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New York, Rockaway beach
Olivia Bonnamour
Photography - 30 x 45 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 inch
$499
Paris, 9e arrondissement 2022
Olivia Bonnamour
Photography - 30 x 40 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 inch
$499
Paris, Place de la Bourse
Olivia Bonnamour
Photography - 30 x 45 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 inch
$499
Jet Age, Hamburg
F.C. Gundlach
Photography - 60.5 x 50.5 x 0.3 cm Photography - 23.8 x 19.9 x 0.1 inch
$4,300
Mes amours de panda
Florence Le Van
Photography - 27 x 18 x 1 cm Photography - 10.6 x 7.1 x 0.4 inch
$444
Ma pomme et moi
Florence Le Van
Photography - 27 x 18 x 1 cm Photography - 10.6 x 7.1 x 0.4 inch
$444
Abdoulaye Oumar Diallo – Marchand de bestiaux à Ouest foire
Antoine Tempé
Photography - 50 x 50 x 5 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 2 inch
$3,885
Dance Moods - Ousseyni Sako (II)
Antoine Tempé
Photography - 60 x 50 x 4 cm Photography - 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch
$3,330
Shielded | Saint Tropez
Serge Guerand
Photography - 80 x 120 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 inch
$3,463
Look at me! I am chained but I am sexy!
Idan Wizen
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$499
The drowning of consumption, Apple sauce
Idan Wizen
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$499
Inside the web
Idan Wizen
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$499 $450
I am free to imprison myself - II
Idan Wizen
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$499
100 Marches #13 Eating
Hégémon (Hedge) Chaignon
Photography - 50 x 70 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 inch
$943
Surf Camp "Boys"
Hégémon (Hedge) Chaignon
Photography - 50 x 70 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 inch
$943
Prince of Wale's Diving #1 "Standing"
Hégémon (Hedge) Chaignon
Photography - 70 x 50 cm Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 inch
$943
Paris Eiffel Tower #1 - Shoulder sitting
Hégémon (Hedge) Chaignon
Photography - 70 x 70 x 0.1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$1,221
Marinella #9 Beach chair
Hégémon (Hedge) Chaignon
Photography - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$943
Marinella #7 Man looking
Hégémon (Hedge) Chaignon
Photography - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$943
Girl with Baby
Larry Snider
Photography - 30.5 x 30.5 x 0.6 cm Photography - 12 x 12 x 0.25 inch
$400
Chez les cousins de la Loire.
Didier Bizet
Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$333
Miles Davis - Regard au sol
Hervé Pezzini
Photography - 30 x 24 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0 inch
$277
Miles Davis - le groupe
Hervé Pezzini
Photography - 30 x 24 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0 inch
$277
Arizona 002. The Ameriguns.
Gabriele Galimberti
Photography - 60 x 80 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 inch
$4,329
Alabama 002. The Ameriguns.
Gabriele Galimberti
Photography - 60 x 80 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 inch
$4,329
South Carolina 001. The Ameriguns.
Gabriele Galimberti
Photography - 60 x 80 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 inch
$4,329
Texas 001. The Ameriguns. (1)
Gabriele Galimberti
Photography - 60 x 80 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 inch
$4,329
Texas 001. The Ameriguns.
Gabriele Galimberti
Photography - 60 x 80 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 inch
$3,996
DJ Napoléon
Bruce Meritte
Photography - 100 x 70 x 10 cm Photography - 39.4 x 27.6 x 3.9 inch
$3,330
Sans titre 4, de la série Un été sans fin
Irène Jonas
Photography - 10.8 x 8.8 x 0.2 cm Photography - 4.3 x 3.5 x 0.1 inch
$200
Paparazzi
Vassilia Kouboulis
Photography - 30 x 30 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$444
Gbedu Enter Body (Groove)
Kamal Obat
Photography - 58.4 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm Photography - 23 x 18 x 1 inch
$1,800
Protect and defend
Laurelia Brizard
Photography - 90 x 60 x 0.2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$400
Painted Work #7
Sanne De Wilde Bénédicte Kurzen
Photography - 80 x 120 x 0.1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0 inch
$7,770
Painted Work #2
Sanne De Wilde Bénédicte Kurzen
Photography - 80 x 120 x 0.1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0 inch
$7,770
Painted Work #1
Sanne De Wilde Bénédicte Kurzen
Photography - 80 x 120 x 0.1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0 inch
$7,770
Dis, quand reviendras-tu ? 4
Charlotte Skurzak
Photography - 30 x 30 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$333
Dis, quand reviendras-tu ? 2
Charlotte Skurzak
Photography - 30 x 30 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$333
Dis, quand reviendras-tu ? 1
Charlotte Skurzak
Photography - 30 x 30 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$333
Claude Viallat Portrait
Jean-Pierre Loubat
Photography - 42 x 31 x 1 cm Photography - 16.5 x 12.2 x 0.4 inch
$533
Daniel Dezeuze Portrait
Jean-Pierre Loubat
Photography - 43 x 31 x 1 cm Photography - 16.9 x 12.2 x 0.4 inch
$533
Yowa et Violette d’après l’École de Fontainebleau
Iconographia
Photography - 60 x 40 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 inch
$388
Number One
Alexia Rousse
Photography - 139.7 x 96.5 x 3.3 cm Photography - 55 x 38 x 1.3 inch
$5,226
Algerie-Les Touaregs_Sahara. Tassili N'Ajjer
Nadia Ferroukhi
Photography - 27 x 40 x 2 cm Photography - 10.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$444
Manila Worker - Photography Art installation with 18 frames
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 155 x 220 x 2 cm Photography - 61 x 86.6 x 0.8 inch
$9,424
Ayrton Senna. Monaco. 1993
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,665
Pom Klementieff, Los Angeles 2018
Mary Rozzi
Photography - 150 x 120 cm Photography - 59.1 x 47.2 inch
$3,330
L’amie de la famille.
Didier Bizet
Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$330
Préparation du pilote Ayrton Senna
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,665
Ayrton Senna. Maclaren F1 Argentine
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,665
Jacques Villeneuve. Williams. Ch du Monde
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,332
Jacques Villeneuve. Williams
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,665
Ayrton Senna avant le départ du GP d'Imola
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,665
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
$1,665
Essais Hivernaux Circuit Paul Ricard
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,665
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
$1,665
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
$1,665
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
$1,665
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
$1,665
Ayrton Senna Brésil 1992 vainqueur
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 90 x 70 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,665
Alain Prost Williams
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,554
Alain Prost Ferrari. Regard
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,332
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
$1,554
Danseur du Simb 2. Sénégal
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,221
Pow wow. Indiens. Amérique du nord 4
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,552
Enfants Karo. Ethiopie
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,554
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
$1,554
Danseur du Simb. Sénégal
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,221
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
$1,554
Peul Bororos. Niger
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,554
Sénégal. Jeune fille, pendant le bois sacré
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,554
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Serie Terra Retrato en fondo beige
Enrique Pichardo
Painting - 70 x 70 x 1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
$959
The tree of life
Seyran Gasparyan
Painting - 50 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,200
Circus Acrobats
Joanna Zakrzewska-Cholewa
Sculpture - 49 x 15 x 6 cm Sculpture - 19.3 x 5.9 x 2.4 inch
$1,775
The Last Museum Guard at the Last Museum on Earth
Hernan Bas
Print - 49 x 35 cm Print - 19.3 x 13.8 inch
$1,332
Portrait #2. From the Portraits series
Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku
Painting - 30 x 20.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 8.2 x 0.1 inch
$1,200
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 Cueto, Brno del Zou, Ren Hang, Markus + Indrani, Jerome Liebling as well as Annina Roescheisen.
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.