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Motley Crue Bubble Bath
Mick Rock
Photography - 40 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
€1,975
Lou Reed Transformer
Mick Rock
Photography - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
€1,975
Lou Reed And Andy Warhol
Mick Rock
Photography - 40 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€1,975
Kate Moss - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print
Mick Rock
Photography - 40 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
€1,975
Joan Jett - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print
Mick Rock
Photography - 40 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
€1,975
Jagger And Warhol
Mick Rock
Photography - 40 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€1,975
Iggy Raw Power - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print
Mick Rock
Photography - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
€1,975
Freddie Mercury On Stage
Mick Rock
Photography - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
€1,975
Bowie And Cyrinda Foxe
Mick Rock
Photography - 40 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€1,975
Mick Jagger On Stage
Mick Rock
Photography - 40 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€1,975
Hamar Women from Ethiopia
Faie Davis
Photography - 61 x 51 x 0.2 cm Photography - 24 x 20.1 x 0.1 inch
€935
Korean dreams, North Korea 1
Nathalie Daoust
Photography - 75 x 50 cm Photography - 29.5 x 19.7 inch
€1,100
Spotty face beauty
Faie Davis
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
€888
Karo people from Ethiopia
Faie Davis
Photography - 30 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€950
Karo make up artists
Faie Davis
Photography - 45 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 17.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
€940
Frida Kahlo in the Blue House, Coyoacán, Mexico (2)
Leo Matiz
Photography - 35.6 x 25.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 14 x 10 x 0.1 inch
€1,727
Frida Kahlo in the blue house, Coyoacán, Mexico.
Leo Matiz
Photography - 35.6 x 25.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 14 x 10 x 0.1 inch
€1,727
Beauty with gold
James Chiew
Photography - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
€2,950
Don de soi III
Feng Kaixuan
Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€3,600
Stories Scheherazade Certified XIV
Grzegorz Sikorski
Photography - 45 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 17.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
€190 €143
Don de soi 4
Feng Kaixuan
Photography - 60 x 90 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch
€5,000 €4,500
Twiggy in Yellow Shoes
David Steen
Photography - 61 x 61 x 0.01 cm Photography - 24 x 24 x 0 inch
€1,400
Paris Tour Eiffel "Dad"
Hégémon (Hedge) Chaignon
Photography - 70 x 70 x 0.1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0 inch
€1,200
Maxime Medard
Clément Poitrenaud
Photography - 30 x 30 x 4 cm Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.6 inch
€1,300
Stories Scheherazade Certified XII
Grzegorz Sikorski
Photography - 45 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 17.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
€190 €143
Stories Scheherazade Certified II
Grzegorz Sikorski
Photography - 45 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 17.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
€190 €143
Portrait du roi Rama IV, Bangkok 1865
The opium smoking white elephant
Photography - 60 x 45 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 17.7 x 0.4 inch
€800
La fille du roi de Birmanie réfugiée au Siam
The opium smoking white elephant
Photography - 60 x 40 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 inch
€800
Jeune femme thaïlandaise jouant de la basse de violon
The opium smoking white elephant
Photography - 50 x 40 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 inch
€1,300
Jeune fille thaïe assise
The opium smoking white elephant
Photography - 60 x 40 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 inch
€1,300
Portrait d'une jeune femme thaïlandaise
The opium smoking white elephant
Photography - 60 x 30 cm Photography - 23.6 x 11.8 inch
€800
Women's walk through life
Geert Lemmers
Photography - 81.3 x 81.3 x 2.5 cm Photography - 32 x 32 x 1 inch
€1,171
L'homme du passé
Tanguy Mendrisse
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
€170 €153
Ganesha. Royal case of elephantiasis
The opium smoking white elephant
Photography - 40 x 40 cm Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 inch
€800
Soldier resting
The opium smoking white elephant
Photography - 100 x 75 cm Photography - 39.4 x 29.5 inch
€800
Musician girl
The opium smoking white elephant
Photography - 60 x 80 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 inch
€800
Traditional actor
The opium smoking white elephant
Photography - 100 x 75 cm Photography - 39.4 x 29.5 inch
€1,100
Dancer
The opium smoking white elephant
Photography - 70 x 50 cm Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 inch
€800
Dancer
The opium smoking white elephant
Photography - 70 x 50 cm Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 inch
€800
Japanese Life 01
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 25 x 120 x 3.8 cm Photography - 9.8 x 47.2 x 1.5 inch
€300
Cinematography inspired session #23
Grzegorz Sikorski
Photography - 45 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 17.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
€190 €143
Cinematography inspired session #24
Grzegorz Sikorski
Photography - 60 x 45 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch
€190 €143
Cinematography inspired session #25
Grzegorz Sikorski
Photography - 60 x 45 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch
€190 €143
Cinematography inspired session #26
Grzegorz Sikorski
Photography - 60 x 45 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch
€190 €143
Cinematography inspired session #28
Grzegorz Sikorski
Photography - 45 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 17.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
€190 €143
Cinematography inspired session #25
Grzegorz Sikorski
Photography - 60 x 45 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch
€190 €143
Stories Scheherazade Certified XIII
Grzegorz Sikorski
Photography - 60 x 45 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch
€190
Yayoi Kusama (2013)
Kevin Westenberg
Photography - 101 x 152 cm Photography - 39.8 x 59.8 inch
€13,260
Barbie collection #10
Grzegorz Sikorski
Photography - 70 x 70 x 0.1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0 inch
€190 €143
Barbie collection #13
Grzegorz Sikorski
Photography - 70 x 70 x 0.1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0 inch
€190 €143
Stories Scheherazade Certified VI
Grzegorz Sikorski
Photography - 45 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 17.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
€190 €143
Stories Scheherazade Certified I
Grzegorz Sikorski
Photography - 45 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 17.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
€190 €143
Cinematography inspired session #18
Grzegorz Sikorski
Photography - 60 x 45 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch
€190 €143
Cinematography inspired session #15
Grzegorz Sikorski
Photography - 60 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0 inch
€190 €143
Cinematography inspired session #7
Grzegorz Sikorski
Photography - 45 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 17.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
€190 €143
Cinematography inspired session #3
Grzegorz Sikorski
Photography - 45 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 17.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
€190 €143
Cinematography inspired session #2
Grzegorz Sikorski
Photography - 60 x 45 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch
€190 €143
Matador IV
Grzegorz Sikorski
Photography - 60 x 45 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch
€190 €143
Matador III
Grzegorz Sikorski
Photography - 60 x 45 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch
€190 €143
Flamenco I
Grzegorz Sikorski
Photography - 60 x 45 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch
€190 €143
El Color Grana VII
Grzegorz Sikorski
Photography - 35 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 13.8 x 23.6 x 0 inch
€190 €143
El Color Grana II
Grzegorz Sikorski
Photography - 35 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 13.8 x 23.6 x 0 inch
€190 €143
El Color Grana IV
Grzegorz Sikorski
Photography - 35 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 13.8 x 23.6 x 0 inch
€190 €143
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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.