Friday, 1 May 2015

Portraiture 
1. Traditional 



Face is the predominant element, face is the main focus and it should be at least some representation of who the person is.

2. Environmental 



Person is portrayed in their natural environment, surroundings are used to place emphasis on the person's personality

3. Candid Portrait 


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Picture is taken in the subject's environment without the subject's recognition


4. Glamour Portrait 




Glamour portraits place emphasis on the attractive, romantic appeal side of the subject.

5. Lifestyle




Emphasis is given onto the subject's way that they live their life. It's a combination of environmental and candid portrait photography

6. Surreal Portrait



A surreal portrait is made to put emphasis on an alternate reality that the subject faces, and is made to be a representation of the unconscious mind 

7. Conceptual portrait




It is the job of the viewer to decide how they interpret the photograph, and it is frowned upon and even sometimes offensive to ask the photographer what they were trying to capture in the photograph

9. Abstract Portrait




Abstract portraits are created with the purpose of creating art and manipulation to change a photo and make it creative