Portrait Photography for Sale

Photography, La pizza, Clara Delaporte

La pizza

Clara Delaporte

Photography - 20 x 30 x 1 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$335

Photography, Round about, Emilie Mori

Round about

Emilie Mori

Photography - 70 x 70 x 0.1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$1,005

Photography, L'épaule, Emilie Mori

L'épaule

Emilie Mori

Photography - 70 x 70 x 0.1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$1,005

Photography, Inertia, Emilie Mori

Inertia

Emilie Mori

Photography - 70 x 70 x 0.1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$1,005

Photography, Red stole n°21, Emilie Mori

Red stole n°21

Emilie Mori

Photography - 70 x 70 x 0.1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$1,005

Photography, Ice Cream, Charly Desoubry

Ice Cream

Charly Desoubry

Photography - 100 x 75 x 1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 29.5 x 0.4 inch

$1,060

Photography, Ipanema #5 "Ballons", Hégémon (Hedge) Chaignon

Ipanema #5 "Ballons"

Hégémon (Hedge) Chaignon

Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$670

Photography, Ipanema #4 "Paréos", Hégémon (Hedge) Chaignon

Ipanema #4 "Paréos"

Hégémon (Hedge) Chaignon

Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$670

Photography, Portrait of a hijabi (POAH), Kamal Obat

Portrait of a hijabi (POAH)

Kamal Obat

Photography - 84.1 x 56.1 x 0.3 cm Photography - 33.1 x 22.067 x 0.1 inch

$830

Photography, African Lady, Kamal Obat

African Lady

Kamal Obat

Photography - 59.4 x 36.1 x 2.5 cm Photography - 23.4 x 14.2 x 1 inch

$610

Photography, Corde à sauter II, Clara Delaporte

Corde à sauter II

Clara Delaporte

Photography - 30 x 20 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch

$335

Photography, Corde à sauter III, Clara Delaporte

Corde à sauter III

Clara Delaporte

Photography - 30 x 20 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch

$335

Photography, La Roche, Clara Delaporte

La Roche

Clara Delaporte

Photography - 20 x 30 x 1 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$335

Photography, Wonderalnd : Change, Ellie Sass (Sassayiannis)

Wonderalnd : Change

Ellie Sass (Sassayiannis)

Photography - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$435

Photography, Aaron, Clara Delaporte

Aaron

Clara Delaporte

Photography - 20 x 30 x 1 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$335

Photography, Le Fumoir, Clara Delaporte

Le Fumoir

Clara Delaporte

Photography - 20 x 30 x 1 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$335

Photography, Aly, Noa Grayevsky

Aly

Noa Grayevsky

Photography - 35.6 x 86.36 x 0.5 cm Photography - 14 x 34 x 0.2 inch

$2,791

Photography, Roumanie, José Nicolas

Roumanie

José Nicolas

Photography - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$502

Photography, Pilote d'Ane, José Nicolas

Pilote d'Ane

José Nicolas

Photography - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

$391

Photography, Portrait #2, D-A Woisard

Portrait #2

D-A Woisard

Photography - 50 x 40 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 inch

$1,340

Photography, Magic Bowie, Marie Serruya

Magic Bowie

Marie Serruya

Photography - 29 x 21 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.4 x 8.3 x 0 inch

$419

Photography, Testimony of faith, Kamal Obat

Testimony of faith

Kamal Obat

Photography - 59.4 x 40.6 x 0.5 cm Photography - 23.4 x 16 x 0.2 inch

$880

Photography, Covid Escapades, Kamal Obat

Covid Escapades

Kamal Obat

Photography - 58.4 x 41.7 x 2.5 cm Photography - 23 x 16.42 x 1 inch

$800

Photography, L'aube (Dawn), Kamal Obat

L'aube (Dawn)

Kamal Obat

Photography - 58.4 x 41.7 x 2.5 cm Photography - 23 x 16.42 x 1 inch

$600

Photography, Lion king, Guilhem Ribart

Lion king

Guilhem Ribart

Photography - 60 x 40 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,116

Photography, Détails, Guilhem Ribart

Détails

Guilhem Ribart

Photography - 60 x 40 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,116

Photography, Pool, Guilhem Ribart

Pool

Guilhem Ribart

Photography - 60 x 40 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,116

Photography, Moroccan pool, Guilhem Ribart

Moroccan pool

Guilhem Ribart

Photography - 60 x 40 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,116

Photography, Libre, Guilhem Ribart

Libre

Guilhem Ribart

Photography - 60 x 40 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,116

Photography, Juste un regard, Guilhem Ribart

Juste un regard

Guilhem Ribart

Photography - 40 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,116

Photography, Free mind, Guilhem Ribart

Free mind

Guilhem Ribart

Photography - 60 x 40 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,116

Photography, Shoeblack, Guilhem Ribart

Shoeblack

Guilhem Ribart

Photography - 60 x 40 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,116

Photography, Atlas, Guilhem Ribart

Atlas

Guilhem Ribart

Photography - 60 x 40 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,116

Photography, Wadi El Nel, Guilhem Ribart

Wadi El Nel

Guilhem Ribart

Photography - 40 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,116

Photography, La solitude /, Didier Cormillot

La solitude /

Didier Cormillot

Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.5 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch

$1,083

Photography, Wonderland : Faith I & Change, Ellie Sass (Sassayiannis)

Wonderland : Faith I & Change

Ellie Sass (Sassayiannis)

Photography - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$435

Photography, Masked Queens II, Ellie Sass (Sassayiannis)

Masked Queens II

Ellie Sass (Sassayiannis)

Photography - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$614

Photography, Masked Queens I, Ellie Sass (Sassayiannis)

Masked Queens I

Ellie Sass (Sassayiannis)

Photography - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$614

Photography, Soledad : Frida's Reflections II / Digital Collage, Ellie Sass (Sassayiannis)

Soledad : Frida's Reflections II / Digital Collage

Ellie Sass (Sassayiannis)

Photography - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$614

Photography, Street Art/Photo Collage V, Ellie Sass (Sassayiannis)

Street Art/Photo Collage V

Ellie Sass (Sassayiannis)

Photography - 60 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$614

Photography, Van Gogh, Marie Serruya

Van Gogh

Marie Serruya

Photography - 29 x 21 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.4 x 8.3 x 0 inch

$419

Photography, Guépard, Lionel le Jeune

Guépard

Lionel le Jeune

Photography - 36 x 26 x 0.2 cm Photography - 14.2 x 10.2 x 0.1 inch

$391

Photography, Girafon, Lionel le Jeune

Girafon

Lionel le Jeune

Photography - 30 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

$391

Photography, Portrait de Grogu, Lionel le Jeune

Portrait de Grogu

Lionel le Jeune

Photography - 50 x 50 x 0.2 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

$391

Photography, Portrait de Grogu, Lionel le Jeune

Portrait de Grogu

Lionel le Jeune

Photography - 46 x 56 x 0.2 cm Photography - 18.1 x 22 x 0.1 inch

$391

Photography, Denge Pose, Kamal Obat

Denge Pose

Kamal Obat

Photography - 58.4 x 38.9 x 2.5 cm Photography - 23 x 15.33 x 1 inch

$550

Photography, Neighborhood, Noa Grayevsky

Neighborhood

Noa Grayevsky

Photography - 152.4 x 127 x 0.5 cm Photography - 60 x 50 x 0.2 inch

$22,325

Photography, Ivresse /, Didier Cormillot

Ivresse /

Didier Cormillot

Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

$257

Photography, Truthful#2, Charly Desoubry

Truthful#2

Charly Desoubry

Photography - 100 x 75 x 1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 29.5 x 0.4 inch

$1,060

Photography, Truthful#1, Charly Desoubry

Truthful#1

Charly Desoubry

Photography - 100 x 75 x 1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 29.5 x 0.4 inch

$1,060

Photography, Heatwave, Amrita Bilimoria

Heatwave

Amrita Bilimoria

Photography - 114.3 x 76.2 x 0.5 cm Photography - 45 x 30 x 0.2 inch

$3,000

Photography, Rhythms of Resilience IV, Gauthier Bouret

Rhythms of Resilience IV

Gauthier Bouret

Photography - 75 x 50 x 1 cm Photography - 29.5 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$837

Photography, Rhythms of Resilience II, Gauthier Bouret

Rhythms of Resilience II

Gauthier Bouret

Photography - 75 x 50 x 1 cm Photography - 29.5 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$837

Photography, T2, Jean-Paul Veison Marcelli

T2

Jean-Paul Veison Marcelli

Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.3 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

$356

Photography, T6, Jean-Paul Veison Marcelli

T6

Jean-Paul Veison Marcelli

Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.3 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

$186

Photography, Alex resting, Richard Dunkley

Alex resting

Richard Dunkley

Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 1.3 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 0.5 inch

$360

Photography, Dancer's stretch, Richard Dunkley

Dancer's stretch

Richard Dunkley

Photography - 48.3 x 61 x 1.3 cm Photography - 19 x 24 x 0.5 inch

$393

Photography, Contemplation, Richard Dunkley

Contemplation

Richard Dunkley

Photography - 61 x 48.3 x 2.5 cm Photography - 24 x 19 x 1 inch

$425

Photography, China Girl, Richard Dunkley

China Girl

Richard Dunkley

Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 2.5 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 1 inch

$327

Photography, After Rossetti, Richard Dunkley

After Rossetti

Richard Dunkley

Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 1.3 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 0.5 inch

$517

Photography, Hula Girl, Richard Dunkley

Hula Girl

Richard Dunkley

Photography - 61 x 50.8 cm Photography - 24 x 20 inch

$393

Photography, Flora 4, Richard Dunkley

Flora 4

Richard Dunkley

Photography - 61 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Photography - 24 x 20 x 1 inch

$523

Photography, Flora 2, Richard Dunkley

Flora 2

Richard Dunkley

Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 2.5 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 1 inch

$458

Photography, Le portrait rouge, Nicolas Le Beuan Bénic

Le portrait rouge

Nicolas Le Beuan Bénic

Photography - 60 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$313

Photography, Magic Gandhi, Marie Serruya

Magic Gandhi

Marie Serruya

Photography - 29 x 21 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.4 x 8.3 x 0 inch

$419

Photography, Magic Mandela, Marie Serruya

Magic Mandela

Marie Serruya

Photography - 29 x 21 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.4 x 8.3 x 0 inch

$419

Photography, Magic Mandela, Marie Serruya

Magic Mandela

Marie Serruya

Photography - 42 x 59 x 0.2 cm Photography - 16.5 x 23.2 x 0.1 inch

$290

Photography, Magic Gandhi, Marie Serruya

Magic Gandhi

Marie Serruya

Photography - 31 x 41 x 0.1 cm Photography - 12.2 x 16.1 x 0 inch

$184

Photography, Soleil sur Paris, Nicolas Le Beuan Bénic

Soleil sur Paris

Nicolas Le Beuan Bénic

Photography - 60 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$313

Photography, T7, Jean-Paul Veison Marcelli

T7

Jean-Paul Veison Marcelli

Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.3 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

$175

Photography, Roots, Kamal Obat

Roots

Kamal Obat

Photography - 58.4 x 41.7 x 2.5 cm Photography - 23 x 16.42 x 1 inch

$2,200

Photography, Baba Yaga and Baby Yoda, Clotilde.MJ

Baba Yaga and Baby Yoda

Clotilde.MJ

Photography - 43 x 62.29 x 0.3 cm Photography - 16.9 x 24.5 x 0.1 inch

$625

Photography, Mystique's Cosmos Prisoner, Clotilde.MJ

Mystique's Cosmos Prisoner

Clotilde.MJ

Photography - 55 x 55.84 x 0.3 cm Photography - 21.7 x 22 x 0.1 inch

$614

Photography, Dark Land of Fireflies, Clotilde.MJ

Dark Land of Fireflies

Clotilde.MJ

Photography - 83.83 x 47 x 0.3 cm Photography - 33 x 18.5 x 0.1 inch

$887

Photography, Head in a cloud, Nicolas Le Beuan Bénic

Head in a cloud

Nicolas Le Beuan Bénic

Photography - 60 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$313

Photography, Je voyage, Nicolas Le Beuan Bénic

Je voyage

Nicolas Le Beuan Bénic

Photography - 60 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$313

Photography, A Paris mon coeur est pris, Nicolas Le Beuan Bénic

A Paris mon coeur est pris

Nicolas Le Beuan Bénic

Photography - 60 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$313

Photography, Le temps de la passion, Nicolas Le Beuan Bénic

Le temps de la passion

Nicolas Le Beuan Bénic

Photography - 60 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$313

Photography, Bleu de toi, Nicolas Le Beuan Bénic

Bleu de toi

Nicolas Le Beuan Bénic

Photography - 60 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$313

Photography, Les mots bleus, Nicolas Le Beuan Bénic

Les mots bleus

Nicolas Le Beuan Bénic

Photography - 60 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$313

Photography, Flamenco, Maria V, Richard Dunkley

Flamenco, Maria V

Richard Dunkley

Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 1 inch

$327

Photography, Boxer boys, Richard Dunkley

Boxer boys

Richard Dunkley

Photography - 61 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Photography - 24 x 20 x 1 inch

$393

Photography, Winnie Harlow, Noa Grayevsky

Winnie Harlow

Noa Grayevsky

Photography - 152.4 x 152.4 x 5.08 cm Photography - 60 x 60 x 2 inch

$22,325

Photography, Michael B Jordan, Noa Grayevsky

Michael B Jordan

Noa Grayevsky

Photography - 152.4 x 152.4 x 5.08 cm Photography - 60 x 60 x 2 inch

$22,325

Photography, Yara Shahidi, Noa Grayevsky

Yara Shahidi

Noa Grayevsky

Photography - 152.4 x 101.6 x 5.08 cm Photography - 60 x 40 x 2 inch

$22,325

Photography, Nicole Kidman, Noa Grayevsky

Nicole Kidman

Noa Grayevsky

Photography - 152.4 x 152.4 x 5.08 cm Photography - 60 x 60 x 2 inch

$22,325

Photography, Marc Jacobs, Noa Grayevsky

Marc Jacobs

Noa Grayevsky

Photography - 152.4 x 152.4 x 5.08 cm Photography - 60 x 60 x 2 inch

$22,325

Photography, Thuso Mbedu, Noa Grayevsky

Thuso Mbedu

Noa Grayevsky

Photography - 152.4 x 101.6 x 5.08 cm Photography - 60 x 40 x 2 inch

$22,325

Photography, Selah Marley, Noa Grayevsky

Selah Marley

Noa Grayevsky

Photography - 152.4 x 101.6 x 5.08 cm Photography - 60 x 40 x 2 inch

$22,325

Photography, Shaun Ross, Noa Grayevsky

Shaun Ross

Noa Grayevsky

Photography - 152.4 x 152.4 x 5.08 cm Photography - 60 x 60 x 2 inch

$22,325

Photography, Kate Moss, Noa Grayevsky

Kate Moss

Noa Grayevsky

Photography - 76.2 x 55.87 x 5.08 cm Photography - 30 x 22 x 2 inch

$11,163

Photography, Edward Enninful, Noa Grayevsky

Edward Enninful

Noa Grayevsky

Photography - 76.2 x 55.87 x 5.08 cm Photography - 30 x 22 x 2 inch

$11,163

Photography, Shaun Ross, Noa Grayevsky

Shaun Ross

Noa Grayevsky

Photography - 76.2 x 55.87 x 5.08 cm Photography - 30 x 22 x 2 inch

$11,163

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.