Introduction to Portraiture

A portrait is a photograph of which the main subject is a person or an object. The selfies do not count as portraits because they lack the artistic intention and technical quality of the proper photography. Anything can form part of a portrait, provided that it doesn‘t alter the essence of the image. A successful portrait effectively captures the essence of its subject. A portrait cannot focus on the small details only, otherwise, this already would not be a portrait. The line is very subtle between portraiture and other genres, such as abstract or street photography, and it is not always clear. If the image captures a shadow or something that closely resembles the person, then it could still be considered a portrait, but anything beyond that might veer into abstraction. A portrait can also be in the form of a series, like severalphotos combined into one to represent an individual.