Portrait photography is probably the type of photography each of us is most familiar with. Between school picture days, family photos, and self-photos that are constantly uploaded to Instagram and Facebook, most us take multiple portraits each year (if not each day).
However, portraits should be more than just a picture of someone. It should capture the essence of that person, or their personality, or otherwise contain expressive elements that make the portrait not only a picture of the person, but a representation of something more.
Here’s some expressive portraits that illustrate the concept:
Untitled By OLEG KOROLEVSKIY
B r y n d í s By Gunnar Gestur
abandoned By Cristina Otero
Improvised3 By Vladimir Zotov
Portrait of a Dervish By PortraitOfaLife
The sea inside By Mohammadreza Momeni
Mourning By Mohammadreza Momeni
Arina By Roman Filippov
Portrait By Anka Zhuravleva
portrait By DmitryAgeev
Victoria By Elizabeth Goncharuk
the widower By Piet Flour
memento By alabama
Portrait By MrPigman
Portrait By Ann Nevreva
Agata By Adam Przeniewski
Portrait By Ebrehnn
i stay in love By Babak Fatholahi
Outlook By Mohammed Alnaser
Portrait By delete
Hobby Sadu By Robert
Time passing through a window By sajad pishdadi
Marina By Kirill Vorontsov
Self portrait By Valeriya Tikhonova
When love and hate collide By hardibudi
Love you, she said By Cath Schneider
Portrait By donell gumiran
Sicily By Stefano Granata
Missing you By Dikky Photogrepe
Portrait Stock Photos
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