Definition Post- Portraiture

Definition 

• A portrait
• A painting, drawing, photograph, or engraving of a person, especially one depicting only the face or head and shoulders

Describing Portraiture

• Close up
• Focused 

I like the way in which the girl is holding her face, it makes people think that she is possibly sitting down and is thinking about something or is bored. I like how images like this can create questions as well as portrayed different emotions and ideas.

I positioning of the women's face in this photo I believe gives a greater effect and a more dramatic feel than if it was just straight on.

I like the way in which shadows have been used within this image to highlight certain aspects of her face.

I really like how this image is plain however portrays strong emotion within her facial expression, I also like how her hair slightly lines the outside of the images. I think the use of tone has been very effective here.

Own Definition

• To focus on the face and shoulder of the person within an image