Portrait Photography for Sale

Photography, On est notre environnement, Aline Part

On est notre environnement

Aline Part

Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.2 cm

€600

Photography, The Storm Above The Clouds, Brooke Shaden

The Storm Above The Clouds

Brooke Shaden

Photography - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm

€2,400

Photography, Serie Anna. Moscow, Stanley  Greene

Serie Anna. Moscow

Stanley Greene

Photography - 10.8 x 8.9 x 1 cm

€9,000

Photography, Serie Anna. Moscow, Stanley  Greene

Serie Anna. Moscow

Stanley Greene

Photography - 10.8 x 8.9 x 1 cm

€9,000

Photography, Serie Anna. Moscow, Stanley  Greene

Serie Anna. Moscow

Stanley Greene

Photography - 10.8 x 8.9 x 1 cm

€9,000

Photography, Find your clitoris II, Charlotte Abramow

Find your clitoris II

Charlotte Abramow

Photography - 21 x 16 cm

€700

Photography, Invisible Identity, Robert Jaso

Invisible Identity

Robert Jaso

Photography - 57 x 41 x 0.1 cm

€2,750

Photography, The Paradox of Identity, Robert Jaso

The Paradox of Identity

Robert Jaso

Photography - 57 x 41 x 0.1 cm

€2,750

Photography, Johnny Depp, Arnaud Baumann

Johnny Depp

Arnaud Baumann

Photography - 120 x 120 x 0.1 cm

€15,000

Photography, Rod Stewart – Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, David Steen

Rod Stewart – Beverly Hills, Los Angeles

David Steen

Photography - 111 x 78 x 0.01 cm

€2,880

Photography, Sans titre (Un jour, une photo), Aline Part

Sans titre (Un jour, une photo)

Aline Part

Photography - 67 x 50 x 0.2 cm

€500

Photography, Red Tissa Bag, Claudia van der Starre

Red Tissa Bag

Claudia van der Starre

Photography - 150 x 100 x 0.5 cm

€3,972

Photography, Astrée, Marcos Rodrigo

Astrée

Marcos Rodrigo

Photography - 20 x 15 x 0.5 cm

€220

Photography, Michael Jackson IX, David Nutter

Michael Jackson IX

David Nutter

Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm

€2,450

Photography, Michael Jackson VII, David Nutter

Michael Jackson VII

David Nutter

Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm

€2,450

Photography, U2 - SkyDome, Toronto, Richard Beland

U2 - SkyDome, Toronto

Richard Beland

Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm

€2,450

Photography, Neil Young - Molson Park, Barrie, Richard Beland

Neil Young - Molson Park, Barrie

Richard Beland

Photography - 61 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm

€2,450

Photography, Neil Young - Molson Park, Barrie, Richard Beland

Neil Young - Molson Park, Barrie

Richard Beland

Photography - 61 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm

€2,450

Photography, Ozzy Osbourne - Black Sabbath, Ozz Fest, 1998, Richard Beland

Ozzy Osbourne - Black Sabbath, Ozz Fest, 1998

Richard Beland

Photography - 61 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm

€2,450

Photography, Robert Plant - Toronto, Richard Beland

Robert Plant - Toronto

Richard Beland

Photography - 61 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm

€2,450

Photography, Neil Young - Cobo Arena, Detroit, Richard Beland

Neil Young - Cobo Arena, Detroit

Richard Beland

Photography - 61 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm

€2,450

Photography, Roger Waters - Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Richard Beland

Roger Waters - Air Canada Centre, Toronto

Richard Beland

Photography - 61 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm

€2,450

Photography, Slash, Guns N' Roses - Toledo, Richard Beland

Slash, Guns N' Roses - Toledo

Richard Beland

Photography - 61 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm

€2,450

Photography, The Police - Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Richard Beland

The Police - Air Canada Centre, Toronto

Richard Beland

Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm

€2,450

Photography, Tony Bennett - Orillia, ON, Richard Beland

Tony Bennett - Orillia, ON

Richard Beland

Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm

€2,450

Photography, Bruce Springsteen - Werchter, Belgium 2003, Richard Beland

Bruce Springsteen - Werchter, Belgium 2003

Richard Beland

Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm

€2,450

Photography, Chris Cornell, Soundgarden - Molson Park, Barrie 1996, Richard Beland

Chris Cornell, Soundgarden - Molson Park, Barrie 1996

Richard Beland

Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm

€2,450

Photography, Chris Martin, Cold Play - The Church on Berkeley, Toronto, Richard Beland

Chris Martin, Cold Play - The Church on Berkeley, Toronto

Richard Beland

Photography - 61 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm

€2,450

Photography, David Bowie - Area Two Festival, Toronto 2002, Richard Beland

David Bowie - Area Two Festival, Toronto 2002

Richard Beland

Photography - 61 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm

€2,450

Photography, David Bowie Toronto 2002, Richard Beland

David Bowie Toronto 2002

Richard Beland

Photography - 61 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm

€2,450

Photography, Gord Downie, The Tragically Hip - Horseshoe Tavern 1998, Richard Beland

Gord Downie, The Tragically Hip - Horseshoe Tavern 1998

Richard Beland

Photography - 61 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm

€2,450

Photography, Gord Downie, The Tragically Hip - Ottawa, Richard Beland

Gord Downie, The Tragically Hip - Ottawa

Richard Beland

Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm

€2,450

Photography, Iggy Pop - Toronto 1996, Richard Beland

Iggy Pop - Toronto 1996

Richard Beland

Photography - 61 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm

€2,450

Photography, Bob Dylan - Torhout, Belgium 1990, Richard Beland

Bob Dylan - Torhout, Belgium 1990

Richard Beland

Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm

€2,450

Photography, Jeff Beck - Massey Hall, Richard Beland

Jeff Beck - Massey Hall

Richard Beland

Photography - 61 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm

€2,450

Photography, Keith Richards, Rolling Stones - Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Richard Beland

Keith Richards, Rolling Stones - Air Canada Centre, Toronto

Richard Beland

Photography - 61 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm

€2,450

Photography, Keith Richards, Rolling Stones - Soldier Field, Chicago, Richard Beland

Keith Richards, Rolling Stones - Soldier Field, Chicago

Richard Beland

Photography - 61 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm

€2,450

Photography, Kiss - Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Richard Beland

Kiss - Air Canada Centre, Toronto

Richard Beland

Photography - 61 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm

€2,450

Photography, Kiss - Copp's Coliseum, Richard Beland

Kiss - Copp's Coliseum

Richard Beland

Photography - 61 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm

€2,450

Photography, Kiss - Copp's Coliseum, Richard Beland

Kiss - Copp's Coliseum

Richard Beland

Photography - 61 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm

€2,450

Photography, Lenny Kravitz - Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Richard Beland

Lenny Kravitz - Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto

Richard Beland

Photography - 61 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm

€2,450

Photography, Lou Reed - Massey Hall, Toronto, Richard Beland

Lou Reed - Massey Hall, Toronto

Richard Beland

Photography - 61 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm

€2,450

Photography, Mick Jagger, Rolling Stones - Molson Canadian Rocks for Toronto, Richard Beland

Mick Jagger, Rolling Stones - Molson Canadian Rocks for Toronto

Richard Beland

Photography - 61 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm

€2,450

Photography, Jeff Beck - Massey Hall, Toronto, Richard Beland

Jeff Beck - Massey Hall, Toronto

Richard Beland

Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm

€2,450

Photography, Tom Petty - Molson Amphitheater, Toronto 2006, Richard Beland

Tom Petty - Molson Amphitheater, Toronto 2006

Richard Beland

Photography - 61 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm

€2,979

Photography, Tom Petty & Bob Dylan - Rich Stadium, NY, Buffalo, 1986, Richard Beland

Tom Petty & Bob Dylan - Rich Stadium, NY, Buffalo, 1986

Richard Beland

Photography - 61 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm

€2,979

Photography, The Tragically Hip - Air Canada Centre, Toronto 2016, Richard Beland

The Tragically Hip - Air Canada Centre, Toronto 2016

Richard Beland

Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm

€2,979

Photography, The Cure - CNE Grandstand, Toronto 1989, Richard Beland

The Cure - CNE Grandstand, Toronto 1989

Richard Beland

Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm

€2,979

Photography, The Black Eyed Peas - Orange Room, The Guvernment, Toronto 2004, Richard Beland

The Black Eyed Peas - Orange Room, The Guvernment, Toronto 2004

Richard Beland

Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm

€2,979

Photography, The Beastie Boys - Intercontinental Hotel, Toronto, Richard Beland

The Beastie Boys - Intercontinental Hotel, Toronto

Richard Beland

Photography - 61 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm

€2,979

Photography, Ron Wood and Mick Jagger, Rolling Stones - Soldier Field, Chicago 1994, Richard Beland

Ron Wood and Mick Jagger, Rolling Stones - Soldier Field, Chicago 1994

Richard Beland

Photography - 61 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm

€2,979

Photography, BB king - Massey Hall, Toronto 1999, Richard Beland

BB king - Massey Hall, Toronto 1999

Richard Beland

Photography - 61 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm

€2,450

Photography, Kiss - Copp's Coliseum, Richard Beland

Kiss - Copp's Coliseum

Richard Beland

Photography - 61 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm

€2,979

Photography, Kurt Cobain, Nirvana - Maple Leaf Gardens, Richard Beland

Kurt Cobain, Nirvana - Maple Leaf Gardens

Richard Beland

Photography - 61 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm

€2,979

Photography, Lady Gaga - Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Richard Beland

Lady Gaga - Air Canada Centre, Toronto

Richard Beland

Photography - 61 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm

€2,979

Photography, Mick Jagger, Rolling Stones - Rogers Centre, Richard Beland

Mick Jagger, Rolling Stones - Rogers Centre

Richard Beland

Photography - 61 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm

€2,979

Photography, Mick Jagger, Rolling Stones - Rogers Centre, Richard Beland

Mick Jagger, Rolling Stones - Rogers Centre

Richard Beland

Photography - 61 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm

€2,979

Photography, Mick Jagger, Rolling Stones - SkyDome, Toronto, Richard Beland

Mick Jagger, Rolling Stones - SkyDome, Toronto

Richard Beland

Photography - 61 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm

€2,979

Photography, Mick Jagger, Rolling Stones - Soldier Field, Chicago, Richard Beland

Mick Jagger, Rolling Stones - Soldier Field, Chicago

Richard Beland

Photography - 61 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm

€2,979

Photography, Neil Young - Molson Park, Barrie, Richard Beland

Neil Young - Molson Park, Barrie

Richard Beland

Photography - 61 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm

€2,979

Photography, Petty Townshend & Roger Daltrey, The Who - Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Richard Beland

Petty Townshend & Roger Daltrey, The Who - Air Canada Centre, Toronto

Richard Beland

Photography - 61 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm

€2,979

Photography, Kiss - Copp's Coliseum, Richard Beland

Kiss - Copp's Coliseum

Richard Beland

Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm

€2,979

Photography, Gord Downie, The Tragically Hip - Woodstock 1999, Richard Beland

Gord Downie, The Tragically Hip - Woodstock 1999

Richard Beland

Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm

€2,979

Photography, James Brown - Toronto, Richard Beland

James Brown - Toronto

Richard Beland

Photography - 61 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm

€2,979

Photography, Jeff Beck - Toronto, Massey Hall (II), Richard Beland

Jeff Beck - Toronto, Massey Hall (II)

Richard Beland

Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm

€2,979

Photography, Jeff Beck - Toronto, Massey Hall, 2001, Richard Beland

Jeff Beck - Toronto, Massey Hall, 2001

Richard Beland

Photography - 61 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm

€2,979

Photography, Jerry Garcia , Grateful Dead - Rich Stadium, Buffalo, NY, Richard Beland

Jerry Garcia , Grateful Dead - Rich Stadium, Buffalo, NY

Richard Beland

Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm

€2,979

Photography, Jerry Garcia , Grateful Dead - Rich Stadium, Buffalo, NY, Richard Beland

Jerry Garcia , Grateful Dead - Rich Stadium, Buffalo, NY

Richard Beland

Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm

€2,979

Photography, Jerry Garcia - The Warfield, San Francisco, Richard Beland

Jerry Garcia - The Warfield, San Francisco

Richard Beland

Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm

€2,979

Photography, Jerry Garcia, Grateful Dead - Rich Stadium, Buffalo, NY, Richard Beland

Jerry Garcia, Grateful Dead - Rich Stadium, Buffalo, NY

Richard Beland

Photography - 61 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm

€2,979

Photography, Joey Ramone, Ramones - Lollapalooza, Molson Park, Barrie, Richard Beland

Joey Ramone, Ramones - Lollapalooza, Molson Park, Barrie

Richard Beland

Photography - 61 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm

€2,979

Photography, Gord Downie, The Tragically Hip - Toronto, Richard Beland

Gord Downie, The Tragically Hip - Toronto

Richard Beland

Photography - 61 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm

€2,979

Photography, Keith Richards, Rolling Stones - Air Canada Centre, Toronto 1999, Richard Beland

Keith Richards, Rolling Stones - Air Canada Centre, Toronto 1999

Richard Beland

Photography - 61 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm

€2,979

Photography, Keith Richards, Rolling Stones - Molson Canadian Rocks, Richard Beland

Keith Richards, Rolling Stones - Molson Canadian Rocks

Richard Beland

Photography - 61 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm

€2,979

Photography, Keith Richards, Rolling Stones - Rogers Centre 2005, Richard Beland

Keith Richards, Rolling Stones - Rogers Centre 2005

Richard Beland

Photography - 61 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm

€2,979

Photography, Keith Richards, Rolling Stones - Skydome, Toronto, Richard Beland

Keith Richards, Rolling Stones - Skydome, Toronto

Richard Beland

Photography - 61 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm

€2,979

Photography, Keith Richards, Rolling Stones - Soldier Field, Chicago, Richard Beland

Keith Richards, Rolling Stones - Soldier Field, Chicago

Richard Beland

Photography - 61 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm

€2,979

Photography, Kiss - Copp's Coliseum 2000, Richard Beland

Kiss - Copp's Coliseum 2000

Richard Beland

Photography - 61 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm

€2,979

Photography, Kiss - Copp's Coliseum, Richard Beland

Kiss - Copp's Coliseum

Richard Beland

Photography - 61 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm

€2,979

Photography, Kiss - Copp's Coliseum, Richard Beland

Kiss - Copp's Coliseum

Richard Beland

Photography - 61 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm

€2,979

Photography, Kiss - Copp's Coliseum, Richard Beland

Kiss - Copp's Coliseum

Richard Beland

Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm

€2,979

Photography, Johnny Ramone, Ramones - Lollapalooza, Molson Park, Barrie, Richard Beland

Johnny Ramone, Ramones - Lollapalooza, Molson Park, Barrie

Richard Beland

Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm

€2,979

Photography, Bono U2, 2005, Richard Beland

Bono U2, 2005

Richard Beland

Photography - 61 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm

€2,979

Photography, Bono, U2 - Rogers Centre, Richard Beland

Bono, U2 - Rogers Centre

Richard Beland

Photography - 61 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm

€2,979

Photography, Bono, U2 - Rogers Centre, Richard Beland

Bono, U2 - Rogers Centre

Richard Beland

Photography - 61 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm

€2,979

Photography, Bruce Springsteen & Steven Van Zandt - Skydome, Toronto, Richard Beland

Bruce Springsteen & Steven Van Zandt - Skydome, Toronto

Richard Beland

Photography - 61 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm

€2,979

Photography, Bryan Ferry - AGO, Toronto, Richard Beland

Bryan Ferry - AGO, Toronto

Richard Beland

Photography - 61 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm

€2,979

Photography, Chris Martin, Cold Play - Molson Amphitheatre, Toronto, Richard Beland

Chris Martin, Cold Play - Molson Amphitheatre, Toronto

Richard Beland

Photography - 61 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm

€2,979

Photography, Coldplay, The Church on Berkeley, Toronto, Richard Beland

Coldplay, The Church on Berkeley, Toronto

Richard Beland

Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm

€2,979

Photography, David Bowie & Trent Reznor/ Nine Inch Nails - Skytent, Toronto, Richard Beland

David Bowie & Trent Reznor/ Nine Inch Nails - Skytent, Toronto

Richard Beland

Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm

€2,979

Photography, David Bowie - Glastonbury Festival, UK 2000, Richard Beland

David Bowie - Glastonbury Festival, UK 2000

Richard Beland

Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm

€2,979

Photography, Bob Dylan - Rich Stadium, NY, Buffalo, 1986, Richard Beland

Bob Dylan - Rich Stadium, NY, Buffalo, 1986

Richard Beland

Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm

€2,979

Photography, David Bowie - Skytent, Toronto, Richard Beland

David Bowie - Skytent, Toronto

Richard Beland

Photography - 61 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm

€2,979

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.