Portrait Photography for Sale

Photography, Ayrton Senna. Essais du GP de F1 à Imola, Dominique Leroy

Ayrton Senna. Essais du GP de F1 à Imola

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,686

Photography, Essais Hivernaux Circuit Paul Ricard, Dominique Leroy

Essais Hivernaux Circuit Paul Ricard

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,686

Photography, Ayrton Senna se prépare pour la course d'Imola sur sa Williams, Dominique Leroy

Ayrton Senna se prépare pour la course d'Imola sur sa Williams

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,686

Photography, Vainqueur du Grand Prix Brésil. Sao Paulo, Dominique Leroy

Vainqueur du Grand Prix Brésil. Sao Paulo

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,686

Photography, Ayrton Senna MacLaren, Dominique Leroy

Ayrton Senna MacLaren

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 90 x 70 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,686

Photography, Réflexion de l'artiste Ayrton Senna, Dominique Leroy

Réflexion de l'artiste Ayrton Senna

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,686

Photography, Ayrton Senna Sur sa Lotus Jaune, Dominique Leroy

Ayrton Senna Sur sa Lotus Jaune

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,686

Photography, Ayrton Senna Brésil 1992 vainqueur, Dominique Leroy

Ayrton Senna Brésil 1992 vainqueur

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 90 x 70 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,686

Photography, Alain Prost Williams, Dominique Leroy

Alain Prost Williams

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,573

Photography, Coke, Mikael Kenta

Coke

Mikael Kenta

Photography - 105 x 70 x 0.3 cm Photography - 41.33 x 27.55 x 0.1 inch

$3,100

Photography, Joueur de cartes pendant le Holy. Inde, Dominique Leroy

Joueur de cartes pendant le Holy. Inde

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,573

Photography, Danseur du Simb 2. Sénégal, Dominique Leroy

Danseur du Simb 2. Sénégal

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,236

Photography, Enfants Karo. Ethiopie, Dominique Leroy

Enfants Karo. Ethiopie

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,573

Photography, Femme de la tribu des Massai. Kenya, Dominique Leroy

Femme de la tribu des Massai. Kenya

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,573

Photography, Sénégal pendant la danse du Simb., Dominique Leroy

Sénégal pendant la danse du Simb.

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,573

Photography, Guerrier Karo. Ethiopie, Dominique Leroy

Guerrier Karo. Ethiopie

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,124 $1,011

Photography, Femme Mursi. Ethiopie, Dominique Leroy

Femme Mursi. Ethiopie

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,573

Photography, Femme Hamer. Ethiopie, Dominique Leroy

Femme Hamer. Ethiopie

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,348

Photography, Femmes Hamer. Ethiopie, Dominique Leroy

Femmes Hamer. Ethiopie

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,573

Photography, Femme Hamer et son enfant. Ethiopie, Dominique Leroy

Femme Hamer et son enfant. Ethiopie

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,573

Photography, Ethiopie. Fête du Meskal, Dominique Leroy

Ethiopie. Fête du Meskal

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,573

Photography, Pow wow. Indiens. Amerique du Nord 3, Dominique Leroy

Pow wow. Indiens. Amerique du Nord 3

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,573

Photography, Carnaval de Venise. En rouge et or, Dominique Leroy

Carnaval de Venise. En rouge et or

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 90 x 70 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,461

Photography, Carnaval de Venise. Les amoureux 2, Dominique Leroy

Carnaval de Venise. Les amoureux 2

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,461

Photography, Carnaval de Limoux. Transmission, Dominique Leroy

Carnaval de Limoux. Transmission

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,461

Photography, Carnaval de Venise. Quelle belle fleurs, Dominique Leroy

Carnaval de Venise. Quelle belle fleurs

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,461

Photography, Carnaval de Venise. Regard observateur, Dominique Leroy

Carnaval de Venise. Regard observateur

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,461

Photography, Carnaval de Venise. Tout d'or vêtue, Dominique Leroy

Carnaval de Venise. Tout d'or vêtue

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,573

Photography, Carnaval de Venise. Miroir mon beau miroir, Dominique Leroy

Carnaval de Venise. Miroir mon beau miroir

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,573

Photography, Carnaval de Venise. En rouge et or, Dominique Leroy

Carnaval de Venise. En rouge et or

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,461

Photography, Eddy Irvine. Ferrari. F1, Dominique Leroy

Eddy Irvine. Ferrari. F1

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,573

Photography, Ayrton Senna. Brésil. Sao Paulo 1992. F1, Dominique Leroy

Ayrton Senna. Brésil. Sao Paulo 1992. F1

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 90 x 70 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,686

Photography, Casque de pompier. F1. GP France, Dominique Leroy

Casque de pompier. F1. GP France

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,686

Photography, Jarno Trulli. Monaco. F1, Dominique Leroy

Jarno Trulli. Monaco. F1

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,573

Photography, Michael Schumacher. Victoire Monaco. Ferrari. F1, Dominique Leroy

Michael Schumacher. Victoire Monaco. Ferrari. F1

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,686

Photography, Jacques Villeneuve. Champion du monde de F1., Dominique Leroy

Jacques Villeneuve. Champion du monde de F1.

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,573

Photography, Ayrton Senna. Podium. Brésil. F1, Dominique Leroy

Ayrton Senna. Podium. Brésil. F1

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,686

Photography, Les yeux bleu de David Coulthard. F1, Dominique Leroy

Les yeux bleu de David Coulthard. F1

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,570

Photography, Mika Hakkinen. Concentration. F1, Dominique Leroy

Mika Hakkinen. Concentration. F1

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,573

Photography, Sadhus sur les ghats de Varanassi. Inde 1, Dominique Leroy

Sadhus sur les ghats de Varanassi. Inde 1

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,461

Photography, Sadhus sur les ghats de Varanassi. Inde, Dominique Leroy

Sadhus sur les ghats de Varanassi. Inde

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,461

Photography, Sadhus sur les ghats de Bénarès. Inde, Dominique Leroy

Sadhus sur les ghats de Bénarès. Inde

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,124 $1,011

Photography, Enfants pendant le rite initiatique. Tanzanie, Dominique Leroy

Enfants pendant le rite initiatique. Tanzanie

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,461

Photography, Joueurs de cartes pendant le Holi Festival. Rajasthan. Inde, Dominique Leroy

Joueurs de cartes pendant le Holi Festival. Rajasthan. Inde

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,459

Photography, Femmes Hamer au marché. Ethiopie, Dominique Leroy

Femmes Hamer au marché. Ethiopie

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,461

Photography, Femmes Hamer. Ethiopie, Dominique Leroy

Femmes Hamer. Ethiopie

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,459

Photography, Lire dans les mains. Inde du nord, Dominique Leroy

Lire dans les mains. Inde du nord

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 90 x 70 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,461

Photography, Pow wow. Indiens. Amérique du nord 1, Dominique Leroy

Pow wow. Indiens. Amérique du nord 1

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,461

Photography, Pow wow. Indiens. Amérique du nord, Dominique Leroy

Pow wow. Indiens. Amérique du nord

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,348

Photography, Schumi. Le baron rouge en pole à Monaco. Michael Schumacher, Dominique Leroy

Schumi. Le baron rouge en pole à Monaco. Michael Schumacher

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,686

Photography, Ayrton Senna. Brésil. Sao Paulo 1992, Dominique Leroy

Ayrton Senna. Brésil. Sao Paulo 1992

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,686

Photography, Harsha, Protrait. From The Series The Third Gender of India, Jill Peters

Harsha, Protrait. From The Series The Third Gender of India

Jill Peters

Photography - 152.4 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 inch

$7,000

Photography, Shreya, Protrait. From The Series The Third Gender of India, Jill Peters

Shreya, Protrait. From The Series The Third Gender of India

Jill Peters

Photography - 152.4 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 inch

$7,000

Photography, Muskan, Portrait. From The Series The Third Gender of India, Jill Peters

Muskan, Portrait. From The Series The Third Gender of India

Jill Peters

Photography - 152.4 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 inch

$7,000

Photography, Sangita, Portrait. From The Series The Third Gender of India, Jill Peters

Sangita, Portrait. From The Series The Third Gender of India

Jill Peters

Photography - 152.4 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 inch

$7,000

Photography, Alain Bashung, Arnaud Baumann

Alain Bashung

Arnaud Baumann

Photography - 20 x 20 x 0.1 cm Photography - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch

$506

Photography, Wrapped Series Untitled #4, Robert Mack

Wrapped Series Untitled #4

Robert Mack

Photography - 96.5 x 45.7 x 3.8 cm Photography - 38 x 18 x 1.5 inch

$6,000

Photography, Bain de lasers & lumières, Arnaud Baumann

Bain de lasers & lumières

Arnaud Baumann

Photography - 24 x 16 x 0.1 cm Photography - 9.4 x 6.3 x 0 inch

$337

Photography, Bustier Issey Miyake, Arnaud Baumann

Bustier Issey Miyake

Arnaud Baumann

Photography - 16 x 24 x 0.1 cm Photography - 6.3 x 9.4 x 0 inch

$337

Photography, Helmut & June Newton, Arnaud Baumann

Helmut & June Newton

Arnaud Baumann

Photography - 16 x 24 x 0.1 cm Photography - 6.3 x 9.4 x 0 inch

$337

Photography, David Bowie Aladdin Sane Neg, Brian Duffy

David Bowie Aladdin Sane Neg

Brian Duffy

Photography - 61 x 61 x 0.01 cm Photography - 24 x 24 x 0 inch

$4,939

Photography, Fallen Angel, Viktorija Pashuta

Fallen Angel

Viktorija Pashuta

Photography - 61 x 45.7 cm Photography - 24 x 18 inch

$2,200

Photography, Wrapped series untitled #1C, Robert Mack

Wrapped series untitled #1C

Robert Mack

Photography - 106.7 x 71.1 x 2.5 cm Photography - 42 x 28 x 1 inch

$6,000

Photography, Wrapped Series Untitled #1A, Robert Mack

Wrapped Series Untitled #1A

Robert Mack

Photography - 106.7 x 71.1 cm Photography - 42 x 28 inch

$6,000

Photography, Excentricité ordinaire Couple filles Roxane & Mescaline EMO, Arnaud Baumann

Excentricité ordinaire Couple filles Roxane & Mescaline EMO

Arnaud Baumann

Photography - 20 x 20 x 0.1 cm Photography - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch

$337

Photography, Excentricité ordinaire Couple filles Kinaly & Shima COSPLAY, Arnaud Baumann

Excentricité ordinaire Couple filles Kinaly & Shima COSPLAY

Arnaud Baumann

Photography - 20 x 20 x 0.1 cm Photography - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch

$337

Photography, Fabrice Emaer et top modèle, Arnaud Baumann

Fabrice Emaer et top modèle

Arnaud Baumann

Photography - 16 x 24 x 0.1 cm Photography - 6.3 x 9.4 x 0 inch

$337

Photography, Miles Davis à la trompette, Arnaud Baumann

Miles Davis à la trompette

Arnaud Baumann

Photography - 20 x 20 x 0.1 cm Photography - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch

$506

Photography, Monsieur Pipi, Arnaud Baumann

Monsieur Pipi

Arnaud Baumann

Photography - 24 x 16 x 0.1 cm Photography - 9.4 x 6.3 x 0 inch

$337

Photography, Pingouin de carnaval, Arnaud Baumann

Pingouin de carnaval

Arnaud Baumann

Photography - 16 x 24 x 0.1 cm Photography - 6.3 x 9.4 x 0 inch

$337

Photography, Too busy surviving to be angry, Idan Wizen

Too busy surviving to be angry

Idan Wizen

Photography - 120 x 120 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0 inch

$2,809

Photography, I would have liked to know the world as it was, Idan Wizen

I would have liked to know the world as it was

Idan Wizen

Photography - 120 x 120 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0 inch

$2,809

Photography, How do I have so many debts!, Idan Wizen

How do I have so many debts!

Idan Wizen

Photography - 120 x 120 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0 inch

$2,809

Photography, Don’t let me starve, Idan Wizen

Don’t let me starve

Idan Wizen

Photography - 120 x 120 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0 inch

$2,809

Photography, I’m sure you did what you could, Idan Wizen

I’m sure you did what you could

Idan Wizen

Photography - 120 x 120 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0 inch

$2,809 $2,107

Photography, Baby brings peace, Thomas Dellert

Baby brings peace

Thomas Dellert

Photography - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$3,146

Photography, Femme, danse Odissi. Inde, Dominique Leroy

Femme, danse Odissi. Inde

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,348

Photography, Danse Odissi. Inde, Dominique Leroy

Danse Odissi. Inde

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,348

Photography, Essais hivernaux. Williams. F1. Senna, Dominique Leroy

Essais hivernaux. Williams. F1. Senna

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,461

Photography, Le concentration, avant la tempête. Senna, Dominique Leroy

Le concentration, avant la tempête. Senna

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,236

Photography, Le calme, avant la tempête. Senna, Dominique Leroy

Le calme, avant la tempête. Senna

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,573

Photography, A l'affut Senna F1, Dominique Leroy

A l'affut Senna F1

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,573

Photography, Niki Lauda. F1, Dominique Leroy

Niki Lauda. F1

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,573 $1,337

Photography, Les beaux yeux de Jean Alesi. F1, Dominique Leroy

Les beaux yeux de Jean Alesi. F1

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,573

Photography, Reflet casque de pompier sur la Ferrari de Rubens Barrichello. F1, Dominique Leroy

Reflet casque de pompier sur la Ferrari de Rubens Barrichello. F1

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,573

Photography, Jacques Villeneuve. F1. Ch du monde, Dominique Leroy

Jacques Villeneuve. F1. Ch du monde

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,573

Photography, Ayrton Senna. F1. je t'ai à l'œil, Dominique Leroy

Ayrton Senna. F1. je t'ai à l'œil

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,573

Photography, Mika Hakkinen. regard intensif. F1, Dominique Leroy

Mika Hakkinen. regard intensif. F1

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,573

Photography, Alain Prost Ferrari 1990. GP du Japon, Dominique Leroy

Alain Prost Ferrari 1990. GP du Japon

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,573

Photography, Champagne pour Ayrton Senna. Brésil 92, Dominique Leroy

Champagne pour Ayrton Senna. Brésil 92

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,573

Photography, Réflexion avant course. Ayrton Senna, Dominique Leroy

Réflexion avant course. Ayrton Senna

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,573

Photography, Regard Ayrton Senna, Dominique Leroy

Regard Ayrton Senna

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,573

Photography, Préparatif Ayrton Senna, Dominique Leroy

Préparatif Ayrton Senna

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,686 $1,517

Portrait Photography for Sale

In the 1830s, Nièpce discovered the process for setting images onto pewter plates. In 1833, upon Nièpce's death, Louis Daguerre and François Arago continued his experiments and invented the daguerreotype, a process which created a printed image on a silver plate that had been exposed to light. Photography was born.

Similarly to how portrait painting had dominated artistic output in previous centuries, portrait photography was to become the pillar of the Second French Empire's photographic industry. Lenses with a shorter focal length, which enabled reduced exposure times, gradually appear on the market. The required equipment was expensive and difficult to handle. Some photographers, called daguerreotypists, decided to open their own photography studios to make a profit from their endeavours. The daguerreotype process was temperamental, and photographers had to take their pictures with great precision and attention to detail. They welcomed many people into their studios and customers choose how they wished to be photographed from catalogue of poses. Originally only accessible to the bourgeoisie, lower prices resulting from the growing number of studios eventually attracted a wider customer base. This phenomenon infuriated the poet Charles Baudelaire who was frustrated by the sense of narcissism sparked by the daguerreotypists.

Despite his protests, the egotistical trend only grew with the emergence of 'carte de visite' portraits (small photographs, the size of today's business cards). These were the brainchild of Adolphe Eugène Disdéri came up with the idea of producing portraits akin to visiting cards in 1859. He printed eight portraits in a variety of poses onto a single plate and once developed they could be cut up into eight distinct “visiting cards". Very popular with the bourgeoisie, they highlighted the sitters' social status. 'Carte de visite' portraits featuring celebrities were also sold to customers, who could subsequently add them to their albums.

The photographer Nadar was one of the first to demonstrate a conscious artistic approach to producing these portraits. He emphasised facial expressions and ensured the sitter was comfortable and at ease before taking the photograph. He photographed the era's greatest thinkers and artists, including Honoré de Balzac, George Sand, and Victor Hugo. He even managed to reconcile Baudelaire with portraiture.

At the end of the 19th century, the art of photography started to enter the mainstream, with the arrival of the Kodak company. The use of the camera, and the taking of portraits, became everyday occurrences. A century later, it was the invention of the digital camera which challenged the status quo. Whereas before alterations could only be made to photographs when they were being taken or developed, with the digital camera editing became easier, quicker and more convenient. Digital photography has given photographers much more freedom when it comes to editing and new methods and techniques are constantly being explored.

Some of the photographers who have left their mark on the last century include: Cindy Sherman, who excelled in self-portraits, Annie Leibovitz, who captured celebrities, the wacky duo, Pierre and Gilles, as well as Diane Arbus, Irving Penn, Richard Avedon, Helmut Newton and Bettina Rheims.

So, do portraits help us to learn more about each other, to remember, to invent, to act, or to reconnect with ourselves? Find out on Artsper, by exploring the works of Formento & Formento, Naomi Vona, Ahmed Bennani, Chou Ching Hui, Samuel CuetoBrno del ZouRen Hang, Markus + Indrani, Jerome Liebling as well as Annina Roescheisen.

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What makes a portrait photograph?

A portrait photograph can be a photograph of a person's head and shoulders, but it can also be of an animal or of a different section of the subject's body such as their feet. Portrait photographs in art often tell or hint something about its subject to the viewer, such as an aspect of their personality, but still contain an element of mystery. 

What are the three major types of portrait photography?

The three major types of portrait photography are posed portraits, candid or anonymous portraits, and conceptual portraits. The last type, conceptual or creative portraits, can be experimental and abstract, and may not represent an image close to a traditional portrait.

What are the six styles of portrait photography?

The six main types of portrait photography are fine art portraits, traditional portraits (for example posed portraits taken at school), lifestyle portraits, group portraits, street portraits and glamour portraits.