Monday, 1 October 2012

What is a Portrait?


A portrait is someones photograph, painting, or an artistic representation of a person, in which the face and its expression is shown. The intent is to display the likeness, personality and even the mood of the person. For this reason, in photography a portrait is generally not a snapshot, but a composed image of a person in a still position. A portrait often shows a person looking directly at the painter or photographer, in order to most successfully engage the subject with the viewer.

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