portrait
A portrait is a painting, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face is always predominant. In arts, a portrait may be represented as half body and even full body. If the subject in full body better represents personality and mood, this type of presentation may be chosen. The intent is to display the likeness, personality, and even the mood of the person. For this reason, in photography a portrait is generally not a snapshot, but a composed image of a person in a still position.
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Gallery: Yousuf Karsh and Female Portraits of Celebrities. According to the International Who’s Who, the famous Canadian photographer of Armenian descent Yousuf Karsh managed to photograph 51 of the 100 most remarkable people of the last century. He entered the world history of photography thanks to his magnificent portrait works.
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In 1922, scientists at Toronto General Hospital treated comatose diabetic children suffering from ketoacidosis by injecting them with a new purified insulin extract. Miraculously, as the last child in a coma received the injection, the first child awakened, leading to a swift recovery for all and transforming despair into hope.
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THE highest praise — supposedly praise — which is ever applied to a print, is, that it does not look like a photograph, meaning the ordinary, hard, retouched reproduction, which people in general are accustomed to see. It is this latter thing, which the public have had so long as…
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As Alice Boughton’s became noticed by famous photographers in her field, like Alfred Stieglitz. He knew of and admired her work and by 1902 he included two of her works in the inaugural exhibition at his 291 Art Gallery in New York City.
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Time to make a family document. When did you last time practice smiling or play at work? Well, it is time! Go and have fun together, GO NOW!
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