Portraits

Leica M5. Summicron 50mm f/2 coll. LTM. TMax 100. Rodinal.

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Erik van Straten said:
With the first suggestion I agree fully, but with the second absolutely not. I am sure that you can make very good portraits of people that are not aware of being portrayed, not only on photographs, but also sculpted or painted. Many examples prove this.
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Erik: you certainly are entitled to your own opinions regarding a definition of "portrait". But it is commonly accepted in artistic academic teachings and environments that the most common differentiator between a "portrait" and a "street shot" is the connection between the subject and the artist.

We do totally agree that "good work" lies in the eye of the viewer and labels or definitions are not that important. Unless you are turning in homework for a portrait class where you could be told that your work, while creative, was not the assignment given you.
 
Erik van Straten said:
I love this one, Peter! Modigliani is one of my favorite painters.

Erik.

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Thanks Erik. I am a fan of Modigliani's work myself. And it is quite likely (I cannot recall specifically) that it is this image which induced me to take the photo from this angle. In fact it is almost certain.
 
peterm1 said:
I often find that people in cafes, restaurants and at work make interesting candid portrait subjects.
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Me, too
Heavily cropped, OOF, flared and overexposed portion of a NEX 7 pic.
Sometimes I get lucky.


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Is is necessary that a portrait show a person's face if another body part is more representative of who they are? (from Bike week Daytona Beach 2003, 2004, & 2005)

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