Portrait photography or portraiture in photography is a photograph of a person or group of people that captures the personality of the subject by using effective lighting, backdrops, and poses. A portrait picture might be artistic, or it might be clinical, as part of a medical study.
Annie Leibovitz
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Steve Mccurry
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Yousuf Karsh
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Herb Ritts
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