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![Photography, Vogue 3, Michael Filonow](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2170821_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, LeaderSheep, Madiha Sebbani](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2129911_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Red Burqa, Cécile Plaisance](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1909356_1_grid.jpg)
Red Burqa
Cécile Plaisance
Photography - 125 x 95 x 3 cm Photography - 49.2 x 37.4 x 1.2 inch
€9,600
![Photography, Demeter #6, Rani Bruchstein](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1887267_1_grid.jpg)
Demeter #6
Rani Bruchstein
Photography - 150 x 100 x 2 cm Photography - 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€8,060
![Photography, In side out #3, Rani Bruchstein](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1887261_1_grid.jpg)
In side out #3
Rani Bruchstein
Photography - 150 x 100 x 2 cm Photography - 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€8,060
![Photography, Minerva #1, Rani Bruchstein](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1887252_1_grid.jpg)
Minerva #1
Rani Bruchstein
Photography - 150 x 100 x 2 cm Photography - 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€8,060
![Photography, Minerva #2, Rani Bruchstein](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1887237_1_grid.jpg)
Minerva #2
Rani Bruchstein
Photography - 150 x 100 x 2 cm Photography - 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€8,060
![Photography, Gaia #1, Rani Bruchstein](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1803906_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Artemis #2, Rani Bruchstein](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1803837_1_grid.jpg)
Artemis #2
Rani Bruchstein
Photography - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€8,059
![Photography, Artemis #1, Rani Bruchstein](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1803825_1_grid.jpg)
Artemis #1
Rani Bruchstein
Photography - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€8,060
![Photography, Artemis #4, Rani Bruchstein](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1803798_1_grid.jpg)
Artemis #4
Rani Bruchstein
Photography - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€8,060
![Photography, Animalistic Passion, Rani Bruchstein](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1803789_1_grid.jpg)
Animalistic Passion
Rani Bruchstein
Photography - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€8,060
![Photography, El Mundo entero, Imanol Marrodán](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1798611_1_grid.jpg)
El Mundo entero
Imanol Marrodán
Photography - 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch
€425
![Photography, Thermo miss, Nathalie Roux](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/807543_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Fashion is image, Akif Hakan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/475813_1_grid.jpg)
Fashion is image
Akif Hakan
Photography - 150 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 59.1 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
€8,000
![Photography, Dangerous games 5, Akif Hakan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/469954_1_grid.jpg)
Dangerous games 5
Akif Hakan
Photography - 100 x 150 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch
€8,000
![Photography, Sexy, sleazy, seedy films, Akif Hakan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/469948_1_grid.jpg)
Sexy, sleazy, seedy films
Akif Hakan
Photography - 100 x 150 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch
€8,000
![Photography, Dangerous games 6, Akif Hakan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/441486_1_grid.jpg)
Dangerous games 6
Akif Hakan
Photography - 100 x 150 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch
€8,000
![Photography, The minds of the mad 7, Akif Hakan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/435057_1_grid.jpg)
The minds of the mad 7
Akif Hakan
Photography - 150 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 59.1 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
€8,000
![Photography, Spring love, Akif Hakan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/432711_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, The minds of the mad, Akif Hakan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/429189_1_grid.jpg)
The minds of the mad
Akif Hakan
Photography - 150 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 59.1 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
€8,000
![Photography, Madagascar, Analamanga, Mahitsy, fabrique de briques, José Nicolas](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2172299_1_grid.jpg)
Madagascar, Analamanga, Mahitsy, fabrique de briques
José Nicolas
Photography - 40 x 40 cm Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 inch
€600
![Photography, Madagascar, Alaotra-Mangoro, Ambatondrazaka, son père avec ses deux garçons sur une moto chinoise, José Nicolas](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2172298_1_grid.jpg)
Madagascar, Alaotra-Mangoro, Ambatondrazaka, son père avec ses deux garçons sur une moto chinoise
José Nicolas
Photography - 40 x 40 cm Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 inch
€600
![Photography, Madagascar, Analamanga, Mahitsy, hôpital de district, José Nicolas](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2172292_1_grid.jpg)
Madagascar, Analamanga, Mahitsy, hôpital de district
José Nicolas
Photography - 40 x 40 cm Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 inch
€600
![Photography, Madagascar, Analamanga, mère et fils agriculteurs, José Nicolas](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2172288_1_grid.jpg)
Madagascar, Analamanga, mère et fils agriculteurs
José Nicolas
Photography - 40 x 40 cm Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 inch
€600
![Photography, Madagascar, Alaotra-Mangoro, Vodiala, garagiste, José Nicolas](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2172286_1_grid.jpg)
Madagascar, Alaotra-Mangoro, Vodiala, garagiste
José Nicolas
Photography - 40 x 40 cm Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 inch
€600
![Photography, Madagascar, Alaotra-Mangoro, Manganaro, enfants à la paroisse protestante du village, José Nicolas](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2172274_1_grid.jpg)
Madagascar, Alaotra-Mangoro, Manganaro, enfants à la paroisse protestante du village
José Nicolas
Photography - 40 x 40 cm Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 inch
€600
![Photography, Your Joy is My Low, Brian Ziff](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2140944_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Memory insect 2, Shilpa Joglekar](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2126826_1_grid.jpg)
Memory insect 2
Shilpa Joglekar
Photography - 59 x 41 x 0.3 cm Photography - 23.2 x 16.1 x 0.1 inch
€450
![Photography, Memory insect 1, Shilpa Joglekar](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2126823_1_grid.jpg)
Memory insect 1
Shilpa Joglekar
Photography - 44 x 44 x 0.3 cm Photography - 17.3 x 17.3 x 0.1 inch
€450
![Photography, Batman, Nick Veasey](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2003802_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Spiderman, Nick Veasey](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2003790_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Portrait de femme, Lomé, 2017, José Nicolas](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1823085_1_grid.jpg)
Portrait de femme, Lomé, 2017
José Nicolas
Photography - 75 x 50 x 0.2 cm Photography - 29.5 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
€700
![Photography, Ali, José Nicolas](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1823001_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Afghanistan, José Nicolas](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1822959_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Amélie, José Nicolas](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1822878_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Ecole Grand Bassam, 2005, José Nicolas](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1801713_1_grid.jpg)
Ecole Grand Bassam, 2005
José Nicolas
Photography - 50 x 75 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0 inch
€1,200
![Photography, Mina, José Nicolas](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1801689_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Roi de Grand Bassam, 1990, José Nicolas](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1801686_1_grid.jpg)
Roi de Grand Bassam, 1990
José Nicolas
Photography - 45 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 17.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
€700
![Photography, Ines de la Fressange et Patricia Pellen, José Nicolas](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1754931_1_grid.jpg)
Ines de la Fressange et Patricia Pellen
José Nicolas
Photography - 45 x 30 x 1 cm Photography - 17.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
€650
![Photography, Couple au Togo, José Nicolas](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1753473_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Bump, Sarah Baley](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1679343_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Free speech, Sarah Baley](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1679325_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Sienna, Sarah Baley](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1677927_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Oskar, Sarah Baley](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1677924_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Cruising, Sarah Baley](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1677915_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, The man of coils, Paul J Bucknall](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1552587_1_grid.jpg)
The man of coils
Paul J Bucknall
Photography - 30.5 x 20.3 x 0.3 cm Photography - 12 x 8 x 0.1 inch
€240
![Photography, Mimi, Brno Del Zou](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/906651_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Solar Eclipse, Amrita Bilimoria](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2177931_1_grid.jpg)
Solar Eclipse
Amrita Bilimoria
Photography - 101.6 x 152.4 x 0.5 cm Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.2 inch
€5,336
![Photography, King Of Boys, Kamal Obat](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2110344_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Mirror, Massimo Festi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1599732_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Hunter, Massimo Festi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1599717_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Sur les Chemins d'Alice - Là-bas., Brno Del Zou](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1311804_1_grid.jpg)
Sur les Chemins d'Alice - Là-bas.
Brno Del Zou
Photography - 33 x 22 x 0.1 cm Photography - 13 x 8.7 x 0 inch
€200
![Photography, Sur les Chemins d'Alice - Sous l'Arbre., Brno Del Zou](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1311795_1_grid.jpg)
Sur les Chemins d'Alice - Sous l'Arbre.
Brno Del Zou
Photography - 22 x 33 x 0.1 cm Photography - 8.7 x 13 x 0 inch
€200
![Photography, Sur les Chemins d'Alice - Assurance., Brno Del Zou](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1311792_1_grid.jpg)
Sur les Chemins d'Alice - Assurance.
Brno Del Zou
Photography - 33 x 22 x 0.1 cm Photography - 13 x 8.7 x 0 inch
€200
![Photography, Sur les Chemins d'Alice - Papillon., Brno Del Zou](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1311771_1_grid.jpg)
Sur les Chemins d'Alice - Papillon.
Brno Del Zou
Photography - 22 x 33 x 0.1 cm Photography - 8.7 x 13 x 0 inch
€200
![Photography, Sur les Chemins d'Alice - Les deux Lunes., Brno Del Zou](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1311765_1_grid.jpg)
Sur les Chemins d'Alice - Les deux Lunes.
Brno Del Zou
Photography - 22 x 33 x 0.1 cm Photography - 8.7 x 13 x 0 inch
€200
![Photography, Sur les Chemins d'Alice - Réunion., Brno Del Zou](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1311747_1_grid.jpg)
Sur les Chemins d'Alice - Réunion.
Brno Del Zou
Photography - 22 x 33 x 0.1 cm Photography - 8.7 x 13 x 0 inch
€200
![Photography, Sur les Chemins d'Alice - Course., Brno Del Zou](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1311744_1_grid.jpg)
Sur les Chemins d'Alice - Course.
Brno Del Zou
Photography - 22 x 33 x 0.1 cm Photography - 8.7 x 13 x 0 inch
€200
![Photography, Sur les Chemins d'Alice - Dos à dos., Brno Del Zou](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1310778_1_grid.jpg)
Sur les Chemins d'Alice - Dos à dos.
Brno Del Zou
Photography - 33 x 22 x 0.1 cm Photography - 13 x 8.7 x 0 inch
€200
![Photography, Liquid Milk, Maria Baranova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1305555_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Varoma therapie, Nathalie Roux](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/807537_1_grid.jpg)
Varoma therapie
Nathalie Roux
Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.2 cm Photography - 14.2 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch
€60
![Photography, David Bowie Aladdin Sane Eyes Closed, Brian Duffy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2142657_1_grid.jpg)
David Bowie Aladdin Sane Eyes Closed
Brian Duffy
Photography - 61 x 61 x 0.01 cm Photography - 24 x 24 x 0 inch
€21,500
![Photography, David Bowie Aladdin Sane Eyes Open, Brian Duffy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2142652_1_grid.jpg)
David Bowie Aladdin Sane Eyes Open
Brian Duffy
Photography - 101 x 101 x 0.01 cm Photography - 39.8 x 39.8 x 0 inch
€10,500
![Photography, Dis, quand reviendras-tu ? 4, Charlotte Skurzak](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2120793_1_grid.jpg)
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
€300
![Photography, Dis, quand reviendras-tu ? 2, Charlotte Skurzak](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2111559_1_grid.jpg)
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
€300
![Photography, Dis, quand reviendras-tu ? 1, Charlotte Skurzak](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2110722_1_grid.jpg)
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
€300
![Photography, Aperçu, Lionel le Jeune](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1076961_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Je pense trop, Nicolas Le Beuan Bénic](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/939132_1_grid.jpg)
Je pense trop
Nicolas Le Beuan Bénic
Photography - 60 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0 inch
€280
![Photography, Le Mariage, Marie Dorigny](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2165453_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, The perfect picture, Kamal Obat](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2111814_1_grid.jpg)
The perfect picture
Kamal Obat
Photography - 58.4 x 41.7 x 2.5 cm Photography - 23 x 16.42 x 1 inch
€437
![Photography, François Gabart, Maud Bernos](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/104866_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Roman Traffic, Alexander Benz](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/999747_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Série : Lalibela, près du ciel - anges regardant, Ethiopie, Cristina García Rodero](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/444918_1_grid.jpg)
Série : Lalibela, près du ciel - anges regardant, Ethiopie
Cristina García Rodero
Photography - 120 x 80 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 inch
€15,500
![Photography, Blue sky's here for me, Ana Zegheanu](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2182376_1_grid.jpg)
Blue sky's here for me
Ana Zegheanu
Photography - 20 x 20 x 0.02 cm Photography - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch
€160
![Photography, Silver, Kalliope Amorphous](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2181708_1_grid.jpg)
Silver
Kalliope Amorphous
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 0.1 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 0.05 inch
€2,134
![Photography, Broken Mirror, Kalliope Amorphous](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2180040_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Serie Anna. Moscow, Stanley Greene](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2177407_1_grid.jpg)
Serie Anna. Moscow
Stanley Greene
Photography - 10.8 x 8.9 x 1 cm Photography - 4.3 x 3.5 x 0.4 inch
€9,000
![Photography, Serie Anna. Moscow, Stanley Greene](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2177406_1_grid.jpg)
Serie Anna. Moscow
Stanley Greene
Photography - 10.8 x 8.9 x 1 cm Photography - 4.3 x 3.5 x 0.4 inch
€9,000
![Photography, Serie Anna. Moscow, Stanley Greene](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2177402_1_grid.jpg)
Serie Anna. Moscow
Stanley Greene
Photography - 10.8 x 8.9 x 1 cm Photography - 4.3 x 3.5 x 0.4 inch
€9,000
![Photography, Sergei Sviatchenko - Capacity For Conjuring Illusion 2, Sergei Sviatchenko](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1173099_1_grid.jpg)
Sergei Sviatchenko - Capacity For Conjuring Illusion 2
Sergei Sviatchenko
Photography - 21 x 42 cm Photography - 8.3 x 16.5 inch
€3,000
![Photography, Sergei Sviatchenko - Capacity For Conjuring Illusion 3, Sergei Sviatchenko](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1173096_1_grid.jpg)
Sergei Sviatchenko - Capacity For Conjuring Illusion 3
Sergei Sviatchenko
Photography - 21 x 42 cm Photography - 8.3 x 16.5 inch
€3,000
![Photography, Sergei Sviatchenko - Capacity For Conjuring Illusion 5, Sergei Sviatchenko](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1173093_1_grid.jpg)
Sergei Sviatchenko - Capacity For Conjuring Illusion 5
Sergei Sviatchenko
Photography - 21 x 42 cm Photography - 8.3 x 16.5 inch
€3,000
![Photography, Sergei Sviatchenko - Capacity For Conjuring Illusion 6, Sergei Sviatchenko](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1173087_1_grid.jpg)
Sergei Sviatchenko - Capacity For Conjuring Illusion 6
Sergei Sviatchenko
Photography - 26 x 32 cm Photography - 10.2 x 12.6 inch
€3,000
![Photography, Sergei Sviatchenko - Capacity For Conjuring Illusion 4, Sergei Sviatchenko](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1173084_1_grid.jpg)
Sergei Sviatchenko - Capacity For Conjuring Illusion 4
Sergei Sviatchenko
Photography - 36 x 26 cm Photography - 14.2 x 10.2 inch
€3,000
![Photography, Sergei Sviatchenko - Capacity For Conjuring Illusion 1, Sergei Sviatchenko](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1173057_1_grid.jpg)
Sergei Sviatchenko - Capacity For Conjuring Illusion 1
Sergei Sviatchenko
Photography - 36 x 26 cm Photography - 14.2 x 10.2 inch
€3,000
![Photography, Architects Anonymous, Alexander Benz](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/999609_1_grid.jpg)
Architects Anonymous
Alexander Benz
Photography - 40 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
€460
![Photography, Le portrait rouge, Nicolas Le Beuan Bénic](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/619830_1_grid.jpg)
Le portrait rouge
Nicolas Le Beuan Bénic
Photography - 60 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0 inch
€280
![Photography, Shark portraiture II, Nicolas Le Beuan Bénic](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/590574_1_grid.jpg)
Shark portraiture II
Nicolas Le Beuan Bénic
Photography - 60 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0 inch
€280
![Photography, Shark portrait I, Nicolas Le Beuan Bénic](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/590508_1_grid.jpg)
Shark portrait I
Nicolas Le Beuan Bénic
Photography - 60 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0 inch
€280
![Photography, Cristina's world (Identity assertions series), Imanol Marrodán](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2178914_1_grid.jpg)
Cristina's world (Identity assertions series)
Imanol Marrodán
Photography - 18 x 42 x 0.1 cm Photography - 7.1 x 16.5 x 0 inch
€325
![Photography, John Travolta, Francis Apesteguy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2089608_1_grid.jpg)
John Travolta
Francis Apesteguy
Photography - 60 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
€490
![Photography, Egyptian Boys, Larry Snider](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2028822_1_grid.jpg)
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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.
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.
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.
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.