Barry Tanenbaum

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Pro Techniques
Dream Street; Patrick Ecclesine’s Sunset Project
Barry Tanenbaum  |  Nov 01, 2008

Stuck in traffic one day on Sunset Boulevard, Patrick Ecclesine got an idea. Thinking about the street—“twenty-four miles from the barrio to the beach,” he writes at his website (www.ecclesine.com), “through some of the poorest neighborhoods in the city to some of the richest neighborhoods in the world”—two...

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Aerial Photography How ToDrone NewsNewsPhotographer ProfilesTalking Pictures
Drone On: How Todd Kennedy Captured a Prize-Winning Aerial Shot with a DJI Drone & Great Timing
Barry Tanenbaum  |  Mar 31, 2017

The amazing aerial photo above might not have got off the ground if it hadn’t been for social media. 

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Edge To Edge
James Kays Panoramic Views
Barry Tanenbaum  |  May 01, 2003

Edge To Edge

Keep your eyes moving. That's good advice for any photographer, especially for an outdoor, nature, and adventure shooter. James Kay, whose work fits into those categories, is always looking for the best angles...

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Exposure
International Contest Calls For Entries
Barry Tanenbaum  |  Apr 01, 2000

In what's become an
annual announcement for us, we're happy to pass on news of the
Hasselblad Austrian Super Circuit 2000, this year's edition of
the world's largest salon of photography. Thesalo...

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Nature Photography How ToNewsOutdoor Photography How ToPhotographer Profiles
Eye Candy: How Jackie Tran Composes His Gorgeous Landscape Photos
Barry Tanenbaum  |  Aug 22, 2017

Spend even a short time looking at Jackie Tran’s spectacular landscape and cityscape photos and it won’t come as a surprise to learn he’s a graphic designer as well as a photographer. His years of design experience are apparent in the way his compositions use lines, shapes, and colors to draw viewers into and around his images. 

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Pro TechniquesWildlife Photography How To
Eye Contact: Ron Magill’s Behavioral Analysis
Barry Tanenbaum  |  Aug 13, 2012  |  First Published: Jul 01, 2012

Ron Magill is a trained zoologist and the communications director of the Miami-Dade Zoological Park and Gardens—Zoo Miami for short—and if you think that gives him an advantage when it comes to taking outstanding wildlife images, you’re right. But don’t turn the page. What’s needed to get a share of the wildlife “Wow!” factor is technique, access, and information that’s available to all. You will also need dedication and persistence. Above all, be sure to pack your patience along with your camera and lenses.

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Photographer ProfilesTalking Pictures
Eye Spy: Photographers Need To Look Here, There, And Everywhere To Get A Winning Shot
Barry Tanenbaum  |  Feb 24, 2015

If there’s one thing to be learned from a 27-year career shooting for the New York Daily News, covering everything from breaking news to sports, food to fashion, it’s to keep your eyes open. David Handschuh calls this photo “the ultimate walking around with your eyes open picture.”

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Face to Face: Richard Bell's Powerful Portraits Show World War II Veterans Now and Back Then
Barry Tanenbaum  |  May 08, 2018

Richard Bell began photographing for his book, The Last Veterans of World War II, early in 2016 and completed the photography a little over a year later. But for the origin of the book, you have to go back to Bell’s childhood.

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Face Value: Jack Neal's Portrait Partnerships
Barry Tanenbaum  |  Feb 01, 2004

This website, Jack Neal offers this observation by the noted photographer Duane Michals: "I think photographs should be provocative and not tell you what you already know. It takes no great powers or magic to reproduce somebody's face in a...

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Talking Pictures
Family Tie
Barry Tanenbaum  |  Jun 29, 2014  |  First Published: May 01, 2014
When Nathan Crowder shows his work at the Tennessee Art League’s monthly gallery show in downtown Nashville, he favors the maximum effect of displaying a few large images rather than, say, ten 8x10s. Not too long ago, this photo got an especially strong, emotional, and gratifying reaction.
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