Portrait Photography

Portrait photography is a genre in photography. Its objective is to display the resemblance, personality, and even the mood of the person by making the facial expression the focus of the photograph. With the invention and popularisation of camera, portrait photography has become a popular cheap replacement for portrait painting.

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Portrait photography is currently one of the most popular forms of visual art. It is popularly used in advertising and marketing, especially in billboard ads and other print advertising media such as magazines, brochures and newspapers. Along with the popularity of this type of photography, a number of portrait studios and photography schools offer formal photography training. But formal study is not really necessary for one to become a photographer. In fact, some of the world’s popular photographers like Seydou Keita are self-taught. A number of websites and books offer great information about portrait photography. Most likely, one of the best photography books you can get hold of is Don Blair and Peter Skinner’s “Portrait Photography.”

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