1. WHAT’S A PORTRAIT?
A PORTRAIT, LITERALLY, is a visual portrayal of a person. A more appropriate question is: What are we portraying? Typically, we shoot a portrait to showcase something characteristic about a subject, such as their personality, a physical characteristic or quality, a portion of the subject’s narrative, or how others perceive them. Does this sound abstract? A bit heady? That may be because portraiture is a rather large topic, comprised of many concepts, techniques, and styles. Portraiture also has a vast history that extends much further back in time than photography, so humankind has a certain familiarity with portraiture due ...
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