I never thought that my work was going to become well-known. It started happening slowly, without my realizing it. But when I… — Tina Barney Believe Copy Share Image
Does getting closer to the subject make the photograph more intimate? I'm sure it takes more than that. What comes next? The… — Tina Barney Doe Copy Share Image
I feel as if most people are pretty much the same within a certain class, due to the schools they attend and… — Tina Barney People Copy Share Image
I sometimes get commissioned to photograph families, and they see the results and say, "Oh, I look terrible." And that's when I… — Tina Barney Family Copy Share Image
Color is very important in my work. That comes from style. My mother was a fashion model and an interior decorator, so… — Tina Barney Domino effect Copy Share Image
I've always said that the Europeans subconsciously knew how to pose because of the culture or tradition of having your portrait made.… — Tina Barney Culture Copy Share Image
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… — Tina Barney Kind Copy Share Image
My theory is, the more pictures you take, the better you get. It's like a sport. I never wait to get a… — Tina Barney Accidents Copy Share Image
People aren't really looking at the result when taking a picture on an iPhone. And they don't print it. So to me,… — Tina Barney Looking in the mirror Copy Share Image
The idea of the portrait itself is my great love. The questions and answers in it can go on forever and ever.… — Tina Barney Eye Copy Share Image
I know now that before I take a picture I have to be sure about how I feel about the subjects. What… — Tina Barney Feels Copy Share Image
Can you see the deaths, divorces, job losses or changes, disappointments, surprises, and successes on people's faces? Have they been happy, sad,… — Tina Barney Change Copy Share Image
I think people imitate actors - things they've seen in a movie or on TV, and before you know it, they're doing… — Tina Barney Kind Copy Share Image
[My advice to a beginning photographer is] sit down with a pencil and paper and think about what your life is about.… — Tina Barney Advice Copy Share Image
Shooting great-grandchildren of some of the people I had photographed in the past, who are around the age of 15, is fascinating… — Tina Barney Age Copy Share Image
I look at art all the time. I go to the museums and galleries every week. That really is like food for… — Tina Barney Art Copy Share Image
I'm at the point now where I don't really have an agenda. I kind of let things flow, and there's not a… — Tina Barney Kind Copy Share Image
The conservatism is extraordinary to me; just compare the way they dress to the way their parents dress. There are still no… — Tina Barney Compare Copy Share Image