Portrait photography

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The goal of portrait photography is to capture the like
ness of a person or a small group of people, typically in a flattering manner. Like other types of portraiture, the focus of photograph is the person's face, although the entire body and the

background may be included. Many people enjoy having professionally made family portraits

to hang in their homes, or special portraits to commemorate certain events, such as graduations or weddings.

Portrait photography has been around since the invention and popularization of the camera, and is a cheaper and often more accessible method than portrait painting, which had been used by distinguished figures before th

e use of the camera. The popularity of the daguerreotype in the middle of the 19th century was due in large part to the demand for inexpensive portraiture. Studios sprang up in cities around the world, so

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y works reflected the technical challenges associated with

30-second exposure times and the painterly aesthetic of the time. Subjects were generally seated

against plain backgrounds and lit with the soft light of an overhead window and whatever else could be reflected with mirrors. As the equipment became more advanced, the ability to capture images with short e

xposure times gave photographer more creative freedom and thus created new styles of portrait photography. Contemporary portrait photographers strive not only to capture a person's likeness, but also the person's m

ood and thoughts in an instant in time.

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