Portrait
Photography
Portrait photography, or portraiture, is a type of photography aimed toward capturing the personality of a person or group of people by using effective lighting, backdrops, and poses. A portrait photograph may be artistic or clinical. Frequently, portraits are commissioned for special occasions, such as weddings, school events, or commercial purposes. Portraits can serve many purposes, ranging from usage on a personal website to display in the lobby of a business.
Styles of Portraiture
There are many different techniques for portrait photography. Often it is desirable to capture the subject's eyes and face in sharp focus while allowing other less important elements to be rendered in a soft focus.
Black and White
Originally, all photography was monochrome, or black-and-white. Even after color film was readily available, black-and-white photography continued to dominate for decades, due to its lower cost, chemical stability, and its "classic" photographic look. The tones and contrast between light and dark areas define black-and-white photography. It is important to note that monochromatic pictures are not necessarily composed of pure blacks, whites, and intermediate shades of gray but can involve shades of one particular hue depending on the process. The cyanotype process, for example, produces an image composed of blue tones. The albumen print process first used more than 170 years ago, produces brownish tones.
As soon as photographic materials became fast enough for taking candid or surreptitious pictures, small cameras were made, some actually disguised as a book or handbag or pocket watch or even worn hidden behind an Ascot necktie with a tie pin that was the lens.
As soon as photographic materials became fast enough for taking candid or surreptitious pictures, small cameras were made, some actually disguised as a book or handbag or pocket watch or even worn hidden behind an Ascot necktie with a tie pin that was the lens.
As soon as photographic materials became fast enough for taking candid or surreptitious pictures, small cameras were made, some actually disguised as a book or handbag or pocket watch or even worn hidden behind an Ascot necktie with a tie pin that was the lens.
