What is the meaning of portraiture

[captainjack]

I have to do a powerpoint presentation on 4 photographers and portraiture
I have to explain what portraiture is, can I ask what you would say portraiture is, IE : is art nude still portraiture , is a Photo of a hand or foot still portraiture

Thanks for your info.

 

[John Young]

Me personally I would say a portrait is trying to capture the personality of someone. Capturing a tiny moment of time which portrays them and who they are.


Hope that makes sense :bonk:

 

[Ksanti]

Me personally I would say a portrait is trying to capture the personality of someone. Capturing a tiny moment of time which portrays them and who they are.

I like that approach - though it's not always the model/person you're trying to express, fashion portraits come to mind. I'd tweak it to say someone or some/thing/, especially if you're looking at any fashion photographers later on

 

[EOS_JD]

Wikipedia is a good source of info.

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.

A portrait often shows a person looking directly at the painter or photographer, in order to most successfully engage the subject with the viewer.

THis is more or less the way I ave always described what a portrait is.

 

[captainjack]

Thanks for the feed back guys, very useful