What defines a Portrait and its merits.
Feb 16, 2012 05:40:52 #
In a number of Photographic competitions I note of late that Photographs entered and regarded by the exhibitor as a Portrait is less than what I would have defined as a such. What is the members views on the subject and tips of the art and skills to get a winner.
Feb 16, 2012 10:46:01 #
Old Timer
Loc: Greenfield, In.
There has been several threads on this subject. Go to search and look up the threads. There is several pages on this subject. I think is conjecture of the observer opinion. I do do not know what all the fuss is about. Which came first the chicken or the egg?
Feb 16, 2012 17:38:43 #
Feb 16, 2012 17:41:43 #
I think the question should be want do you consider a portrait and why do you believe these other images were not portraits?
Feb 16, 2012 18:01:55 #
Roger Hicks
Loc: Aquitaine
MWAC wrote:
I think the question should be want do you consider a portrait and why do you believe these other images were not portraits?
Well phrased!
Cheers,
R.
Feb 17, 2012 09:47:35 #
When they say portrait they might mean the way it is formated. A verticle pic is a portrait.Could have nothing to do with the subject.
Feb 17, 2012 10:19:06 #
wanakamac wrote:
In a number of Photographic competitions I note of late that Photographs entered and regarded by the exhibitor as a Portrait is less than what I would have defined as a such. What is the members views on the subject and tips of the art and skills to get a winner.
As a portrait photographer (only desriptive as a photographer of people) I did classic chest and head shots. Many people consider this is what a portrait is. However, an executive posed standing in front of his desk, shot head to toe is also a portrait. Simply put, if the person is posed it's a portrait.
Feb 17, 2012 15:31:51 #
murphy2049 wrote:
quote=wanakamac In a number of Photographic compe... (show quote)
Doesn't have to be a "person" does it? Can't you also have a potrait of an animal as well?
Feb 17, 2012 16:23:45 #
A portrait is a painting, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face and its expression is predominant. 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
Feb 17, 2012 18:20:11 #
madcapmagishion wrote:
quote=murphy2049 quote=wanakamac In a number of ... (show quote)
Would you consider these to be portraits?
Amado
Kim
Feb 17, 2012 18:51:49 #
Would you consider these to be portraits?[/quote]
The dog....NO
The woman.....I would use the term Portrait (loosly)
The dog....NO
The woman.....I would use the term Portrait (loosly)
Feb 17, 2012 21:00:42 #
Feb 18, 2012 01:42:59 #
Feb 18, 2012 04:51:09 #
Roger Hicks
Loc: Aquitaine
seaside7 wrote:
The dog....NO
Why not? It's an old-fashioned usage, I grant you, but still perfectly proper.
In fact, I'd argue that it's a better portrait than of the young woman, both compositionally and from the point of view of lighting.
This reminds me of the fruitless attempt, in another thread, to create or maintain a distinction between 'pictures' and 'photographs'.
Language can be wonderfully precise, but false distinctions and false pedantry do not serve to make it more precise.
Cheers,
R.
Feb 18, 2012 20:07:19 #
Roger Hicks wrote:
quote=seaside7 The dog....NO /quote br br Why n... (show quote)
By definition, A likeness of a person, especially one showing
the face, that is created by a painter or photographer.
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