Looking Up

Model: Austin
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Definition of PORTRAIT from Merriam-Webster
1: PICTURE; especially : a pictorial representation of a person usually... more

by ChelsyLotze International Studio

Title

Looking Up

Artist

ChelsyLotze International Studio

Medium

Photograph - Digital Photographic Art

Description

Model: Austin
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Definition of PORTRAIT from Merriam-Webster
1: PICTURE; especially : a pictorial representation of a person usually showing the face
2: a sculptured figure : BUST
3: a graphic portrayal in words
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Since the dawn of photography, people have made portraits. The popularity of the daguerreotype in the middle of the 19th century was due in large part to the demand for inexpensive portraiture. Studios sprang up in cities around the world, some cranking out more than 500 plates a day. The style of these early works reflected the technical challenges associated with 30-second exposure times and the painterly aesthetic of the time. Subjects were generally seated against plain backgrounds and lit with the soft light of an overhead window and whatever else could be reflected with mirrors.
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As photographic techniques developed, an intrepid group of photographers took their talents out of the studio and onto battlefields, across oceans and into remote wilderness
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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.
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Profile view, full face view, and three-quarter view, are three common designations for portraits, each referring to a particular orientation of the head of the individual depicted. Such terms would tend to have greater applicability to two-dimensional artwork such as photography and painting than to three-dimensional artwork such as sculpture. In the case of three-dimensional artwork, the viewer can usually alter their orientation to the artwork by walking around it.
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Portrait photography is a popular commercial industry all over the world. Many people enjoy having professionally made family portraits to hang in their homes, or special portraits to commemorate certain events, such as graduations or weddings.
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ChelsyLotze International Studio, purveyors of fine art prints, fine art photography specializing in artistic imagery located in San Tan Valley Arizona. Please feel free to leave your comments and suggestions, I am always open to constructive feedback!

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July 12th, 2013