of having their portrait taken.
I've always said that the Europeans subconsciously knew how to pose because of the culture or tradition of having your portrait made. They were surro… - Tina Barney
I've always said that the Europeans subconsciously knew how to pose because of the culture or tradition of having your portrait made. They were surro…
- Tina Barney
I sometimes get commissioned to photograph families, and they see the results and say, "Oh, I look terrible." And that's when I realize the differenc… - Tina Barney
I sometimes get commissioned to photograph families, and they see the results and say, "Oh, I look terrible." And that's when I realize the differenc…
I think people imitate actors - things they've seen in a movie or on TV, and before you know it, they're doing something with their face or their mou… - Tina Barney
I think people imitate actors - things they've seen in a movie or on TV, and before you know it, they're doing something with their face or their mou…
The idea of the portrait itself is my great love. The questions and answers in it can go on forever and ever. It is what happens in the eyes or with … - Tina Barney
The idea of the portrait itself is my great love. The questions and answers in it can go on forever and ever. It is what happens in the eyes or with …
I feel as if most people are pretty much the same within a certain class, due to the schools they attend and the way they are raised. - Tina Barney
I feel as if most people are pretty much the same within a certain class, due to the schools they attend and the way they are raised.
People aren't really looking at the result when taking a picture on an iPhone. And they don't print it. So to me, it's almost not a photograph. It's … - Tina Barney
People aren't really looking at the result when taking a picture on an iPhone. And they don't print it. So to me, it's almost not a photograph. It's …
Can you see the deaths, divorces, job losses or changes, disappointments, surprises, and successes on people's faces? Have they been happy, sad, disi… - Tina Barney
Can you see the deaths, divorces, job losses or changes, disappointments, surprises, and successes on people's faces? Have they been happy, sad, disi…
Color is very important in my work. That comes from style. My mother was a fashion model and an interior decorator, so that was me imitating her. My … - Tina Barney
Color is very important in my work. That comes from style. My mother was a fashion model and an interior decorator, so that was me imitating her. My …
Shooting great-grandchildren of some of the people I had photographed in the past, who are around the age of 15, is fascinating to me, because they'r… - Tina Barney
Shooting great-grandchildren of some of the people I had photographed in the past, who are around the age of 15, is fascinating to me, because they'r…
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