Portraiture

Application:
Pictures taken to reflect factual or nan-factual qualities or information on either the subject or the style in which the photographer/artist has taken the image in. Usually the picture captures the full subject but some examples are only showing part of or many objects in the picture. There are some examples of portraiture are taken in a specific way so it portrays a fake or wrong idea for example pictures of Napolean were taken with him on a box or horse to make him taller than he is. These pictures also show the idea of power from the person in the picture like a king wearing a crown. some photographers use their power of photography to take the picture at the point they like and not at the point the subject wanted, pouncing when they least expect giving a more natural appearance.

Context:
Portraiture originally were only made or taken for the people who could afford them showing their key features, for example the picture of the pope sitting on the throne looking very stern, this helped show athourity and power. Now portraiture can be found in various form for example celbrities having pictures taken to show a side that we wouldn't necessarily see or to emphase a well known feature. We use I.D. photos as an everyday day necessity to go to work and on our passports. Family portraits are found in homes these capture moments in time and have a more sentermentle value. Photographers work on this can be found in published books by them selves and also shown in gallaries.

Techniques:
photographers to this modern day, in this genre the photographer waits on the subject bieng as natural and un-posturised and then punces on that moment getting the picture of the right representation of that person, for example the picture of Picasso he posed several times until he stopped and went blank in the face and at that point the picture was taken. It is usually taken in the portariat paper layout 99 percent of the time but there are examples of the picture bieng taken in landscape. Generally the picture is taken to fit as much of the subject in but there a several pictures that ignore that guideline and ony take pictures of the shoulders up.













the picture of the lady in the old chic fasion was actually taken in 1990's by a photographer named Cindy Sherman who wanted to make it look like she was from another era. The pictures of the pope are from different artist but showing two different perspectives the one on the left shows the pope naturally showing his wealth and power whilst the one the right shows a different more demonic side to this person. The picture of the Girl was taken by Diane Arbus was taken in the way she waited for the subject to be relaxed and fully natural so that it gives a different but more natural perspective on the person that we wouldn't necesseraly have seen before.