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"Peter from Sweden" by Craig Tanner
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful landscape photograph and discusses the following:
- implied motion vs. stopped motion
- positive and negative space... [Read More] |
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The Great Photo Finish: "Chris from Austria" by Craig Tanner
In this episode of The Great Photo Finish Craig looks at a beautiful landscape photograph and discusses the a technique involving a keyboard shortcut for increasing dynamic range... [Read More] |
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"Self Critique - Landscape Photography" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig takes a critical look at his own work and talks about the idea of approach to image design as it relates to his landscape photography:
- how the subject... [Read More] |
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"Chris from Austria" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful landscape photograph and discusses the following:
- creating a sunstar effect in camera
- quality of light, quality of line, and complimentary color... [Read More] |
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"Mark from Minnesota" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a great documentary photograph within a series of shots of the same subject and discusses the following:
- selecting elements of design vs. selecting a thought... [Read More] |
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"Abhi from California" by Craig Tanner
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful landscape photograph and discusses the following:
- positive and negative space
- simplicity, repetition and working... [Read More] |
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"City Market Blues" by Craig Tanner
In this From Start to Finish episode Craig looks at an impromptu street portrait and discusses the following:
- quality of light
- separations, mergers and positive and negative space
- how the... [Read More] |
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"Sam from Pennsylvania" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful architectural photograph and discusses the following:
- infrared capture
- quality of line and repetition
- taking time to find the best vantage... [Read More] |
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"Robert from Missouri" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful landscape photograph and discusses the following:
- quality of line and implied image depth
- positive and negative space shapes and subject... [Read More] |
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"Shelly from California" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful flower photograph and discusses the following:
- negative and positive space shapes
- repetition as an element of visual design
- implied... [Read More] |
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"Jim from the UK" by Craig Tanner
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig discusses a beautiful landscape photograph and discusses the following:
- complimentary color pair of blue and orange
- quality of line and... [Read More] |
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"Eduardo from Mexico" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful documentary photograph and discusses the following:
- negative and positive space shapes
- separations and mergers
- repetition as a unifying... [Read More] |
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"Peter from Sweden" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful architectural / landscape photograph and discusses the following:
- quality of line
- cross hatching diagonals
- visual unity through repetition... [Read More] |
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"Abhi from California" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful abstract photograph and discusses the following:
- the psychological impact of subjects that are different than the other subjects
- abstract vs.... [Read More] |
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"Pam from California" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig discusses a beautiful and dramatic wildlife photograph and discusses the following:
- the theory of design and how it relates to both the shooting and editing parts of our... [Read More] |
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"Yichao from Indiana" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful portrait and discusses the following:
- beauty lighting as a quality of light
- having your portrait subject look up into the light
- how true... [Read More] |
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"Julie from Australia" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful landscape photograph and discusses the following: - storm light as a quality of light - considering an image crop based on story, context and concept -... [Read More] |
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"Bevan from Australia" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful landscape photograph and discusses the following:
- using a slow shutter and a moving subject to create leading line
- camera placement to create... [Read More] |
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"Sam from California" by Craig Tanner
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig discusses a beautiful portrait and discusses the following :
- the power of suggestion and mystery in the storytelling process
- an over... [Read More] |
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"Jorg from Pennsylvania" by Craig Tanner
In this week's Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig discusses a beautiful wildlife photograph and discusses the following:
- the power of the moment
- formal symmetry
- repetition as a... [Read More] |
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"Ed from Florida" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful wildlife photograph and discusses the following:
- working with panning and motion to abstract the background in a photograph of a subject moving along a... [Read More] |
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"Janet from Arkansas" by Craig Tanner
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique, Craig discusses a beautiful portrait that was submitted as part of TME’s Community Assignment Number 6. Craig specifically discusses the following... [Read More] |
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"Self-Critique" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at one of his own images and asks the following questions:
- what is your process for choosing your top selects from a shoot
- once you have top selects what is your... [Read More] |
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"Mark from Australia" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful formal portrait and discusses the following:
- cultivating a habit in the creative process of being bold and going past limits
- practicing having... [Read More] |
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"Benjamin from Denmark" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a stunning pet portrait and discusses the following:
- the editing process and how important it can be to have plenty of time to spend with an image and how... [Read More] |
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"Luis from Georgia" by Craig Tanner
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig discusses a beautiful still life photograph and discusses the following :
- extraordinary color that falls outside of the viewers expectation... [Read More] |
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"Kel from Georgia" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful architectural detail photograph and discusses the following :
- the pattern, warmth, and softness of the quality of light
- seeing and working with... [Read More] |
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"Steve from New York" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful landscape photograph and discusses the following :
- the qualities of storm light and how they effect the viewer in this image
- using small people in... [Read More] |
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"Winifred from the United States" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful black and white infrared landscape image and discusses the following points:
- an IR converted camera as a great option for shooting... [Read More] |
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"Edmund from Massachusetts" by Craig Tanner
In Today’s Photo of the Week on The Daily Critique Craig looks at a wonderful environmental portrait from The Mindful Eye Community’s “Attitude” Assignment and discusses the following points:
- the... [Read More] |
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"Roger from Connecticut" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful landscape image and discusses the following:
- quality of light and quality of line - comparing B&W and color versions of the image
- simplifying... [Read More] |
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"Moritz from Germany" by Craig Tanner
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at a dramatic conceptual image titled “Solitary Men” and discusses the following:
- the visual power of graphic simplicity - the use of... [Read More] |
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"Eddie from Hong Kong" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful abstract macro image of flowers and discusses the following points: - the visual power of red and why red works well with the white and black - how... [Read More] |
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"Richard from Colorado" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful abstract architectural photograph and discusses the following :
- how wide angle lenses make it easier for us to handhold and still get sharp images... [Read More] |
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"Michael from Illinois" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful environmental portrait and discusses the following :
- using window light as a beauty light
- the potential effectiveness of matching soft... [Read More] |
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"Usha from Wisconsin" by Craig Tanner
In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig discusses a beautiful impromptu portrait that was submitted as part of TME’s Community Assignment Number 3 : Stranger and discusses the following... [Read More] |
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"Power of Play" by Craig Tanner
In this Podcast from the vault Craig discusses the “Power of Play” and how important the idea of play is to the creative process. This is a story based Podcast and the workshop Craig references in this Podcast took... [Read More] |
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"Linda from Georgia" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful texture and color study of a door rusted door on an abandoned building and discusses:
- working aperture relative to depth of field and overall image... [Read More] |
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"John from the UK" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful woodlands landscape photograph and discusses the following points:
- the traditional path of the viewer on a printed page and the potential power of the... [Read More] |
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"Bertold from Poland" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful and evocative portrait and discusses the following points:
- the power of unconventional and evocative gestures when creating portraits
- saying... [Read More] |
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"Peter from Sweden" by Craig Tanner
In Today’s Photo of the Week on The Daily Critique Craig looks at a wonderful environmental portrait from The Mindful Eye Community’s “Smile” Assignment and discusses the following points:
the power of... [Read More] |
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"Dennis from Russia" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a stark and beautiful landscape architectural image. Craig discusses the psychological impact of black and white and dramatic archetypes. Craig talks about quality of... [Read More] |
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"Robert from Washington" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful portrait of a tree. Craig discusses quality of light and complimentary color as two elements of visual design that can create a strong illusion of being... [Read More] |
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"John from the Netherlands" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a different way of seeing the landscape with a telephoto lens. Craig talks about using layers of information and selective focus to suggest the depth and space... [Read More] |
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"Sam from Pennsylvania" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Photo of the Week on The Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful, inside looking out, architectural detail photograph. Craig discusses formal symmetry, dynamic symmetry and the visual design... [Read More] |
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"Edmund from Massachusetts" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a stunningly beautiful grand scale scenic landscape photograph. Craig talks about the difference between dynamic symmetry and formal symmetry and discusses why... [Read More] |
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"Doug from Washington" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful, very environment dominant portrait. Craig talks about the visual design elements of quality of light, quality of line, cross hatching diagonals, harmony... [Read More] |
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"Bill from Pennsylvania" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at an evocative, abstract self portrait that was created as part of an assignment on The Mindful Eye’s Death Valley National Park Workshop. Craig discusses the design... [Read More] |
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"April from Illinois" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at images from the Mindful Eye’s community assignment # 2 – “Parking Lot”. The Photo of the Week was created by April and is a beautiful... [Read More] |
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"Chuck from Illinois" by Craig Tanner
In today’s Daily Critique Craig discusses formal symmetry as a design concept. Craig explains why working with formal symmetry in a square cropped image is a potentially powerful use of visual design theory.... [Read More] |
Craig Tanner is a location advertising photographer, film maker and widely acclaimed photographic educator. In his career as a landscape based advertising photographer Craig has produced stock and assignment photography for hundreds of clients including Kodak, Adobe, Delta, Arvida, Georgia Tourism, and the Jack Nicklaus Development Corporation. Craig's photographs have appeared in numerous national and regional publications including Backpacker, Outdoor Photographer, Outside, Southern Living, and Atlanta Magazine. Since 1992, Craig's editorial work has been exclusively featured in over twenty-five calendars and in the book Georgia, published by Graphic Arts Center Publishers.
