Beth S. Green

Beth S. Green (1949-) is an American photographer based in New York, NY. Born there in 1949, Beth currently is the owner of Beth Green Studios, Inc. and operates a website where her work is displayed, Beth Green Studios, Inc. ^[1]. Beth Green Studios, Inc. is registered as a business with the State of New York ^[2] and is listed with The Better Business Bureau.

Bio

Beth’s photographic concentrations include portraits, corporate, architectural, real estate, photojournalism and fine arts. Her assignment work for the wire services United Press International and the Associated Press has been widely published with credits including the New York Times, The Washington Post, The Daily News, USA Today and more. She became a staff photo editor and photographer for Newsweek magazine in 1978.

Beth specializes in photographing professional women, for example, Ruth Stanat, CEO Investment Co. ^[3] and Mindy Utay; ^[4] corporate portraits, such as: James Lynch, American Express; ^[5] Andrew Berger, attorney; ^[6] and architectural and real estate photography for large international real estate companies such as Oakwood International, Inc. ^[7].

Beth currently works as an instructor for the New York Institute of Photography, ^[8] where she teaches and reviews the works of students for their Complete Course in Professional Photography, Fundamentals in Photography and The Digital Darkroom courses. She is a licensed teacher with the NYIP, ^[9] and has been featured in four podcasts, (See: External Links Section).

Daily News Political Correspondent Michael Saul telephoned Beth and asked her what she thought of then-President-elect Barack Obama’s official portrait. He had gotten Beth’s name and phone number through her connection with the New York Institute of Photography and her reputation as a well-known photographer. The President’s official portrait had been just been released, but she had not seen it. Saul was on a deadline and emailed Beth the official photograph, so she could offer her opinion as a professional portrait photographer of many years. ^[10]

Beth has had many magazine and newspaper assignments since she opened her own studio, including several for The Investment News, for whom she photographed Congressmen Charles Rangel (who used her portrait as his official photograph for many years). She also photographed Eric Dinallo the former New York Insurance Commissioner. ^[11]

Before periodical articles were available on the Internet, Beth appeared on the cover of Photo Pro Magazine featuring her new approach to shooting corporate executives, and was also featured in an article in Photo District News and Seven Days Magazine as one of the top portrait photographers.

Notable Moments and Achievements:

Beth was the first female photographer allowed in a professional sports locker room. Following the 1976 litigation over the issue of female reporters gaining access to men’s locker rooms, Beth, then a freelancer for United Press International, was assigned to cover the Philadelphia Flyers hockey game and shoot the post-game celebration in the locker room, becoming the first women photographer to do so. ^[12]

She is a member of the Association of American Photographers, (ASMP) since 1971 and a former member of the steering committee for its New York Chapter. She won a Fine Art Award for a dramatic photograph of the Chrysler Building taken from the top of the CitiCorp building during a storm. ^[13]

Beth collaborated with Elyse Weissberg on her book “Successful Self-Promotion for Photographers” (2004), which featured Beth’s work and promotional material. ^[14]

Beth has been taking pictures since 1969, when she acquired her first Nikon F while attending Boston University, where she studied photography before graduating with a degree in Education. She was accepted at Emerson College for one of the only Master’s Degrees then offered in Photography but instead opted to work with Minor White and Ansel Adams at Imageworks at MIT where he worked on their seminal book about a technique to photograph and develop film called “The Zone System”. ^[15]

Beth has always had a problem with words because she is dyslectic -- photography became her answer to expressing her thoughts and feelings. Through her journey as a photographer, she had the good fortune to not only work with Ansel Adams and Minor White, but also Richard Avedon. After discovering the world of Photojournalism, she was given her first real break as a “stringer” for United Press International during the 1970’s. While a stringer in Philadelphia, she had the honor to cover numerous dignitaries that visited Philadelphia during the Bicentennial, including the Queen of England, (Queen Elizabeth II) ^[16] and Pope John Paul II. She was on the road covering two Presidential campaigns throughout Pennsylvania (Gerald Ford ^[17] and Jimmy Carter ^[18] ) and not only entered the men’s locker-room but also was the first women to sit in the NHL penalty box and was honored by both the Flyers and the Canadians before the game started.

After returning to New York as a staffer for United Press International, actively shooting sports became a dangerous profession, especially for women who wanted to bear children, so she took a desk job at Newsweek as a photo editor and shot some stories for them when needed. In 1989, Beth opened her own studio.

In recent years, she has returned to her beginnings, starting with Adams and White, and has turned her attention back to fine art photography. Beth has had numerous shows and recently a one-woman show in New York. Expanding her vision with the use of digital photography, she continues to teach both photography and the digital darkroom at the New York Institute of Photography, ^[19] and shooting portraits, where she is known for “making women looking like themselves, only better!”

Motto: “Live for the moment and capture it.”

References

External Links for Beth Green

Beth Green Photography: Beth Green Studios, Inc.
"Finding Photography": Beth Green Podcast No. 1 at NYIP
"Into The Locker Room": Beth Green Podcast No. 2 at NYIP
"The Desk Job": Beth Green Podcast No. 3 at NYIP
"Opening The Studio": Beth Green Podcast No. 4 at NYIP
Beth Green: PHOTO LESSONS FROM THE SPORTS ILLUSTRATED SWIMSUIT ISSUE
Beth Green, New York Daily News: Beth Green quoted at the New York Daily News
Beth S. Green at NYIP: Beth S. Green at NYIP

Category:American photographers Category:1949 births Category:Living people

[1] Beth Green Studios, Inc.

[2] New York State Department Business Registration

[3] Ruth Stanat, CEO Investment Co.

[4] Mindy Utay

[5] James Lynch, American Express

[6] Andrew Berger, Attorney

[7] Oakwood International, Inc.

[8] The New York Institute of Photography Podcasts

[9] The New York Institute of Photography

[10] Beth Green Quoted at The Daily News

[11] The Investment News: Eric Dinallo

[12] First Woman In the Locker Room

[13] ASMP

[14] Elyse Weissberg: “Successful Self-Promotion for Photographers”

[15] The Zone System by Ansel Adams

[16] Queen Elizabeth II

[17] rmer President, Gerald Ford

[18] rmer President, Jimmy Carter

[19] The New York Institute of Photography

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