Portrait Photography
The Zaidis have a history of Portrait Photography in the Sub-Continent. if it is truly said, that the Portrait Photography is our real identity. This is because of our portraits that people recognize us.
Portrait Photography is one of the distinctive type of fine art photography.
This is an art of finding and transforming the “Hidden Aesthetically High Look” of a person to an image.
Portrait Photography as a Fine Art
This can be an art photograph of a person or group of the people.
There are invariable thoughts about its nature and place in the fine art photography. Because usually in the galleries one can see portraits with a bit of a drama or powerful effect.
However, the talented photographers can make portraits anywhere apart from the subjective influence under different circumstance.
In the photojournalism, wedding or sports, photographers take excellent portraits.
Some believe that the faces are photogenic.
This is not true. If you see from the perspective of an artist, then every human is photogenic.
It is the artist who can find the hidden exquisiteness which is already present there.
Either a painter or a photographer, a portrait artist sees that expression and uses his or her skill & craft to maneuver the image with distinct elements like light and the composition, tone and the depth.
This is the essence of Portrait Photography.
A portrait is not delusional. But the reflection of one’s inner self.
Portrait photography shines in moments and expressions of the person who is to be photographed.
We can elaborate on this with the daily life examples.
For example, the portrait of a student with a degree in hand on the university’s last day may seem not that important, but,
This has an undefined value for whom it belongs.
Similarly, another example is a baby who is having his or her first birthday portrait. That values are in the heart of his or her parents..
Formal in the studio or casual in the outdoors, these portraits have their place in time.
The more a portrait becomes older, the more it gains its value.
Many other examples are there. Few of them are like the family groups and formal couple portraits.
The Emotional Connection
If there is no emotional connection, the portrait becomes dull.
An excellent portrait is full of emotions and connections of the subjects.
An attentive portrait some times look stylish and sometime weird.
This purely depends on mood and aesthetics that suit.
The primary aim of the portrait photographer is to create an effect, which is independent of these variations.
This learning of creating an effect in the portrait takes years of experience, study, and hard work.
This is more of a Pictorialism and is a kind of refining a photograph.
